Girls basketball

Coming off a sweep of Bishop Gorman (Nev.), Oregon City and then-11th ranked Brea Olinda (Calif.), Konawaena has moved up to No. 43 in the latest ESPN Powerade Fab 50 girls basketball rankings. See the national poll here. ESPN noted that Konawaena will be in the John Anderson Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions, which begins on Monday in Phoenix, Ariz. Seven teams in that division are nationally ranked. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser  

Most outstanding player: Lia Galdeira, Konawaena (3 games, 63 points, 24-for-44 FG, 12-15 FT, 28 rebounds, six assists, 15 steals, one block, seven turnovers) Most valuable player: Dawnyelle Awa, Konawaena (3 games, 32 points, 8-for-22 FG, 16-for-21 FT, 22 assists, four steals, four blocks, eight turnovers) Courtney Kaupu, Konawaena Ashlin Gross, Bishop Gorman Johanna Paine, Oregon City Montana Walters, Oregon City Danlei Feng, Tsinghua Kylie Maeda, ‘Iolani Saphyre Rezentes, ‘Iolani Kiki Robertson, Mid-Pacific Keitra Wallace, Brea Olinda Taylor Spears, Brea […]

You can find the updated info on tonight’s ‘Iolani Classic girls final here, a 50-40 win by Konawaena over nationally-ranked Brea Olinda (Calif.). Some final stats that I added up: Konawaena shot 18-for-43 from the field (42 percent); Brea Olinda shot 15-for-44 (34 percent). The Wildcats were 2-for-5 from 3-point range; the Ladycats were 2-for-16 (13 percent). Kona shot just 50 percent from the free-throw line (12-for-24); Brea Olinda was 8-for-11 (73 percent). Brea Olinda got the edge on the […]

Championship: Konawaena 50, Brea Olinda 40. Third quarter: Hoku Liftee with a layup off a feed from Makayla Awa (at the point now), then Wall hits a 3 and a banker at the buzzer. Kona playing big, up 38-27 entering the fourth. Nationally-ranked (#11) Brea Olinda on the ropes… Half: Wildcats jumped to an 8-2 lead, but the Ladycats chipped away behind post Keitra Wallace, who has 10 points. Konawaena missed its first four free-throw attempts, including a couple of […]

Brea Olinda (Calif.)  65, ‘Iolani 60 The Ladycats broke a 55-all tie with a 6-0 run to pull away from Hawaii’s No. 2-ranked team. Third quarter: Down 16, ‘Iolani rallied to within three thanks to hot shooting by Kylie Maeda and Saphyre Rezentes. Maeda nailed three treys in the quarter, and Rezentes’ score on a short jumper for a three-point play. Konawaena 62, Oregon City 53 Third quarter: The Pioneers’ passing game is wearing down Konawaena as they got several […]

9:25 p.m. Final: ‘Iolani 67, Kaimuki 27. Kaimuki guard Dejah Fa‘asoa injured her right ankle in the first half and didn’t return. ‘Iolani will play Brea Olinda in the 8 p.m. game tomorrow. Konawaena will meet Oregon City at 6:30 in the other semifinal. Consolation play: Bishop Gorman vs. Mid-Pacific, 3:30 p.m., and Tsinghua plays Kaimuki at 5. 9:11 p.m. ‘Iolani leads Kaimuki 59-21 after three quarters. 7:57 p.m. Final: Oregon City 63, Mid-Pacific 36. 7:47 p.m. Oregon City leads […]

6:31 p.m. Final: Brea Olinda (Calif.) 49, Tsinghua (China 42). Brea Olinda will play Konawaena in a semifinal tomorrow. 5:43 p.m. Final: Konawaena 77, Bishop Gorman 61. 4:40 p.m. Konawaena leads 58-45 with 6:22 left. 4:08 p.m. Lia Galeira’s running shot from halfcourt — 47 feet out — at the buzzer has Konawaena ahead of Bishop Gorman (Nev.) 38-25 at halftime. Galdeira has 16 points despite sitting out much of the second quarter with two personal fouls. This is the opening […]