Stories by Jason Blasco

Warriors pummel Red Raiders

LIHUE — Kapaa High School football coach Phillip Rapozo wasn’t about to let his team rest on their laurels after they captured the Kauai Interscholastic Federation with a 31-19 victory over Waimea High School.

Getting ready for the big stage

The Waimea High School girls varsity volleyball team punched its ticket to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association New City Nissan Girls Volleyball Championship after defeating University in three straight games Friday afternoon at Farrington High in Honolulu.

Warriors prep for Red Raiders

The Kapaa High football team has already won the Kauai Interscholastic Federation title, but it’s not interested in coasting through the rest of the regular season.

Tragedy to triumph

Waimea High School volleyball player Kaylee Reeves said Shyann Freitas is more than just a teammate, she is an inspirational figure who never intended to be one, and became one of the catalysts that inadvertently lifted her team to an undefeated season.

Warriors KIF champs

LIHUE — Kapaa High School quarterback Kahanu Davis capturing the Kauai Interscholastic Federation title with a 31-19 victory over Waimea High School Saturday afternoon Vidinha Stadium was only one piece of the team’s quest for an off-island title.

Tastes and smells so good

Howard and Sally Ogilvie are one of many vendors at the Fifth annual Kauai Chocolate & Coffee Festival Friday afternoon in Hanapepe.

Fighting for their lives

Kapaa High football coach Phillip Rapozo doesn’t want his team to think about the state tournament until they can capture the Kauai Interscholastic Federation championship crown.

Talkstory with Chequita Loston

Chequita Loston’s fascination with boxing started as self-defense and a coping mechanism from getting bullied as a youngster growing up on Chicago’s South Side

Menehune topple Red Raiders

LIHUE — The Waimea High football team entered its game against Kauai High suffering critical injuries, and it was inconsequential to the result in Friday’s 21-7 victory over the Kauai High Red Raiders at Vidinha Stadium.

Waimea sweeps Island in volleyball

The Waimea High School volleyball team was looking for their second-consecutive victory over Island School in round two, and got it in the form of a clean sweep Saturday night at Island’s Wilcox Gymnasium in Puhi.

Warriors on a roll

LIHUEKapaa High and Kauai High found themselves in a defensive stalemate with neither team able to score at the end of the first half of Friday night’s contest at Vidinha Stadium.

His heart’s truth

The groundwork for Steven Sedalia’s forthcoming studio album, “Mauna,” was constructed three years ago when he arrived on Kauai.