BIIF judo, what we missed: Golden plans go awry for Yamamoto, Manuia
Samantha Yamamoto wanted to be like her sister LiAnn Yamamoto, a four-time BIIF judo champion.
BIIF judo, what we missed: Waiakea, Hilo put title plans on hold
The Waiakea boys judo team was loaded with experience and depth, much like the Hilo girls.
Where are they now: Former Vul DeMaestri takes court sense into coaching
Jay DeMaestri would stroll down the basketball court with the confidence of a long-distance sniper, catch the ball from 35 feet out and fire away.
BIIF golf, what we missed: Waiakea boys wanted chance to ride seniors to state title
The Waiakea boys golf team was in the hunt last season and felt hungry going into the season.
BIIF golf, what we missed: Waiakea girls liked chances of defending state title
The Waiakea girls golf team was the best in the state last season and could have been better in 2020.
All-BIIF DII girls basketball: Kamehameha’s Pacheco not to be denied this time
It was a father and daughter dynamic from the start with Dominic and Nique Pacheco. The Kamehameha senior point guard grew up learning the game from her dad. Their last season together turned into something special.
All-BIIF DI girls basketball: Kaupu is Konawaena’s latest top ’Cat
Caiyle Kaupu carried Konawaena as far as she could on the basketball court with the traits that made her a leader on and off the floor.
Still having a ball: Esene – only Vul to earn basketball player of year honor – coaches, wants to contribute to program
Back in 2005, he was known as Skip Esene, the only hoopster in the UH-Hilo men’s basketball team’s history to earn a postseason player of the year award.
All-BIIF DII boys basketball: Kohala’s Cazimero cuts bigger competition down to size
The hard work began at 6:15 a.m. in the weight room for O’shen Cazimero, who along with teacher Blaise Kise and lifting partner Chase Hirano, pumped daily iron, adding another layer to a basketball game built around speed and discipline.
All-BIIF D1 boys basketball: Waiakea’s Apele ascends to top honor again
Once basketball is in your blood, the ball never stops bouncing for someone like Kia’i Apele.
BIIF tennis: What might have been for Waiakea
This was supposed to be the Waiakea girls tennis team’s year, to not only shatter the belief that Punahou is unbeatable but that the Big Island has blue-chip Goliath talent, too.
The lost spring: Eight seasons canceled as HHSAA officially throws in towel
It was finally made official on Friday that the Hawaii High School Athletic Association and its member leagues have canceled the remainder of the 2020 spring interscholastic sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health threat.
Basketball coach keeps tabs on players’ progress on Instagram
Bored at home due to the coronavirus pandemic with a flat basketball in the garage somewhere?
Viral immunity: Shortened MLB draft likely won’t lock out Waiakea’s Rosario
Waiakea senior outfielder Kalai Rosario’s baseball season was shortened because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 silver lining for UH’s Daylen Calicdan: listening to lectures in bed
Daylen Calicdan and DallasJ Duarte were supposed to be roommates at Hawaii and enjoy another season on the baseball team together.
Family business: Hilo High senior carries on Breitbarth tradition, signs at college to play soccer
It’s no surprise that Jyson Breitbarth followed the jet-setting ways of his siblings and found a college far from home.
Hirata’s last hurrah: Waiakea alum likely will turn in UH golf bag for bid at medical school
University of Hawaii senior golfer Trevor Hirata’s season ended with a phone call in Arizona, and he’s taken a baseball player’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic: get ready to swing if a curveball comes.
End of the Rainbow: Instead of hustling at Hawaii, BIIF Four home with time on hands
The BIIF Four — Daylen Calicdan, DallasJ Duarte, Stone Miyao and Tai Atkins — on Hawaii’s baseball team are back at home in Hilo and living like the rest of us.
Talented Waiakea senior Kekuawela didn’t need blind luck to land scholarship to Fresno Pacific
The video on Maluhia Kekuawela always stood out, so much so that the Waiakea senior soccer player landed a scholarship sight unseen from Fresno Pacific.
