Girls basketball

There’s power in the trenches, which is why the Lady Cougars of Kaiser rely on Stephanie Cannon and Tanya Blakeney. The high-energy posts combined for 25 points and 19 rebounds as Kaiser overcame a Kaimuki rally for a 52-42 win at Ted Fukushima Athletic Complex on Saturday night. Blakeney, a 5-foot-11 junior, finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Cannon, a 5-9 senior, had 11 points and nine rebounds. Kaiser improved to 2-0 in the Oahu Interscholastic Association East (8-3 […]

Kalina Obrey has been on this road before. This time, the evolution of her game is a big reason for No. 5 Kamehameha’s stunning 49-45 win over No. ‘Iolani on Friday night at Father Bray Athletic Center. Obrey pounded inside for 16 points and 14 rebounds, adding two blocks as the Warriors won their season opener in Interscholastic League of Honolulu play (6-2 overall). “It means a lot, but it’s still early. We can’t take anything for granted. We’ve still […]

No Lily, no worries. The top-ranked ‘Iolani Raiders faced another bout of adversity, and again, they remain undefeated. With starting guard Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu sidelined by an ankle injury suffered at practice, younger sister Jovi stepped up with 12 points to spark the Raiders in a 62-39 road win over No. 2 Maryknoll on Wednesday night. Senior Taylor Wu finished with 14 points and sophomore Kyra Tanabe tallied 13 as the speedy Raiders are the first team to get to […]

At Punahou, the student body knows all about big tests. The Buffanblu passed with flying colors — and a checkered flag — on Tuesday night with a 71-49 win over No. 10 Sacred Hearts at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. In their Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular-season opener, No. 9-ranked Punahou (5-0, 1-0 league) platooned five in and five out, pushing the ball up court at every opportunity. Sacred Hearts (9-4, 0-2 ILH) shot 34 percent from the field (15-for-44), struggling often in […]

Spurred by a 3-0 run through the Sacred Hearts Academy Invitational, the ‘Iolani Raiders retained their hold of No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top Ten today. The Raiders had just three of 10 first-place votes last week, but collected nine of those ducats this time. ‘Iolani is 9-0 already and posted a win over Sacred Hearts in its Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener last Monday. Maryknoll (10-0) replaced Konawaena at No. 2. The team with no seniors had […]