Morikuni reflects on pandemic’s effect on athletics
May 13, 2020
When the coronavirus became a pandemic in March, Hawaii closed school campuses, which also ended the spring athletic season. “It happened really fast. … Before spring break, I was hoping we would be able to come back in April, and it’s now May 1st and we’re not going to come back at all,”...
Water polo not like other sports
Nyler Acasio, head reporter
April 25, 2020
When you think of a sport, you usually think feet moving on dry land. Not this sport. Water polo is an aquatic sport, played in a pool. Instead of running, the athlete’s swim, not only utilizing their legs but hands too just to move. One of the spring sports coming up is in fact girls water polo,...
An athlete to watch – Paxton Nouchi
Nyler Acasio, An Vo, and various
April 22, 2020
When you think of an up-and-coming student athlete at McKinley High School, freshman Paxton Nouchi is one of them. “I started playing sports when I was quite young, I was four years old when I started my baseball career,” Nouchi said. Nouchi took a break from baseball during middle school...
Boys varsity basketball makes states
Alexandria Buchanan, editor
February 23, 2020
The boys varsity basketball team made a statement this year. This season, the Tigers hard work paid off and the team finished second in the D2 OIA playoffs and fourth in states. According to Head Coach Duane Omori, the team’s long term goals for this season were to make playoffs and states. Thi...
Lady Tigers battle in states
Alexandria Buchanan, editor
December 18, 2019
In 2018 McKinley High School’s varsity girls volleyball team made it to playoffs, but lost in the semifinals. The Lady Tigers played with a chip on their shoulder the following 2019 season and made it to the DII OIA quarterfinals and placed fifth in states. Senior Arianna Llamas has been ...
A New Era in the NBA
Nyler Acasio, head reporter
October 27, 2019
This NBA offseason has been a real game changer for the 2019-2020 season. With players moving and teams making changes, it is safe to say that this is the beginning of a new era without any “super teams” in the NBA, as well as fresh starts for star players changing teams. One big offseason move wa...
JV football season cancelled
Alexandria Buchanan, editor
October 4, 2019
McKinley High School’s football team has suffered low numbers for years. This limited amount of players heavily affected the program, especially when players sat out because of injuries and academic probation. This year, head coach Pat Silva decided cancelled the JV season to keep the underclassmen...
‘Rise of the Wahine’ is a must watch
Alexandria Buchanan, editor
October 4, 2019
The Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team is always able to draw a crowd of excited fans to their volleyball games. However, this group of athletes did not always have this community support. The film Rise of the Wahine: Championships of Title IX highlights one of the biggest women's rights movements in ...
Morikuni guides athletes
Nyler Acasio and Thai Bui
September 23, 2019
Bob Morikuni only cries during sports movies. That's how much he loves sports. Since 2012, he’s worked as McKinley High School’s athletic director, but he didn’t start that way. Morikuni was the boys basketball coach for McKinley and assistant athletic director first. “When I coached baske...
Richardson likes to watch wrestling
Kevin Lee, Reporter
May 24, 2019
Imialoa'a Richardson is a teacher in McKinley High School and likes to watch wrestling. His favorite wrestler is CM Punk. "He stands for principles that I believe in," he said. He watches Raw, Smackdown Live and Pay Per View. He also coaches wrestling at McKinley. "I like coaching,"...
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