Wright On: Davis football brothers are true student-athletes
Twitter has become social media invaded by foreign trolls, meaning us harm, an ongoing platform filled with ill-mannered, inelegant and irksome commentary we see on a daily basis.
BIIF soccer: Kealakehe boys secure home-field in D-I semifinals
Kealakehes boys soccer team will be home for the postseason for the first time in three seasons, while Waiakea once again will have to hit the road to reach the title game.
BIIF boys basketball: Kamehameha uses late layup to edge Konawaena
Locked in a tight road contest at Konawaena on Friday night, Kamehameha was in about as good a spot as it could have hoped: Izayah Chartrand-Penera had the game in his hands as time was running out.
Basketball: Fifth-year senior Gilmore not just along for ride with Vuls
His teammates call him KG – though he was a youngster when former NBA star Kevin Garnett was enjoying his prime – and his parents call him Jamal.
BIIF swimming and diving results
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BIIF girls basketball: Tagabi puts finishing touches on Honokaa’s comeback
Kaena Tagabi got Honokaas girls basketball team over the hump after a lot of heavy lifting was put in by Saige Tabac and Kristen Ragasa.
BIIF soccer: Waiakea boys solve Hawaii Prep in 3-1 win
It likely wont have an impact on the BIIF boys Division I soccer race, but make no mistake: Waiakea needed this entering the postseason.
Basketball: Harrison, Vuls close out Notre Dame de Namur
UH-Hilos Kupaa Harrison dribbled to the basket to provide a game-ending exclamation point and instead ended up with a bit of question mark.
Football: Rolovich leaves Hawaii to coach Washington State
Washington State is close to finalizing an agreement with Hawaiis Nick Rolovich to take over as the Cougars head football coach.
Wright On: New Waiakea softball coach welcomes high expectations
Nobody keeps track of such things in high school, college or the professional ranks, but theres a common understanding that when a new coach takes over an athletic program, theres a good chance that not everything has gone well.
BIIF soccer: Kealakehe scores late to deny Waiakea
Kealakehes Joseph Choi never stopped following the ball.
Stansberry lifts Hawaii over Cal St.-Fullerton 75-69
FULLERTON, Calif. Eddie Stansberry had 25 points as Hawaii topped Cal State Fullerton 75-69 on Thursday night in the Big West Conference opener for both teams.
Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’
TOLEDO, Ohio President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up American justice by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while jeering Democratic leaders for questioning his decision to carry out the attack without first consulting Congress.
It’s war: Is the U.S. in it to win it?
Prior to Irans missile attacks on U.S. bases inside Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said, We are not seeking war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one. Esper said the U.S. prefers a diplomatic solution to the escalation of tensions in the region.
Quarter of Hawaii home buyers from outside state
HONOLULU Buyers from outside the state have purchased 24% of homes across Hawaii, the states head economist said.
Men’s basketball: Vuls aren’t sharp, but strong enough for Dominican
What UH-Hilos mens basketball pulled off to get to .500 took guts.
Facebook again won’t ban political ads, even false ones
SAN FRANCISCO Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it wont ban them, wont fact-check them and wont limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people.
BIIF soccer: Waiakea girls shut out Hilo again
After taking its lumps against its rival for four years running, Waiakeas girls soccer team is turning the tables.
BIIF basketball: Gonzalez-Tremaine lifts Keaau past Honokaa
Anela Gonzalez-Tremaine didnt just deliver an encore performance but a virtuoso one as well.
Honolulu police fatally shoot fugitive during car struggle
HONOLULU Honolulu police officers killed a man they believed was armed during a struggle in a car after they identified him as fugitive, an official said.