Waianae football

Raymond Torii Field is in the final four. The USA Today’s Best High School Stadium Poll is now in its third round and Waianae’s Torii Field is one of the semifinalists. Last week’s voting began with a strong surge for Jelsma Stadium (Okla.), but voters pushed Torii to a landslide victory. Out of 38,291 votes, Torii Field finished with nearly 67 percent of the count with 25,615. Jelsma tallied 33 percent (12,676). The new round pits Torii Field against heavy […]

The quarterfinal round of USA Today America’s Best High School Football Stadiums public poll is underway. Waianae’s Raymond Torii Field advanced out of the round of 16 last week with a lopsided win over Diamond Ranch Academy (Utah). Torii Field, the No. 3 seed, is paired with No. 6 Jelsma Stadium (Okla.). In early voting, Jelsma Stadium leads Torii Field 303-217 (59 percent to 41 percent). >> VOTE FOR RAYMOND TORII FIELD BY CLICKING HERE. Many of the sites in […]

The warm temperatures and cool trade winds are nice enough, but the evening sunset view at Raymond Torii Field in Waianae is like few other sites. The USA Today has started a national poll for the best home field in the country for prep football, and Waianae’s Torii Field is seeded No. 3. The head-to-head format among 16 teams is underway. Vote for Waianae’s home field here. UPDATE, Wednesday, 9 a.m. Within the past 18 hours, the voting has exploded […]

The season ended with some fireworks for Waianae. As some people around the island suspected, the finale Friday was not a dud, even if it also wasn’t a victory. The Seariders (1-8, 0-5 OIA Open) competed and dragged No. 1 Saint Louis in the mud more than a little bit at their home, Raymond Torii Field. Waianae dropped a 56-26 game. In one regard, that’s a blowout. In another, that’s a mighty effort against a team full of superstar players […]

(Update: Kolu Quisquirin-Sabagala’s rushing totals have been corrected to 47 attempts and 250 yards. A 3-yard carry by Quisquirin-Sabagala on a fake punt run was incorrectly attributed to Kealii McLeod. Along with three receptions for 60 yards, Quisquirin-Sabagala actually did have 50 touches in this game.) He ran like a bruiser. He ran like a man. He ran, for the most part, like his favorite player, Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants. But Kolu Quisquirin-Sabagala is a just a […]