The UH-Hilo basketball team’s late rally was too little, too late in an 86-82 loss to Concordia on Monday night in Irvine, Calif, handing the Vulcans their second straight loss and knocking them into a tie for first place in the PacWest.

Hawaii Prep senior Malia Camero may have gone unnoticed when she walked on the volleyball court. After all, she’s a setter and stands 5 feet, 4 inches.

It was not a suitable personnel matchup from the start for Waiakea, which couldn’t score a lot of easy points (layups, putbacks, and free throws) against Konawaena, which looked taller, stronger and more experienced.

The UH-Hilo softball team’s opponent, DePauw, welcomed the warm weather and Aloha spirit on Wednesday, about 4,226 miles from Indiana, where the temperature is 20 degrees.

The UH-Hilo basketball team got dominated in the paint by Dominican, and things weren’t looking all that good late in the second half on Monday night at Hilo Civic.

Only a few members of the Konawaena girls basketball team have state tournament experience, including seniors Kaliana Salazar-Harrell, Kayla Pak, and Juliana Losalio-Watson and junior Braelyn Kauhi.

A final remembrance is set for Saturday at Hilo Bayfront for Kafoa Hala Latu, founder of Tui Tonga Canoe Club Hawaii and New Zealand, who passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. His body was recovered by a rescue helicopter from the waters off New Zealand’s Waikowhai Beach. His outrigger canoe failed, and the 53-year-old was immersed in the freezing waters for too long.

The UH-Hilo women’s basketball team took open shots but didn’t make many and didn’t share the ball well, but still beat Academy of Art 66-58 on Thursday night before 20 fans on UHH’s approved pass list at Hilo Civic, behind Noelle Sua-Godinet’s huge baskets off the bench.

The UH-Hilo basketball team shot 3 of 24 to start the game, but battled through its shooting blues to convert 23 of 43 or 53% to defeat Academy of Art 75-72 before 51 fans on UHH’s pass list, including five who wore their masks below their noses, on Thursday night at Hilo Civic.

It takes two to tangle, which hasn’t been the case for the UH-Hilo women’s basketball team after six straight postponements.

Laukoa Santos always believed in himself, even when the 2017 Kealakehe graduate wasn’t picked in the three rounds of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Tuesday, which saw 78 players taken.

It was an ugly BIIF girls basketball game, someone had to win, and Waiakea managed a 35-26 victory over Kamehameha on Tuesday night at its gym.

Esai Easley, who played his freshman year at Makua Lani, was picked in the first round by Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Tuesday, the 22nd overall selection.

Reinforcements have arrived for UH-Hilo women’s basketball team, but still no game.

KEAAU — Hilo was a heavy favorite over Keaau in a BIIF Division I basketball game on Friday night at the Cougars Gym, where a strict no-fan policy was in place.

An unofficial long-distance BIIF canoe paddling meet was held on Hilo Bay on Saturday, a day of appreciation for paddlers who have been out of the water since Feb. 8, 2020.

Darius Olloway, a 6-foot-4 senior, is the only starter back for the Kamehameha basketball team, which is loaded with promising young talent.

Alexis Pana doesn’t speak any Romanian other than the common courtesy phrases such as “Please, thank you, excuse me, and you’re welcome,” but her game translates on the basketball court.

Following the lead of the Oahu Interscholastic Association, the Big Island Interscholastic Federation announced on Tuesday due to the rising coronavirus cases, spectators will not be allowed at any sporting events until further notice.