Waialua football

Missed opportunities hurt Waialua in a 26-7 loss to Waipahu on Friday. But even with the loss, the Bulldogs remain in the running for one of four OIA Division II playoff berths. Waipahu (5-1, 4-1 OIA D-II) and Kaimuki (4-2, 4-1) remained a half-game behind leader Pearl City (4-1, 4-0) with their Friday wins. Waialua (3-2, 3-2) is in fourth place with two games left against winless McKinley and Pearl City. Kalani (2-2, 2-2) is in fifth place. “Right now […]

After Waialua had stunningly taken the lead on a fourth quarter safety, Bulldogs senior Lancen Kuni had one thing on his mind as he dropped back to field the ensuing free kick. “Don’t fumble,” he said. “Don’t drop the ball, don’t muff it. Kind of just say poised and basically don’t drop that ball.” Kuni not only fielded the punt cleanly, but returned it 27 yards to set up a Waialua scoring drive that ultimately held up in the Bulldogs’ […]

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