Girls volleyball

Elena Oglivie has been busy. The ‘Iolani outside hitter won a world championship in Egypt with the U.S. Girls Youth National Team in mid-September. She then went with her ‘Iolani team to the Durango Fall Classic hosted by Durango High in Las Vegas. You can read more about Oglivie and her U.S. team’s run to gold in Ismailia, Egypt, in Tuesday’s Star-Advertiser by clicking here. The Raiders placed 13th out of 64 teams at Durango, and their ILH rival Kamehameha […]

More than a decade has passed since the Kamehameha Warriors first played in the Durango Classic. Mid-season travel to Nevada. Disruption of class attendance. Returning to the islands with some jet lag, fatigue and within 48 hours, a key ILH match. Coach Chris Blake wouldn’t have it any other way. The Warriors placed 10th in the 64-team field in Las Vegas. There were plenty of study halls guided by Blake, a longtime teacher at the school. There was rest time, […]

Alexis DeBina-Bautista and Emily Bryce stepped up in a big way for No. 5 Moanalua in a key 25-15, 27-26, 25-18 OIA East girls volleyball sweep of Kalaheo on Tuesday night. On their home court and without leader Tayli Ikenaga — who tweaked her foot in the second set and left the match after seven kills — Na Menehune wobbled and almost lost that second set. Instead, they fought back to grab it on the deciding 27th point. Then in […]

It’s been a bit quiet, but the Punahou girls volleyball team is off to a flying start in ILH Division I action. The Buffanblu (5-0) — ranked No. 1 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10 — have quality victories over rivals Kamehameha and ‘Iolani. Those are big wins. The Warriors and Raiders own the last four Division I state championships. “We feel like our team is fairly balanced,” Buffanblu head coach Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson said via cell phone Tuesday. “I wouldn’t […]

In the words of Val Crabbe, it was Pi‘i Gora who had the most magical of words. No. 3-ranked Mililani was deep in the hole in hostile territory. Kapolei, the No. 9 team in the state, wasn’t overtly unfriendly, nor were Hurricane fans. However, the ‘Canes could smell victory. It was oh, so close, with Kapolei up 2-0 on Monday night after taking the first two sets 25-19 and 25-14. This matchup of unbeatens in the OIA West looked nothing […]

Adversity faced Mililani for the first time in the regular season, and the Lady Trojans almost buckled. Down two sets to none, they leaned on seniors Falanika Danielson for 15 kills and Aysia Miller for 36 assists and two kills in an astounding 19-25, 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-8 win over No. 9 Kapolei at the Hurricanes’ gym on Monday night. No. 3 Mililani rallies for a 19-25, 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-8 win over No. 9 Kapolei. @HawaiiPrepWorld @KapoleiHigh @MililaniTrojans pic.twitter.com/x2DYvXjyhO […]

Outside hitter Elena Oglivie, a senior at ‘Iolani and a two-time Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State player of the year, had nine kills and a block to help the U.S. Girls Youth National Team defeat reigning champion Italy 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10 in the gold-medal match of the FIVB Girls’ U18 World Championships on Saturday in Ismailia, Egypt. The United States rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the fifth set and went on a five-point scoring run with Oglivie serving to […]