To hear the voice of Kolone Pua booming from the sideline during South City’s scrimmage last week with Capuchino, it would seem the Warriors’ third-year head coach is his normal passionate football loving self.

There has been nothing normal about the past year for Pua, though, who only recently started increasing his sideline bravado after a health scare forced him to undergo two offseason heart procedures.

Pua previously was fitted with a V-tach defibrillator following a minor heart attack in 2021. Then, during South City’s Nov. 15, 2024 home game against Gunderson last season, Pua left mid-game to go to the emergency room after experiencing dizzy spells and back pain. Pua was released later that night, but during the offseason experienced similar symptoms. He ultimately underwent two

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