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Time stood still for Tuli Tevaga. The former Kahuku standout, Tuli Peters back in the day, saw her team play its best volleyball of the season at the most opportune moment on Thursday. Kahuku’s 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 over previously unbeaten Moanalua is a fitting ascent for Tevaga and a team that has endured through the pandemic. “I feel ecstatic. I’m so excited for the girls. They have worked really hard for this so I’m so proud of them,” Tevaga […]

The balance of power shifts in ILH girls volleyball, in Division II, but the onus is on Damien to keep its momentum. The Lady Monarchs are ranked No. 5 in the Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10, the highest among D-II teams. “I think our team is pretty humble. We put the work in,” outside hitter Kody Wengler said. “We humble ourselves. We just keep pushing,” setter Kenna Wengler said. “We never settle for minimum.” When Damien met Mililani recently for […]

When the pandemic extended beyond 2020, Sierra Scanlan‘s heart broke a little. Then a junior, the Kamehameha setter opted out of athletics in the spring while the ILH moved the girls volleyball season from fall of ’19 to the spring of ’20. Kamehameha won the ILH title without Scanlan. But fast-forward to this fall, and the boarder from Puna on the Big Island is a key part of Kamehameha’s title chase. Sitting in the bleachers at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium on Tuesday […]

Senior libero Zoe Slaughter calls her team, in a word, “motivated.” Senior Kelia Giusta describes this fall’s Moanalua girls volleyball team this way: “energetic.” The co-captains nod in agreement when they hear what coach Alan Cabanting‘s description. Cabanting calls them his “fireball” squad. “That’s pretty good,” Slaughter said. This year’s team has plenty of natural intensity. A team that embraces the fire. Fourth-ranked Moanalua is 2-0 in the return of OIA girls volleyball, posting wins over No. 5 Kahuku — […]