Paific Cup Round 1 Latest
The first round of the Pacific Cup is in the books, with Peninsula Green, Danville, Red Mountain, and Kahuku all winning games.
Peninsula Green played a tough game against the Bay Barbarians, a team made up of players from Archbishop Riordan and Los Gatos. it was a talented and athletic Barbarians side, but Pen Green's unity of purpose saw them through 29-12.
Pacific Cup About to Kick off
The Pacific Cup kicks off Thursday at noon with some of the top HS teams in the nation facing off.
The tournament is a three-game, three-day quarterfinal-semifinal-final bracket format and will be held on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
The games will be hosted by the San Francisco Golden Gate club, and the tournament’s main sponsor is Canterbury.
Kahuku Girls Win Hawaii Title
The Kahuku girls team defeated Hilo 23-17 Saturday to win the Hawaii Girls HS championship.
Hilo came into the final having won the last three state championships. Bolstered by some talent from Kona, such as Maraea Guzman, Kapoina Bailey, Nayeli Kahalewai, and Erica Larsen, the Reign defeated Kalihi 21-12 in Friday's semifinal.
Kahuku Wins Hawaii
The Kahuku Red Raiders won the Hawaii Boys State Championship, winning both their semifinal and final on Saturday.
Kahuku faced off with Kamehameha in the semis, winning comfortably 67-0.
This was Kamehameha’s first season and the players competed well through the season.
Festival of Rugby in Oahu
It’s a busy week for HS teams in Hawaii as the Hawaii Ruggerfest is going on.
For some teams it’s been a while since they were on the field - Kahuku, after their trip to the mainland, had a forfeit two weeks ago and no game this past weekend. But all of that will change this week.
