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BIIF basketball: Salvador-Libron, Yasso headline All-BIIF boys

6 days ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) released its All-League teams for boys basketball for the 2024-25 season, highlighting some of the top players for their superb play. See the paper Saturday to read the selections from the girls teams. DIIKohala’s Isaac Salvador-Libron highlighted the boys DII first team after being named BIIF DII Player of the Year. In conference and postseason play combined, Salvador-Libron averaged 13.3 points per game.
BIIF baseball and softball: BI teams fall on Oahu

6 days ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today Baseball and softball state playoff action continued on Oahu Wednesday, as Big Island teams played in the HHSAA and consolation brackets. BaseballBIIF DI runner-up Kamehameha-Hawaii lost in the opening round of the DI state bracket, falling to Saint Louis 5-1 at Iron Maehara Stadium. The Crusaders edged the Warriors in hits 6-5.
Henderson: Big Island swimmers make a Splash at Triple Crown opener

6 days ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Rani Henderson Hawaii Sport Events WAIKOLOA — There was no better place to be on Saturday than Anaeho‘omalu Bay, as more than 230 swimmers left behind the comforts of the pool and dove into the crystal-clear blue for the Anaeho‘omalu Splash, the first of three open water 1-mile swims that make up the prestigious Triple Crown Swim Race Series.
BIIF softball: Warriors, Cowgirls and Daggers fall at states

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today The good news: Five Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) softball teams are competing on Oahu this week in the HHSAA tournament. The bad news: Three of those teams fell in the opening rounds on Tuesday, officially moving to the consolation brackets. Waiakea fell 10-3 to Kaiser in the Division I first round at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, moving to 8-5 overall on the season. The Lady Cougars improved to 12-2.
Big Dog scholarship awardees named

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today Four deserving winners of this year’s Wayne “Big Dog” Scholarship were announced at last week’s BIIF Track and Field Championships, as the high school senior girls were awarded $2,000 for outstanding excellence in academics and community service while being involved in track or cross country. The basis of this prestigious award is to aid these qualified runners to pursue their endeavors in higher education and make a difference in the local community.
BIIF volleyball: Wildcats sweep Aiea, advance to Thursday’s HHSAA quarterfinals

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By West Hawaii Today staff Konawaena boys volleyball started the state tournament strong on Monday inside Ellison Onizuka Gymnasium, beating the visiting Aiea Na Alii in consecutive sets. The Wildcats improved to 13-2 overall and advanced to play first-seeded Punahou in the quarterfinals later this week. Aiea’s season has officially ended. The green and white won by set scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-17. Kona was led by Ellison Morgan in kills with 19, followed by sibling Elijah Morgan with 10.
Bills to increase food security go to governor

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | John Burnett

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald With statistics showing the state of Hawaii imports about 90% of the food its residents consume, a pair of bills with the goal of improving food security has made it through the Legislature and to Gov. Josh Green. Senate Bill 1186 establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group in an effort to create a unified strategy to enhance Hawaii’s food resilience.
Hilo advances to state quarterfinals

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today KEA‘AU — Hilo girls water polo opened up the state tournament as strong as ever. In Monday’s opening HHSAA round against Kahuku, the Vik Queens bounced back from their BIIF Championship loss with a 12-7 win over the Lady Red Raiders at Kamehameha-Hawaii’s campus. Hilo improved to an impressive 12-1 on the season, while Kahuku fell to 8-4. It was a group effort in the Vik Queens’ scoring department, as Marsa Oishi and Lilinoe Tonelli led with three goals each.
Big Island lacrosse: Kona wins first-ever Founder’s Cup

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today A decade in the making, Konawaena lacrosse finally got it done. This past Sunday in Waimea, the Wildcats cliched their first-ever Founder’s Cup title, which is the state championship equivalent for club lacrosse in Hawaii. It was the team’s first state title. Since becoming a program in 2015, Kona had been in six of the previous 10 championships — including last year’s title match against Hawaii Prep.
Naalehu man accused of possessing child pornography

1 week ago | hawaiitribune-herald.com | John Burnett

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald A 43-year-old Naalehu man accused of possessing pornographic images involving children has been freed on supervised release — a form of cashless bail — following his initial court appearance. According to court records, Kona District Judge Mahilani Hiatt on Friday granted the motion of Deputy Public Defender Victoria Andrade-McKeehan to release Dawson Dominador Pilanca, whose original bail was $100,000 for second-degree promotion of child abuse.