Jerry Campany

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HHSAA Hall of Honor: Tyger Taam

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

Before Tyger Taam entered Moanalua’s wrestling room, the state’s Grand Slam Club was only open to private school boys. Taam changed that this year, winning his fourth straight state wrestling title to become the sixth boy to do so. The five previous winners went to ILH schools and contemporary Mikah Labuanan of Kamehameha-Maui joined the club two matches after Taam did. Taam takes a lot of pride in being the first public school athlete to pull it off. “It made it extremely special,” Taam said.
HHSAA Hall of Honor: Mikah Labuanan

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

A year after his training partner earned a spot in the Hall of Honor by being the first male wrestler to win a state championship for tiny Lanai, Mikah Labuanan did his friend one better. Diesel Del Rosario punched his ticket by beating the favorite at 120 pounds his senior year at Brigham Young-Hawaii’s Cannon Activities Center and Labuanan was among the first in line to congratulate him.
Pearl City breaks Moanalua dynasty in capturing judo titles

1 month ago | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

The only way to slay the state’s greatest judo dynasty is to punch it in the mouth. Pearl City won its first four title matches at Saturday night’s Odom Corporation/HHSAA Judo State Championships at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center and rode that momentum to both team titles to end Moanalua’s stranglehold. Na Menehune had won the past five team titles, boys and girls, dating back to 2017.
Hawaii Grown Report: Aloys, Arquette continue to impress on the diamond

2 months ago | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 74° Today's Paper Hawaii GrownSports JOSHUA L. JONES / USA TODAY NETWORK VIA IMAGN IMAGES Arkansasâ€™ Wehiwa Aloy celebrated after scoring a run against Georgia in Athens, Ga., last Friday. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo.
Former prep stars doing damage on the diamond

2 months ago | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

BASEBALL>> Aiva Arquette (Saint Louis), Oregon State: Went 3-for-3 with a walk and a home run in a 5-2 win over Washington, his former team, and then hit another homer in the team’s lone victory over Nebraska. He is hitting .333 in 96 at-bats for the Beavers with seven home runs and an on-base percentage of .445. >> Nuu Contrades (Saint Louis), Arizona State: Had four hits in a 9-5 win over Utah, scoring three runs and driving in one.
Hawaii Grown Report: Isle athletes starring in several sports

Mar 26, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

BASEBALL>> Wehiwa Aloy (Baldwin), Arkansas: Collected 10 hits in five games last week, half of them in two games against Oral Roberts before getting five, including a home run, in a three-game sweep of South Carolina. Kuhio Aloy (Baldwin) continued to mash, running his hitting streak to nine with four hits in three blowouts of the Gamecocks with five RBIs, plus a walk — one of them intentionally to precede a grand slam — in each contest.
Hawaii Grown: Isle athletes at ASU, Oklahoma star in baseball, softball

Mar 19, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

How athletes from Hawaii fared in NCAA sports over the past week:BASEBALL>> Wehiwa Aloy (Baldwin), Arkansas: Won the opening series of SEC play with a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning of a 12-9 win over Mississippi, his second dinger of the contest. He had three hits in the game and walked in all three contests.
Jerry Campany: Few writers could string 2 sentences together like my work mom

Mar 17, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

I don’t know how Cindy Luis did it. Luis was one of our go-to reporters anytime a tribute needed to be written, the perfect journalist for the job with her blend of compassion and ability to craft a story. It was always someone she knew, because she knew everybody. She was always the first call when I needed some perspective, but now there is nobody on the other end of the line. Luis died on Sunday, right in the middle of her living her best life.
Hawaii Grown: Isle prep athletes make their marks in pool and on the mat

Mar 5, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

BASEBALL>> Kuhio Aloy (Baldwin), Arkansas: Had six hits and seven RBIs in a three-game sweep of Charlotte, with two doubles and his fourth home run of the season, after collecting a four-hit game in a 14-3 win over Grambling. He is slashing .556/.636/1.185 in his first eight games with the Razorbacks. Wehiwa Aloy (Baldwin) had a hit in all three games of the series and has a five-game streak.
Hawaii Grown: Moku dominates field to win MPSF indoor pole vault crown

Feb 26, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Jerry Campany

BASEBALL>> Wehiwa Aloy (Baldwin), Arkansas: Had a monster game in an 8-6 win over Michigan, going 4-for-4 with a walk, adding a home run and two RBIs with three runs scored. >> Aiva Arquette (Saint Louis), Oregon State: Drove in a run in all three games last week in the Round Rock Classic — one in a win over Virginia, two in a loss to Oklahoma and three in a loss to Minnesota.