By Rick Schonely
Dana Takashima is the January Ace for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club. Takashima, a famous retired Molokai dentist and professional Molokai golfer, shot 40-40 for a gross total of 80. With his 16 handicap, his net 64 got him the victory.
Congratulations on the first ace of 2025, Dana!
The Hui O Kukui Golf Club would like to thank the staff and management of Iconic Ironwood Hills Golf Course for perpetuating the game of golf on Molokai!
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Winter sports continued into the last few weeks of their regular seasons. Girls basketball took on Seabury Hall in two games at home. In Friday’s game, where the basketball team celebrated senior night, the Lady Farmers took an emphatic 50-4 victory over Seabury Hall. Leila Hooper-Phifer dropped 19 points and Kaia Yamashita put up 12 points in the win.
Saturday was more of the same for the Lady Farmers, taking a 38-17 win. This time Khloe Bicoy led the scoring with 12 points. The Lady Farmers ended their regular season with a 9-1 record and will host the MIL tournament in two weeks.…
Coming into the new year, many Molokai High School (MHS) teams were poised to continue their stellar seasons.
After competing against top teams in the Punahou Invitational in late December, the MHS boys basketball team was back in action on Molokai with two games against Kihei Charter. Celebrating senior night on Friday, the boys put up big numbers in a 46-29 win over Kihei, with Kaizen Torres-Umi Napoleon and Tyshonn Harper leading the scoring for the Farmers. Saturday’s rematch featured more of the same, with the Farmers taking a decisive 52-40 win. This time it was Braylen Colon leading the offense with 23 points.…
The Molokai High School (MHS) girls basketball team continued their undefeated season on Maui with two games against Haleakala Waldorf last weekend. In Friday’s game, the Lady Farmers won 32-18, and followed up with another victory on Saturday of 33-8. Leading the Lady Farmers’ offense in Saturday’s game was Leila Hooper-Phifer with 12 points, and Genesis Nakihei with 10. The Lady Farmers will look to advance their undefeated season at home against Lanai on Dec. 13 and 14.
Boys basketball opened up their season at home against Kulanihakoi. Friday’s game saw the Farmers take a high scoring 64-57 victory. Taking the lead early, the Farmers held on against several scoring barrages from Kulanihakoi, who drew to within 2 points of the Farmers going into halftime.…
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By Rick Schonely
Rodney Reyes and Scott Hemenway are the November and December Aces for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club.
Two aces are handed out in November to make the 12 participants for the Ace of Aces Club Championship on Dec. 7 at Iconic Ironwood Hills Golf Course. The winner will be president of the club for the next calendar year.
Hot Rod Reyes, Molokai professional golfer and all-around good guy, shot 44-42 for a gross total of 86. With his 16 handicap, his 70 net got him the November Ace.
Mr. Scottie Too Hottie Hemenway is a retired Molokai Middle School science teacher and one of the icons of the sport at iconic Ironwood Hills.…
This fall, Waile’a Ward was the only Molokai High School (MHS) athlete to compete in the state tournament. After a 16th place finish at the Maui Interscholastic League DII Championship, Ward along with coach Mahina Hou Ross were headed to the 2024 Honolulu Marathon Cross Country State Championships.
Held on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Kahului, Ward, who is a freshman, was able to put down a solid time of 23:54.27.…
Last weekend, Molokai High School played host for the 2024 Maui Interscholastic League DII Girls Volleyball tournament. Teams from across Maui County made the trip to the Barn to take on the best of the best.
The Lady Farmers started out strong with a 3-0 victory over Kulanihakoi High School with scores of 25-10, 25-18 and 25-4. Advancing to the semi-finals, the Lady Farmers took on Seabury Hall. Seabury ultimately took a close 3-1 win over Molokai, with scores of 25-17, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-14.
In the finals, number one seeded Maui Prep continued their dominant season in a back-and-forth match which ended in a 3-2 set victory over Seabury.…
Early on Sunday, Oct. 13, Molokai residents gathered at Hale O Lono to witness the start of the Molokai Hoe for the first time since 2019. Seventy-five crews from Hawaii, Tahiti, Japan, California and more, turned their wa’a west, dug in their paddles, and embarked on a 41-mile journey across the Ka’iwi Channel. This year, representing Molokai was a crew from Wa’akapaemua Canoe Club, along with Molokai athletes also paddling with Waikiki Surf Club and Wailea Canoe Club.
“This race is special,” said Wa’akapaemua’s Kamakou Mariano, who sits in the stroke seat. On the eve of his seventh channel crossing, Mariano took a moment to reflect on the paddling season, which culminates with the Molokai Hoe.…
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By Christine Kage
Rick Schonely is the October Golf Ace winner for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club.
Retired Maui County firefighter, Molokai High’s singing substitute teacher for 40 years and counting, professional musician with Six Pak, Eddie Tanaka, and Rick’s own Kalaupapa Backyard Band, Rick is also the voice of Molokai Farmers’ football and baseball, as “ESPN Molokai” team leader. His weekly Molokai Sports Report can be seen all over the world!
Schonely shot 38-44 for a gross total of 82. With his 15 handicap, his 67 net got him the win. Congratulations Rick!
As always, the Hui O Kukui Golf Club would like to thank the staff and management of the iconic Ironwood Hills golf course for perpetuating the game of golf on Molokai!…
This past weekend, the Lady Farmers played their final home games of the season against Kulanihakoi High School. After their game Friday, Oct. 4, the Farmers recognized their senior teammates, Ally Ainoa, Ciera Davis, Christine Hanapi and Masina Borden.
In their final home games of the season, the Lady Farmers didn’t disappoint. In fact, they didn’t drop a set all weekend. Friday’s game was a resounding 3-0 sweep with scores of 25-10, 25-8 and 25-13. Saturday’s rematch was more of the same for the Molokai girls, as they swept Kulanihakoi 25-17, 25-10 and 25-11.
The victories propelled the girls volleyball team to a 9-3 record.…
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