The picks are in, and though they are not flattering, they’re equally nonbinding.

The Panaewa 14-year-old Pop Warner football team will hold a Halloween Haunted Pathway fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Kahaopea Street.

Hilo High’s Gianna Yokoe entered carefree, and she exited carefully attending to her hardware.

After face-planting opponents into the ground all season, Hilo High’s football team finally began in a hole.

Pahoa’s Jaydan Broad-Melander threw four touchdowns passes in a career game, while teammate David Martinez ran for three more scores. All that offense wasn’t quite enough to eke out a victory.

KEAAU – Kamehameha’s Kylie Iwamoto and La’iku Paleka are a coach’s dream, and not just because they captured the BIIF air riflery championships, and not just to Warriors head man Tracy Aruga.

The conditions were much more conducive to goal-scoring than a week ago, but it never materialized on the scoreboard.

UH-Hilo’s volleyball team prides itself on having enough quality players to aggressively grind away at practice against competition as tough or tougher than its opponents.

There was no record-setting shock and awe.

It was shocking, eye-opening, historic and, for many that witnessed it first-hand, a painful spectacle to watch.

They ran like they always do, noticed something different and started asking questions.

KEAAU – As if Kohala’s white football jerseys weren’t muddy enough after 48 minutes on a wet and soggy field, the Cowboys went and got their money’s worth before heading back to Kapaau.

As uber-efficient as UH-Hilo freshman Emily Wade has been lately, alas, she hasn’t been perfect.