Girls volleyball

The ILH regular season ended last week with ‘Iolani sweeping Kamehameha 25-22, 25-23, 25-19. That knocked the Warriors out of a potential playoff match against Punahou to win their four-team quadrant and secure a state-tournament berth. Now, the Warriors and Raiders are fighting for their lives in the ILH postseason tournament for the third and final state berth. Kamehameha, which was tied with Punahou for the No. 1 ranking last week, drops to No. 3 with ‘Iolani rising to No. […]

The OIA girls volleyball playoffs will begin Wednesday. The complete schedules in Division I and Division II are below. Division I Division II

The OIA girls volleyball regular season ends tonight with three games in the OIA East. The OIA West finished its season last night with the playoffs scheduled to begin next week. >> Click here for OIA results/standings Moanalua (11-0) and Mililani (10-0), tied for No. 4 in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10, earned the top seeds out of each division. No. 6 Kahuku (9-1), which hosts Kailua tonight, and No. 9 Kapolei (9-1) are the No. 2 seeds and […]

The Punahou girls volleyball team will return to the state tournament after an eternity away by Buffanblu standards. A 25-14, 26-24, 25-18 sweep of Mid-Pacific on Tuesday coupled with No. 3 ‘Iolani’s 25-22, 25-23, 25-19 sweep of No. 2 Kamehameha clinched Punahou’s first berth in the state tournament since 2014. The five years between appearances at states is the longest drought for the school since it missed the dance from 1982-85. The Buffanblu won it all in 2014 and were […]

Mililani volleyball standout hitter Falanika Danielson was asked recently if she liked the OIA’s new five-set format. Her answer gave a clear picture that the league’s competition is out of balance. “I like playing five sets, but I would rather play five with teams that have the same level,” she said. “It gets draggy. I’m not trying to downgrade anybody, but sometimes matches end with lopsided scores like 25-8, 28-9, 25-8.” In the ensuing dialog, Danielson brought up an idea […]

They’ve split their two regular-season matches and now they’re split at the top of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10. Kamehameha and Punahou each received five first-place votes and are tied for No. 1 in the latest rankings released today. Both teams are 8-1 and could potentially play for a state berth later this week. Punahou hosts Mid-Pacific while Kamehameha plays at No. 3 ‘Iolani on Tuesday. If both teams win, they would meet in a tiebreaker for first […]

Its backs were against the wall and No. 3 Kamehameha refused to give in against top-ranked Punahou in a three-hour, 10-minute, five-set ILH girls volleyball match Tuesday night The Warriors fell behind twice and pulled it out, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 15-12 at Kekuhaupio Gym. It was an incredible match, complete with nasty-good defense, long rallies and potent attacks. All that, plus back-and-forth momentum all night long. “Compared to our last match against Punahou (a 25-18, 25-17 loss), we came […]

The quest for greatness doesn’t begin and end in league play for the ‘Iolani Raiders. The girls volleyball defending state champions returned from Nevada on Sunday after competing in the Durango Classic. The Raiders went 3-0 in pool play, winning every set. They defeated host Durango (Nev.) 25-22, 25-10; Village Christian (Calif.) 25-19, 25-17; and Madison (Idaho) 25-15, 25-17. The Raiders then lost in the qualifying round to national powerhouse Assumption (Kent.) 26-24, 25-22. After a 25-18, 25-12 loss to […]