Girls volleyball

Utah middle blocker Phoebe Grace and Portland libero Carey Williams, who were teammates at Kahuku, have been named to the 28-player U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team-Anaheim roster made up of current college players. Williams is one of four liberos who made the squad and Grace is one of eight middle blockers. The team will train June 21-27 in Anaheim, Calif., at the American Sports Centers where they will compete side-by-side with the U.S. Women’s National Team as it makes final […]

‘Iolani senior outside hitter Elena Oglivie became a three-time winner of the Gatorade Hawaii Girls Volleyball Player of the Year award, the Gatorade Company announced recently. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. The 5-foot-11 Oglivie was also the Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year as a freshman and junior. She had 259 kills and a .401 hitting percentage with 190 digs in the fall. She missed six […]

Keonilei Akana made a jump that only the very best of great Kamehameha volleyball players have made. Akana is the Star-Advertiser’s girls volleyball state player of the year for 2019 after leading the Warriors to ILH and state titles. >> CLICK HERE TO MEET THE ALL-STATE FAB. 15 TEAM With ‘Iolani’s Elena Oglivie dropping to second after taking the top prize twice in her celebrated career — and being judged second best in the other two — Akana is the […]

Talent. Heart. Performance. Glory. The 2019 Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball All-State Fab 15, released in today’s edition, is chock full of those ingredients — as always. Volleyball players in Hawaii land at the college level often, and the Fab 15 are no exception. The top five of this year’s list, voted by coaches and media, had a bit more consideration than usual. Here’s what some of coaches from elite prep programs said about this year’s top players in the Fab 15: […]