Girls basketball

Punahou athletic director Kale Ane remembers Lili Thompson as a dedicated athlete always striving to get better. Thompson was a freshman girls basketball player for Punahou in 2009-10 before finishing her high school career on the mainland. She won a national collegiate title with Notre Dame last year as a graduate-student transfer from Stanford, where she was named All-Pac-12 twice. And now? Thompson, whose full first name is Khaliyah, is now with the Harlem Globetrotters and loving it. Subscribers can […]

The wheels were wobbling. After owning a 29-12 lead in the second quarter, Moanalua saw Kaimuki come rallying like crazy. Na Menehune shot 1-for-12 from the field in the third quarter. Kaimuki gunner Kaelyn Espinda caught fire, scoring 11 points in the third as the visiting Bulldogs pulled within 36-30. Then Raven Rosa-Lasco took over. The senior pumped in 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, hitting five of her six field-goal attempts, as Moanalua roared to 62-38 […]

For the fourth week in a row, the ‘Iolani Raiders are No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10, which was released today. ‘Iolani is 14-3, 5-1 in the brutally difficult Interscholastic League of Honolulu. The Raiders overpowered Mid-Pacific on Tuesday, then rallied past then-No. 2 Kamehameha with the return of Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu. Lahainaluna (9-4, 4-0), one win away from posting its 150th consecutive win in Maui Interscholastic League play, skipped past Kamehameha to the No. 2 spot. […]

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu Rubik’s Cube. The ILH Million-Piece Puzzle. The contortions of ILH girls basketball have led to plenty of ups and downs, but ‘Iolani remains the same, at least in the Star-Advertiser Top 10. The Raiders collected eight out of 10 possible first-place votes to remain at No. 1 for a fourth week in a row. ‘Iolani (12-3, 2-1 ILH) lost to Kamehameha and two powerful mainland teams, Pinewood (Calif.) and Clovis West (Calif.) in the past […]

Taylor Wu of ‘Iolani and Dallas Martinez of Sacred Hearts were the lone island players selected to the ‘Iolani Prep Classic all-tournament team. Champion Pinewood (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) had the most valuable player, Hannah Jump, and most outstanding player, Klara Astrom. 2018 ‘Iolani Prep Classic All-tournament team Most valuable player: Hannah Jump, Pinewood Most outstanding player: Klara Astrom, Pinewood Courtni Thompson, Pinewood Taylor Wu, ‘Iolani Dallas Martinez, Sacred Hearts Marissa Warren, Incarnate Word Rickie Woltman, Incarnate Word Kiki Britzman, […]

The Pinewood Panthers don’t specifically key on Hannah Jump when it’s time to score. The 5-foot-11 senior is simply geared for the moment. Every moment. With an opportunity to face powerhouse Incarnate Word (St. Louis, Mo.), Jump relished every long-distance opportunity, splashing 11 of her 13 3-point attempts and finishing with 37 points and seven rebounds as the Panthers stunned the Red Knights 63-49 to capture the ‘Iolani Prep Classic championship on Saturday night. “I shoot best when I’m not […]