Trips to Las Vegas and days at the beach might sound like a good time, but they’re proof of commitment to a higher standard for Waiakea’s girls basketball team.
There is no hardware to show for it, of course, but the Warriors – with all their wide-eyed freshmen expected to become tried-and-true sophomores – might have won the BIIF offseason.
“The commitment was great, I’m not going to lie,” coach Brandon Kauhi. “The girls committed all summer.”
And beyond.
All but three girls on the roster were with the team during the summer, and for point guard Kelsie Imai and her teammates that meant tournaments in Sin City, running in the sand and doing drills at the beach and a near year-round dedication to basketball.