Moanalua has played better matches, no doubt, but Mililani simply took care of business. The Trojans weren’t completely sharp, either, so maybe nerves were part of this playoff match. But Mililani won in a three-game sweep anyway and advanced to the next round, where Kahuku awaited. Part 1 Part 2
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Farrington played well — Billy Hull says it was the best he’d seen the Governors play this season — while Kahuku seemed a bit out of sync early. Adora Anae, their big hitter, came off the bench midway through the opening set, but Kahuku didn’t find its rhythm until the second game. From there, the Lady Raiders took control and advanced to the second round.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (post-game) Uploading In Hawaii, some of the best high school competition you might see will be in midseason. Or in the playoffs. Such is the nature of the beast. The ILH provides great athletic (and academic) competition. Not every good team qualifies for the state tournament. What fans get is a state-tournament level volleyball match in October. It was a semifinal-quality match, really. If you look at it that way, […]
The Mililani girls volleyball team has earned the respect of voters in the Star-Advertiser Top 10, who have moved the Trojans up to No. 4 in this week’s poll due out Tuesday morning. That’s what winning 11 consecutive matches and 23 straight sets will do. However, this is the week we will find out just how good this Mililani team really is. The Trojans are the only team from the West playing in Tuesday night’s OIA Red “semifinals” at McKinley, […]
By at least one measure, Kamehameha outside hitter Alohi Robins-Hardy is the most sought-after recruit in the country.
The Kamehameha girls volleyball team is still unbeaten locally, but dropped one spot to No. 11 in the CBS Maxpreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings released on Wednesday. Kamehameha (24-1 overall) dropped behind Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) but is ahead of Horizon (Ariz.), a team it beat in the Durango Classic recently. The top team is Mercy (Kent.). Here’s the poll. 1. (1) Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 28-0 2. (2) The Woodlands (Texas), 30-0 3. (3) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 27-0 4. […]
Here’s a look at the OIA Red and White girls volleyball playoff schedules, which are set to begin on Wednesday. OIA Red playoffs OIA White playoffs
CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings has lifted Kamehameha from No. 11 to No. 10 in the latest voting. Kamehameha, listed with a 22-1 overall record, is among the top 10 teams in the poll for the first time this fall. The Warriors moved up after New Trier (Ill.), New Castle (Ind.) and Bettendorf (Iowa) slipped. The poll, released on Wednesday, is as follows: 1. (1) Mercy (Louisville), 27-0 2. (2) The Woodlands (Texas), 29-0 3. (3) St. James Academy […]