KEALAKEKUA — It’s a new season but pretty much the same story for the Konawaena girls basketball program.
The Wildcats enter their 2017-18 campaign as the defending state champions, looking to fill the void left behind by a departed Molina sister with a talented, but paper-thin roster that makes it almost a mystery how the team continues to find unparalleled success as a Division I state powerhouse.
One of the keys to Konawaena’s dominance over the last decade — which includes a triple-digit BIIF win streak, nine straight league titles and three consecutive state championships — is the heavy preseason schedule the team plays, set up by one of the best coaches in Hawaii, Bobbie Awa.