Damien football

The buzz surrounding the frantic finish to Damien’s comeback win against Waipahu on Friday was just starting to settle when Eddie Klaneski’s focused to the week ahead rather than the just completed victory. “I hope we don’t have too many injuries that hurt us the rest of the way, because we have our nemesis in ‘Iolani coming up this week,” Klaneski said, moments after the Monarchs pulled out a 13–10 victory over the host Marauders in Friday’s OIA-ILH Division I […]

Going into their matchup with Washington state powerhouse Mt. Spokane, the Damien Monarchs are having an experience they will never forget. It began with Clem Hong, a Damien and Whitworth College graduate. Hong coaches at Mt. Spokane and went to school at Whitworth. His son plays for Mt. Spokane. “We’re playing in the Pine Bowl at Whitworth. This is their first time playing at Whitworth, as well,” Damien coach Eddie Klaneski said. Damien is 2-0 so far, a solid start […]

The last time Aperamo Sulu appeared on a football field, he was being driven out of Vidinha Stadium. The Damien freshman running back suffered a leg injury on the Monarchs’ first play from scrimmage in a state tournament win over Kauai last November and left the stadium in an ambulance. Just over nine months later, Sulu appeared to be back at full strength in his return to action on Friday. He started at running back for the Monarchs and ran […]