tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025085200471356032024-02-20T07:17:22.451-10:00ESPN 550 AMALL SPORTS ALL THE TIMEESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-67668217054596729152011-02-24T08:13:00.000-10:002011-02-24T08:14:18.627-10:00Bears advance to state soccer quarterfinals<br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">All three of the MIL qualifiers for the state high school boys soccer tournaments will be in action today.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That was assured when Baldwin earned a berth in the quarterfinal round of the Division-I tourney with a dramatic 1-0 win over Aiea yesterday at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Bears dominated the match in terms of time of possession and shots on goal, but were unable to capitalize on those advantages for most of the match.<span style=""> </span>But freshman midfielder Jaren Otani ran down a pass and hammered a six-yard shot into the back of the net with eight minutes left in the first-round match.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Baldwin then had to survive a huge scare in the waning minutes as senior goalkeeper Leo Fayt made back-to-back saves on a breakaway situation to save the victory and enable Baldwin secure a berth against second-seeded Kapolei.<span style=""> </span>The match is scheduled for a 5 p.m. kickoff at the Main Stadium at Waipio.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Kekaulike and St. Anthony were seeded fourth in their respective divisions and drew first-round byes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kekaulike will play at D-I match at 1 p.m. at the stadium against Kaiser, which advanced with a 4-3 overtime win over Waiakea.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In other D-I results, Punahou needed overtime for a 2-1 comeback win over Roosevelt and Mililani scored both of its goals in the final eight minutes for a 2-0 win over Moanalua.<span style=""> </span>Punahou next faces No. 3 Hilo and Mililani meets top-seeded Kamehameha-Oahu.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The eight-team D-II tournament kicks off today. St. Anthony will open its bid against Mid-Pacific at 3 o'clock.<span style=""> </span>In other match-ups:<span style=""> </span>No. 1 Honokaa faces Radford, No. 2 Kapaa meets Konawaena and No. 3 Waipahu tangles with Hawaii Prep.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">YOUTH SOCCER:<span style=""> </span>The Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex also was the site for the past weekend's President's Day Cup youth tournament, with a team from the Valley Isle bringing home a championship.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Maui United Soccer Club 1999 Red took top honors in the under-12 boys division with a 2-0 victory over Rush 99 Nike in the final to finish the tournament with a 6-0 record, outscoring their opponents 17-2 en route to their second straight PDC title.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">United's goals came in the second minute by Angelo Deloso-Flacco and in the 47<sup>th</sup> by Noa Harrisson.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two other Maui United boys teams won their respective pools and reached the semis only to be eliminated by eventual champions.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The MUSC 99 White was defeated by Rush 99 Nike, 2-0, in the under-12 division, finishing with a 4-1 mark.<span style=""> </span>MUSC 2002 lost 3-1 to the Bulls Kaula.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two other Valley Isle teams reached the semis.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pono 99, competing in the under-11 girls division, was ousted following a 1-0 loss to Blitz Orange and the under-10 Wailuku Bruiser boys were beaten 3-2 by Bulls 2001</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MIL SOFTBALL:<span style=""> </span>Members of the Lahainaluna softball team feel they let one get away last year, when arch-rival Baldwin staged a late rally in the regular-season finale to capture its seventh straight MIL title.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Lunas partly avenged the setback in impressive fashion yesterday with a season-opening 11-4 spanking of the Bears.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hope Morikawa went the distance for the pitching victory and the Lunas erupted for six runs in the sixth inning to secure the win.<span style=""> </span>Brenna Nakamura had a two-run triple for the Lunas.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kekaulike opened its campaign with a 7-2 road win over Maui High as Karlee-Rose Perry allowed four hits and struck out eight for Na Alii. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-34193907892092685962011-02-13T11:36:00.001-10:002011-02-13T11:36:31.906-10:00Maui fans pack War Memorial for UH volleyball win<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; 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font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take a bow, Maui fans.<span style=""> </span>You were the real winners on Saturday night.<span style=""> </span>As a result of your enthusiastic support, don't be at all surpised if the Valley Isle ends up hosting additional University of Hawaii athletic events in the future.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A loud, ti leaf-waving overflow crowd of 2,047 fans packed War Memorial Gym, providing inspiration for the Hawaii men in an error-filled but exciting 26-24, 18-25, 25-19, 25-20 non-conference volleyball victory over California Baptist.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Adding to the great atmosphere was the presence of a travel party that included cheerleaders, promotions and announcers that are part of matches at the Stan Sheriff Center, with the Maui High band capable filling in for their UH counterparts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hawaii coach Charlie Wade described the environment as "great," and he wasn't merely being polite.<span style=""> </span>The sentiment was shared and expressed by players on both teams.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Possibly because of the reduced space behind one of the end lines, the teams struggled with their serves.<span style=""> </span>There were a total of 41 service errots, including 23 by Hawaii.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Still, UH managed to come up with the big plays when they most mattered to sweep a the series against the defending NAIA national champs.<span style=""> </span>Hawaii won Friday's match at The Stanley in three games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Leading UH were Jonas Umlauft with 20 kills, Joshua Walker with 17 and defensive specialist<span style=""> </span>Nick Castello came up with nine digs. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH SOFTBALL: Eighth-ranked Hawaii opened the softball season in impressive fashion, winning all five games in the Paradise Classic.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Rainbow Wahine closed out the tournament on Saturday with a 5-1 win over Southern Utah thanks to a grandslam by Melissa Gonzalez and completed the title run with an 8-0 mercy-rule victory over UC Davis as Stephanie Ricketts posted her third win of the event.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH, most noted for its power-hitting prowess after slugging a national-record 158 homers last season, posted a team ERA of 0.44 while holding its five opponents to a .143 batting average.<span style=""> </span>Hawaii outscored its opponents 32-3.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Wahine close their season-opening homestand today against Texas State at 5 p.m. before traveling to Las Vegas to take part in the high-profile Desert Classic that starts on Friday followed by another major tournament in Southern California.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH HOOPS: The UH men return to action tonight, hosting Nevada.<span style=""> </span>Following an 0-5 start in the conference, Hawaii has won four of its last six WAC games and are seventh in the league.<span style=""> </span>The top eight teams qualify for the WAC tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">WAHINE HOOPS:<span style=""> </span>Following a pair of encouraging home wins, Hawaii shot a dismal 23.3 percent from the field and suffered its most lopsided loss of the WAC season when it was beaten 69-42 at Nevada.<span style=""> </span>The loss dropped UH to 8-16 overall and 2-9 in the WAC. UH dropped into a tie with Boise State for eighth place with five regular-season games remaining. The last-place school among nine WAC teams is left home from the WAC tournament in Las Vegas next month.<span style=""> </span>The Wahine, who has lost 18 straight away games, remains on the road for games at NMS on Tuesday and at league-leading LaTech on Thursday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH BASEBALL: Hawaii opens its season on Friday with the first of a four-game series against Oregon, ranked No. 9 in the Collegiate Baseball preseason Top 40 poll. The Rainbows are No. 38.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-71730200074350220372011-02-08T14:27:00.001-10:002011-02-08T14:27:57.077-10:00Plan in works for all-UH TV sports channel<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 17pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal; }h6 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeading7, li.MsoHeading7, div.MsoHeading7 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 17pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText2, li.MsoBodyText2, div.MsoBodyText2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; }p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">You may have heard the old saying about when one door closes, another opens.