Bart Wright

March 2, 2020 | 6 MIN READ

Like his football teams at Hilo High School these last five years, coach Kaeo Drummondo is on the move, in more ways than one.

March 2, 2020 | 2 MIN READ

Aspiring Big Island divers got a needed assist this week when the USA Diving Foundation gave Hilo Hi-Diving a $10,000 grant for a new 1-meter stand the local club plans to use for a new 1-mete...

February 24, 2020 | 6 MIN READ

High school can be a real drag, and that’s what keeps a couple dozen Hilo side young people motivated.

February 21, 2020 | 5 MIN READ

You could call it a sudden rise and then a splash, but that sort of applies to every springboard dive.

February 18, 2020 | 6 MIN READ

Growing up in Hilo, when he was just another sports-minded keiki, Alden Arakaki was earnestly interested in basketball. He played the game daily, practiced shooting and ball-handling and had a...

February 15, 2020 | 3 MIN READ

It’s on.

February 10, 2020 | 7 MIN READ

It’s one of those things that’s a little difficult to describe in words, because it’s more about the feeling that comes from deep inside somewhere, and then spreads out and tends to consume...

February 7, 2020 | 3 MIN READ

Two champions played for a berth in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association girls Division II championship Friday night at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and the closer they got to the end,...

February 7, 2020 | 5 MIN READ

It’s a little late, but happy birthday thoughts go out to Sunrise Athletics, the youth running club in East Hawaii that started with a sensible plan and has seen in grow ten-fold in 10 years....

February 6, 2020 | 2 MIN READ

From start to finish, Hawaii Baptist Academy made it a rough opening night for Hawaii Prep on Wednesday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in the first round of the girls’ basketball Divisi...

February 3, 2020 | 7 MIN READ

There’s something to be said for living in a place that’s not too big, not too small. Too big means congestion, people who don’t relate to each other and, usually, living in a small space in...

January 26, 2020 | 7 MIN READ

If you just moved here, it’s possible you don’t know about Jimmy Correa’s legacy in Hilo baseball, but you would be hard pressed to find anyone, at any level, who has participated for any am...

January 6, 2020 | 5 MIN READ

The tears rolled out in uncontrollable bursts, like they would never stop. Then, Bree Brown thought maybe it was all wrong, maybe it had been some big, inexplicable mistake.

December 27, 2019 | 5 MIN READ

The New Year approaches with a level of advancement in Big Island volleyball that can best be summarized in three words:

December 9, 2019 | 7 MIN READ

Somewhere, sometime, the concept of taking personal responsibility, the self-motivation or kuleana to show accountability seems have been eroded when it comes to youth sports on the Big Island....

December 2, 2019 | 7 MIN READ

Wela Mamone has no problem with sports history in Hawaii, he just wants to change it up slightly, tip it a little in a new direction.