Iolani and Kamehameha
tops in state titles won
in 2002-03
Iolani and Kamehameha tied for the most team state championships for the 2002-03 high school year.
The Raiders and Warriors had six state titles each.
Going into the spring tournament season, Iolani had five and Kamehameha had four. The Raiders secured the girls track and field championship, while the Warriors earned the top spot in baseball and boys track and field.
Punahou won three spring tournaments (girls basketball and boys and girls tennis) to boost its total of state titles to five.
Among public schools, Kahuku won the most state championships with three.
Broken down by leagues, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu finished with 19 state crowns, followed by the OIA with 10 and the BIIF with 3.
Big turnout for football combine: Hawaii Sports Network's football combine last Saturday at Saint Louis School drew 240 kids and 12 Division I coaches, according to Doris Sullivan, the director of student services for HSN's Athletic Prep Academy.
"Many local coaches remarked that this is the best thing that's happened for Hawaii football players who want to go on and play in college," Sullivan said.
As part of her job, Sullivan facilitates communication between athletes and colleges.
"We help throughout the whole recruiting process," she said. "We help the kids prepare for SATs. And we had a record year for dollars (that students receive in athletic, academic or outside scholarships) --over $2 million."
Sullivan works with HSN employee Darnell Arceneaux, who is also the Hawaiian Islanders quarterback, doing time-consuming searches for all kinds of different scholarships that might fit certain athletes. They also get many calls from various colleges that are searching for a specific type of athlete, such as a linebacker or a post player.
Another HSN employee, writer Paul Honda, calls it the "eBay of athletics," according to Sullivan.
All of the work Sullivan and Arceneaux do is funded by donations. Meadow Gold, Pizza Hut and radio station KKEA are among the many sponsors.
A list of athletes who have been assisted by them can be found at right. More athletes are in the process of being helped.
Which side is time on?: Several prominent people in state sports circles are highly in favor of the shot clock for boys and girls basketball, including Hawaii High School Athletic Association executive director Keith Amemiya and Kalaheo girls and boys coach Chico Furtado.
The biggest obstacles are the logistics and cost of installing the shot clocks in all of the state's gyms.
"A shot clock is the show of the times," Furtado said. "Things change. It has already been instituted throughout the country.
"Because we don't have it, our players are not prepared when they go to college or play in national tournaments."
Punahou went to a stall in the fourth quarter of the state girls final against Kahuku and the strategy eventually gave the Buffanblu a slim win. That kind of slow-down game --where an exceptional ballhandler continues to dribble in one spot to kill time and provoke a foul --wouldn't be possible with a shot clock.
The Iolani boys also went to the stall in the March state final against Saint Louis even though they had a big lead.
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STATE HIGH SCHOOL TITLES
Kamehameha (6): Boys volleyball, boys cross country, girls paddling, large division cheerleading, baseball, boys track and field.
Iolani (6): Boys basketball, boys paddling, boys swimming, boys wrestling, girls cross country, girls track and field.
Punahou (5): Girls soccer, girls air riflery, girls basketball, boys tennis, girls tennis.
Kahuku (3): Girls wrestling, volleyball, girls judo.
Waiakea (2): Girls swimming, boys golf.
Saint Louis (2): Football, boys air riflery.
Kailua (2): Softball, boys bowling.
Pearl City (2): Girls bowling, girls judo.
McKinley (1): Mixed paddling.
Moanalua (1): Medium division cheerleading.
Mililani (1): Boys soccer.
Hilo (1): Girls golf.
HSN CLASS OF 2003
Hawaii Sports Network Athletic Prep AcademyGirls basketball
Becky Hogue (Punahou) Loyola Marymount
Fatai Halaapiapi (Lahainaluna) Eastern Kentucky
Dalia Solia (Kaimuki) Hawaii
Diane Okubo (University) Nova Southeastern
Boys basketball
Tevita Finau (Maui) Yuba CC (also football)
Baseball
Chad Itokazu (Pearl City) New Mexico
Cody Texeira-Vickery (Kailua) Arizona Western JC
Gered Mochizuki (Baldwin) Yavapai College
Billy Tennant (Campbell) Yavapai College
Football
Jason Rivers (Saint Louis) Hawaii
Alii Basham (Campbell) Eastern Washington
Reyn Kaupiko (Kamehameha) Navy
Brandon Rodd (Aiea) Arizona State
Justin Shiroma (Damien) Missouri Valley College
Daivah Domingo (Honokaa) Missouri Valley College
Paulo Feagai (Farrington) Pasadena City College
Micah Lau (Kamehameha) Pasadena City College
Andre Liufau (Saint Louis) Pasadena City College
Soli Lefiti (Castle) Pasadena City College
Jonah Navarro (Castle) Pasadena City College
Gino Venti (Campbell) Pasadena City College
Mapa Malupo (Campbell) College of the Canyons
Brandyn McCall (Pac-Five) Golden West
Siva Savini (Pac-Five) Menlo
Brandon Mitchell (Pac-Five) Glenville State
McShane Dator (Pac-Five) Mount San Antonio College
Tamatoa Swanson (Kealakehe) Mount San Antonio College
Sione Kauvaka (Lahainaluna) Yuba CC
Geoffrey Temo (Lahainaluna) Yuba CC
Girls Soccer
Jennifer Loo (Mililani) Idaho State
Boys Soccer
Ricky Shinn (Pearl City) Southern Methodist
Rocky Otsuka (Cambell) Yuba CC
Shauncey-Blaine Saito (Campbell) Yuba CC
Moikeha Kanealii (Hilo) Yuba CC
Girls Golf
Kellie Kawahara (Waiakea) Jackson State
Volleyball
Lauren Powley (Seabury Hall) Mesa State
Swimming
Erin Nakamoto (Kalani) Lindenwood
Wrestling
Vincent Scott (Saint Louis) Portland State
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