<span style=""> </span>Such could be the case regarding televised sports at the University of Hawaii.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The status of its lucrative pay-per-view package is in jeopardy as Hawaii transitions out of the Western Athletic Conference and into the Mountain West for football and the Big West for most other sports.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH athletic administrators are working on a plan that could complement or replace its current TV arrangements.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Star-Advertiser is reporting that Oceanic Time Warner Cable is moving toward the creation of all-University of Hawaii channel on its statewide system that could be operational as soon as this fall.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oceanic's current contract with UH runs through 2014 and guarantees UH a minimum of $2.3 million per year plus a share of revenues past certain thresholds. The contract calls for UH to receive $500,000 from KFVE and the balance from Oceanic.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">But the future role — if any — of KFVE, which has been part of UH sports for nearly 30 years, is said to be undecided, according to the Star-Bulletin.<span style=""> </span>KFVE has partnered with Oceanic on pay-per-view since 2002.<span style=""> </span>That arrangement is under negotiation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">While things would likely be little changed in the Big West, both UH and Oceanic are awaiting word from the Mountain West whether pay-per-view, as we currently know it, will continue.</span> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-56776116748856655842011-01-31T20:37:00.001-10:002011-01-31T20:37:23.092-10:00Lunas, Farmers girls seeded second at state hoops<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A pair of MIL teams have been seeded second in the state girls basketball tournaments that tip off Tuesday on Oahu.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That means Lahainaluna in Division-I and Molokai in D-II will draw first-round byes before beginning their bids on Wednesday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Kekaulike, the MIL D-I runnerup, opens against Kaiser on Tuesday in a 5 p.m. game at McKinley High.<span style=""> </span>The winner of that game faces top-seeded Konawaena.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lahainaluna will open defense of its state title against the winner of Kapolei versus Pearl City in Wednesday's 5 p.m. game at Radford High.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Punahou is seeded third and Farrington fourth.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Molokai is the only MIL entry in D-II.<span style=""> </span>The Lady Farmers won the title in 2009 and finished second last season.<span style=""> </span>They will face the winner of Waianae versus Maryknoll in a 7 p.m. game Wednesday at Kaimuki High.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Radford is the top seed in D-II, with Kamehameha-Hawaii ranked third and Kapaa fourth.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Saturday, reigning state player of the year Maiki Viela scored 35 points as the Lunas defeated Molokai 60-41 in a special non-league game between the MIL's two title teams.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MIL BOYS:<span style=""> </span>The MIL boys tip off their league tournaments on Wednesday at the Baldwin High gym.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Bears raised their hopes for the overall league title by handing Lahainaluna its first MIL loss of the season with a 61-55 victory on Saturday before a big, noisy crowd at the Lahaina Civic Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gabe Ross scord 19 points and Tim Pang added 18 for the Bears, who avenged a pair of earlier losses to the Lunas..</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Seabury Hall closed out a perfect D-II campaign by posting weekend wins of 58-38 and 53-35 over Molokai, but the Spartans apparently lost high-scoring Phelan Pagano to a season-ending knee injury.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">SOCCER:<span style=""> </span>Each of the contending teams have two games left in their respective MIL boys soccer schedules, and still no one has even assured themselves of a spot in the state tournament.<span style=""> </span>Here's where things stand:<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Baldwin, which survived a furious comeback at Kamehameha-Maui on Friday for a 3-2 win, is in first place with 21 points.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lahainaluna, which routed St. Anthony 4-1 on Saturday behind a hat-trick by Jorge Hernandez, is second with 20 points.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Kekaulike dropped to third with 19 points after playing to a 1-1 tie with Maui High, which is fourth and barely alive mathematically for a post-season berth with 15 points.<span style=""> </span>Logan Bantilan accounted for Kekaulike's goal, while Justice Florendo-Bourne scored the tying goal midway through the second half.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That sets up some huge matches this week.<span style=""> </span>Kekaulike visits Baldwin for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday.<span style=""> </span>On Thursday, Seabury visits Kekaulike and Maui High travels to Kamehameha.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In girls' action, Baldwin took a major step toward repeating as D-I champion thanks to a 0-0 tie with Kamehameha on Friday followed by a 9-0 romp past Hana on Saturday.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kekaulike was eliminated from post-season contention following a 3-0 loss to Maui High.<span style=""> </span>In D-II, Seabury Hall and St. Anthony have clinched spots in the state tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MORE MIL:<span style=""> </span>In paddling, Seabury won the boys and mixed titles and finished second in the girls competition to Molokai. … In wrestling,<span style=""> </span>Lahainaluna's boys and girls continued their domination by capturing 16 of 20 weight classes in the final tuneup before the upcoming MIL championships. </span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-23050733005544085052011-01-20T10:26:00.001-10:002011-01-20T10:26:54.744-10:00Na Alii, Trojans post big soccer victories<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">All four teams involved desperately needed to win their respective MIL boys soccer matches yesterday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">When all was said and done, King Kekaulike and St. Anthony emerged with huge victories while Seabury Hall and Maui High suffered key setbacks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bouncing back from a slow start to its season, King Kekaulike routed upcountry rival Seabury Hall 4-0 in Olinda, improving to 5-3 overall for 15 points and moving to within one point of idle Division-I leader Lahainaluna.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Na Alii scored all of its goals in the first half, with Kaimana Purdy, Logan Bantilan, Taylor DeGuerra and Brison Ino finding the back of the net within the opening 30 minutes of action.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Later at War Memorial Stadium, first-half goals by Chris and Gerry Maeda lifted St. Anthony to a 2-0 victory over Maui High.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Anthony improved to 4-5 for 12 points and a three-point lead over Seabury in the D-II standings.<span style=""> </span>Maui High fell 3-3-2 for 11 points and finds itself four points behind the Lunas in the D-I standings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In girls action last night, Maui High beat St. Anthony 4-0 on goals by Chelsey Calvert, Rachel Rivas, Tiana Lucas and Shauni Okazaki.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">PREP HOOPS:<span style=""> </span>The MIL girls' basketball tournaments tip off semifinal action tonight with three games in two divisions at the Kamehameha-Maui gym.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At 4 p.m., Seabury Hall will tangle with Lanai in a Division-II game.<span style=""> </span>The winner will face regular-season champion Molokai High in Friday's D-II title game at 5:30.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Division-I action, top-seeded Lahainaluna will meet Kamehameha-Maui at 5:30.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Lunas are the state's fourth-ranked team and have not been remotely tested so far in MIL competition.<span style=""> </span>Kamehameha earned a berth in the semis by beating Baldwin 37-27 behind a 12-point effort from Tori Cambra.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At 7 o'clock, King Kekaulike and Maui High will meet in the other semifinal.<span style=""> </span>Kekaulike finished second to the Lunas in the regular-season standings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The D-I title game is set for 7 p.m. tomorrow.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-30750735502987904122011-01-07T08:34:00.001-10:002011-01-07T08:35:00.124-10:00Favorable weather conditions benefit golfers at Kapalua<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; 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font-family: "Times New Roman";">By customary standards, the at-times treacherous Plantation Course at Kapalua was a soft touch during yesterday's opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">An early-morning downpour coupled with lower-than-usual tradewinds proved a bonanza for the all-winners field in the first event of the PGA Tour season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unable to capitalize on the player-friendly conditions was two-time defending champion Geoff Ogilvy.