Girls volleyball

Kahuku junior Rachel Blake understands the responsibility that comes with being the starting setter for the Kahuku girls volleyball team. “Especially in our community, there’s high expectations from the girls and everyone from Kahuku,” Blake said. Taking over for the departed Penina Snuka, who is starting as a freshman at Arizona, Blake is the girl at the controls of a potent Kahuku offense that once again is looking to contend for a state championship. The Red Raiders have dropped only […]

First the ILH, now it is time to take on the rest of the nation. The Kamehameha girls volleyball team is taking a trip to Las Vegas this weekend to play in the Durango Fall Classic, a collection of the best schools from around the United States and Canada. The Warriors made the same trip last year and reached the final bracket before losing all three matches on the final day. When the Warriors came home and licked their wounds, […]

Hawaii’s season-opening upset of top-ranked Texas on Friday showcased some of the state’s top prep volleyball talent of recent years playing in a top-level college setting. Four members of the Star-Advertiser’s 2010 Fab 15 contributed to the four-set Rainbow Wahine victory: Kalei Adolpho (Molokai, No. 5 on the 2010 All-State team) — 11 kills, .421 hitting percentage, seven block assists. Ginger Long (Kamehameha-Maui, No. 9) — two digs. Nikki Taylor (Kaiser, No. 10) — 10 kills, .500, four digs, six […]

Val Crabbe’s Mililani girls volleyball team was a pretty busy bunch in the preseason, but the coach had little choice. It may have been Mililani’s only chance to see quality competition before the OIA playoffs. Mililani will open its OIA season on Wednesday when it hosts Nanakuli. The Trojans played in two different tournaments in the preseason, going 12-3 over three days to finish second to No. 2 Kamehameha in the Hawaii Invitational, which also included No. 4 ‘Iolani. They […]