West Hawaii Today

West Hawaii Today is a daily newspaper located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It is published by Oahu Publishing Inc, which is a part of Black Press.

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KTA Roy Fujimoto Scholarship winners

2 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today [email protected] The 23rd Annual Roy Fujimoto Senior Scholarship winners were recently announced by the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF). Four Big Island senior student athletes were selected based on their excellence in their respective sports and school communities. The winners were awarded $1,500 each, which has been often used to offset the costs of college tuition, books and boarding expenses.
After a 2-decade hiatus, the ‘Battle of the Boones’ resumes in the Bronx

2 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Ken Rosenthal and Brendan Kuty The Athletic Larry Bowa still remembers the two kids, sons of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Bob Boone, shagging fly balls in the outfield at the old Veterans Stadium. Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski and other Phillies of that era hit the ball hard. When the turf at the Vet got wet, the ball would skip. Players feared one of the kids might get hurt.
How the 49ers struck gold with Brock Purdy — after a big swing and miss - West Hawaii Today

2 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Michael Silver The Athletic The conversation began with a question about accuracy, a sensitive subject for Kyle Shanahan in the summer of 2022. His newly anointed starting quarterback, Trey Lance, looked inconsistent during the first week and a half of training camp, missing easy throws and sending errant passes into the hands of 49ers defenders.
Local sports: Free keiki hoops clinics across islands; Hilo, HPA finish at states

3 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By West Hawaii Today staff Free keiki hoops clinics across islands Free basketball clinics are coming across the 808 state as Hawai’i Hilo men’s basketball coaches Kaniela Aiona and Steve Kinder will embark on a journey to six islands this upcoming week to spend time teaching keiki fundamentals skills, drills and words of wisdom.
BIIF basketball: Soriano and Yamasaki lead All-BIIF girls

4 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today [email protected] Kohala’s Adriana Soriano headlined the BIIF Girls All-League Division II First Team that was released earlier this week, as the junior was named the BIIF DII Player of the Year for the 2024-25 season. Soriano was instrumental in the Cowgirls’ BIIF title in 2024-25, as it was the black and gold’s first island title since 1991. She led her team in overall scoring at 12.4 points per game and was second in the group in conference scoring.
BIIF basketball: Salvador-Libron, Yasso headline All-BIIF boys

4 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today [email protected] 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.
BIIF baseball and softball: BI teams fall on Oahu

4 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Conor Langs West Hawaii Today [email protected] 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

4 weeks ago | westhawaiitoday.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.
Jimmy Butler-led Warriors steal Game 1 from Wolves after Curry leaves with injury

1 month ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Joseph Dycus The Mercury News MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In a postseason full of shocking second-round results, Golden State pulled off perhaps the biggest stunner of them all on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Even with the face of the franchise lost for the game in the second quarter, the Warriors used veteran guile and surprising contributions from unexpected places to put the Wolves on the ropes to start the fourth quarter at Target Center.
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off comeback vs. Cavs

1 month ago | westhawaiitoday.com | Conor Langs

By Field Level Media Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night. The Pacers scored the final eight points after Donovan Mitchell made two free throws to push Cleveland’s lead to 119-112 with 57 seconds left.