Punahou’s Kale Ane retires as football coach, AD

20-a single a long time at the helm as Punahou’s football coach was a blessing to Kale Ane.

The Buffanblu alum, who went to to perform at Michigan State and then with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, officially retired as coach and co-athletic director.

“It’s formal. I’m grateful for all the time, all the terrific reminiscences, competitions and relationships. It is been nuts to be able to go again and mentor and enjoy the course of action,” Ane reported on Thursday night time.

Due to the fact taking more than the soccer system in 1999, Punahou arrived at the point out tournament final 6 periods and won the championship 2 times. The Buffanblu defeated Leilehua 38-7 in the 2008 last, and edged Mililani 28-22 in the ’13 title tilt.

In their championship-match losses, Punahou fell to Kahuku in ’05 (28-21), ’11 (30-24) and ’12 (42-20), and to Mililani in ’14 (53-45).

As a co-athletic director, his decades had highlights, including his daughter Caroline participating in for the ladies basketball crew throughout its heyday.

There was also controversy. Punahou is embroiled in an ongoing lawsuit involving allegations of sexual abuse by a former assistant basketball coach in the course of Ane’s check out.

Leonard Lau was named interim head mentor in 2020 and remains so.

“I’ve talked with our administration about a succession program for coach and (co-) athletic director. We talked about attainable individuals on staff members or other folks who would be a very good healthy, so we had been geared up for that,” stated Ane, 69. “Leonard Lau and Nate Kia would be superior, not just great coaches, but superior individuals and relatives fellas.”

Term circulated before in the calendar year that Ane had applied for the football placement at McKinley. The Tigers have not announced a new head mentor. Both way, Ane hopes to stay active in the game.

“I’m absolutely sure I’ll keep my foot in coaching,” he claimed. “A great deal of pals who are retired say that I have to have to discover anything that I would delight in undertaking. I’m trying to stay healthier.”

Ane played for the Chiefs from 1975 to 1980, and concluded his NFL vocation with a single 12 months at Eco-friendly Bay.

He coached with his father, the late Charlie Ane, at Radford the pursuing year.

“My dad was coaching there with Bobby Stephens following John Velasco passed away,” he claimed. “Then I experienced a opportunity to get the job done with Mike Pavich at Punahou.”

Immediately after just one year at his alma mater, Ane returned to Radford. Soon, he began a 4-yr stint as a scout with the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I was in the West region, at brings together. It was a terrific experience chatting to scouts and coaches,” he recalled.

But with a expanding relatives, he returned to Oahu. He was the energy and conditioning mentor at Hawaii throughout Dick Tomey’s last time.

“Then I was there under Wags (Bob Wagner) with Paul Johnson’s new offense. I experienced new mentors there and it was exciting.”

Not prolonged following that, he created his remaining return to Punahou with his father as his offensive coordinator.