Girls basketball

Seven weeks can be a long time, but the ‘Iolani Raiders haven’t peaked quite yet. ‘Iolani remains on top of the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 today after collecting nine out of 10 first-place votes from the panel of coaches and media. The Raiders (15-6, 6-1 Interscholastic League of Honolulu) returned from the East Coast and trounced Punahou 59-36 in their only action last week. Lahainaluna (12-4, 7-0 Maui Interscholastic League) received a first-place vote for a second week in […]

It wasn’t perfect, but the ‘Iolani Raiders will take it. No. 1 ‘Iolani turned a six-point lead in the third quarter into a 59-36 runaway win over No. 6 Punahou on Saturday afternoon. With the Interscholastic League of Honolulu deep as it is, it’s a matter of survive and advance. ‘Iolani improved to 6-1 and remains atop the league’s Division I standings. Taylor Wu, the relentless scoring machine, battled an illness and finished with 11 points. She was blanketed by […]

For a fifth week in a row, the ‘Iolani Raiders are No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. The Raiders collected nine out of 10 first-place votes for the latest balloting on Monday. Lahainaluna has one first-place mention. ‘Iolani (14-6, 5-1 ILH) played in the Title IX DC Classic over the weekend, losing three games to powerhouse teams, including No. 9 National Christian Academy (Md.). The Raiders were competitive, but dropped as deep as No. 6 on one […]

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had a hit song back in 1970 that proclaimed, “Cecilia, you’re breakin’ my heart. You’re shakin’ my confidence daily. Oh Cecilia, I’m down on my knees. I’m beggin’ you please to come home.” Kahuku knew that feeling well a month ago, though the Lady Raiders have roared to success since. Kahuku is unbeaten in the OIA East at 8-0 after a 1-4 preseason. The Lady Raiders are without All-State Fab 15 post Sisilia Kaufusi, who […]

The baseline, the short corner, the pocket. Whatever it is called across the basketball universe, the Kalani Falcons put that location to use after a harrowingly close first half against unranked Kaiser on Thursday night. No. 5-ranked Kalani attacked Kaiser’s sticky 2-3 matchup zone by going Tar Heels, using that soft spot along the baseline in 1970s-Matt Dougherty fashion, getting a huge third quarter from center Kandyce Woods for an 82-57 win over the Cougars. “We always have slow starts […]