Warrior Beat

It’s the final home of the season for the Warriors, who also will bid aloha to 23 seniors. Yesterday, slim became none when San Diego State won in a rout, ending the Warriors’ final chance to represent the West in the MWC title game. Heck, it was a long shot, anyway. What’s guaranteed is to see the unique play of Joey Iosefa. UH has had big backs before, but none as versatile and skilled as Iosefa. True, Scott Harding is […]

For each of the past three trips to Hawaii, the Rebels traveled by commercial flight on Thursday and stayed on the North Shore. In those three games, the Rebels were outscored by an average of 49.6 points to 11.7. The closest game was 42-13 in 2006. This time, the Rebels are scheduled to travel today on a charter flight. They will stay in Waikiki. As per the Mountain West Conference’s agreement, UH is paying UNLV $150,000 in travel subsidies.

These are good times this fall for the volleyball Warriors, who went 8-4 in a recent California tournament, did well in recruiting, and are preparing for Tuesday’s exhibition match in the Stan Sheriff Center. “There’s a lot to like,” said head coach Charlie Wade, who received a two-year contract extension this past summer. Wade’s optimism is rooted in his 2015 recruiting class. “Anytime you get one guy off the (junior) national team, it’s nice,” Wade said. “We got three.” The […]

This Saturday will mark the final home game for the 23 seniors. This also will be final class involving those who played in the Greg McMackin tenure. Left tackle Ben Clarke, quarterback Ikaika Woolsey, linebacker Lance Williams and defensive tackle Penitito Faalologo grayshirted during the 2011 fall semester, McMackin’s last as UH head coach. They practiced and played every down under Norm Chow’s staff. Slotback Samson Anguay, fullback Justin Vele and wideout Ryan Pasoquen were redshirts in 2011.

The Warriors are back on the practice field today in preparation for the home finale against UNLV this Saturday. UH lists 22 seniors. Of note, Nick Childs, Scott Harding, Jeremy Higgins, Donnie King, Michael Martin, and Taz Stevenson initially joined the program as walk-ons. Stevenson, who earned a bachelor’s degree at Washington, is in graduate school. The Warriors remained on schedule this week despite spending an extra 15 hours in the Bay Area. After a mechanical problem forced the plane […]

Outside linebacker TJ Taiamatuia today was named the Mountain West Conference’s defensive player of the week. He amassed 11 tackles, including one for negative yardage, in a 13-0 victory over San Jose State. It was the Warriors’ first road victory since Oct. 29, 2011 a span of 11 games. * * * * * The Warriors had to spend additional time in San Jose when they were passengers in a plane that experienced mechanical problems 90 minutes into a flight […]

Our blog friend Augie T’s pet phrase, “It’s nuts, it’s crazy,” was used to describe things that were nuts and crazy. Such as: If Hawaii (2-4 in MWC) wins its final two regular-season games, and San Diego State (3-3) and Nevada (3-3) each lose their final two games, then the Warriors would play in the MWC championship game. That’s nuts. That’s crazy. It’s also a mathematical possibility. * * * * * We’re traveling today, so the posts are closed […]

A long rivalry continues when the Warriors play the Spartans today. The Spartans lead the series, 18-17-1, dating to 1936. It’s 6-6-1 in games played in San Jose. Some back stories: > Quarterback Ikaika Woolsey was raised in the Bay Area and attended City College of San Francisco as a part-time student while grayshirting in 2011. > Long-snapper Brodie Nakama’s father is San Jose State’s head baseball coach. Dave Nakama used to be the long time manager of the Island […]