Kapaa comes up big in OT to beat Konawaena for D-I title
The Warriors averted defeat when Konawaena’s 44-yard field goal try by Nakoa Ige on the final play of regulation fell 1 yard short. Read more
Paul Honda
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He got hands-on with newspapers as a kid, reading the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with his mom every day. In the eighth grade, he became a delivery boy with 63 daily and 103 Sunday deliveries on his route in Moiliili. That was back in 1978 when a newspaper cost just 25 cents. The musings of Bill Kwon, Jim Easterwood and many other scribes had an impact.
Honda later wrote for the award-winning The Bulldog at Kaimuki High School, and Ka Leo O Hawaii at UH before moving to Kona, where he was a one-man sports desk at West Hawaii Today. Eight years later, he returned to Oahu and was in charge of content for RainbowSportsNetwork.com and HawaiiSportsNetwork.com, and HSN magazine. He began stringing for the Star-Bulletin in 2003 and joined the sports staff in 2004.
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State football preview: No. 1 Kahuku vs. No. 2 Saint Louis in Open Division final
Though Saint Louis and Kahuku have run-and-shoot offenses in their modern DNA, the state championship game on Friday night might be about physicality. Read more
Nationally ranked Mater Dei overpowers ‘Iolani girls basketball team
Mater Dei arrived in the islands ranked No. 16 in the MaxPreps national rankings and No. 20 by Sporting News. Read more
No. 7 Mililani rallies by No. 9 ‘Iolani in boys basketball
LeCedric Brown scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the second half as No. 7 Mililani rallied past No. 9 ‘Iolani for a 60-52 win on Tuesday night in boys basketball nonconference action at Father Bray Athletic Complex. Read more
Kamehameha-Maui Warriors run wild over Roosevelt
Kamehameha-Maui (8-3) will meet Kaiser in the Division II final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships next Saturday at Mililani’s John Kauinana Stadium. Read more
Kapaa puts up 55 points in semifinal victory over Damien
A balanced performance is not easy to come by against an ILH champion like Damien. Read more
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Tresler has Kapaa in contention once again
The Kailua Surfriders had a big, blue dream. The Kapaa Warriors squashed it last weekend. Longtime coach Mike Tresler, the former University of Hawaii defensive back, guided his team to a 38-12 win at Bryan J. Baptiste Complex in Kapaa. Read more
Saint Louis stuns Campbell with rally in state semifinals
It took an Ewa Beach boy running like a grown man to stop the behemoths of Campbell. Read more
Dynastic Rams win Co-Ed title; ‘Iolani captures All-Girls’ crown
There is no end in sight for the Radford Rams competitive cheer dynasty. Especially this year. Read more
Leilehua evolves into OIA Division I championship club
Iron sharpens iron, and in some ways, Leilehua is grateful for an early-season loss to Kailua. Read more
Roosevelt gets revenge on Kaiser to repeat
Ioane Kamanao passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns as Roosevelt stifled Kaiser 34-3 to capture its second straight OIA Division II football championship on a blustery night at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Read more
Kahuku rallies over Campbell to capture another OIA football championship
Despite an offense that sputtered for most of the first half, No. 2 Kahuku rallied from a nine-point deficit for a 33-15 win over No. 1 Campbell to capture the OIA Open Division championship on a blustery Friday nighty at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Read more
No. 1 Campbell faces No. 2 Kahuku for the OIA title
There’s nothing the Campbell Sabers would like more than to cap their perfect season with OIA and state titles. Read more
Kamehameha saves best for last, upends top seed ‘Iolani
The seventh time is what mattered most to the Kamehameha Warriors. Read more
Hawaii Baptist soars back to the top of D-II volleyball
The gold and black are back. Senior Marisa Nakata drilled 17 kills as Hawaii Baptist ended a nine-year drought, sweeping Le Jardin 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 on Saturday night to capture the Division II title at the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships. Read more
Mililani buoyed by transfer from Bishop Gorman
The game within the game is at an entirely different level these days. Read more
Obuhanych leads Pearl City girls to title; Kauai wins its first boys crown
A year ago, Chloe Obuhanych sat and watched the state’s top eight shooters go after the girls air riflery individual title. Read more
Kailua punches ticket to OIA playoffs
Kailua left no doubt on a soggy Saturday afternoon, steamrolling Aiea 37-13 to secure a playoff berth in OIA Division football on a huge day by senior wide receiver Stoney Pocock. Read more
Waianae picks up OIA playoff berth
Jumbo, elephant and any other nickname for big-boy, smashmouth football is just fine with the Waianae Seariders. Read more
Prep football preview: OIA playoff races going down to the wire
Division I football in the OIA never fails to provide down-to-the-wire drama. Read more
Moanalua returns to top of OIA D-I volleyball
Seven years is a long time, but Moanalua made it worth the wait. Read more
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