Warrior Beat

Warrior head coach Greg McMackin announced that the school’s Junior Day has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 16, the day after the Warrior Bowl. It was previously scheduled for for April 2.  The event is, basically, an open house for high school juniors who are considered to be college-football prospects. The guest list consists of players recommended by their high school coaches. Parents and guardians are encouraged to accompany the players.  The players/parents will tour the campus, and meet with […]

With a little more than a week to to go before the first practice of spring training, the Warriors yesterday underwent their version of a combine. Players were electronically tested in sprints covering 10 and 20 yards, as well as in agility drills.  Borrowing laser timers from the school’s health and recreation department, a sprint lane was set up at the Ching Athletic Complex’s field. Timers were placed at the 10- and 20-yard lines. The timer was set off manually […]

As time was expiring on Saturday night’s Rainbow Warrior basketball game, play-by-play announcer Jim Leahey  gave brief reference to how K5’s exclusive claim to UH sportscasts also was expiring. This summer, Oceanic Time Warner gains full rights to UH’s TV rights.  The best thing would be to keep the arrangement, with Oceanic outsourcing the production to K5 —  and not just for the benefit of  households that don’t have cable. K5 and its ancestors not only have chronicled UH’s sports […]

• NFL teams timed Greg Salas’ time in the 40 yard dash between 4.49 seconds and 4.54 seconds during his first — and best — attempt at today’s NFL Scouting Combine. There was some drama when NFL.com initially reported that Salas ran “5.0.” It turned out that NFL.com had Salas at 4.50, but a statistician mistakenly punched in only the “5” and “0.” Salas had a 37-inch vertical jump, 10-foot broad jump, and times of 6.65 seconds in the three-cone […]

At the NFL Scouting Combine: • Alex Green said he bench pressed 225 pounds 20 times.  • Kealoha Pilares said he benched 225 pounds 19 times.  • Agent Kenny Zuckerman said Greg Salas benched 225 pounds 15 times.  * * * * *  From the NFL Web site, here are the links to the combine reports on: Alex Green Kealoha Pilares Greg Salas * * * * *  Arena Football League training camps have opened, and UH is represented in […]

The UH football team’s clinic/social for coaches will be Friday, March 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. It will follow UH’s second practice of spring training. (The clinic/social previously was scheduled for March 12.) All of the Warrior football coaches will be available for group sessions to discuss strategies and techniques.  The fee is $20, and includes refreshments. For details, call (808) 956-6508. The Warriors are trying to finalize plans for their April 9 scrimmage/practice in Hilo. The event likely will […]

An early step in the job-seeking process is the interview, and three former UH football players — Greg Salas, Kealoha Pilares and Alex Green — should do well when they meet with representatives from NFL teams at today’s NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.  All have good-character ratings and clean abstracts. All come from good family backgrounds.  Journeys are easier when the paths are not bumpy. * * * * *  In most cases, a losing record is the primary cause […]

Heismanpundit.com has named UH quarterback Bryant Moniz as one of 22 players on its 2011 Heisman Trophy watch list.  Here’s the link: Moniz. * * * * * *  It is fitting that UH’s Circle of Honor, whose plaques encircle the interior of the Stan Sheriff Center, finally extended memberships to two of the building’s brightest stars — volleyball’s Yuval Katz and basketball’s Anthony Carter.  In particular, it was appropriate acknowledgement of what Carter meant to the school and, in […]