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From USAV today Men’s Junior National Training Team: Micah Christenson Boys Youth National Training Team: Evan Enriques (Kamehameha-Hawaii) Boys future select national team: Ryan Hong (Ka Ulukoa) Boys youth continental training team: Bronson Napoleon (Pilipa’a) Boys select A1 training team: Austin Matautia (Ka Ulukoa), Kainoa Quindica (Ka Ulukoa) and Kelsey Yogi (Outrigger) Boys select continental training team: Emmett Enriques (Southside) Boys select A2 Invitational: Nikolai Chen (Ku’Ikahi), Todd Gruebner (Outrigger), Nicolas Caballes (Ku’Ikahi), Trent Thompson (Ka Ulukoa) Boys future select […]

As promised by coach Speraw earilier, he is going with young players for this first international tournament. Kawika Shoji (s), Erik Shoji (l) and Matt Rawson (mb) make 12-man roster. The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, ranked No. 5 in the world by the FIVB, took second at the 2012 FIVB World League with a 12-man Final Round team with an average age of 31.1. The average age of the 22-man roster for the 2013 FIVB World League is 27.1. If […]

Haven’t received the official release yet (it will come out later today) but have been told there will be several players with Hawaii ties who will be playing this weekend in the FIVB opener against Agentina in Wichita, Kansas. Five players were on the initial 22-man roster in the Shoji brothers, Alfee Reft, Matt Rawson and Brad Lawson. think at least three of them will be on this weekend’s roster. will be out for a few hours so you are […]

For discussion purposes: A couple of comments on another thread did lead to this question: While some players have transferred out (Garber, Bradley, Simmons, Ferrell,  Hagins, Stauber, Croson to name a few), which players have been the best of those who did transfer into the UH program? my list, in no particular order (and I know I’ve forgotten some) Aneli Cubi-Otineru Heather Bown Lauren Duggins (apologies, was thinking of her sister; Lauren here all four years) Sarah Mason Nalani Yamashita […]

Was on vacation this past week when the Croson announcement came. Thought I’d have internet access but didn’t. Anyway, to catch up: Appreciate all the comments during the week (over 150) One question asked was if Croson could play sand volleyball at her next school All would depend on what her academic status is. a player has to show academic progress. If she did not pass this semester, she would be a semester behind. She could make it up over […]

Taylor Averill, Johann Timmer, Matthew Cheape and Harriors Phelps all named to the MPSF all-academic team. As was Kamehameha grad Jaylen Reyes, libero for BYU, and ‘Iolani grad Scott Sakaida, Stanford libero. UH the only school not to release GPAs of the players but they had to have at least a 3.0. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lbst/sports/m-volley/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/13_MPSFAll-AcademicTeam.pdf

Kind of old news but worth discussing. Second year in a row that BYU is ahead of UH in national attendance Numbers, according to the NCAA, for the Top 20 1. BYU — 3,0192, Hawai’i — 2,7353. UC Irvine — 9114. Long Beach State — 8985. Pepperdine — 8906. UCLA — 8297. Lewis — 8018. Ball State — 7679. Penn State — 71410. Stanford — 64911. Cal State Northridge — 66212, USC — 57813. Ohio State — 56814. Cal Baptist […]

The job posting on UH site (thanks for the heads up on earlier thread) is for Sean Carney. He said he will miss being with the team but he wants to fully concentrate on his Elite Academy sports training, something he founded a few years ago and couldn’t devote as much time as he wanted to while coaching. He said he loved working with the players and hoped he could do that again some day when he was more financially […]