Comments on: Wednesday updated: Iosia, Sibley sign

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:26:06 +0000

29. agree about Sibley. very much like Greeley. Six rotation player, very good indoor and beach. competitive swimmer as well. This was the story I did on her last July for those who can access it.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/20150711_WAHINE_VOLLEYBALL_Headline__medium1UH_gets_potential__6rotation_player_.html

Yes about Longo, she received financial aid.
Smith is an invited walk-on, supposed to walk on for both indoor and beach. coaches can’t comment on walk-ons until after they are enrolled in school so we’ll hear more about her maybe this summer or maybe not until fall camp.

New thread up for Thursday
http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=34219

By: kahuna

kahuna — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:46:38 +0000

I think it was made clear by Shoji that Longo was NOT on scholie. He mentioned that UH offered enough financial aid to make the transfer possible. Factor in the fact that her boyfriend was transferring to UH from PSU made it “easier” for her to come.

By: rage777

rage777 — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:15:31 +0000

I thought the reason Longo didn’t go back to Penn State was because they didn’t have a scholarship for her. So my impression was that she was getting a scholarship to come to Hawaii.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:00:12 +0000

Maverick, I was counting Longo when I said three along with the other two you mentioned.

By: livealoha

livealoha — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:19:11 +0000

Iosia is the best pure setter Hawaii has signed since Kamana’o.

Smith is also one of the best libero prospects in SoCal. I’m kinna surprised she’d be OK with being a walk on at UH. Maybe other schools would only allow her to play either beach or indoor only, but she’s a scholarship type libero, and will come in and challenge for playing time right away. I thought she was a lock at USC or UCLA.

Don’t know too much about Sibley as I don’t have much contacts up there in the club scene. But her youtube video’s are quite impressive. She’s an all around outside much like Greeley, but with more pop already.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:03:41 +0000

#27 Probably not the place to discuss it, but IMO football is at the peak of it’s popularity and in the not too distant future to begin a decline. The big money in the sport goes to too few, for the rest it’s beginning to become a burden. The damage to health and associated life time costs will soon be calculated by class action law firms across the country, and those costs will include those with severe brain issues, and the associated early deaths and suicides. They will look to cash in and seek settlements across the country at all organizational levels where football is sponsored and generating dollars. They’ll proceed with their suits when it has become clear in the public mind that the sport is doing great damage to the health of many, with but few reaping the rewards. The NFL has had it’s first brush with this and settled. Universities, colleges, and schools across the country will be next. All that has to happen is for the jury pools of people disenfranchised with the sport to grow sufficiently that the lawyers won’t even have to go to trial, the schools and leagues will read the writing on the wall and settle. I’ve read case studies on CTE damage, and if I had it to do over, I wouldn’t have played one down of football.

By: Cal Poly alumni

Cal Poly alumni — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:16:03 +0000

26. You sure know quite a bit about Cal Poly. I’m glad that there are no other Cal Poly athletic events scheduled that night and no need for promos. Whoever is truly interested in volleyball and can attend will do so. Last time the conflict with football caused the match to be played three hours earlier which was so detrimental for a fatigued team as they had played five sets with Irvine the previous night. As a result they lost a close five-game match to Davis. Originally the match had been scheduled for 7 PM but then at some point it was changed. So now Cal Poly will not make the playoffs. I hate it when football conflicts with volleyball. It is always volleyball that has to concede to football. For the same reason Hawaii had to play six matches on the road. Hawaii will be pretty tired by the time they have to play Cal Poly and UCSB. Next year I hope that both Hawaii and Cal Poly volleyball won’t have to take a back seat to football.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:04:20 +0000

Cal Poly vs. Hawaii (Thursday, Nov 19th). Cal Poly home attendance avg. is 528 this season. Their last outing at home vs. UCD (L 2-3) had 317 attend, their smallest crowd of the year. The largest home crowd was vs. UCSB, 1034 attending. The match on the 19th will be their last home date of the year, and senior night for Hannah Schleis, Maddie Kuber and Nicole Kessler. No other Cal Poly athletic events are scheduled that night, no promos scheduled.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:18:10 +0000

22. Ron, who were the three, Kahakai, Kaaihue, and ?

By: noblesol

noblesol — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:04:16 +0000

UC Irvine vs. Hawaii (Tuesday, Nov 17th) will be broadcast on ESPN3. UCI home attendance is averaging 316 per game. Their last two home matches, vs. CSUN 210, vs. Long Beach 286. They’ll have been on a bye week prior to Hawaii, their last match vs. UCSB (W 3-1), on Nov. 7th. No other Irvine athletic events scheduled that night. No promos (yet anyway). If they draw above average, it will likely be all those there to see Hawaii.