Kamehameha coach Chris Blake and senior setter/opposite Alohi Robins-Hardy talk about the upcoming girls volleyball state tournament on the Big Island. Kamehameha played against ‘Iolani in an exhibition match Saturday at the Bump Set & Spike for the Cure at St. Francis gymnasium.
For a good four hours, at every angle and turn, there was teamwork. The Bump Set & Spike for the Cure returned on Saturday with a new home — St. Francis High School gymnasium — and some of the state’s top girls volleyball teams. Eight teams in all, playing two sets to 30, from No. 1 Kamehameha and No. 2 Punahou to Division II state title contender St. Francis, fans got to see some of the best volleyball on exhibit. […]
Before getting down to the serious business of competing for a state championship, Oahu’s premier volleyball teams will take some time out to have a little fun. ILH champion Kamehameha and OIA Champion Mililani will be at St. Francis on Saturday, competing in the fourth edition of Bump, Set and Spike for the Cure to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It may be a little difficult to tell who the players are even with a program, as Alohi […]
It’s not how many you lose, when you lose them is way more important. Kahuku, which looked like the class of the OIA East all season and rose as high as No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser’s top 10 poll, drew a particularly tough draw in the Division I girls volleyball state tournament beginning Tuesday on the Big Island. The Red Raiders, who lost successive matches to Mililani and Moanalua in the OIA tournament this week, fell to third in the […]
The last thing the state wants to give Mililani is more time to rest. The Trojans, who hadn’t played in nearly a week, showed boundless energy in a 25-22, 25-20, 25-16 win over Moanalua for the OIA Red championship on Wednesday at McKinley. Na Menehune, on the other hand, were playing their fifth match in eight days and will have to win four straight to take the state title. “They are relentless, their energy is amazing,” Moanalua coach Tommy Lake […]
Kalaheo kept its dream alive by switching on the fly. The Mustangs earned a ‘winner take all’ match for the OIA White championship with a 16-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13 over Radford in what could have been the championship match at McKinley on Wednesday. Since being swept by the Rams last week, the Mustangs took out Roosevelt and now have to beat Radford again to earn their first OIA championship since 2006. Kalaheo pulled out all of the stops to […]
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 (post-match) This is the not-so-secret secret about prep volleyball in the islands. If you really want a taste, a chance to savor the game at its highest level, you don’t really have to wait until the state tournament. You can embrace it during the regular season while the ILH is in full gear. That was the case on Saturday afternoon when Punahou visited Kamehameha. It went back and […]
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (post-game interviews) This battle of unbeaten teams in the OIA Red playoffs had some epic moments. Mililani rallied to win in four sets, fueled by a remarkable 29-27 game in the third set. The double-elimination format means Kahuku still has a shot at the league title, but the Trojans now have the advantage of rest time.