Girls volleyball

Kayla Afoa pounded 14 kills, Shiloh Pelaras slammed 13 and Kili Robins tallied 12 as No. 2-ranked Kamehameha swept No. 1 ‘Iolani 25-21, 25-17, 25-21 on Thursday night at the Raiders’ gym. The win eliminated the Raiders from the second round, but ‘Iolani will play either Punahou or Kamehameha on Saturday for their first ILH title since 2001. By the end of the first set, Pelaras, a springy 5-foot-10 senior, had four kills and two blocks, and Brooke Ka‘awa had […]

For a moment early in Thursday’s loss to Kalaheo, the Leilehua girls volleyball team looked like world beaters. Elisha Levasa cleverly pushed the ball all over the court as Leilehua compensated for Kalaheo’s height and athleticism. The Lady Mules led the opening set 6-1 after Saramasina Docktor established her presence with a block and consecutive kills. Kalaheo rallied behind Siani Yamaguchi and took a 14-9 lead. Leilehua regained the lead with kills and a block by Levasa. After an ace […]

Kahuku will return to its 15th straight state tournament. “I’m proud of our team and what we accomplished tonight,” said Kahuku’s Jasmine Niutupuivaha, who had 14 kills and four blocks in a five-set win over Kapolei in the OIA quarterfinals Thursday night at the Mililani High gym. “We tried to control what we could control. (In future matches), it will be important for us to stay disciplined and always stay positive.” Cheyenne Te’o pounded 15 kills for the Red Raiders […]

Chances of a fourth consecutive different champion to come out of the OIA Red girls volleyball playoffs seem highly unlikely with Moanalua, Mililani and Kahuku all very capable of prevailing in the tournament that starts tonight with four first-round games. A bracket and updated results can be found on our OIA girls volleyball page. Roosevelt in 2006 is the last team other than the Big Three to prevail. Kahuku, Moanalua and Mililani have taken turns as OIA champions since the […]

Leilehua wrapped up the No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye out of the West in the OIA volleyball playoffs with a 25-22, 25-16 win over Radford on Tuesday night. The West closed out the regular season Tuesday with the East finishing up on Wednesday. Moanalua and Kahuku are the top two seeds out of the East with Na Menehune getting the top seed via a sweep of the Red Raiders two weeks ago. The Trojans went undefeated again […]

Top-ranked ‘Iolani swept No. 3 Kamehameha 25-23, 25-22 on Thursday to clinch a state tournament berth. It’s the Raiders’ first state tourney berth since 2007.

Kailua head coach Glenn Chong was looking for the right words to describe Moanalua, the team that had come into the Surfriders’ gym Wednesday night and left with a 21-16, 21-17 victory. “They’re at the top of the food chain,” he said. Yes indeed. Moanalua, the defending Oahu Interscholastic Association champion, is undefeated and one of the favorites to win the league again this year. But there is a lower level food chain, too, and Chong’s Surfriders are right there […]