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Stephen Tsai covers University of Hawaii football for the Star-Advertiser. Follow him on Twitter @StephenTsai and sign up for the Hawaii football newsletter here: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/email-signup/
When it come to the UH basketball situation, I get my info maybe third or fourth hand. But first hand, I’ve had nice conversations with Gib Arnold and Brandyn Akana. They’ve always been nice and friendly to me. Disclosures: 1) I covered Arnold when he was a Punahou student as part of my ILH basketball beat a long, long time ago; 2) I got to know the Akana family while covering Jarinn Akana as part of my UH basketball beat […]
As first reported by Brian McInnis, “Ferd” Lewis and Dave Reardon, Warrior basketball coach Gib Arnold and assistant Brandyn Akana have been relieved of their coaching duties. Here’s the link: Arnold out * * * * * The football train does not stop for injuries, losses, and so forth. The Warriors are back at practice this morning. At this point in the season, the goals are to get prepared and get healthy. Or relatively healthy. As quarterback Ikaika Woolsey said […]
The Warriors have five regular-season games remaining. Consider this: > There are only two home games left, starting with Saturday’s game against Utah State. After that, three of the final four will be on the road. The Warriors, 2-6 overall and 1-2 in MWC, still have a mathematical chance for the postseason if they win out. > Unfortunately, once again, UH fans will not get to see Chuckie Keeton, who is out for the season with another injury. When healthy, […]
Remember the hanabata days of playing tag? Somebody says, “tag, you’re ‘it,” and then you spend what seems like forever chasing after the speedy and elusive kid. That was last night’s football game. For more than 24 minutes of a 30-minute second half, the Warriors were “It,” and Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo was that speedy and elusive kid. What should be frustrating — and, yet, maybe hopeful — for UH fans is the Wolf Pack and Warriors have the same […]
It’s homecoming for the Warriors, which means: > They will wear the green retro uniforms. > There will be an extended halftime show. > They face the league’s best quarterback (Cody Fajardo), pass-rusher (Brock Hekking) and a team that has won the last three meetings. Fajardo missed last year’s game, but in the two previous games these were his lines: 14-of-20 for 220 yards and two TDs in 2012; 25-of-36 for 290 yards and three TDs in 2011. Last year, […]
On a typical summer day in 1963, father and son were cleaning the family’s back yard. “And he got a stroke,” said Agenhart Ellis Jr., noting his father suffered partial paralysis on his right side. Ellis Jr., who had recently completed his freshman season at Kansas, faced a dilemma. As the eldest of six kids, Ellis Jr. was needed at home — to help his mother, who was eight-months pregnant, and to take his father to rehab three times a […]
Diane Chow is back home after spending more than two weeks recovering from a brain aneurysm at UCLA Medical Center. This is a positive step in her recovery. * * * * * Agenhart Ellis, who has deep ties to UH football program as a former player and father of a former player, gave the pep talk at the end of this morning’s practice. Ellis’ son — Agenhart Ellis III — is Punahou’s defensive coordinator. * * * * * […]
It is understandable for a sub-.500 team to suffer a dropoff in home attendance. It is understandable for fans and their friends to watch a pay-per-view telecast in the comfort of their homes or garages. What should be a concern is when fans prefer to watch a UH game at a movie theater instead of Aloha Stadium. Sure, theaters offer relatively inexpensive admission ($12), more parking and shorter bathroom lines. Theaters offer stadium-styled seat, too. But there’s another place that […]