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State’s top sprinter, Keanu Wallace, tests negative twice, but ruled ineligible

By Paul Honda on May 12, 2021

For three years, Keanu Wallace bided his time as a backup wide receiver. It was not unexpected. He sat behind some of the top players in the state, and when he was preparing for senior year, a global pandemic happened. It wiped out his junior season of track, where he is the top sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter events. It wiped out his football season as a senior, reducing his opportunities to a preferred walk-on opportunity at Washington. With […]

Rivalry and respect: Kamehameha, Saint Louis complete football exhibitions

By Paul Honda on May 7, 2021

The email arrived on Thursday. Richard and Makanani Rivera suddenly had a change of plans for Thursday night. Instead of watching the online stream of their son Kama’s last high school football experience, they were allowed into Kunuiakea Stadium to witness it live. Saint Louis and Kamehameha in a gritty, old-fashioned scrimmage. “It’s about time,” Richard Rivera said before laughing. “We just found out we could watch today,” Makanani Rivera said. “Oh yeah, we were happy,” Richard Rivera said. “It […]

Gridiron rivalry renewed: Saint Louis, Punahou and joy of football

By Paul Honda on May 2, 2021

Scrimmage, yes, but Saint Louis and Punahou have a special intensity any time they gather on the gridiron. For the first time since the fall of 2019 the two programs met, and the level of skill, speed and physicality were a spectacle. Football has been sorely missed. “We got to see all the young guys play. Seniors got to play and wrap up their year,” Saint Louis coach Ron Lee said. “Kids are so happy we had this. I feel […]

All-Blacks Crusaders 14U lean on future Saint Louis stars to win Pylon Mecca title

By Paul Honda on April 30, 2021

All-Blacks Crusaders dominate Pylon ‘Mecca” 14U national tourney The pain of February fueled the joy of April. The All-Blacks Crusaders lost to Winner Circle Athletics in the final of a Pylon national tournament in February. That cold Arizona weekend set the tone for the next two months. ABC returned to the mainland and dominated in eight games at the Pylon Mecca 14-under tournament in Mesquite, Nev., to finish 8-0 last weekend. “We wanted to get our redemption. When we found […]

Evaluation, development key for Saint Louis, Mill Vill in scrimmages

By Paul Honda on April 19, 2021

High school football has largely been frozen in the sultry confines of on-campus fields across Hawaii. In the midst of a global pandemic, it took the cancellation of prep football to open the door for actual competition: a school team and a club team. Saint Louis, which set a precedent during the winter by playing 13 exhibition basketball games, became the first school to play a football scrimmage in the 2020-21 academic year. The Crusaders scrimmaged the Mill Vill Trojans […]

Kamehameha opts out, Saint Louis to scrimmage Mill Vill again

By Paul Honda on April 16, 2021

It could have been something unprecedented. Instead, the first matchup between Saint Louis and Kamehameha on the gridiron since the 2019 season has been cancelled. The scrimmage had been scheduled for Saturday, but has been wiped out due to safety and protocol measures by the host team, Kamehameha. Instead, Saint Louis will now host the Mill Vill Trojans, a JPS club team, for a second weekend in a row. That scrimmage will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Saint Louis […]

Punahou, Kamehameha turn down chance to play at Aloha Stadium, TV coverage

By Paul Honda on April 8, 2021

For safety’s sake, Wendell Look wanted to see exhibition football games between private schools played at Aloha Stadium. Following a cancelled football year in Hawaii, it would have been nostalgic. Memorable. Epic, maybe. Instead, the ‘Iolani co-Athletic Director saw his intricately assembled plan come to a halt. Of all the plans laid out by the ILH’s football coordinator since last summer, this one wasn’t dependent on entities outside the private-school league. It wasn’t even at the mercy of the league, […]

Vince Nihipali, Ron Lee, Sterling Carvalho, Dean Rickard on status of prep football

By Paul Honda on April 7, 2021

The state of football remains unsettled for Hawaii’s high school players and teams. The lack of activity for football programs and players since the fall of 2019 could mean tough decisions are close at hand for athletes and their families this spring. There could be many more ready to transfer to the mainland to ensure a senior football season. Private-school football programs on Oahu are close to engaging in scrimmages and games on a limited, exhibition basis this spring. Saint […]

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