Warrior Beat

Special thanks to SMU coach June Jones for appearing on the Warrior Beat Show today.

Linebacker Blaze Soares said he will sign a contract with agent Wynn Silberman tomorrow, effectively ending his UH career. Soares had a slim-to-none chance of appealing the NCAA for an exemption that would allow him to play for the Warriors next next season. Instead, after consulting with several friends and family members, Soares opted to apply for the NFL draft. “I’m ready to start the next chapter in my life,” Soares said. * * * * * From   today […]

. . . And the winner of a pair of tickets to the Hawaii Bowl is Curveball. E-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu. Thanks again for playing. Thanks again to Stretch for donating the tickets. Thanks to Avis for selecting another winner. * * * * * John Cooper Pelluer, a linebacker from Skyline High in Washington state, has accepted a football scholarship offer from the Warriors. Pelleur, who is 6 feet 3 1/2 and 225 pounds, had 10 sacks in 13 […]

Yes, our pal Avis Yasumura is indeed a weekend blogger, too. She has selected as the winner of two Sheraton Hawaii Bowl tickets … Made In Hawaii. Congrats, Made In Hawaii. You know the routine: e-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu. Thanks for playing. Thanks again to Avis. * * * * * Ray Hisatake John Estes Brashton Satele Aaron Kia Victor Clore Estes * * * * * The next time somebody laments how athletics get more things than other areas […]

And the winner of Friday’s contest, as selected by Castle High grad Avis Yasmura, is … Kio. He wins a pair of tickets to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. E-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu for pickup details. Thanks again to Stretch for donating the tickets, Avis for making the selection, and for the readers who entered. Another contest will be held Saturday. * * * * * From UH’s Derek Inouchi: Thirty University of Hawai‘i student-athletes (will be) among the hundreds of […]

One of my favorite cardiac nurses, Avis Yasumura, has selected … Nalani. She wins four tickets to the Dec. 23 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head basketball classic. E-mail me at sstsai@hawaii.edu to make dropoff arrangements. Thanks again to the lovely Avis (OK, you may go back to your patients). And to all who participated. We’ve got another contest tomorrow. * * * * * A national publication reported the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl will give participating players only a shirt as a […]

Dee Maggitt, a cornerback from Lakes High in the Tacoma area, told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a scholarship offer from the Warriors. Maggitt said he is 5 feet 10 and 175 pounds. He said he not been timed in the 40-yard dash, although Scout.com listed him as covering the distance in 4.55 seconds. Lakes head coach Dave Miller said Maggitt is the best corner he has seen in his 25 years with the school. In last week’s Aloha […]

Our Vanna White — Avis Yasumura — has selected another winner. The pair of tickets to the Dec. 22 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic games go to … Oldie. Congrats. Thanks again to Avis for choosing our winner. Another contest is tomorrow. * * * * * Left slotback Greg Salas, who was second nationally in total receiving yards (1,590), has been named as an SI.com All-America honorable mention. Salas, who completed his junior season, is fourth in the NCAA […]