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Australian had to pull out of the event after suffering a nasty gash to his right index finger following a close encounter with coral while taking a dip in the ocean in the day before.<span style=""> </span>The wound required 12 stitches and prevented Ogilvy from adequately gripping his clubs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That opened the door for Jonathan Byrd and Carl Petterson to take the early lead with 7-under par 66s.<span style=""> </span>Ben Crane trailed the co-leaders by one stroke, with Jim Furyk, Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman two strokes back.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In fact, only two players -- Justin Rose with a 75 and Rocco Mediate with a 79 – failed to break par in the field of 33 golfers.<span style=""> </span>The average scored on the PGA Tour's only par-73 layout was 70.5.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That, of course, could all change with drier greens and higher winds in an event that runs through Sunday and is being televised on the Golf Channel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MIL ROUNDUP:<span style=""> </span>Defending champion Seabury Hall opened its MIL Division-II campaign with a decisive 70-51 victory over visiting St. Anthony.<span style=""> </span>Phelan Pagano's 21 points led Seabury, who also benefited from Dylan King's 14.<span style=""> </span>Jarrett Stinger's 21 led the Trojans.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Baldwin posted a pair of victories as the expense of visiting Kamehameha-Maui.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Lady Bears open the double-header at the Baldwin gym by holding off the Warriors for 33-28 win.<span style=""> </span>Kristina Edgamin scored 13 for the Bears, while Tori Cambra's 12 led Kamehameha.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the nightcap, Baldwin capitalized on double-digit production for a pair of players not particularly noted for their scoring.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Senior starting forward Kona Sarmiento had 14 and reserve forward Adrian Garces 12 for the Bears, who improved to 5-1 and kept pace with Lahainaluna in the D-I standings. Kawika Kong's seven points led the Warriors.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In MIL basketball action today, the Lahainaluna boys and girls play host to Maui High.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH ROUNDUP:<span style=""> </span>Losing its first two WAC games on the road was almost predictable considering that UH teams are not particularly noted for being road Warriors.<span style=""> </span>But after a promising start to the season, the return of their top player and playing at home, much more was expected of the Hawaii men's basketball team last night.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instead of flourishing, the Rainbows floundered, shooting a dismal 29 percent from the field in a 59-44 loss to Idaho at the Stan Sheriff Center.<span style=""> </span>UH made just 3 of 22 shots from behind the arc, including 0-for-12 in the second half.<span style=""> </span>As a result, Hawaii was held to its lowest point total in a dozen years while falling to 0-3 in the WAC and to 9-6 overall.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The return of senior forward Bill Amis didn't help UH nearly as much as expected.<span style=""> </span>Showing some rust after a 10-game layoff because of a lingering foot injury, Amis made 2 of 7 shots and had two rebounds in 29 minutes. Even with Amis back, UH again struggled on the boards and were out-rebounded, 40-28.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now, UH must try to rebound against Boise State, which escaped from San Jose State with a 102-101 quadruple-overtime victory.<span style=""> </span>The Broncos will bring records of 10-5 overall and 3-0 in the WAC to The Stanley.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">WAHINE LOSE:<span style=""> </span>In the first game of a double-header, the Rainbow Wahine played about as poorly as their male counterparts in the suffering a 74-58 conference-opening home loss to New Mexico State.<span style=""> </span>The Lady Aggies had four players score in double figures while UH struggled with foul problems and turnovers in dropping to 6-8 overall and 0-1 in the WAC.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH trailed by only three points, 36-33, at halftime but fell apart in the second half. Keisha Kanekoa led the Wahine with 17 points and Kamilah Jackson added 12.<span style=""> </span>Kanekoa now has 1,040 career points, passing Tondi Redden for 14<sup>th</sup> place on the UH all-tme list.<span style=""> </span>Jade Abele is No. 13 with 1,057.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Next for Hawaii is a Saturday game againt LaTech,, which is coming off a 69-34 blowout at San Jose State.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-15870688170277219092010-12-27T08:03:00.000-10:002010-12-27T08:04:31.046-10:00Error-prone Hawaii gift-wraps win for Tulsa<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; 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}p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 17pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText2, li.MsoBodyText2, div.MsoBodyText2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; }p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's one thing to lose a game.<span style=""> </span>It's quite another to loss at home in such inept fashion as did Hawaii on Christmas Eve.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Playing the role of Santa, UH gave away six turnovers to gift-wrap a 62-35 victory for Tulsa before more than 41,000 stunned fans at Aloha Stadium and a national TV audience in a game lasting an excruciating 3 hours, 54 minutes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The ugly performance – filled with turnovers, penalties and defensive breakdowns – left a negative last impression to an otherwise excellent season for a Hawaii team that earned 10 wins, a WAC co-championship and a No. 24 national ranking coming into the game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">After keeping Hawaii in the game for most of the first half, UH's defensive unit ran out of gas against a high-tempo Tulsa attack.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hawaii actually out-gained Tulsa 479-343 with quarterback Bryant Moniz thowing for 411 yards and three touchdowns.<span style=""> </span>Greg Salas had 13 catches for 213 yards and two scores.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">But those stats don't reflect the five picks, a fumble recovery following a muff by Salas on a punt return and the six sacks that enabled the Golden Hurricane to storm past Hawaii.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Damaris Johnson led the way for Tulsa by amassing 326 yards in combined yardage – 98 on five carries, 101 on four catches and another 127 on returns with two scores.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">DIAMOND HEAD:<span style=""> </span>The Hawaii basketball team can take a lot of consolation – literally and figuratively -- from its performance during the Diamond Head Classic.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By defeating Mississippi State 68-57 in Saturday's fifth-place game for the consolation title, Hawaii improved its season record to 9-3 going into a pair of tough WAC-opening road games this week at defending champion Utah State and Nevada.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Butler, last year's national runnerup, took the tourneytitle by topping<span style=""> </span>Washington State 84-68.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hawaii opened with a 12-0 run and led by as many as 22 in the second half against Mississippi State, which was missing two key players who were suspended after engaging in a fist-fight in full view of fans and cameras at the Stan Sheriff Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Zane Johnson continued his hot shooting, leading the Bows with 19 points.<span style=""> </span>Hiram Thompson went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line and finished with 14.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">After opening the tourney with a loss to Florida State, the Bows rebounded with decisive wins over Utah and the battling Bulldogs. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH sophomore Miah Ostrowski made his college hoops debut less than 24 hours after playing in the Hawaii Bowl.<span style=""> </span>The former Punahou two-sport star caught two passes for 72 yards against Tulsa. He didn't score in two minutes of action against Mississippi State.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-58506159566992447932010-12-23T07:57:00.001-10:002010-12-23T07:57:19.553-10:00Hawaii hangs tough vs. superior Seminoles<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; 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font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Given its problems contending with Florida's State's superiority in the paint and on boards, as well as its own inability to protect the basketball, Hawaii easily could have been blown out in last night's opening round of the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instead, a 70-62 loss to the Seminoles almost represented a moral victory for an under-manned squad that used only seven players because of lingering injuries to senior starters Hiram Thompson and Bill Amis.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That UH stuck around as long as it did before Florida State began pulling away early in the second half was a tribute to the team's grittiness and the marksmanship of Zane Johnson and Bo Barnes.