Hilo Cal Ripken League’s 12U and 13U All-Star teams will attend the Hawaii State Championship tourney for the first time in several years, starting next Saturday.

Kiersten Saludares of the UH-Hilo women’s golf team was named Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year.

Six years ago when Coach Randy Willis walked out on deck with only eight WaveRider swimmers, his first

KEALAKEKUA – With the BIIF playoffs right around the corner, the Konawaena Wildcats are firing on all cylinders.

With the backdrop of a 51-6 walkover victory the first times the teams met, you might expect Konawaena coach Brad Uemoto would be counting down the minutes for a rematch against Hilo High School, but then you might not know how Uemoto works.

WAIMEA – Saturday’s meet at Waikii Ranch marked the latest in a long line of battles between Kealakehe’s Levi Childers and Waiakea’s Shane Tominaga. Once again, the Waverider senior had the upper hand, edging out Tominaga by four seconds to win his sixth straight BIIF race in a time of 20:34.05.

KEALAKEKUA – The machine that is the Konawaena football team continues to tear through their BIIF competition.

KAILUA-KONA – In one of the best games of the year in BIIF volleyball, it all came down to momentum.

KEALAKEKUA – Of all the talented playmakers in Konawaena’s lineup – and there are many – Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio just might turn out to be the best of the bunch.

KEALAKEKUA – If Pahoa had any hopes of upsetting Konawaena on their home court Wednesday night, the Wildcats quickly put those hopes to rest.

KAILUA-KONA – On their home turf, the Waveriders simply weren’t going to let any other school steal the spotlight.

WAIMEA – As they entered Waimea Tuesday night, Konawaena was tied with Hawaii Prep for first place atop the BIIF Division II standings.