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Kamehameha's Alexis Robins tries to hit over Iolani's Megan Burton. The teams, both 16-1, will meet again tomorrow for the ILH title. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Punahou quarterback Brett Kan finds some running room, with Iolani linebacker Jon Takamura in pursuit during the first quarter of an Interscholastic League of Honolulu game at Iolani’s Kozuki Stadium. See story.

JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kahuku's Lily Masina Latu, left, and Ane Vea double team the attack of Moanalua's Brianna Amian as Amber Pavao covers the play. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Radford players celebrate their 25-23, 26-24 victory over Roosevelt in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association semifinal match. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kalaheo's Chase Moses tries to hit past the defense of Kaimuki's Daren Muramoto. Kalaheo won the match, 25-13, 25-14. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Senior Camilla Ah-Hoy, left, is coached by her mother Mona Ah-Hoy, a standout athlete at Kahuku in the 1980s. Mona's husband, Irwin, is a top assistant and coach of the Red Raiders' JV team. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kamehameha's Drew Ueno, left, and Parker McCready put the wraps on Punahou ball carrier Colin Viloria in the first half. The Warriors limited the Buffanblu to zero yards on 13 carries. See story.

JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser

Iolani's Lauren Minkel, who had eight kills, tries to put the ball down between Punahou's Emily Fukunaga (4) and Jess Holland. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Radford's football team is undefeated, its players have excelled in the classroom and they've been good role models for the student body. Front, left to right: Ryan Burciaga, Vasa Kuresa, Fil Samson; middle: Bronson Leafa, Russell Wantowski; back: Mike Goodman, Ian Scheuring, Ramsey Feagai. See story.

DEBORAH BOOKER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Punahou's Colin Viloria found some running room through the Saint Louis defense in last night's ILH game at Aloha Stadium. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Roosevelt's Jacey Tagavilla, left, got some help from the net to turn back the spike of Kahuku's Krystle Glover during last night’s O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red East match at McKinley. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

'Aiea's Rachel Purcell tries to split the block of Pearl City's Deena Tupinio, left, and Tiana Inong in an OIA match. See story.

JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

"I'm thankful every day I'm alive," says Kalaheo sophomore quarterback Cody vonAppen, who survived an incident on Kaua'i in 1997 that claimed the life of former University of Hawai'i kicker Shannon Smith. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Saint Louis newcomer Jeremiah Masoli eludes a rush and gets off a pass against Pac-Five. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

It might be difficult to see, but that's Mililani's Kekoa Perbera being tackled by Leilehua's Niko Tauanuu in a mud-slicked field at Leilehua. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Bryce Takaki, 17, who bowls for the Hawai'i School for the Deaf and the Blind, signs to his bowling coach during competition at Waialae Bowl. See story.

JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kamehameha's Bryson Vivas was slowed down by Manoa Latu of St. Louis as Crusader teammate Jared Silva, right, moved in to finish the play. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Punahou's Micah Aiu goes for a kill against Kamehameha's Joshua Bninski (12) and Kala McInerny (22). See story.

JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Honoka'a receiver V.J. Wusstig, front, has been working hard to put on the 10 to 20 pounds he lost after having a cancerous testicle removed Aug. 25. He is shown here with teammate Darren Galiza. See story.

KEVIN DAYTON | The Honolulu Advertiser

Punahou's Zac Yamagishi, left, is unable to hang onto the ball after a hit from Rykin Enos. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

McKinley’s Earvin Sione gets gang-tackled by the Farrington defense in the first half at Aloha Stadium. The Governors won the O‘ahu Interscholastic Association Red East game, 23-0. See story.

JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kahuku's Ane Vea lines up a kill during a girls volleyball match. The Red Raiders beat Roosevelt, 25-21, 25-18, to remain unbeaten. See story.

JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

'Aiea outside hitter/middle blocker Lelani Kleman-Maeva, who will play for Nevada next season, said she "would be a delinquent" if not for volleyball. She is one of the top players in the state. See story.

