Girls volleyball

Lee Lamb arrived on the campus of Le Jardin Academy a few years back on a mission. The Bulldogs have become a force in Hawaii high school girls volleyball, a regular in the Star-Advertiser Top 10 as they jumped from Division II to D-I. The wait for the postponed fall 2020 season to begin is nearly over. Le Jardin visits powerhouse Kamehameha on Saturday in the season opener for each team in Interscholastic League of Honolulu play. Sixteen months have […]

They hoped and they prayed. Now, the Kamehameha girls volleyball team gets its chance to extend one of the greatest dynasties in Hawaii high school sports history. Since 2005, the Warriors have won 10 state championships under Coach Chris Blake, including the 2019 crown. Since that day in the fall of 2019, they have waited 16 months for a chance to compete again. The Interscholastic League of Honolulu postponed all fall sports in 2020, and girls volleyball was one of […]

There are board meetings and there are board meetings. When the heads of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu conclude their meeting today (Friday), there may be relief for traditional volleyball practitioners. That would include 10-time state championship coach Chris Blake of Kamehameha. While the top officials of the private-school league discuss matters concerning prep sports and safety, Blake has kept his program alert and active while abiding by all COVID-19 protocols. The Warriors run on the track. Tradition. They do […]