Updated at 5:14 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2007
Hawaii boys, girls hoops tourneys to be held same time
Advertiser Staff
The 2008 girls basketball state tournaments have been pushed back a week to Feb. 19 through Feb. 22, meaning they will be held the same week as the boys tournaments (Feb. 20 to Feb. 23).It also means there will be 48 teams (12 each for boys and girls, Division I and II) on O'ahu that week at 10 different sites, with fans likely having to choose to watch either the girls or boys on three of the days.
Hawaii High School Athletic Association executive director Keith Amemiya announced the schedule change at today's HHSAA executive board meeting. The original schedule had the girls tournaments set for the week before (Feb. 13 through Feb. 16), but Amemiya said neither the Stan Sheriff Center nor Blaisdell Arena was available on those dates.