DEBORAH BOOKER | The Honolulu Advertiser

Punahou's Brett Kan overcame a slow start to complete 16 of 35 passes for 232 yards in a 31-20 victory. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Castle's Corey Paredes (44), Cory Esperas (66) and Moku Bruhn (9) celebrate a victory over Kahuku at Aloha Stadium. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kiran Kepo'o returns for his third varsity season for Iolani after passing for more than 2,500 yards and 17 TDs in 2004. See story.

OSCAR HERNANDEZ | Special to The Honolulu Advertiser

Saint Louis left guard Esrom Pascual has helped take care of his cancer-stricken mother, Irva Thomas, and two younger brothers. He also has had to deal with the death of his grandmother in January. See story.

Esrom Pascual


Castle's Lihikai Domingo attempts to haul in a pass against Kailua at Aloha Stadium. Domingo and Scott Keiter-Charles caught TD passes from Bryce Kalauoka'aea in the Knights' 24-6 victory. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser


Despite rising costs, Damien found the money to hire trainer Kyle McGrady, left. Coaches Dean Nakagawa and Rudy Alejo convinced the school's administration of the importance of having a trainer for players' safety. Student trainer Rex Katahara tapes another player. See story.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser


Kamehameha's Gerritt Vincent scores on a 10-yard run. The Warriors outscored the Trojans 20-0 in the second quarter. See story.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Saturday, November 2, 2005
SpaceGIRLS VOLLEYBALL
 •  Kamehameha girls beat Iolani to force a playoff
With its back against the wall almost till the end against Iolani last night, Kamehameha rallied to force tomorrow's Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls volleyball championship match between the same teams.
 •  St. Francis tops in ILH DII
SpaceAIR RIFLERY
 •  Punahou sharpshooters sweep state team titles
 •  High school air riflery results

Saturday, October 29, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Punahou rallies past Iolani with 2nd-half surge, 24-20
Punahou kept its title hopes alive by rallying past Iolani, 24-20, yesterday in Interscholastic League of Honolulu football at Iolani's Kozuki Stadium.
 •  Farrington's late rally beats Mililani, 20-19
 •  Radford bounces back to beat Campbell, 7-0
 •  Game called as Wai'anae beats Kailua, 14-10
 •  Crusaders rally, then hold off Monarchs

Friday, October 28, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Five teams still have shots at ILH titles
The foggy Interscholastic League of Honolulu football title picture may finally come into sharp focus after tonight. Or it could get cloudier.
SpaceGIRLS VOLLEYBALL
 •  Roosevelt, Kahuku girls to play for OIA crown
After 10 thrilling, exhausting match points, the Roosevelt High School girls volleyball team finally outlasted Kalani, 20-25, 26-24, 29-27, last night in O'ahu Interscholastic Association semifinal action at McKinley's Student Council Gym.

Thursday, October 27, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Kahuku, Kapolei clash in playoffs
Kahuku and Kapolei. They are on opposite sides of the island. They are as different as one is old and the other new.
SpaceBOYS VOLLEYBALL
 •  Radford volleyball boys in first OIA title match
Radford High School will make its first O'ahu Interscholastic Association boys volleyball championship match appearance next week, after holding off Roosevelt, 25-23, 26-24, in last night's semifinals at McKinley's Student Council Gym.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  Kalaheo advances to OIA boys semifinals
The Kalaheo High School boys volleyball team continued its blitz through the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's Eastern Division last night, sweeping visiting Kaimuki, 25-13, 25-14.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  Ah-Hoys set to make mark
Two of the most treasured components of Kahuku High School are family and tradition.

