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From near and far, many of Hawaii’s finest girls basketball players arrived at lower gym of ‘Iolani School on Monday morning. When the day was done at the Mufi Hannemann Jamboree, Lahainaluna senior Lola Donez was a 3-point champion and a key contributor for tournament team champion Team Red. The 3-point contest had a head-to-head format that whittled down a dozen or so shooters. In a one-minute time frame, the gunners went to each of five spots to score. After […]

This Hoopbook is long overdue and it took a state-tournament record night by Lola Donez to trigger it. Donez was in sniper mode, but ordinary sniper, during a 41-point performance on Wednesday night. Green light, tough off the dribble with the mid-range J from anywhere, and especially strong going to her left — the mark of a true workaholic hoopster. Lahainaluna needed all of it in a 69-66 win over a talented Waiakea squad. As a combo guard in a […]

Kamehameha-Hawaii just wrote a new page in the history book. UH-Hilo signee Keanu Huihui scored 20 points and volleyball-basketball standout Maela Honma added 16 as KS-Hawaii edged No. 5 Waiakea, 48-47, on Thursday to complete regular-season play unbeaten in the BIIF for the first time. “I’m still in shock. Last year, a goal of mine was to better myself as a player and leader, but this year I have more of a team goal. Our team has so much hustle […]

She’s crafty, this lefty playmaker. Julissa Bollinger did a little of everything for Radford, including scoring on the block with a quick lefty jump hook off the glass over and over. Mililani had no solution for Bollinger and fellow senior Jirah Villanueva as Radford pulled away for a 56-45 win on Friday night at James Alegre Gymnasium. Bollinger finished with 22 points and Villanueva had 16 for Radford (5-1, 1-0 OIA West). “Definitely, Coach Dubz (assistant Allen Fortson) helped me […]

Most nights, the dynasty of ‘Iolani girls basketball vanquishes foes through sheer speed, smarts and savvy. On Thursday, the Raiders needed more against the tall Skyhawks of Southridge. The seven-time Oregon 6A state champions came to the islands with a 4-0 record. Mia Frye, Keiki McGee, Justice Kekauoha, Hailey Fernandez stood their ground on the perimeter as “Iolani (12-2) utilized tough man-to-man defense against the Skyhawks. The Hawks’ ability to crash the offensive glass, however, could have been an issue […]