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Johnson matched a season high with 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and Barnes scored all of his 17 in the second half.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">But Hawaii couldn't overcome Florida State's 23 offensive rebounds and committing 24 turnovers.<span style=""> </span>As a result, the Seminoles will face Butler in tonight's 5 o'clock semifinal while the Bows will meet Utah in a 7:30 consolation game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Butler, last season's NCAA runner-up, rode a 24-point effort by Mike Howard to beat Utah 74-62. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The tournament opened with a pair of blowout as Washington State routed Mississippi State 83-57 and No. 15 Baylor spanked San Diego 83-50 to set up their 1 p.m. semifinal.<span style=""> </span>Mississippi State and San Diego will meet at 11:30 a.m.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">PREP ROUNDUP: It was a highly productive night for Lahainaluna athletes.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's talented boy's wrestling team easily captured top honors in the Maui Invitational Tournament at War Memorial Gym, out-pointing Iolani 203-160.<span style=""> </span>Kahuku won the girls' team title with 102 points, beating out Mililani's 92 and Lahainaluna's 86.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In basketball, the Lunas swept a pair of road games against Maui High.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">TJ Rickard had 18 points and Luke Williams added 15 in a 57-58 win over the Sabers boys.<span style=""> </span>The fourth-ranked Lunas' girls again overwhelmed an MIL opponent with a 62-23 romp behind Maiki Viela's 18 points.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In soccer, Maui High moved past idle Baldwin into first place in the Division-I boy's standings by beating Kamehameha-Maui 3-1 behind a pair of goals by Terrance Sayers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Seabury Hall boys bounced back from a pair of recent losses with a 4-2 victory over Saint Anthony.<span style=""> </span>Willie Harris scored twice for the Spartans.<span style=""> </span>The Seabury girls blanked St. Anthony 5-0.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">JUNIOR GOLF:<span style=""> </span>Five Maui athletes claimed titles in the US Kids Golf regional event held at the Kaanapali Royal Hawaiian course.<span style=""> </span>The champions were Cassy Isagawa, Justin Ngua, Kyeton Littel-Kamimoto, Kimberlie Miyamoto and Kirsten Ishikawa.</span></p> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; 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font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although Seabury Hall appears to be the class of its own league, the previously undefeated Spartans were in over their heads in Saturday's title game of the St. Anthony Invitational basketball tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Spartans, an Maui Interscholastic League Divistion-II team, beat traditional D-I power Baldwin for the second time in two weeks in Friday's semifinals.<span style=""> </span>But they were decisively beaten, 64-40, by Corona of California at War Memorial Gym.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Seabury dropped to 7-1 this season despite a 21-point performance by Phelan Pagano.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Baldwin beat Kealakehe 53-40 for third place, Hilo defeated king Kekaulike 61-48 for fifth, and Campbell topped St. Anthony 54-34 for seventh.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meantime, the host Lunas beat Pitt Meadows of Canada 59-45 in the Lahainaluna Invitational.<span style=""> </span>In other games:<span style=""> </span>Socastee of South Carolina defeated Molokai 53-41, Mission Viejo of California routed Heritage Woods of Canada 73-27, and Maranatha of Washington beat Lakeside of California 68-53.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In MIL soccer, Keelan Ewaliko scored on a breakaway goal midway through the second half, lifting the Baldwin boys to a 1-0 victory over Seabury Hall and into first place in the league overall and D-I standings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amber-Lei Madriaga scored twice as the unbeaten Baldwin girls defeated Seabury 4-1.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In other games:<span style=""> </span>Kekaulike's boys beat St. Anthony 2-0 on goals by Michael Ribao and Logan Bantilan.<span style=""> </span>Shelly Liburd registered a hat trick as the Lunas' girls defeated Molookai 8-0.<span style=""> </span>Tiana Lucas scored twice as Maui High's girls topped Hana 6-0.<span style=""> </span>Kekaulike's girls blanked St. Anthony 7-0.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-82018561193343811592010-12-13T08:31:00.001-10:002010-12-13T08:31:43.108-10:00UH coach McMackin deserves contract extension<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Following a 1-2 start after failing to reach a bowl game last year, there was growing discontent with Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fast forward to December, and the question now becomes:<span style=""> </span>How does the cash-strapped athletic department reward a coach who guided a team to a 10-3 record, a share of the Western Athletic Conference title, a No. 24 national ranking and a berth in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl against Tulsa?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Honolulu Star-Advertiser columnist Dave Reardon, an admitted former critic, is now leading a campaign to extend McMackin's contract based on his 14-4 record since UH ended a six-game skid last season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Granted, Hawaii acted in desperation and overpaid an untested Division-I head coach when it signed McMackin to a $1.1 million annual deal following June Jones's abrupt departure following UH's Sugar Bowl season.<span style=""> </span>McMackin's original five-year deal extends through next season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In addition to the football teams recent on-field success, it should also be noted that all 28 of Hawaii's seniors or on track to graduate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As Reardon notes, the question now becomes: "How do you reward McMackin when simple economics dictate you can't even afford to pay him what he's already getting? That's a tough one. Maybe a couple more years of job security."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I second that emotion.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-10594317870466723072010-12-07T10:24:00.001-10:002010-12-07T10:24:15.437-10:00UH lands three on all-WAC first team<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; 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font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The University of Hawaii was rewarded for a 10-3 record, finishing in a three-way tie for the conference championship and a No. 24 national ranking in the all-WAC balloting.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Three UH players – slotback Greg Salas, safety Mana Silva and linebacker Corey Paredes – received first-team honors, and another seven – including defensive tackle Kaniela Tuipulotu of Lahaina – were named to the second team.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although he ranks first nationally in passing yardage, Hawaii's Bryant Moniz was a second-team pick behind another pair of exceptional quarterbacks.<span style=""> </span>Boise State's Kellen Moore and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick shared offensive player of the year honors.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Other UH players named to the second team were:<span style=""> </span>slotback Kealoha Pilares, running back Alex Green, offensive linemen Kupepa Letuli and Adrian Thomas, and kicker Scott Enors.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But the biggest slight came in the Coach of the Year voting.<span style=""> </span>Although guiding his team to unexpected success after being picked to finish seventh in pre-season polls, Greg McMackin was snubbed.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The honor instead was accorded to Nevada's Chris Ault, although his team was projected to finish second, behind Boise State, in the pre-season polls. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">HAWAII BOWL:<span style=""> </span>When Hawaii and Tulsa square off on Christmas Eve at Aloha Stadium, fans should be treated to plenty of fireworks. That's because this year's Hawaii Bowl matchup will feature two of the most productive offenses in the NCAA, combining for nearly 78 points per game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii has the nation's top passing offense with an average of nearly 385 yards per game while ranking 10<sup>th</sup> in total offense at 487.8 and 12<sup>th</sup> in scoring at 38.3.<span style=""> </span>That explosive unit and a dramatically improved defensive group enabled UH to win nine of its last 10 outings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Golden Hurricane, meantime, ranks fifth in total offense with 503.5 yards and ninth in scoring with 39.6 points.<span style=""> </span>Tulsa compiled a 9-3 record, finishing second in Conference-USA's Western Division.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii's prowess was on display in Saturday's 59-23 rout of over-matched Nevada-Las Vegas as Moniz threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more.<span style=""> </span>Moniz is tied for the national lead in touchdown passes with 36.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">His top two targets – Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares – are among the leading receivers in the country.<span style=""> </span>Salas is first in reception yardage and second in total catches.