Sunday, October 23, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Warriors knock off No. 1 Buffanblu
The Kamehameha Schools football team knocked off Punahou, the No. 1-ranked team in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, with a resounding 20-7 victory last night.
 •  Waialua tops Kaiser, but Cougars win playoff-berth coin toss
 •  Crusaders roll past Raiders
SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  Risky Roosevelt reaches semifinals

Saturday, October 22, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Farrington picks off Leilehua
Leilehua's football team finally got its "Mo" back, but it was Farrington that walked away with a 28-10 victory last night to advance in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association playoffs.
 •  Waimea routs Kapa'a, 41-0

SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  Iolani tops Punahou for state tourney spot
The Iolani girls volleyball team is returning to the Division I state tournament after taking a two-year hiatus, finishing the Interscholastic League of Honolulu first round undefeated.

Friday, October 21, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Use of ineligible player by Tigers helps 'Aiea advance
McKinley will forfeit tomorrow's first-round game of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red playoffs against 'Aiea.
 •  High school football schedule

Tuesday, October 18, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Radford football players making grade off field
The numbers tell only half the story of the Radford High football team.
 •  Football standings, statistics
 •  Football schedule
 •  Advertiser football poll
 •  OIA playoffs open Friday
 •  Gamebreakers
SpaceGIRLS VOLLEYBALL
 •  Iolani girls sweep, improve to 13-0 in ILH
The cheers for "Senior Night" for the Iolani girls volleyball team weren't nearly as raucous as the ones it received for beating Kamehameha.

Sunday, October 16, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Castle rolls past McKinley in football
Quarterbacks Bryson Ukauka and Bryce Kalauokaaea combined to pass for 370 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Castle to an 57-29 victory over McKinley in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association football game.
 •  Big Island Warriors remain unbeaten
Saturday, October 15, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Late field goal lifts Punahou, 16-13
The razor-thin margin that separates Interscholastic League of Honolulu football contenders was again on full display last night, this time with Punahou's River Kim kicking a 20-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining to lift the Buffanblu to a tense 16-13 victory over Saint Louis at Aloha Stadium.
 •  Kailua tops Roosevelt, 34-6
Friday, October 14, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Playoff berths in OIA remain up for grabs
Four teams in the Red Eastern Division — Kailua (2-3 OIA), Kaimuki (1-4), McKinley (2-3) and Roosevelt (1-4) — have a chance to extend their season by winning this weekend.
SpaceGIRLS VOLLEYBALL
 •  Kahuku wins division title
The O'ahu Interscholastic Association girls volleyball races finally ended last night, fittingly with a fight to the finish.

Thursday, October 13, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Teams forfeit games in OIA
Waipahu has forfeited tomorrow night's varsity football homecoming game against Moanalua.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
SpaceBASEBALL
 •  'Aiea girls sweep Pearl City
This time a statewide TV audience wasn't watching, but the 'Aiea High School girls volleyball team didn't mind.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005
SpaceBASEBALL
 •  Hawai'i baseball team in Arizona
Team Hawai'i will compete in the Arizona Senior Fall Classic in Peoria, Ariz., this weekend.
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  VonAppen living life to fullest
Cody vonAppen is a busy teenager these days, spending much of his time as Kalaheo High School's starting quarterback and maintaining honor roll grades in the classroom.
 •  OIA playoff picture coming into focus
 •  Football schedule
 •  Weekly honors
 •  Football standings
 •  Football statistics
 •  Advertiser football poll

Sunday, October 9, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Warriors hold off Raiders
In a battle of might versus finesse, No. 4 Kamehameha outlasted No. 3 Iolani, 37-29, last night in interdivisional Interscholastic League of Honolulu football at Aloha Stadium.

Saturday, October 8, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Trojans edge Mules in a mess of mud, 7-0
For the second time in 14 days, a breakdown on special teams cost the Leilehua High School football team dearly in a muddy loss at rain-swept Hugh Yoshida Stadium.
 •  Wai'anae runs past Kapolei, 42-18
 •  No. 1 Punahou routs Damien, 42-12

Friday, October 7, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Undersized Iolani will face Kamehameha
The twisting, turning saga that has been the Interscholastic League of Honolulu football season hits another major crossroad tomorrow, when Division II power Iolani takes on defending Division I state champion Kamehameha at Aloha Stadium.

