Girls basketball

The Wildcats are warming up and almost ready to square off against South Medford (Ore.), a team that rallied past Punahou in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Bishop O’Dowd, the California powerhouse, will face host ‘Iolani in the second semifinal to follow this game. I doubt Konawaena will look past South Medford. The Panthers rallied from 13 points down to oust ILH powerhouse Punahou. That probably should serve as plenty of warning for any team from the islands, even the powerhouse […]

I’ll be posting notes tonight from the Kaiser girls basketball tournament. Konawaena has just eight players in uniform, but is playing champonship-level hoops. Chanelle Molina, who committed to Washington State recently, is superb. So are Celena Jane Molina, Cherilyn Molina and Ihi Victor. The Wildcats lead Punahou at the half 33-19. It was 16-12 before Chanelle Molina got a steal for a layup, and a 3-point swisher. Punahou has Va’e Malufau and Tyra Moe back. Staying in the game via […]

The Hawaii Self Storage Black and Gold Classic girls basketball tournament will tip off on Friday, Nov. 27 at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Participating teams are Kaimuki, Kaiser, Kalani, Kamehameha, Maryknoll, Sacred Hearts, University and host McKinley. Friday, Nov. 27 1 p.m. Kalani vs. Sacred Hearts 2:30 p.m. Kaimuki vs. Maryknoll 4 p.m. Kaiser vs. Kamehameha 5:30 p.m. University vs. McKinley Saturday, Nov. 28 1 p.m. Kamehameha vs. Kaimuki 2:30 p.m. University vs. Kalani 4 p.m. Sacred Hearts vs. Kaiser […]

Punahou senior basketball/volleyball player Va‘e Malufau has accepted a scholarship offer from Northern Arizona University to play basketball next year. The Lumberjacks play in the Big Sky Conference. Malufau, a 6-foot center, was a Star-Advertiser All-State honorable mention selection as a junior. Her uncle, former Kahuku basketball standout Clint Parks, announced the news on Thursday afternoon

The Konawaena Wildcats know travel, all right. Come Christmas week, the six-time Hawaii girls basketball state champions will fly to Washington D.C. to play in the Title IX Tournament and Conference. Coach Bobbie Awa’s team has won six HHSAA state titles in the past 12 years, including last season’s crown. The Wildcats are led by four Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selections: player of the year Chanelle Molina, Celena Jane Molina, Ihi Victor and Cherilyn Molina. The tournament will be held […]

Elizabeth Kam is the new Punahou girls basketbal coach, the school announced today. Kam was the Mid-Pacific girls coach for the past three years and served as a Punahou assistant from 2002 to ’12. She will now oversee the intermediate, junior varsity and varsity programs for the Buffanblu. “I look forward to this opportunity to return to Punahou, where my coaching career began 13 years ago,” Kam said in a new release. “I’d like to continue the rich tradition embodied […]