Warrior Beat

It’s a good thing the checks already were sent out. UH is going ahead with plans to complete the new wing of the athletic department building, a section that will include offices for the football coaches. UH people are hopeful the project will be completed this coming semester. In the meantime, Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach Dave Shoji is using a room in the Stan Sheriff Center. He eventually will move into Koa Anuenue honcho Vince Baldamor’s spacious office. The only […]

Offensive linemen Ray Hisatake and Raphael Ieru are the latest former Warriors to set training schedules in Arizona. They will begin their programs Saturday, with the intent of preparing for UH’s Pro Day in late March or early April. Also training in Arizona are linebackers Blaze Soares and Brashton Satele, running back Jayson Rego and defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea. Satele and Savaiigaea are appealing the NCAA for medical exemptions that will allow them to play for the Warriors as sixth-year […]

Davone Bess and Ryan Grice-Mullins are about to be reunited. According to a source, Grice-Mulins will sign a contract with the Miami Dolphins today. Bess led the Dolphins with 76 catches for 758 yards this past season. Both were UH slotbacks in 2005, 2006 and 2007. * * * * * Thanks again to volleyball players Joshua Walker and Steven Grgas for participating in today’s Warrior Beat Show. * * * * * By the way, former UH head coach […]

Want to be a Warrior? The UH football team is conducting a tryout Jan. 20 at the UH athletic complex. If you’re interested, call Rich Miano at 956-4516 or e-mail: miano@hawaii.edu. * * * * * The Rainbow Wahine softball team has promoted Dee Wisneski to associate head coach. Kaulana (Gould) Williams has been added as the Rainbows’ assistant coach. Her husband, Chris Williams, is UH’s video coordinator and a former Warrior linebacker. Dickie Titcomb, who helped build the Rainbows’ […]

Our pal Avis Yasumura (pictured with her niece, Jordyn Fong) has selected Wafan as the winner of the  Colt For Heisman sign that is autographed by Colt Brennan. E-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu and we’ll figure out how to get you the prize. * * * * * 2009 was a good year for food. Here were some of my favorites: Hong Kong Noodle House: * * * * * Gator from Shreveport, La.: And Stretch’s crawfish, also from Shreveport: * […]

In an inspiring story two years ago, 5-foot-6 running back Joey Cadiz was invited to the Warriors’ training camp as a walk-on. He earned one of the last spots because of his offseason work. But Cadiz’s season was cut short because of a knee injury. He did not play in 2008 or 2009. Now Cadiz, fully healed, is attempting a comeback. He will participate in the walk-on tryouts Jan. 13.

Let’s all have a great one this year. * * * * * We rang in the New Year with this really tall guy . . . * * * * * Thanks again to PowderPuff for getting us tickets to the Stylistics: * * * * * Boise State and Chris Petersen agree on a contract extension. Now let’s see if Boise State and the WAC agree on one, too.

While I was pretending to work yesterday, I noticed my cohorts working on end-of -decade stories. Decade is ending? This is what happens when your cell phone is your watch. It seemed like only yesterday we assigned a business writer to exclusively report on Y2K. The world was supposed to go into chaos when the calendar struck ’00 and our computers were to read it as “1900.” Of course, I never understood why on New Year’s 1999 the computers didn’t […]