Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DI Girls Soccer State Championship

Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DI Girls Soccer State Championship

 

Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DI Girls Soccer State Championship

PHOTOS BY ANDREW LEE
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Game Stats via HHSAA

Punahou 1 – KS-Kapalama 0 (Final)

Punahou: Maya Yoshimura (11:00)

Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DII Girls Soccer State Championship

Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DII Girls Soccer State Championship

 

Photo Gallery: 2025 Motiv8 Foundation DII Girls Soccer State Championship

PHOTOS BY ANDREW LEE
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Game Stats via HHSAA

KS-Hawaii 2 – Mid-Pacific 1 (Final)

KS-Hawaii: Alyssa Hudman (72:00), Madisyn Meyers (75:00)
Mid Pacific: Eva Hand (48:00)

Kalani pulls away from Radford in opening round of playoffs, 44-40

Kalani pulls away from Radford in opening round of playoffs, 44-40

 
 

Kalani pulls away from Radford in opening round of playoffs, 44-40

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JANUARY 25, 2025

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With heavy hearts, Kalani is moving on in the OIA Division I girls basketball playoffs.

The Falcons edged visiting Radford in a back-and-forth affair for a 44-40 opening round win Friday night at Earl C. Homer Gymnasium.

It was an emotional victory for Kalani — not only in the sense that the loser’s season would be over — but because of the passing of Alvin Stephenson, the father of junior forward Alina Stephenson and freshman forward Angel Stephenson.

Alvin Stephenson was a former Hawai’i Pacific University guard that also coached high school boys basketball in Damien, leading the Monarchs to a Division II state championship in 2019.

Alina Stephenson scored a team-high 16 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter while Angel Stephenson poured in a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds with four assists and two steals.

The younger Stephenson made plays late in the game to help power Kalani to the win and earned HSRN’s ‘VIP of the Game’ award, which is presented by Fun Factory Games.

She had a solo one-on-four fast break opportunity to give the Falcons the lead for good, 35-33 and later passed out of a double team to a wide-open Raine Chinen in the corner for a triple to give Kalani a 38-33 lead. Her last clutch play came on a missed Kalani free throw with 10 seconds remaining to help ice the game.

“When my sister fouled out, that really pushed me, and my dad, he was supposed to come to this game but he passed away yesterday so I just wanted to dedicate this game to him,” said Angel Stephenson.

The Rams (12-8 overall, 5-5 OIA) were led by Shanntay Stroman in their season-ending loss as she scored a game-high 22 points with 11 rebounds, three steals and two made 3-pointers.

Kalani (15-5, 8-3) moves on to take on the West’s top seed in Mililani Saturday night.

Kailua locks up OIA D1 East’s top seed with 51-39 win over Kaiser

Kailua locks up OIA D1 East’s top seed with 51-39 win over Kaiser

 
 

Kailua locks up OIA D1 East’s top seed with 51-39 win over Kaiser

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JANUARY 22, 2025

Visiting Kaiser stringed together runs in waves, but it was Kailua that was riding high after Tuesday night.

The Surfriders celebrated senior night in style with a 51-39 win over the Cougars in an OIA East matchup at Harry Murai Gymnasium.

With the victory, Kailua (20-4 overall, 9-0 league) secured the OIA East’s No. 1 seed in the upcoming Division I playoffs.

“We’re amazing when we play together really well and we trust each other,” said senior guard Skyler Unten. “It’s huge, being No. 1 is the best.”

Unten did a little bit of everything and scored eight of his team-high 11 points after halftime to help the Surfriders weather a Kaiser 10-0 run to start the second half. He earned HSRN’s ‘VIP of the Game’ award, which is presented by Fun Factory Games.

“Well we just needed scores and I was the one,” said Unten. “I just took it upon myself to score and make plays.”

The Cougars took an early 5-0 lead to start the game before Kailua started to get into the flow of things. Kaiser held a 10-6 lead before the Surfriders went on a 13-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters.

Unten’s 3-pointer in transition forced the Cougars to call timeout down 19-10 with 6:31 remaining in the first half. The second quarter would belong to Kailua, outscoring Kaiser, 17 to 4.

“Push the ball, get the rebound and just push,” Unten said of the second quarter surge. “We’re so good in fast break (opportunities), so that’s what we want to do.”

A trio of players finished in double figures to pace the Cougars (12-8, 6-2). Emmanuel Tiritas had 12 points, Norris Birdsong scored 11 on three made 3-pointers and William Dunbar scored all of his 10 points in the second half.

Farrington girls basketball gets much needed 30-27 win in regular season finale against Roosevelt

Farrington girls basketball gets much needed 30-27 win in regular season finale against Roosevelt

 
 

Farrington girls basketball gets much needed 30-27 win in regular season finale against Roosevelt

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JANUARY 18, 2025

Something positive to build on.

The Farrington girls basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a much-needed 30-27 win over Roosevelt at Richard Kitamura Gymnasium in the final game of the OIA East regular season.

The Governors improved to 5-5 in league play as they rallied from a 10-2 first-quarter deficit to get their first win since Jan. 4.

Hunter Garcia spearheaded the comeback with 14 points in the win to earn HSRN’s “VIP of the Game” award, which is presented by Fun Factory.

The victory earned Farrington the East’s fifth seed over the Rough Riders (5-5 OIA East), which means they will travel to face the West’s fourth seed Leilehua next Friday in the opening round of the OIA Division I playoffs.

Roosevelt will travel to West No. 3 seed Nanakuli that same night.

Radford boys basketball rallies past Waianae, 42-39, to pick up third straight win

Radford boys basketball rallies past Waianae, 42-39, to pick up third straight win

 
 

Radford boys basketball rallies past Waianae, 42-39, to pick up third straight win

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JANUARY 15, 2025

The Radford boys basketball team shook off a slow start to rally past visiting Waianae, 42-39, Tuesday night in an OIA West clash at Jim Alegre Gymnasium.

The Rams, who trailed by as many as six points in the first half, used a 6-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for their third straight win as they improve to 8-8 overall and 3-3 in league play.

“We just had to play more disciplined, that was the biggest thing, playing disciplined,” said Radford senior guard Isaiah Harmon. “As soon as we started playing disciplined, we started shutting them down on defense.”

Harmon scored a game-high 13 points in the win while making key plays late in the fourth quarter to seal the game with an offensive rebound and steal to help ice the game. His efforts earned him HSRN’s “VIP of the Game” award, which is presented by Fun Factory.

The 6-foot-1 senior guard stressed the importance of playing as a team to get the win, as he also sat a stretch in the second half with four fouls.

“We just had to work together as a team,” Harmon said. “I’m really proud of my teammates because they stepped up when I wasn’t able to play when I was out so we just had to keep our head right and play hard.”

Sophomore guard Landen Lee had his best game of the regular season with eight points off the bench while Nate Hartline and Cassey Sampayan each had six points to round out the top scorers for the Rams.

Andre Corpuz also helped start the 6-0 fourth quarter run with a reverse layup while Kaleb Dizon capped the run with a buzzer-beating shot to give Radford a 41-35 lead late.

“I was really proud of them today because they stepped up,” Harmon said of his teammates. “I wasn’t able to play as much because I had four fouls… but they came through big, and I that’s really what helped us get the lead and win for the team.”

Thomas Tucker led the Seariders (4-13, 0-7) in the loss with 12 points.