Girls basketball

Six games in three days, no problem for the Waiakea Warriors. Though other neighbor island teams like Lahainaluna had done this on a regular basis, No. 7-ranked Waiakea adopted this scripted bit of madness for the first time this week. By game six, in the title matchup with Sacred Hearts at the SHA Invitational, the Warriors played some of their best basketball in the second half. Waiakea pulled away from No. 10 Sacred Hearts for a 64-51 win. “I’m not […]

‘Iolani senior Taylor Wu was selected the most outstanding player of the Sacred Hearts Academy Invitational. Wu averaged 18 points in the three-game format, including 24 points and five steals as No. 1-ranked ‘Iolani outlasted No. 7 Waiakea 66-55 on Friday. Joining Wu on the all-tourney team was teammate Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu, Dallas Martinez of Sacred Hearts, Kaelyn Espinda of Kaimuki, and Waiakea’s Zaelynn Lui-Cabinatan and Kelsey Imai. The Raiders went 3-0 in the tournanment with wins over Campbell (70-11), […]

Kyra Tanabe connected on three treys and finished with 14 points as No. 1 ‘Iolani overwhelmed No. 10 Sacred Hearts 67-33 at Dorothy Macy Gymnasium on Monday night. It was the regular-season opener in Interscholastic League of Honolulu play. Tanabe shot 5-for-6 from the field and picked two steals. As a team, the visiting Raiders had 14 steals, using their sticky man-to-man defense to stifle the home team from start to finish. Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu added 12 points on 5-for-9 […]

It’s far from unanimous, but the ‘Iolani Raiders have plenty of believers statewide. Coaches and media voted ‘Iolani No. 1 in today’s season-opening Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 poll. Led by Taylor Wu and Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu, the run-and-gun Raiders are undefeated through nonconference play and open the season tonight at Sacred Hearts. ‘Iolani received three first-place votes. Four-time defending state champion Konawaena opens its nonconference slate this week with a homecourt tourney at Col. Ellison Onizuka Gymnasium. The ‘Cats […]

Jalen Tanuvasa felt the fatigue. The Maryknoll guard wasn’t the only one. The Spartans came out against Kaimuki shooting air balls at the start, but Tanuvasa sparked a 20-4 run as the run-and-gun Spartans rolled to a 75-32 win at Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium on Thursday night. Lilly Koki added nine of her 12 points before halftime and Kyla Neumann tallied 11 points, al in the first half. Kaelyn Espinda led Kaimuki (3-1) with 16 points. Over the weekend, Maryknoll […]

Just five practices into the new season, the Kamehameha Warriors had some things to figure out, just like any other girls basketball team. Three games later, they’re finding their footing. Fast pace. Just a blur. Bombs away in transition and bombs away in patient, precise halfcourt offense. Kalina Obrey hasn’t posted up quite as often as she did as a junior and sophomore, but her ability to knock down the 3 makes her essentially a stretch 5 now, and that […]