<span style=""> </span>Pilares is third in TD catches.<span style=""> </span>Green is the national leader in yard per carry with 8.78.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-82430120065810737102010-12-05T03:36:00.001-10:002010-12-05T03:36:45.360-10:00Wahine crash out early in NCAA volleyball<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This was not the way things were supposed to end for the University of Hawaii women's volleyball team.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Not after being ranked third nationally as recently as two weeks ago and seemingly poised to make another run for a berth in the NCAA's Final Four.<span style=""> </span>Not after running off 23 straight victories that included sweeps of 17 straight matches against admittedly mediocre WAC opponents.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But Hawaii's season crumbled to a stunning and abrupt end on Friday night in a decisive 25-17, 25-11, 25-23 defeat to 11<sup>th</sup>-ranked host Washington.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The stunningly lopsided loss resulted in Hawaii finishing its season at 29-3, losing two of its last three. The Rainbow Wahine will not qualify for the regionals for only the second time since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The first crack in Hawaii's armor was exposed when the Wahine were the victims of a sweep of their own at the hands of Utah State in the WAC tournament final.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That loss resulted in the Rainbow Wahine falling to No. 7 in this week's national rankings and, more significantly, to being seeded No. 15 in the NCAA national tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH got off to balky start in Thursday's NCAA opener in Seattle, struggling in the first set before sweeping unheralded Big Sky champion Portland State 25-23, 25-19, 25-8.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington, which finished fifth in the far more competitive Pacific-10,<span style=""> </span>schooled Hawaii on Friday and now will next host Nebraska in the regional.<span style=""> </span>The Rainbow Wahine, meantime, are headed home to stay.<span style=""> </span>So, for that matter, is Utah State.<span style=""> </span>The Lady Aggies were swept by another Pacific-10 team, California.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All of which again goes to show that dominating the WAC, as UH has done for going on 15 years, does little to prepare team for a successful run at the national level.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-26432164696846529452010-12-03T06:41:00.001-10:002010-12-03T06:41:41.498-10:00Numbers don’t lie: LeBron James didn’t quit<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Take that, Cleveland.<span style=""> </span>You, too, LeBron-haters.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Scoring 38 points, including 24 in the third quarter before sitting out the entire final period, King James transformed The Return into The Rout.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">His outburst, in the face of continuous jeers from his former adoring witnesses, led his new team, the Miami Heat, to a 118-90 romp past his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Say what you will about James, the young brother can play. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He demonstrated that in his first game back in Cleveland, where he spent seven spectacular seasons, carrying a team formerly known as the Cadavers to the NBA Finals in 2007 and league-best regular-season marks the next two years before defecting to Miami via free agency.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He also won back-to-back MVP awards along the way.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He left a crowd of 20,562 with nothing left to cheer except an occasional missed shot. He didn't miss many, finishing 15 of 25 from the field, to go with eight assists and five rebounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The loudest cheers reserved for Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, who ripped James after his decision, saying he quit on the Cavaliers during their season-ending playoff series with the Celtics last spring.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I did a little research, and LeBron averaged nearly 27 points and more than nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals during that six-game series.<span style=""> </span>You be the judge whether those numbers constitute "quitting."<span style=""> </span>To me, they reflect excellence.</span></p> 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Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-80480305802952194992010-12-01T09:21:00.001-10:002010-12-01T09:21:03.053-10:00Unbeaten Basket Bows embark on first trip <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: 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those wins at home against mediocre opponents.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That said, we'll get a better idea of just how good this overhauled team is in the next several of days as UH embarks on its first trip of the season, starting with tonight's game at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo followed by visit to BYU on Saturday.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although Cal Poly fits the profile of the middle-of-the-pack teams from mid-major conferences, Hawaii has been beating up, BYU is coming off a 30-6 season and features pre-season All-American guard Jimmer Fredette, who averaged 22.2 points per game last season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Based on its 2-3 start, Cal Poly would seem to be just what the doctor ordered for a UH team seeking to end an 11-game road skid.<span style=""> </span>The Mustangs have lost to Division-II Cal State Monterey Bay and 73-57 to Montana State, whom the Bows recently beat 73-59.<span style=""> </span>Cal Poly also is coming off a road loss to Sacramento State.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although almost all of the players on Arnold's revamped roster were not around at the time, the Mustangs beat the Bows 102-89 at the Stan Sheriff Center last season.<span style=""> </span>But guard Lorenzo Keller, who scored 31 against UH in that game, is gone as are many other key players for the Mustangs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By comparison, UH has four healthy players – Hiram Thompson, Joston Thomas, Bo Barnes and Zane Johnson – averaging in double figures.<span style=""> </span>However, power forward Bill Amis – the team's top rebounder and shot-blocker – remains out with a foot injury.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CONFERENCE UPDATE:<span style=""> </span>The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is reporting that UH administrators are<span style=""> </span>actively engaged this week in putting the finishing touches on anticipated moves to the Mountain West Conference for football and the Big West for all other sports.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH vice president Rockne Freitas and athletic director Jim Donovan headed a delegation that met with the Mountain West officials in Colorado.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The newspaper reported that Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson has had conversations with member presidents the past two days and held a conference call with conference athletic directors yesterday. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Much of those talks apparently revolved around Texas Christian's announced move Monday to the Big East and the Mountain West's<span style=""> </span>possible responses.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH would be the 10th member of the MWC for the 2012-13 school year.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Meantime, UH confirmed that it has present requested information to the Big West in support of its proposed membership.<span style=""> </span>The Big West Council is scheduled to meet Dec. 8 to review submissions and is expected to make a recommendation to the Board of Directors, which is composed of member chancellors and presidents.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-12679368614914306292010-11-29T10:24:00.000-10:002010-11-29T10:25:00.361-10:00Green’s 327-yard outburst lifts Hawaii to No. 25<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 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div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When Hawaii registers a lopsided victory, you can safely assume some impressive passing numbers.<span style=""> </span>And, indeed, Bryant Moniz threw for four scores and 315 yards in Saturday's 59-24 road romp past New Mexico State.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But Moniz and his top target, Greg Salas, who had 10 catches for 191 yards and one TD, were overshadowed on Saturday in Las Cruces.<span style=""> </span>That's because Alex Green ran for a school-record 327 yards – that's right, 327 yards -- and three touchdowns on 19 carries as UH clinched a share of the WAC football title and crept into the 25<sup>th</sup> spot in the latest AP rankings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Green broke Pete Wilson's school mark of 270 set against BYU in 1950. Green has 1,032 yards this season, becoming the first UH player to reach that milestone since Travis Sims had 1,498 in 1992.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii improved to 7-1 in the conference and 9-3 overall. The Aggies, with Leilehua grad Andrew Manley at QB, finished 2-10 overall and 1-7 in the WAC. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH holds a half-game lead over Boise State and Nevada. Boise State hosts Utah State this week after having the nation's longest winning streak snapped at 24 games by suffering a 34-31 overtime loss at Nevada on Friday. Nevada plays at LaTech. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii closes its regular season at home this week against UNLV and will play a Conference USA team – most likely Tulsa or Central Florida – in the Dec. 24th Hawaii Bowl. Both are 9-3, as is UH.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Central Florida, the East champion, meets Southern Methodist, the West champ, on Saturday for the C-USA title.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A Central Florida victory would send the Knights to the Liberty Bowl and likely put Tulsa, the West runner-up, in the Hawaii Bowl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The ideal matchup, as far as Hawaii fans are concerned, would be against SMU, led by former UH coach June Jones.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SMU appeared in and won last year's Hawaii Bowl, but is more likely to play in the Armed Forces Bowl if the Mustangs lose to Central Florida.<span style=""> </span>That's because this year's game will be played at SMU's Ford Stadium while TCU's home field, the usual site of the bowl, is undergoing renovation. </span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-75345301335495686732010-11-24T06:54:00.001-10:002010-11-24T06:54:45.678-10:00U-Conn stuns Michigan State, face Kentucky in final<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; 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style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">LAHAINA –<span style=""> </span>A relatively close call against Chaminade on Monday provided a hint of things to come for Michigan State.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Tuesday, playing against a full-fledged Division-I team, the nationally second-ranked Spartans were knocked out of title contention in the EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">With Kemba Walker's 30 points leading the way, unranked Connecticut posted a 70-67 semifinal victory at the expense of Michigan State and earned a berth in tonight's 5 p.m. title game at the Lahaina Civic Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Walker's fadeaway jumper over a double-team with 53 seconds left in the game put U-Conn ahead to stay.<span style=""> </span>The 6-foot junior has been on a tear on Maui, scoring 29 of his 31 points in the second half in an opening 83-79 come back win over Wichita State.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Also playing a major role for the Huskies in yesterday's win was 6-foot-9 sophomore center Alex Oriakhi, who had 15 points and 17 rebounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Huskies will face eighth-ranked Kentucky, which advanced with a 74-67 win over No. 13 Washington thanks, in large part, to freshman forward Terrence Jones' 16 points and 17 rebounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That means Michigan State and Washington are relegated to the third-place game, which is set for a noon tip off.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In yesterday's other games: Wichita State beat Chaminade 79-58 and Virginia spanked Oklahoma 74-56.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Chaminade and Oklahoma will meet in the seventh-place game at 9:30 a.m. and Wichita State will tangle with Virginia for fifth at 2:30 p.m.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All four games will be aired on Maui's ESPN 550 and <a href="http://espn550.com">espn550.com</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH UPDATE:<span style=""> </span>You can't blame Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson from trying to keep hope alive, even if the University of Hawaii is clearly committed to leaving the WAC to join the rival Mountain West in football and the Big West in all other sports.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Benson met with UH athletic director Jim Donovan yesterday in Las Vegas, where the Rainbow Wahine are competing in the WAC volleyball tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">UH advanced to the finals against Utah State by defeating Idaho 25-11, 25-21, 25-16,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser,<span style=""> </span>Donovan said Benson "reiterated his position that they have an offer on the table to us to be a football-only member of the WAC and reminded me there would be no travel subsidies (sought).<span style=""> </span>I told him I would share that with the members of our leadership team."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Donovan said he "made some calls" but declined additional comment.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">UH is expected to pay travel subsidies to both the MWC and Big West as a condition of admission.</span> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-89996493569362063322010-11-18T20:59:00.001-10:002010-11-18T20:59:58.316-10:00Hawaii football bound for Mountain West<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; 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margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Goodbye, WAC.<span style=""> </span>Hello, Mountain West.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That's the bottom line from a Thursday night press conference during which it was announced that the UH football team has received and accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Although some formalities have to be ironed out, it is a virtually foregone conclusion that Hawaii will be departing the WAC effective the 2012 football season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There's also widespread speculation that all other UH sports teams will likely end up in the Big West Conference, although university officials declined to address that issue during the press gathering at Bachman Hall on the Manoa campus.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The WAC, of which Hawaii has been a member since 1979, has been steadily eroding.<span style=""> </span>Boise State is leaving the conference this summer.<span style=""> </span>Fresno State and Nevada previously announced they were also leaving for the Mountain West the following year, with UH now set to join the mass exodus.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ironically, the Mountain West was created a dozen years ago by eight schools that bolted from the then 16-team WAC, with Hawaii among those left behind.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii's agreement in principle to leave the WAC for the Mountain West follows a recent trend that has altered the landscape of college sports.<span style=""> </span>In fact, two current Mountain West members – Brigham Young and Utah – will be leaving this summer.<span style=""> </span>BYU is becoming independent in football while Utah is bound for the re-named Pac-12.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The latest defectors from the WAC will join Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming in the Mountain West.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That would produce an 11-team conference, prompting speculation of an invitation to Utah State that would result in a 12-team league.<span style=""> </span>The NCAA requires a dozen teams to create a pair of six-team divisions and allow for the playing of a conference championship game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The invitation was extended by the Mountain West in a phone call earlier in the day by commissioner Craig Thompson.<span style=""> </span>The announcement followed university President MRC Greenwood's return from Maui, where the UH Board of Regents met and was informed of the situation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As for Hawaii's other teams, athletic director Jim Donovan noted that the Big West – currently comprised of nine California state universities and colleges – recently dropped its moratorium on expansion and set a deadline of Dec. 1 for other schools to apply for membership.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii intends to apply, which would provide a new home for such significant programs as women's volleyball, baseball, softball and women's soccer.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The WAC announced last week it would add Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, and Denver, all currently Division-I-AA programs.<span style=""> </span>Denver doesn't field a football team.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Donovan noted these schools send the WAC farther into the middle of the country geographically, which would increase the school's travel expenses.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Other WAC members are San Jose State, Idaho, New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech and Utah State.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-79841475726061350132010-11-03T09:28:00.001-10:002010-11-03T09:28:13.988-10:00Surf champion Andy Irons dies at 32<style>@font-face { font-family: 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0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The world of surfing is mourning the death of three-time world champion Andy Irons at the age of 32.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Irons emerged from Kauai to attain legendary status in his sport and was generally regarded as the best surfer of his generation.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Irons was returning home after withdrawing from the Rip Curl Pro Search in Puerto Rico due to illness. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He was found at the Grand Hyatt Hotel at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, where he had checked in during a layover on his way to Kauai. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Reports on the cause of death are mixed.