Girls volleyball

Elena Oglivie isn’t just another ninth grader finding her way through a mountain of homework every night as a student at ‘Iolani School. After all, she thrives on it. Especially algebra. And there’s more to enjoy. Hula. Snacking. Snacking is big for an athlete who never seems to tire of playing volleyball year-round at a high level. An elite level. She is, after all, the 2016 Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball All-State Fab 15 player of the year. The All-State team was […]

Lee Lamb is a grinder, a dreamer and, as of today, the Star-Advertiser 2016 Girls Volleyball All-State coach of the year. The Le Jardin second-year coach led the Bulldogs to the Division II state championship this fall, the first in the school’s history. He responded in an Q&A via e-mail with Hawaii Prep World. HPW: Congratulations on a great season and the championship, Coach. Lamb: Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. It’s one of the few days I truly get […]

For all of the great players to come out of Hawaii for the past quarter century, ‘Iolani outside hitter Elena Oglivie‘s potential stands right alongside them. Oglivie is the first freshman to be named player of the year by a newspaper in Hawaii. Previously, the highest finishing freshman was fourth, which Alohi Robins-Hardy of Kamehameha did in 2010. You can read the full story that appeared in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser here. That puts the freshman on a pretty elite list […]

Kamehameha senior outside hitter Kayla Afoa, who was No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 as a junior, is the ILH Division I girls volleyball most valuable player. ‘Iolani coach Kainoa Obrey, who led the Raiders to the state title, shared the coach of the year honors with Punahou’s Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson. Hawaii Baptist swept the Division II awards with junior Ally Wada earning MVP honors and Myles Shoji winning coach of the year. Christian Academy swept the Division III […]

The 2016 New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships All-Tournament Teams, selected by HHSAA and media. Division I: Most Outstanding Player: Elena Oglivie, ‘Iolani Saige Ka‘aha‘aina-Torres, ‘Iolani Chandler Cowell, King Kekaulike Phoebe Grace, Kahuku Kayla Afoa, Kamehameha Lexis Akeo, Kamehameha Ana Oglivie, ‘Iolani Kyra Hanawahine, Kamehameha Division II: Most Outstanding Player: Nina Krupa, Le Jardin Keri Lum, Hawaii Baptist Julia Fisher, Le Jardin Shelby Capllonch, Damien Arianna Lunow-Luke, Le Jardin Kassidy Naone, Le Jardin Ally Wada, Hawaii Baptist Kailey Young, […]

The pendulum swung from one great team to the other, back and forth. In the end, the momentum belonged to tiny Le Jardin, which captured its first state championship girls volleyball — or any sport — with a frantic, five-set thriller win over four-time defending champion Hawaii Baptist in the New City Nissan/HHSAA State Championships on Saturday. Timing, as well as talent, meant a lot. The Bulldogs, with all-tournament most outstanding player Nina Krupa at setter, and all-tourney selections Kassidy […]

Kainoa Obrey. A happy man. He’s not leaping for joy. Not in public. Maybe that’s something that happens when the ‘Iolani Raiders have quiet time together. They won their first girls volleyball state championship since 2001 — when the late, great Ann Kang was head coach — and when all the exuberance and hugging was done, the Raiders calmly departed Neal Blaisdell Center. The pendulum swung painfully wild at times for ‘Iolani this season, from nearly being eliminated from state-tourney […]

Kamehameha’s Lexis Akeo is a sophomore with state championship credentials. ‘Iolani’s Ana Oglivie is a senior in her first season as a varsity setter. Both kept their teams on track this week to set up a rematch of last year’s Division I state tournament final. Akeo earned setting responsibilities as a freshman and helped pilot Kamehameha to a five-set victory over ‘Iolani in last year’s title match. Oglivie was on the other side of the net that night as the […]