Huntington Beach sweeps Punahou in 3 tightly contested sets
In the end, Punahou’s push could not get national powerhouse Huntington Beach over the edge. Read more
Paul Honda
Paul Honda is a sports reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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He got hands-on with newspapers as a kid, reading the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with his mom every day. In the eighth grade, he became a delivery boy with 63 daily and 103 Sunday deliveries on his route in Moiliili. That was back in 1978 when a newspaper cost just 25 cents. The musings of Bill Kwon, Jim Easterwood and many other scribes had an impact.
Honda later wrote for the award-winning The Bulldog at Kaimuki High School, and Ka Leo O Hawaii at UH before moving to Kona, where he was a one-man sports desk at West Hawaii Today. Eight years later, he returned to Oahu and was in charge of content for RainbowSportsNetwork.com and HawaiiSportsNetwork.com, and HSN magazine. He began stringing for the Star-Bulletin in 2003 and joined the sports staff in 2004.
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Hunt provides solid relief as No. 8 Kailua downs Moanalua
Rayvin Pagan belted a two-run home run and Jayden Hunt fired 51⁄3 scoreless innings in relief as No. 8 Kailua overwhelmed Moanalua 9-1 on Saturday. Read more
Punahou boys volleyball picks up titanic sweep
It’s not often Afatia Thompson lines up and pounds the rock from the left pin. Read more
Kamehameha pitching holds Mid-Pacific
Elai Iwanaga hurled five scoreless innings, allowing two hits, as No. 1 Kamehameha fought off No. 6 Mid-Pacific 5-1 on a sunny Thursday afternoon at Ala Wai Community Park. Read more
Punahou boys volleyball elevates past Kamehameha
Kamehameha pulled out all the stops, but Punahou elevated to another level on Wednesday night for a 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23 win at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. Read more
Power, clutch pitching propel Punahou softball past No. 1 Maryknoll
Li‘i Brown parked a two-run home run on the roof of the school library and Tasi Taufahema pitched a flawless seventh inning for a save as No. 7 Punahou stunned No. 1 Maryknoll 5-4 on a windy Tuesday afternoon at Punahou. Read more
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Kamehameha’s Kezia Lucas was spotted as a potential two-sport star, but she picked softball
Four years ago, a seventh grader on the Kamehameha intermediate softball team left an impression on coach Mark Lyman. Read more
Baseball top 10: Kamehameha edges Saint Louis at No. 1
Perhaps the schedule makers are diabolical. Read more
Softball top 10: Maryknoll overtakes Kamehameha at No. 1
The gauntlet of ILH softball never lacks drama. Read more
Pupualii Sepulona of Saint Louis repeats as Player of the Year
On a cool, overcast Sunday morning, the outside courts at Kalakaua District Park is where Pupualii Sepulona finds sanctuary. Read more
Kamehameha catches wind-blown break to edge Maryknoll
Sometimes, even the state’s top-ranked baseball team gets “lucky.” Read more
Power surge sparks No. 1 Kamehameha softball over young ‘Iolani
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Pressley, hitters deliver as Roosevelt downs No. 10 Kaiser
Xavier Pressley was on call Wednesday afternoon. Read more
Chun steady after shaky start in Saint Louis win
Tanner Chun’s day on the mound began with eight consecutive balls. Read more
Kamehameha volleyball star Harryzen Soares is learning on the fly
Harryzen Soares made his name — and reputation — as a libero for Kamehameha’s boys volleyball team. Read more
Softball top 10: Sing the praises for Kamehameha at No. 1
Kamehameha remain at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 after an eventful week off the diamond. Read more
Baseball top 10: Warriors sit solid at top of the heap
Kamehameha remained a solid No. 1 this week in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. Read more
Correa’s pitching helps Saint Louis stymie Maryknoll
Laakea Correa pitched one-hit ball for 61⁄3 innings as No. 3 Saint Louis blanked Maryknoll 3-0 on Saturday morning at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. Read more
Punahou remains unbeaten with sweep of ‘Iolani
The Buffanblu improved to 3-0 in ILH play as setters Nalu Akana (24 assists) and Elijah Smith (14 assists) ran a devastatingly effective attack against a hustling, scrappy Raiders defense. Read more
Dixon provides support as No. 10 Mid-Pacific tops No. 8 Punahou
Payton Dixon scattered three hits over 42⁄3 innings in relief as No. 10-ranked Mid-Pacific beat No. 8 Punahou, 4-1, in the ILH regular-season opener for both teams Wednesday. Read more
Baseball top 10: Defending state champ Kamehameha No. 1
Kamehameha collected all eight first-place votes in the first Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 of the season. Read more
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