Girls basketball

Sunday will mark the 30th consecutive Hawaii girls basketball All-State team when the Honolulu Star-Advertiser releases its 2018 edition. In the lead up to the release of the All-State team, we will look back at the first 30 years — 10 at a time — to remember some of the great girls basketball players of all time. Enjoy. Previous: 1998 to 2007 Previous: 1988 to 1997 Note: Frank Mauz did a girls basketball All-State team for the Honolulu Advertiser in […]

Sunday will mark the 30th consecutive Hawaii girls basketball All-State team when the Honolulu Star-Advertiser releases its 2018 edition. In the lead up to the release of the All-State team, we will look back at the first 30 years — 10 at a time — to remember some of the great girls basketball players of all time. Enjoy. Round 2: 1998 to 2007 Previous: 1988 to 1997 Note: Frank Mauz did a girls basketball All-State team for the Honolulu Advertiser […]

A week from today will mark the 30th anniversary of the first Hawaii girls basketball All-State team when the Honolulu Star-Advertiser releases its 2018 edition. In the lead up to the release of the All-State team, we will look back at the first 30 years — 10 at a time — to remember some of the great girls basketball players of all time. Enjoy. Up first: 1988 to 1997 Note: The Honolulu Advertiser ran its first All-State team in 1988. The […]

For years, Talia Brandner played with her 808 Basketball Club teammates, another budding hoopster star in the making. Unlike her club teammates, she didn’t play in the ILH or OIA. She wound up attending high school at Calvary Chapel. In fact, she was virtually out of the spotlight, playing against opponents like Koolau Baptist, Trinity Christian and Friendship Christian. When she was selected to play on the ILH squad in the Geremy Robinson Senior Classic, Brandner was stunned. “I was […]

Maryknoll senior Isabella Cravens was named the ILH most valuable player in Division I to headline the league’s girls basketball all-star teams released Wednesday night. Four different schools were represented on the first team in Division I with ‘Iolani’s Dean Young winning coach of the year honors. In Division II, St. Francis senior Kaimi Kalei was named most valuable player and the Saints’ Christopher Hoe was coach of the year. Christian Academy senior Khrystyna Kanahele is the most valuable player […]

Kealani Neves never planned to miss this part. As the St. Francis Saints celebrated after a thrilling 47-43 win over Hawaii Baptist to win the ILH Division II girls basketball title on Jan. 20, Neves was a spectator. She clearly missed her teammates and friends. The game was a month ago, and since then, the Saints finished second in the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. They could have benefited from the play of Neves and older sister Savannah. They never […]