Girls basketball

Sometimes, the seasons arrive too soon. Unless it’s basketball. It’s never too soon for prep basketball, even if it feels like the 2017-18 season was an overnight dream. Yes, as we enter Year 12 of girls basketball in the Hawaiian winter — rather than spring — the change of seasons combined with the earlier-than-ever start date makes this week phenomenal. Maryknoll has already played Moanalua, last Saturday (Nov. 1) and the Lady Spartans won. Preseason is never neat and tidy, […]

Midway through the Kalani girls basketball summer league, there’s are several teams that stand out. The shining star of the league, though, might be host Kalani. The Lady Falcons had a successful 2017-18 season, but might surpass those achievements soon. The return of key contributors like center Kandyce Woods, point guard Heidi Kishaba and sharpshooter Alayna Akiona are major pluses. But the arrival of former Maryknoll standout Kamalu Kamakawiwo‘ole cemented rumors of her potential transfer. Kalani coach Chi Mok has […]

That didn’t take very long. Less than two months after Kamehameha chose not to retain Joe Cho as girls varsity basketball coach, Roosevelt has hired him. Cho’s team at Kamehameha was a regular in the Star-Advertiser Top 10 and contended for the ILH title during his four seasons. The Warriors were 17-6 overall, including 8-5 in league play, but did not qualify for the state tourney out of the tough ILH. At Roosevelt, Cho steps into a situation that could […]

Longtime Konawaena girls basketball coach Bobbie Awa will be wearing red, white and blue the next time she coaches a game on the hardwood. USA Basketball has named Awa as one of four court coaches for the upcoming Women’s U17 World Cup Trials May 24-28 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Awa has led Konawaena to nine state championships in the past 15 seasons, including the last four HHSAA Division I titles. Many of her top players have continued their playing careers […]

Team Aloha — an all-star girls basketball team from grades nine to 11 representing schools from across the state — finished 5-0 to win the Elite is Earned Spring Invitational basketball tournament held April 20-22 in Walnut Creek Calif. Team Aloha competed in the 17-and-under group of 40 teams. On Friday, Team Aloha beat Salt Lake Metros Gold, 62-35, and NorCal Dynasty Elite, 56-26. Saturday, Team Aloha beat Alaska Stars Gold 50-38 and then came back from a 9-0 deficit to blow […]

Joe Cho‘s girls basketball team won a ton of games in his four seasons at Kamehameha. He won’t be back for a fifth. Cho confirmed on Friday afternoon that he has not been retained as coach. Kamehameha was 17-6 overall in the recently completed season, including 8-5 in ILH play. Cho met with Associate Athletic Director Keoni Haole recently for a postseason evaluation meeting and was told that the school and the coach would “go their separate ways.” Bob Benham […]