Wednesday, October 5, 2005
SpaceSOCCER
 •  ILH has soccer dilemma
The Interscholastic League of Honolulu might lose many of its best soccer players this season pending interpretation of a rule prohibiting "outside participation."

Tuesday, October 4, 2005
SpaceBOWLING
 •  Deaf student-athletes enjoy knocking down barriers
Nothing will be lost in translation for bowlers at the Hawai'i Center for the Deaf and the Blind.
 •  Football schedules
 •  Football standings
 •  Advertiser football poll
 •  Weekly honors

Sunday, October 2, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Castle defeats Kaimuki
Bryce Kalauoka'aea passed for 220 yards and four touchdowns and Castle broke a 13-all halftime tie with 15 points in the third quarter to defeat Kaimuki, 42-13 in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red East Conference football game at Kailua field last night.

Saturday, October 1, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Mililani holds off Kapolei in OIA West showdown, 36-31
In non-stop, heart-thumping action from opening kickoff to final whistle, host Mililani outlasted Kapolei, 36-31, last night.
 •  Saint Louis topples No. 1 Kamehameha

Friday, September 30, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Coaches renew their friendly rivalry in OIA clash tonight
Twenty-four years ago this week, senior defensive linemen James Millwood of Mililani and Darren Hernandez of Campbell suited up for an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Western Division game with not much at stake except for pride.
 •  Punahou, Farrington champions to reunite

Wednesday, September 28, 2005
SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  Punahou boys sweep past Kamehameha
Any questions about how the defending state champion Punahou School boys volleyball team would stack up against top competition this year were answered in the past six days.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Honoka'a senior back after battling cancer
Practice never felt so good for Honoka'a High senior V.J. Wusstig. Two Mondays ago, Wusstig participated in football workouts for the first time this season. It came some three weeks after the wide receiver had surgery for testicular cancer.
 •  Weekly honors
 •  Advertiser football poll
 •  Football schedules

Sunday, September 25, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Baldwin captures MIL first-half title, 29-13
Kalehua Moniz passed for three touchdowns as Baldwin won the Maui Interscholastic League first-half football title with a 29-13 victory over Lahainaluna Friday night at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku.
 •  Daniels, defense carry Rams
 •  Kamehameha knocks off Punahou, 27-17
 •  No. 4 Iolani shuts down Damien, 24-7

Saturday, September 24, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Kailua-Kahuku game postponed to today
Last night's O'ahu Interscholastic Association football game between defending league champion Kahuku and Kailua was postponed one day because of bad weather in the Windward area.
 •  Farrington tames McKinley
 •  'Aiea holds on for first OIA win, 14-13

Friday, September 23, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  State's top 2 teams face off tomorrow
A week after scaling one of its tallest mountains, the Punahou School football team has another tough hill to climb.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005
SpaceSOCCER
 •  Oregon star moves forward
She's got skills. It's the song Oregon senior forward Nicole Garbin has chosen to play as a ringback tone on her cell phone, and an accurate description for the former two-time Hawai'i State Player of the Year.
 •  Cornell midfielder honored for stellar week
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Roosevelt boys upset Kahuku

Tuesday, September 20, 2005
SpaceVOLLEYBALL
 •  'Aiea senior has dug deep, answered call
There was a time when 'Aiea's Lelani Kleman-Maeva was ready to give up. Then she received a phone call from coach Blythe Yamamoto that changed her mind — and her life.
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Football statistics
 •  Football standings
 •  Football schedules
 •  Advertiser football poll
SpaceOTHER SPORTS
 •  Weekly honors

Sunday, September 18, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Punahou downs Saint Louis
After a sluggish first half, junior quarterback Brett Kan shook off the butterflies to lead No. 3 Punahou over No. 7 Saint Louis, 31-20, last night in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I season opener at Aloha Stadium.
 •  Damien thunders past Pac-Five, 41-3
 •  Radford routs Waialua, 50-7
Saturday, September 17, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Castle scores upset of top ranked Kahuku, 23-6
Pardon the Castle Knights if they don't remember the last time they beat Kahuku. For it happened 17 seasons ago, before most of them were even born.

