Kaimuki football

There were injuries galore, penalties aplenty, the odd scuffle and no timeouts spared. Kaimuki’s battle against McKinley at Farrington’s Skippa Diaz Stadium went long and late into Friday night. Maybe it was fitting that there was no working public address in the press box stemming from last week’s power outages due to Hurricane Lane; it was just a weird game, period, with both teams coming off inactivity. Finally, the Bulldogs put to bed a 22-0 win over the Tigers, as […]

Just as every team does before a game, the Kaimuki football team lined up next to their opponent on the sideline to sing their alma mater. As they did, one thing became glaringly obvious: the lack of numbers on the Kaimuki roster. “We weren’t really sure what it was going to be like tonight,” Kaimuki coach David Tautofi said. “Especially with us only suiting up 21 guys, we were prepared for it, but it worked out in our favor.” According […]

THIRD IN A SERIES Before coach David Tautofi arrived, Kaimuki football had some down years. After three winning seasons in a row under the now fourth-year coach, it’s possible that the Bulldogs might be ready to turn the corner and get that elusive championship. A bid for the OIA Division II title last year fell short in a 7-0 loss to Pearl City in the semifinals. One year earlier, it was a 19-14 semifinal loss to Waialua that ended Kaimuki’s […]

David Tautofi‘s connection to Las Vegas continues to get stronger. The Kaimuki coach is bringing his football team there for a game this year, and it just so happens it’s against Jordan Solomon‘s new team. Solomon was Kaimuki’s starting quarterback last season and has since transferred to Sierra Vista, which will play the Bulldogs on Sept. 7. In two seasons with Kaimuki, Solomon threw for 3,364 yard and 37 touchdowns and rushed for 351 yards and seven more scores. “Jordan […]