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Hawaii All-American middle blocker Taylor Averill was one of 12 players selected to play of the U.S. men’s volleyball team at the Pan American Games later this month in Toronto. Averill helped the Rainbow Warriors to an NCAA championship berth last May as a senior, The team manager is former UH All-American Tom Pestolesi. The U.S. opens pool play against Puerto Rico July 17 and have other pool-play matches against Mexico and Canada. The other pool consists of Argentia, Brazil, […]

sorry, forgot to post this last night. The U.S. junior men’s volleyball team, with two University of Hawaii players on the roster, was swept by Brazil in Sunday’s gold medal match of the U21 Pan American Cup in Gatineau, Canada. Outside hitter Kupono Fey subbed in during Set 1 and played the rest of the match with six kills in the 25-22, 25-23, 25-17 loss. Setter Jennings Franciskovic subbed in during Set 2 and finished out the 80-minute match with […]

The Big West announced it would hold a conference tournament in sand volleyball next spring in order to qualify for the NCAA tournament. As suspected earlier, CSU Bakerfield and Sac State will join as affiliate members to make it a six-team conference which will have UH, The Beach, CSUN and Cal Poly. I know there is still discussion as to whether they will include a pairs tournament or just make it a team championship at the NCAA. In other matches […]

Junior Naitonal Team, which has Kupono Fey and Jennings Franciskovic on the roster, swept El Salvador Thursday to finish 2-1 in pool play at the Pan Am Cup in Gatineau, Canada. Franciskovic started at setter and Fey played in Sets 2 and 3. The U.S. plays Mexico in the quarterfinals Friday. U.S. beat Barbados 3-0 and lost to Brazil 3-1 earlier in the week. Live stream of Friday’s quarterfinal at 2 p.m. HST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvVNGBu9G4

Wahine season tickets on sale at 9 a.m. Monday online at hawaiiathletics.com and at the box office As for the USA-Iran rematch Sunday, Iran in a second sweep 25-20, 25-21, 25-19. Christensen started at setter, E. Shoji at libero. K. Shoji came into set in both Sets 2 and 3. The United States, the defending World League champion, fell to 6-2 in Pool B while Iran improved to 4-4. The U.S. and Poland are now tied atop Pool B, but […]

Shoji named Positive Coaching Alliance-Hawaii’s Double-Goal Coach of the Year at the inaugural breakfast event at Waialae Country Club. The event ended up being more of a roast of Shoji with Kanoa Leahey the MC and former players on the panel, including hilarious stories from Tita Ahuna and Nikki Taylor. Early proclamation from the Mayor declaring Dec. 4 Dave Shoji Day in Honolulu (That’s his birthday, as well as Jim Leahey’s) So Kanoa said it will be great on Dec. […]

found some photos on my iPad that I’m not sure made it to our website. Posting just to make sure. This is the logo from the gym in Brno. coaches and former BYUH player Federica Tonon last night in Prague The three boosters who were on the trip: Fred and Sheena Ing and Jackie Mahi Erickson Teams after their match in Praha. UH vs. Olymp Team touring Cathedral in Prague. Coach and Maja Gustin

U.S. stays unbeaten at 6-0 defeating Poland, 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17, before a sellout crowd of 10,000 at the Sears Centre Arena. Christenson at seter, E. Shoji libero, K. Shoji did not play. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2015/June/13/Russell-Leads-US-Men-Past-Poland