Friday, September 16, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Punahou looks to end streak
The last time Punahou defeated Saint Louis in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu football game, today's seniors were in the second grade.

Thursday, September 15, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  ILH football title race wide open ... really
In the past 20 football seasons, the preseason favorite in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu usually has been 18-time champion Saint Louis. Kamehameha or Punahou may have been tabbed as serious contenders in different years, and once in a while Iolani might have been mentioned.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
SpaceBASEBALL
 •  Shishido resigns as Baldwin coach
Kahai Shishido, who guided Baldwin High to the 1995 state baseball championship and 10 Maui Interscholastic League titles in the past 15 years, has resigned as the Bears' head coach.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Saint Louis player putting family first
The past two years of Esrom Pascual's life have been rather emotional for the Saint Louis football team's left guard.
 •  Football standings
 •  Advertiser football poll
 •  Weekly honors
 •  Football schedule

Sunday, September 11, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Kamehameha downs Leilehua
The Leilehua High School football team fell just short against Kamehameha, 20-14, last night in a tense nonleague rematch of last year's Division I state championship game.
 •  Saint Louis tops Utah's Davis
 •  Moanalua stays unbeaten, 47-7

Saturday, September 10, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Kapolei downs 'Aiea in OIA Red West, 41-13
Quarterback Brad Padayao overcame some early-game jitters then picked apart 'Aiea in leading Kapolei to a 41-13 win in O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West football last night at the Hurricanes' new stadium.
 •  Top-ranked Kahuku remains unbeaten, 37-0

Friday, September 9, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Iolani pays visit to Washington power
Iolani School will play indoor football for the first time tomorrow, taking on highly regarded Capital (Olympia, Wash.) in the 23,000-seat Tacoma Dome.
 •  Kaua'i coaches expect wide-open title chase
SpaceCROSS COUNTRY
 •  19th-ranked girls team in Iolani Invitational
One of the top girls teams in the nation is back to defend its title in Hawai'i's premier high school cross country invitational.

Thursday, September 8, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Champs out to prove Utah football on rise
Interscholastic League of Honolulu football contenders Saint Louis and Punahou will test themselves against two Utah state champions Saturday at Aloha Stadium.

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
SpaceBASKETBALL, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL
 •  Tiger junior having a ball
At McKinley High, there aren't enough Chelsie Satos to go around. Or is it there aren't enough sports for the multi-sport athlete?

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Football program puts value on role of trainers
Athletic trainers may have been taken for granted in the past, but their importance is back in the spotlight again, especially at smaller private schools like Damien, which is dealing with the rising cost of having them around.
 •  Weekly honors
 •  Advertiser football poll
 •  Football schedule

Monday, September 5, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Campbell rushes past Waialua for 35-14 win
Five players rushed for touchdowns as visiting Campbell beat Waialua, 35-14, in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association White Conference game Saturday.

Sunday, August 28, 2005
SpaceFOOTBALL
 •  Kamehameha dumps Mililani
Kamehameha shook off an inauspicious start, then played like the defending Division I state champion that it is in knocking off Mililani, 26-6, in non-league high school football last night at Aloha Stadium.
 •  Punahou surges past Kapolei

Saturday, August 20, 2005
VOLLEYBALL
 •  Iolani sweeps at Ann Kang tourney
Iolani and California schools Los Alamitos, Rim of the World and Bakersfield swept matches yesterday in the double-elimination championship bracket of the Ann Kang Invitational girls volleyball tournament at Iolani.