No, Konawaena coach Ainsley Keawekane said, he still has little interest in Konawaena becoming a Division I volleyball team.
Even so, the Wildcats continue to play like one even with superstar Chanelle Molina no longer around.
The power-packed Red division of BIIF volleyball has had no shortage of classic five-set matches this season, and the latest came Friday night as Konawaena outlasted Waiakea 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 15-13 at the Warriors’ gym. Anastasia Tuifua put home the final kill off a set from Celena Molina, ending a roller-coaster ride, Keawekane said.
The two-time defending BIIF Division II champion Wildcats (9-4) went through some struggles at the beginning of the season with senior setter Celena Molina sidelined with an ankle injury, but Konawaena’s victory was its second road win against a Division I heavyweight in the past week.