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Post by kolohekeiki on Oct 12, 2004 6:09:49 GMT -5
[quote author=IdahoBoy®® link=board=menvb&thread=1095817022&start=13#0 date=1097546851]
It was an absolute sellout with people standing all around the gym! I was very impressed with how well attended this match was! I'll go to a few more to get an overview, since this was the matchup of the two best teams in the state, there were probably quite a few more than average attenders. [/quote]
That's how all the matches are that involve the top teams in the state. The gym will always be packed and standing room only. But of course Iolani's gym isn't that big. In general though, the volleyball matches do draw quite big crowds, since volleyball is a real popular sport here, except when there are two really mediocre teams playing.
For the majority of the season the teams do play 2 out of three, but in the ILH (O`ahu's private school league) they play 3 out of 5 in the second round. And I'm not positive, but I heard that at this years state tournament the semis and the championship will also be three out of five.
Why is boys volleyball played during the Spring in Cali?
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Post by Noname on Oct 12, 2004 6:55:56 GMT -5
Why is boys volleyball played during the Spring in Cali? My guess would be that it is held during the Spring because the college men's volleyball is also held during that time.
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Post by planetasia01 on Oct 12, 2004 16:12:11 GMT -5
Do girls teams over there have JV teams? I guess we play in the spring over here because if we played in the fall, we would have to compete with girls volleyball (Varsity, JV, and maybe a freshmen team) for gym time. In addition, basketball would be trying to get as much pre-season time as possible. In the spring, nobody really uses the gym, so its free for boys volleyball. (Unless theres badminton in there)
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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 12, 2004 18:48:55 GMT -5
And I'm not positive, but I heard that at this years state tournament the semis and the championship will also be three out of five. This is correct from the source I have.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 13, 2004 15:43:42 GMT -5
Was it held at Iolani or some other gym?
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Post by kolohekeiki on Oct 14, 2004 6:28:09 GMT -5
Was it held at Iolani or some other gym? Are you talking about the Punahou/Iolani game? If so yes it was held at Iolani.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Oct 14, 2004 6:30:41 GMT -5
Do girls teams over there have JV teams? I guess we play in the spring over here because if we played in the fall, we would have to compete with girls volleyball (Varsity, JV, and maybe a freshmen team) for gym time. In addition, basketball would be trying to get as much pre-season time as possible. In the spring, nobody really uses the gym, so its free for boys volleyball. (Unless theres badminton in there) Yes we do have JV here in the islands as well. But not all schools field a varsity and jv squad. But on the island of O`ahu, there are some schools that field more than one jv team. I don't understand when you say that in the spring the gym is pretty much free. Because isn't basketball season during the spring or is it different in Cali? So if basketball season was during the spring, wouldn't you be competing with them for gym time.
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Post by palo on Oct 14, 2004 11:04:00 GMT -5
If Cali's HS season's are the same as ours (Illinois), Basketball is a winter sport. They are usually finishing their season in march when boy's volleyball is holding tryouts. I think most states have boy's volleyball in the spring, at least in the midwest (only wisconsin has it in the fall, that I know of). Another reason that volleyball is a spring sport here is because football and soccer are during the fall.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 15, 2004 16:22:38 GMT -5
Are you talking about the Punahou/Iolani game? If so yes it was held at Iolani. I broke my left pinky finger in that gym. It was during a game of basketball. Some guy was making like Magic Johnson and he threw the ball down the court toward me. I was making like James Worthy except that I wasn't Worthy, so to speak. I caught the ball awkwardly; that is to say, the ball hit my fingers and jammed my pinky. Man, that was embarrassing... My grandma thought it was just swollen so she just wrapped it around after coating it with some Ben Gay type medicine. When the swelling went down, we both realized the finger was broken. She felt guilty and I rubbed it in, making her feel even more guilty. Ahh... what fond memories of that gym.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 16, 2004 17:53:34 GMT -5
I broke my left pinky finger in that gym. It was during a game of basketball. Some guy was making like Magic Johnson and he threw the ball down the court toward me. I was making like James Worthy except that I wasn't Worthy, so to speak. I caught the ball awkwardly; that is to say, the ball hit my fingers and jammed my pinky. Man, that was embarrassing... My grandma thought it was just swollen so she just wrapped it around after coating it with some Ben Gay type medicine. When the swelling went down, we both realized the finger was broken. She felt guilty and I rubbed it in, making her feel even more guilty. Ahh... what fond memories of that gym. Waiting for SoBB's remark here.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Oct 17, 2004 19:59:38 GMT -5
If Cali's HS season's are the same as ours (Illinois), Basketball is a winter sport. They are usually finishing their season in march when boy's volleyball is holding tryouts. I think most states have boy's volleyball in the spring, at least in the midwest (only wisconsin has it in the fall, that I know of). Another reason that volleyball is a spring sport here is because football and soccer are during the fall. So pretty much the states sports follow the same as the NCAA except for men's volleyball being played in the Spring? Sorry I said that basketball was played in the Spring here too, but it's not, boys is during the Winter and girls is during the Spring. Hawai`i just has a different grouping of the sports during the year. Heres when each sport is played: Fall: girls & boys volleyball, cross country, football, & bowling Winter: girls & boys soccer, boys basketball, softball, wrestling, swimming & diving, canoe paddling, golf Spring: girls basketball, baseball, track & field, tennis
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Post by wang pu on Oct 17, 2004 22:06:52 GMT -5
Hawaii is one of only a few states that does not follow the same spoting seasons as the NCAA. This was a big issue a few years ago as certain sports here in Hawaii, like boys vb, girls bb, soccer and softball do not get the same recruiting opportunities as other states. But it comes down to facilities. With at least a boys and girls varsity and jv (4 teams) competing for the same gym time, it would be nearly impossible to schedule games and practices.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Oct 18, 2004 0:54:46 GMT -5
Hawaii is one of only a few states that does not follow the same spoting seasons as the NCAA. This was a big issue a few years ago as certain sports here in Hawaii, like boys vb, girls bb, soccer and softball do not get the same recruiting opportunities as other states. But it comes down to facilities. With at least a boys and girls varsity and jv (4 teams) competing for the same gym time, it would be nearly impossible to schedule games and practices. If I'm not mistaken isn't softball played at the same time as NCAA? It would be baseball that isn't the same time as the NCAA.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 18, 2004 17:15:29 GMT -5
[quote author=IdahoBoy®® link=board=menvb&thread=1095817022&start=24#1 date=1097967214]
Waiting for SoBB's remark here. [/quote]
You don't have to believe me. In fact, it doesn't matter if no one believes me. The thrill is in sharing it with all of you, not whether you actually buy it. Anyway, you're not in a position to determine whether it's true or not. You were not there.
Anyway, years go by and I took some summer classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was the summer after my freshman year of college and I returned home to Durham, NC to spend time with the folks and the kid sister. Anway, I took psychology, philosophy, computer science, and sociology, and political science. In my psych class was the one and only James Worthy! How precious is that? I went up to him and reminded him about that basketball game we played together as kids back in Honolulu. He remembered!! He is one of the most gentlemanly guys I have ever met. So respectful of others. He was my hero for a long time...
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Post by wang pu on Oct 19, 2004 23:08:01 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken isn't softball played at the same time as NCAA? It would be baseball that isn't the same time as the NCAA. baseball is definately the same, in the spring. High school softball is in the winter and in college it is in the spring.
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