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‘Bows in the pros

By Stephen Tsai on February 25, 2019

Hawaii is well represented in the Alliance of American Football league. Consider: > Benetton Fonua: The Star-Advertiser’s 2011 Defensive Player of the Year and 2012 Kahuku High graduate played in 43 games during his four-season UH career. He’s now a 6-foot, 234-pound linebacker with the Memphis Express. > Meffy Koloamatangi: The younger brother of Leo Koloamatangi (now with the Detroit Lions), Meffy Koloamatangi had a productive career with the Warriors. He is now a 6-5, 273-pound defensive end for the […]

Hawaii basketball teams lick wounds

By Brian McInnis on February 24, 2019

Taken in concert, that was a wallop of a week for the Hawaii men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine entered it with identical 7-4 records in the Big West Conference. In the case of the Warriors, that was good for third place, behind only UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton, with five games to play. In the case of the Wahine, it was even better — good for a tie for second place with Cal State […]

Duke BVB Day 2: Hawaii 3, Stanford 2; UCLA 5, Hawaii 0

By Cindy Luis on February 24, 2019

HfD came to watch as well as cool down the courts. Former Warrior setter Al-B Hannemann with daughter Maia, Beach commit for next year, visiting from Florida +++++ No. 5 Hawaii 3, No. 11 Stanford 2 Stanford takes Flt 1, 21-19, 8-21, 20-18. Stanford takes Flt 2, 19-21, 21-8, 15-9 SandBows clinch match with win at Flt 4, 21-18, 21-15 SandBows push it to 3 at both Flts 1 and 2 Sandbows win at Ft. 5 21-11, 21-7 SandBows win […]

Pepperdine def. Hawaii 3-2; SandBows def. Saint Mary’s 4-1

By Cindy Luis on February 23, 2019

Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic today (2-23) at Queen’s No. 4 Pepperdine 3, No. 5 Hawaii 2 1. Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEP) def. Hi’ilawe Huddleston/Emily Maglio (UH) 21-16, 21-15 2. Amy Ozee/Morgan Martin (UH) def. Gigi Hernandez/Deahna Kraft (PEP) 21-15, 21-11 3. Ari Homayun/Julia Scoles (UH) def. Skylar Caputo/Jenna Tunnell (PEP) 21-16, 21-9 4. Maddie Dilfer/Alexis Filippone (PEP) def. Pani Napoleon/Kylin Loker (UH) 21-19, 21-13 5. Katie Gavin/Nikki Lyons (PEP) def. Regan Hurkett/Presley Forbes (UH) 21-18, 21-16 Order of finish 2, […]

Beach volleyball: Queen’s is where it’s at

By Brian McInnis on February 22, 2019

Queen’s Beach will be the go-to spot for Hawaii beach volleyball for the foreseeable future. UH — which began what was then called sand volleyball in 2012 — played its first-ever home dual match at Queen’s, on the edge of Waikiki across from the Honolulu Zoo. Since the opening of the T.C. Ching Athletics Complex sand courts in 2015, the SandBows have split their time at home between their on-campus facility and the actual beach. The primary upside to Queen’s is it […]

Rainbow Wahine softball takes hot start into third tournament

By Brian McInnis on February 21, 2019

The action comes fast and furious for the Hawaii softball team this week. Given the way the Rainbow Wahine have started 2019, that’s just fine for them. Heading into the third tournament of the season — this week’s Hawaii Invitational — Bob Coolen’s gang is hitting .315 as a team, with 16 home runs to opponents’ eight and a 3.78 team ERA that’s roughly half of what they’ve hung on their foes. UH’s 8-2 record is its best through 10 games […]

Warrior Beat: Thomas goes to Azusa Pacific

By Stephen Tsai on February 20, 2019

Jake Thomas, who worked with the offensive line as a graduate assistant, is returning to his alma mater — Azusa Pacific — as the offensive line coach. Thomas is a former APU offensive lineman and assistant. “Jake is a great pickup,” said APU head coach Victor Santa Cruz, a former UH linebacker. “He played O-line for us. He got his coaching break at Azusa. We appreciate all he’s been able to learn at Hawaii.” UH coach Nick Rolovich said landing […]

SandBows getting ready for season opener

By Cindy Luis on February 20, 2019

As coach Jeff Hall said at media day today, this weekend’s tournament might be the best of the NCAA events this week. The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic features No. 1 UCLA, No. 4 Pepperdine, No. 5 Hawaii, No. 11 Stanford and Saint Mary’s. The previous thread asked about the starting lineup. Hall said he was playing with the 1-2 flights. Those pairs are: 1/2. Emily Maglio-Hi’ilawe Huddleston & Morgan Martin-Amy Ozee. 3. Julia Scoles-Ari Homayun. 4. Kylin Loker-Pani Napoleon. […]

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