Discussing the life of a student-athlete
Marietta Teramoto, reporter
October 9, 2017
Filed under Sports
Student-athletes manage to balance their time with sports and school to participate in something that they enjoy. Almost every day they have practice to improve their performance while balancing their school work at the same time. Athletic Director Bob Morikuni acknowledges the outcomes of becoming a stud...
MHS Tigers hit the books
Egan Medeiros, reporter
October 2, 2017
Filed under Sports
Every even day after school, football players at McKinley High School have a study hall to get some homework done before practice starts. “I think it’s great,” Bob Morikuni, athletic director, said. “Any chance that the students can get extra work, get help from the advisers and coaches and al...
Restoring the roar
Alexandria Buchanan, assistant editor
March 10, 2017
With 16 straight losses, two forfeited seasons in the last two years and a 0-90 loss against Waianae in 2015, many question what is going on with the McKinley High School football program. The new field and change in coaching staff may be what is needed for the upcoming season. Junior Ezekiel Samue...
Wrestlers place 3rd at states
Alexandria Buchanan, assistant editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
On February 17-18th, Juniors Laulii Iosefa and Ezekiel Samuelu represented McKinley at the HHSAA Chevron Wrestling State Championship Tournament at the Blaisdell. Both placed 3rd in their weight divisions. “I’m proud because I worked hard from the start of this season trying to win that state medal ...
Wrestlers train for successful season
Alexandria Buchanan, reporter
December 14, 2016
The weather is getting colder, Christmas music is playing and stores are advertising holiday sales. While most are out enjoying the winter, the McKinley High School wrestlers can be found Monday through Friday in the wrestling room where they do drills, condition and practice techniques, moves and esc...
JV football is done for rest of season
Kirt Choi, reporter
September 16, 2016
Filed under Sports
Despite the fact that McKinley High School’s junior varsity football season ended early, the team did better than last year, athletic director Bob Morikuni said. Alexandria Buchanan, a JV quarterback, said they decided to end the season early because players are getting hurt, not enough players, and...
McKinley plays Roosevelt
Kirt Choi, reporter
August 22, 2016
Filed under Sports
On Friday August 12, Mckinley JV team lost 40- 0 in a game against Roosevelt. The football game started at around 5:00 p.m. McKinley kicked the ball off to Roosevelt and the Roughriders were pushing the Tigers back and the ball was turned over to the Tigers. Tigers were at the 10 yard line and they go...
McKinley shares sports history
Katie Jones, reporter
April 26, 2016
Filed under Sports
Walking into the gym and looking around, an individual can see all the years that McKinley High School has gained victory over all the schools in Oahu. Looking over old yearbooks and even The Pinion papers, which can be dated back to the early 1900’s, MHS has had a rich history. Among the pages, a re...
Sports are dangerous
Katie Jones, reporter
February 25, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Sports
From a young age, children are urged to play sports but some sports have a high risk rate for injuries. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1.6 - 3.8 million sports related concussions occur in the United States each year. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a disease that kills neuron...
Team manager shows pride with dedication
James Deguinon, reporter
February 4, 2016
Basketball. A game of competition, passion and spirit. The ultimate feeling of dribbling a basketball from left to right in many combinations and free throwing the ball in the basket defines the game. Satisfaction runs through the veins of a player as the cheerleaders moves the crowd with che...
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