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Christian “Bubba” Poueu-Luna, a wideout from Great Oak High in Temecula, Calif., has accepted a scholarship from the Warriors. Poueu-Luna, who is 6 feet and 175, played quarterback, receiver, defensive back and punter. He is projected as a wideout for the Warriors when he enrolls in August 2010. Poueu-Luna has relatives in Hawai‘i. He can run 200 meters in 21.6 seconds, 100 meters in 10.9 seconds and 40 yards in 4.4 seconds. * * * Happy birthday to the blog’s […]

The addition of slotbacks Corey Lau of Kailua High and Samson Anguay of Campbell High is helping to jump-start the 2010 recruiting class. But two walk-ons — Bennett Nicola and Niroby Dingle — are hopeful of providing more immediate help. Both are enrolled in UH. Nicola, who is 6 feet 2 and 165, is a 2009 graduate of Colorado’s Glenwood Springs. Dingle, who was raised in Alabama, recently completed a stint in the Army. Dingle, who is 6 feet and […]

Doris Sullivan reports that Corey Lau, a receiver from Kailua High, and Samson Anguay, a slotback/running back from Campbell High, have accepted football scholarships from the Warriors. Lau, who transferred from Saint Louis School a year ago, was the point guard on Kailua’s Division II state championship team.”I’ve always wanted to play for UH,” Lau told the Warrior Beat today. * * * * * Guess who’s back? Yep, linebacker Blaze Soares has fully recovered from an achilles’ injury, and […]

In a move that brings sadness to the A-House household, Vinnie Catricala agrees to terms with the Seattle Mariners. Here’s Stacy Kaneshiro’s report: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090618/BREAKING02/90618064/UH+s+Vinnie+Catricala+agrees+to+terms+with+Seattle+Mariners * * * Offensive tackle Frank Loyd of Moanalua High School yesterday accepted a scholarship offer from the Warriors. Loyd, who is 6 feet 3 and 260 pounds, becomes the first member of the Warriors’ 2010 recruiting class. * * * Dan Fisher’s appointment as associate head coach of the UH men’s volleyball team officially ends […]

Dan Fisher is rejoining the Warrior volleyball team as an associate head coach. He is coach Charlie Wade’s second hire. Earlier, Wade retained Mason Kuo as an assistant coach. Fisher was an outside hitter at UH in 1995 and 1996. He then transferred to Pacific, believing he could earn more playing time. “I was sad when he left,” UH coach Mike Wilton said. “We liked him a lot.” Fisher switched to setter at Pacific, where he set several records. After […]

Augie Tulba, a two-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, was today’s guest on the Warrior Beat Show. The show will replay throughout the week. It’s available at the sports section of this site. * * * Speed kills. But yesterday, it was the slow-motion drills — power lunges — that were killing Dustin “Da Bizzness” Blount. “My legs are burning,” said Blount, who was being tutored by Anthony Pollard, father of UH wideout Royce Pollard. Blount will enter training camp […]

UH is debating whether to follow the lead of three Big Ten schools that will stop printing sports media guides. Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin cited cost-cutting as the reason behind the move. The guides are used mostly as recruiting tools. A UH official said the athletic department would save about $80,000 if it eliminated the hard copies of the guides. If it decided to stop printing guides, it would make the information available at its Web site, where the […]

The UH athletic department today released its future non-conference schedule: 2010 Sept. 2 USC Sept. 11 at Army Sept. 18 at Colorado Sept. 25 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Dec. 4 UNLV 2011 Sept. 3 COLORADO Sept. 10 at Washington Sept. 17 at UNLV Nov. 26 WASHINGTON STATE 2012 Sept. 1 at USC Sept. 8 at Brigham Young Sept. 22 UNLV 2013 Aug. 31 USC Sept. 14 BRIGHAM YOUNG Nov. 30 ARMY 2014 Sept. 13 UNLV Sept. 20 at Colorado 2015 Sept. 5 […]