UH-Hilo probably didn’t see this one coming, but Hawaii Pacific came to town and stunned the Vulcans in four sets, getting lit up by one of the smallest players on the court.

Chris Honda, a fixture in the community as a youth coach and paramedic, has been hired as the Waiakea baseball coach, taking over from Eric Kurosawa.

Hilo made it look so easy against Honokaa on Saturday night at Wong Stadium, almost as if the Vikings knew what was coming.

KEAAU – It was the small stuff that impressed Guy Enriques after Kamehameha swept Hilo in the first-and-only impactful BIIF Division I showdown between the two on Monday night at Koaia Gym.

It wasn’t the debut that he wanted, but Kean Wong reached the big leagues after seven years in the minors.

Isaiah Kanno added to his trophy collection with a dominant victory at the Big Island Junior Classic on Monday at Hualalai Golf Course, where some of the state’s best visited over the Labor Day weekend.

Kamehameha’s Labor Day Volleyball Classic is a 24-team tournament designed to sharpen the BIIF teams and also serve as a welcome mat for the seven mainland schools.

Hilo senior Mahala Kaapuni is smiling because volleyball practice will start soon, a time for fun with all her teammates.

Honokaa dominated the battle in the trenches, ran to its heart’s delight and watched its defense and special teams suffocate Waiakea, a youthful squad still in the stages of a rebuild.

It’s 4 a.m. and Chris Leonard is in a hotel bed somewhere on the mainland thinking about volleyball. Two days later, the interim coach will be in the UHH gym running his first practice.

Kamehameha is looking to win its first BIIF volleyball championship since 2014, a ham-and-pickle sandwich statement that sounds preposterous.

A decade ago when he was coaching at Honokaa, Fred Lau looked for creative ways to conquer teams that were bigger and stronger.