Girls basketball

Brandon Kauhi is no longer the girls basketball head coach at Waiakea. Kauhi declined to comment about the school’s decision to release him. He led the Warriors to their first Big Island Interscholastic Federation title since 2008, beating Konawaena once during the regular season — ending the Wildcats’ 124-game win streak in league play — and again in the tournament final. The Warriors reached the state tournament and lost to Kalani in the state quarterfinal round. They finished at No. […]

A year ago, Kalina Obrey wasn’t sure where she belonged. Oh, she was perfectly situated at Kamehameha as the Warriors’ go-to post scorer and defender. But not many colleges wanted a 5-foot-10 post, not at the Division I level. Obrey was already ahead of the game. She went to work intensively, every day, on her perimeter skills with 808 Basketball coaches Bob Keanini and Hinano Higa in the offseason. A few teams, like Hawaii, were interested in her as a […]

Kamehameha’s Kalina Obrey is the Gatorade Hawaii girls basketball player of the year, the Gatorade Company announced recently. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. A 5-foot-10 senior forward, Obrey led the Warriors to an 18-7 record and an appearance in the Division I state final — a 52-49 heartbreaker to ‘Iolani. Obrey’s 29-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer was ultimately ruled no good because the shot didn’t leave […]

If there were a comeback player of the year award in prep basketball, Kalena Gibson would be a worthy candidate. Gibson scored 13 points, including nine in the second half to help spark a massive 36-16 run for the OIA squad against the ILH. The ILH rallied in the final few minutes for a 95-90 win in the Geremy Robinson Senior Classic, but Gibson wrapped up her prep career with immense courage. The Mililani senior tore her ACL late in […]