Girls basketball

Sophomore Morgan Cheli poured in 20 points, including three 3-pointers, as powerhouse Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) overwhelmed Maryknoll, 68-31, at the ‘Iolani Classic on Thursday. Siena Gutadauro added 10 points while Makayla Moore and Maya Hernandez tallied nine each. Maryknoll was within 14-8 after one quarter, but the Monarchs from San Jose) went on a 31-3 run in the second quarter. Ciera Tugade-Agasiva led the Spartans with 12 points and Lilly Koki scored nine. Archbishop Mitty is ranked No. 7 nationally. […]

When Maryknoll takes on nationally-ranked Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) tonight at the ‘Iolani Classic, longtime coach Chico Furtado will consider it an optimum moment of clarity. “We’re going to get baptized by fire,” Furtado said. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. Spectators are required to show vaccination cards and I.D. Furtado, the longtime coach is now, technically, “Program Coordinator” for the Lady Spartans. “I’m still involved. Coach Tony Ho‘olulu is doing most of the on-court adjustments. I might not […]

Pualei Straight has seen the highs and the lows — mostly highs — from the wondrous athletic facility on Kapalama Heights. She has seen the glory of years past while playing guard for Kamehameha. All of that, along with being the child of a coach (Dave Furtado), built the foundation for everything in the Warriors’ vision — and grasp. Three seasons ago, the Warriors reached the state championship game, losing a thriller to ‘Iolani, 52-49. One year later, just before […]

Jovi Lefotu is over it, way over it. The cancellation of the 2020-21 basketball season was enough to break anyone’s heart, but Lefotu and her ‘Iolani teammates — the two-time defending state champions — worked through it. Wearing goggles. Sanitizing. The works. The Raiders played a home-and-home exhibition series with Kamehameha, and that was all she wrote for one of the best girls basketball teams in Hawaii history. Suddenly, Lefotu is now a senior. Her sister, Lily Wahinekapu, is gone […]

She’s back at full power. Chanelle Molina amassed 32 points and 10 rebounds as her new team, Södertälje Basketbollklubb (SBBK), in a 77-71 loss to Ostersund Basket. In the Swedish Basketball League season opener against IK EOS, she had 13 points, six rebounds and two assists in an 87-74 loss. Molina, a 5-foot-9 guard, leads Södertälje at 22 points and eight rebounds per game. “My team is filled with shooters. We play small ball, so four guards and one big. […]

The chronology of girls basketball on Maui has seemed to always include Todd Rickard. For now, however, there is a chasm. The longtime Lahainaluna coach stepped down from the post on Wednesday, ending an unprecedented run in Maui Interscholastic League girls basketball. “I talked to them on Tuesday, and the parents,” Rickard said of his Lady Lunas. “They were surprised. I was surprised myself. I didn’t know it would come to this point, but this is the only way I […]

Maui Robins enjoys an ice-cold bottle of Gatorade on a hot day. Now that she is the Gatorade girls volleyball player of the year in Hawaii, the Kamehameha junior outside hitter won’t look at the globally-branded sports drink the same way. “I like glacier freeze (flavor). It’s the light blue one,” the junior said. The honor had Robins searching for words at first, but she is growing more comfortable with acclaim. “I feel good. I think that, I don’t know, […]