<span style=""> </span>His family is citing dengue fever, a viral disease carried by mosquitoes.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The medical examiner's office in Dallas said it is investigating his death as a possible overdose of methadone, a powerful controlled substance used for pain. An autopsy is scheduled for today.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In addition to his three world titles, Irons was a four-time Vans Triple Crown of Surfing winner.<span style=""> </span>During his brief but illustrious career, Irons was credited with 19 major surfing titles.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Irons is survived by his wife, Lydie, who is seven months pregnant with the couple's first child.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Irons progressed through the amateur ranks and qualified for theWorld Tour in 1997, a year after graduating from Kapaa High School.<span style=""> </span>In 2002, Irons won his first world crown and defended his title the next two years, ending the reign of nine-time world champion Kelly Slater.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-62699553662672687252010-10-21T06:37:00.001-10:002010-10-21T06:37:32.534-10:00Kekaulike claims state volleyball berth <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">King Kekaulike's girls' volleyball team ended a more than decade-long state tournament drought last night with a Division-I playoff victory over Baldwin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Na Alii, which had last qualified for states in 1999, bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Baldwin 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 at the neutral Maui High gym.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The victory avenged a heart-breaking five-set loss to the Bears just last week in the semifinals of the MIL D-I tournament.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That means Kekaulike will join overall champion Kamehameha-Maui in the state D-I event that begins next Wednesday on the Valley Isle, with matches to be staged at the Kekaulike and Kamehameha gyms.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The state D-II tourney will be held on Oahu, with Molokai and Seabury Hall representing the MIL in that event.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Molokai is ranked third and Kamehameha-Maui seventh in the most recent Star-Advertiser state poll.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There will be no Friday Night Lights in football this week.<span style=""> </span>Instead, both of the scheduled MIL games will be held on Saturday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In a 2:30 game, Division-II champion Lahainaluna will play host to Kekualike on the new rug at The Imu.<span style=""> </span>At 7 p.m., Maui High will celebrate homecoming against D-I champion and arch-rival Baldwin. </span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-66323483304290224372010-10-20T08:49:00.001-10:002010-10-20T08:49:42.688-10:00Free football? We'll know by Monday <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 17pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal; }h6 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeading7, li.MsoHeading7, div.MsoHeading7 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 17pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText2, li.MsoBodyText2, div.MsoBodyText2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; }p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fans of Hawaii football could be getting an extra televised game that doesn't require a pay-per-view subscription.<span style=""> </span>Although good news for those of us who don't have the package, it would be bad news for the university's cash-strapped athletic department.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN is seriously considering whether to pick Hawaii's Nov. 6 game at nationally third-ranked Boise State.<span style=""> </span>That decision hinges on UH – which is off to a 5-2 start that includes a 3-0 mark in the WAC – being able to post a road victory over Utah State on Saturday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If that happens -- and a decision is due Monday -- UH fans will able to view the game on cable.<span style=""> </span>But it would also deprive Hawaii of a lucrative element of its pay-per-view package.<span style=""> </span>The Star-Advertiser projects a payday of $200,000 or more for that game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The package has had upward of 12,000 for its most popular games, including more than 5,000 individual purchases, since its inception.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The package cost Oahu subscribers $500 and Neighbor Island fans $250.<span style=""> </span>On a per-game basis, the cost of watching an individual game costs between $25 and $65.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Last year's package did about $3.4 million in sales. UH's share was $2.5 million. Whether UH's payout would be reduced this year in the event ESPN adds the Boise State game could will depend on financial thresholds contained in the PPV contract.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-79028402750099185852010-10-18T07:50:00.001-10:002010-10-18T07:50:18.983-10:00Upset alert: Hawaii stuns No. 19 Nevada<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 17pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal; }h6 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeading7, li.MsoHeading7, div.MsoHeading7 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 17pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText2, li.MsoBodyText2, div.MsoBodyText2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; }p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kaniela Tuipuloto, the defensive tackle from Lahaina, dedicated the victory to doubters of the UH football program, a pre-season pick to finish sixth or worse in the nine-team WAC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Instead, Hawaii finds itself atop the WAC standings after stunning No. 19 Nevada 27-21 before more than 40,000 fans on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.<span style=""> </span>The win was the fourth straight for UH, which improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Byrant Moniz completed 26 of 36 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns – including a pair of first-quarter hookups with Kealona Pilares for a 14-0 lead.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But the real heroes of this upset played on the other side of the ball, holding off a Nevada's bid to rally from a 17-0 deficit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii jammed Nevada's vaunted pistol offense, forcing four turnovers and limiting the Wolf Pack to 293 yards – dramatically below the 545.3 yards that ranked second nationally. Vaunted QB Colin Kaepernick was held to 159 yards passing and 37 rushing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nevada closed to 20-14 early in the fourth quarter, but Moniz engineered a six-play, 57-yard drive capped by an 11-yard scoring toss to Royce Pollard with 5:27 left.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nevada still had a shot at overtaking UH after recovering an onside kick with 3:06 left.<span style=""> </span>But a few plays later, Kaepernick was intercepted by safety Mana Silva, preserving Greg McMackin's run at Manoa.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii's back-to-back victories over Fresno State and Nevada has lifted UH into the role of top challenger to end Boise State's dominance of the WAC.<span style=""> </span>The third-ranked Broncos are 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the league.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The successful run t also has caught the attention of the pollsters.<span style=""> </span>Previously ranked 19<sup>th</sup>, the loss to UH dropped Nevada out of the AP poll. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nevada was among the other teams receiving votes, garnering 19, for the equivalent of 28<sup>th</sup> in the AP poll.<span style=""> </span>Hawaii received eight votes and is tied for 29<sup>th</sup> in the AP rankings along with North Carolina and Northwestern.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii will try to extend its winning streak to five games when it visits Utah State on Saturday.<span style=""> </span>The game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m., Hawaii time, and will be aired on AM900.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Individually, three UH players are ranked among the nation's most productive performers.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Moniz retained his national lead in passing yardage with 2,532 and moved into first in touchdown passes with 21.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Greg Salas, who had 11 catches for 153 yards against Nevada, ranks second in reception yardage with 910 and second in total catches with 61.<span style=""> </span>Pilares ranks second in TD catches with 11 and third in reception yards with 793.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-84371656398882576312010-10-15T10:16:00.001-10:002010-10-15T10:16:23.542-10:00High-powered duel: UH hosts No. 19 Nevada<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Out of sight, out of mind.<span style=""> </span>The lack of Hawaii football games on live television is the prime reason that, as of yesterday, only 32,000 tickets had been distributed for Saturday's WAC showdown between Hawaii and 19<sup>th</sup>-ranked Nevada at 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ever since the season-opener against Southern California, Hawaii's games have only been available to most local fans via pay-per-view.<span style=""> </span>So this improving UH team continues to fly under the radar despite posting an impressive 49-27 road victory last week at Fresno State.