CONGRATULATIONS TO HMSA, OUR 2008 MEDIA LEAGUE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS!

HMSA beat out seven other media teams in the annual AAJA Hawai‘i media basketball league. Thank you to the other teams, who made this summer's league a success! 

Every year, AAJA Hawai‘i holds a basketball league, one of our most successful annual programs, with proceeds benefiting our scholarship fund. 

Companies this year included The Honolulu Advertiser, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Midweek, KHON, KITV, KGMB, KHNL, ESPN 1420 and HMSA.

Final regular season standings: HMSA 7-0; KHON 6-1; MidWeek 4-3; Star-Bulletin 3-4; KHNL 3-4; ESPN 1420 2-5; KGMB 2- 5; Advertiser 1-6.

The games are held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 

For more information, contact Wes Nakama.

2008 Schedule

Saturday, June 21 Gym II

  • KHNL 44, ESPN 17; HMSA 55, MidWeek 37
  • KHON 39, Advertiser 28; Star-Bulletin 31, KGMB 28 

    Sunday, June 22 Gym I

    • HMSA 33, KGMB 32; KHNL 43, Star-Bulletin 34
    • KHON 45, ESPN 1420 42; HMSA 55, Advertiser 45
    • Bye: MidWeek 

    Saturday, June 28 Klum Gym

    • HMSA 61, ESPN 1420 23; KGMB 36, KHNL 32 
    • KHON 50, MidWeek 46
    • Bye: Advertiser, Star-Bulletin

    Sunday, June 29 Klum Gym

    • ESPN 1420 37, KGMB 33; HMSA 41, KHNL 28
    • MidWeek 55, Advertiser 21 
    • Bye: Star-Bulletin, KHON
    Saturday, July 5 Gym II
    • ESPN 1420 47, Advertiser 32
    • MidWeek 37, Star-Bulletin 27 
    • Bye: KHON, KHNL, KGMB, HMSA

    Sunday, July 6 Gym I

    • Star-Bulletin 44 Advertiser 39, OT
    • KHON 48, KHNL 26; MidWeek def. ESPN 1420
    • Bye: KGMB, HMSA

    Saturday, July 12 Gym II

    • Star-Bulletin 50, ESPN 1420 38
    • HMSA 55, KHON 43; KGMB 39, MidWeek 33
    • Bye: KHNL, Advertiser

    Sunday, July 13 Gym I

    • Advertiser 47, KGMB 45
    • KHON 55, Star-Bulletin 37; MidWeek v. KHNL
    • Bye: HMSA, ESPN 1420
    Saturday, July 19 Gym I

    • KHNL 47, Advertiser 36; HMSA 66, Star-Bulletin 36
    • KHON 64, KGMB 57 (end of regular season)
    • Bye: ESPN 1420, MidWeek

    Sunday, July 20 Gym I (Playoffs, first round)

    • Star-Bulletin 39, KHNL 34; HMSA 50, Advertiser 24
    • KHON 59, KGMB 23; MidWeek 46, ESPN 29

    Sunday, Aug. 3 Gym I (Playoffs, semifinals)

    • HMSA 44, Star-Bulletin 28
    • MidWeek 50, KHON 47

    Sunday, Aug. 10 Gym II (Championship)

    • 6:30 p.m.: HMSA 41, MidWeek 36