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii's formula for success in compiling records of 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the WAC a 4-2 remains unchanged.<span style=""> </span>It's based on a highly productive passing game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Leading the way is much-improved quarterback Bryant Moniz, the 2007 Leilehua High graduate who leads the NCAA in total offense, with 388 yards per game. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By comparison, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, heralded by many as the front-runner to win the Heisman Trophy front-runner, is averaging 369 yards.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Moniz is No. 1 in passing yards per game with 374.17 and total passing yards<span style=""> </span>with 2,245, well ahead of Oklahoma State's Russell Wilson's 1,802 yards.<span style=""> </span>Moniz also is tied for first with 18 touchdown throws.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Whether Moniz can generate those types of numbers against Nevada will likely determine whether UH can post back-to-back upsets at the expense of a team that has crashed the Top 25 for the only the second time in school history.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Moniz top targets, slotbacks Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares, ranked first and third, respectively</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nevada's Colin Kaepernick is no slouch, himself.<span style=""> </span>The 6-foot-6 QB is averaging nearly 107 rushing yards per game out of the Wolf Pack's "pistol" offense .<span style=""> </span>Kaepernick also has worked hard to improve his passing accuracy and it's paid off.<span style=""> </span>He's completing 70.7 percent of his throws.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-35717242478313156952010-10-07T07:15:00.001-10:002010-10-07T07:15:10.162-10:00UH renews rivalry with Fresno State<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When eight teams bolted from the Western Athletic Conference to create the Mountain West a dozen years ago, the University of Hawaii was deprived of some intense football rivalries.<span style=""> </span>Gone were BYU and Utah, replaced by the likes of New Mexico State and Idaho.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But one bitter rival remained, and a renewal of their not always fond acquaintances is on tap Saturday when Hawaii pays a visit to Fresno State on Saturday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hawaii put on a dazzling aerial display in a 41-21 home victory over LaTech in last week's WAC opener, improving its overall record to 3-2.<span style=""> </span>QB Bryant Moniz completed 42 of 58 passes for 532 yards and four touchdowns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The slotback tandem of Kealoha Pilares and Greg Salas put on a show.<span style=""> </span>Pilares caught a school record 18 passes for 217 yards.<span style=""> </span>Greg Salas, who held the previous single-game reception mark, had 10 grabs for 197 yards and two scores.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.1in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But Fresno State poses a much tougher challenge for Hawaii.<span style=""> </span>The Bulldogs are 3-1, beating Cincinnati, Utah State and Cal Poly, while losing to Ole Miss. Unlike UH, the Bulldogs rely heavily on a ground game, running the ball 66 percent of the time.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That's enabled Ryan Colburn to capitalize on play-action to complete 72.5 percent of his passes for 997 yards and 11 touchdowns with just three picks.<span style=""> </span>His quarter rating of 179.83 ranks fourth nationally.</span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-25479684187356206462010-09-17T09:40:00.001-10:002010-09-17T09:40:22.068-10:00Big game: Baldwin faces Lahainaluna <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h1 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.9in; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h2 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }h4 { margin: 0in 0in 14pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h5 { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 17pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal; }h6 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeading7, li.MsoHeading7, div.MsoHeading7 { margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 17pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBodyText2, li.MsoBodyText2, div.MsoBodyText2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; color: black; }p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times; }p.MsoBlockText, li.MsoBlockText, div.MsoBlockText { margin: 0in -0.1in 12pt -1in; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Big game:<span style=""> </span>Baldwin faces Lahainaluna</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It has become Maui's best football rivalry.<span style=""> </span>The drawing power of their showdowns is why No Koa Ikaika<span style=""> </span>wisely opted to postpone Game 3 of the Golden Baseball League playoffs until tomorrow night.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So tonight, the entire focus for fans of local sports will be on War Memorial Stadium, where the MIL's two defending champions – Division-I Balwin and D-II Lahainaluna – will do battle.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be aired on ESPN 550 and <a href="http://espn550.com">espn550.com</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Saturday morning, the University of Hawaii caps a 13-day road trip with a 9:30 game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The game will be aired AM 900. UH opened the trip with a dramatic 31-28 road win over Army last week.<span style=""> </span>Colorado, meantime, was dismantled by Cal, 52-7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Later, Na Koa will try to bounce back from an 0-2 deficit in the best-of-five championship series against the Chico Outlaws.<span style=""> </span>First pitch is set for 6:35.<span style=""> </span>In necessary, Game 4 is set for Sunday night and again, if necessary, Game 5 at 1 p.m. Monday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our focus turns to the pros on Sunday.<span style=""> </span>The best match-ups:<span style=""> </span>Pittsburgh at Tennessee, Miami at Minnesota, Baltimore at Cincinnati,<span style=""> </span>New England at the Jets and capped by the Manning Bowl showdown between Peyton's Colts and Eli's Giants. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Monday night, the defending champion Saints visit San Francisco.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302508520047135603.post-87012641676788574212010-09-10T07:22:00.001-10:002010-09-10T07:22:37.817-10:00Hawaii travels a long way for game<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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}</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Fred Guzman</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">ESPN550.com</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">You couldn't travel much farther for a Division-I-A college football game than the 5,000-plus miles the University of Hawaii has for Saturday's showdown against Army.<span style=""> </span>Or force a team to get up much<span style=""> </span>earlier based on its collective internal clock.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the game kicks off at historic and picturesque Mitchie Stadium at West Point, N.Y., along the banks of the Hudson River, it will be 6 a.m., Hawaii time.<span style=""> </span>Thankfully for UH players, they customarily practice at 7 a.m. when back home in Manoa.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This game will feature a sharp contrast in styles.<span style=""> </span>Hawaii runs a high-powered offense, as evidenced by the 588 yards generated in last week's opening 49-36 loss to nationally-ranked USC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Army operates a run-oriented, triple-option attack out of a spread formation that is reminiscent of the offensive system employed by UH before the arrival of its now trademark run-and-shoot. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's because Army's head coach, Rich Ellerson is a former player and assistant at UH during the days of Dick Tomey, when the Bows used a system favored by then-offensive coordinator Paul Johnson.<span style=""> </span>That's the same Paul Johnson who has gone on to enjoy success as a head coach at Navy and, more recently, Georgia Tech.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The best news of the week for UH is that starting QB Bryant Moniz was cleared to play.<span style=""> </span>Moniz was knocked out of the USC game when he was on the receiving end of a hit to the helmet in the third quarter.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Army opened its season last week with a 31-27 road victory over Eastern Michigan, scoring the winning touchdown on a seven-yard run by Jared Hassin with just 38 seconds remaining in the game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Army gained 309 of its 374 yards on the ground, with four different players registering double-digit carries and three of them gaining 60 or more yards.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -0.1in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UH will continue to collect frequent-flyer miles during its current 13-day trip.<span style=""> </span>The team will remain on the mainland following tomorrow's game to prepare for a road showdown at Colorado the following week.</span> ESPN 550 AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065764903809506094noreply@blogger.com0