From this morning’s practice: > Linebacker David Manoa has been diagnosed with a dislocated left kneecap. He will miss the rest of spring training. The estimated rehabilitation is six weeks. > It’s still too early to pick a No. 1 quarterback, according to head coach Norm Chow, but Ikaika Woolsey took all the reps with the first. But yet … > … Chow praised Jeremy Higgins for having a strong practice. “He just makes plays,” Chow said of Higgins. > […]

Another successful year came to an end last night. The UH Band completed its 2013-14 schedule with the Rainbow Warriors’ volleyball sweep of second-ranked BYU. The band  played well every performance. Hana hou! * * * * * The two-match sweep vaulted the Warriors into a strong playoff  position. The Warriors are in a three-way tie for sixth —only the top eight advance to the MPSF playoffs — with two road matches against Pepperdine remaining in the regular season. In […]

Writers use “improbable” as a default word to describe, well, improbable outcomes. But, yes, the volleyball Warriors did construct an improbable victory in defeating nemesis (another default word) Brigham Young last night. The Cougars were No. 2 nationally, poised to win the MPSF’s title outright, and were beating the kukai out of the Warriors in the first two sets. “There was only one team on the court,” outside hitter Siki Zarkovic said. And then the Warriors rallied, and kept rallying, […]

Defensive coordinator Kevin Clune proved to be prophetic when he said the Rainbow Warriors would improve noticeably between the first and second practices of spring training. “We did take a step forward,” Clune said. “We’re on about step 2 of 150 right now. The guys are starting to ask the right questions. They’re starting to see the right things. It’s going to be a little bit of a process. Without the pads on, it’s not exactly real. But we did […]

Weather was nice. People were pleasant. Everyone got along today. Here are the highlights from today’s practice: > Ikaika Woolsey got the majority of reps with the first-team offense this morning. Don’t take anything from that. UH remains faithful to a schedule that will extend the quarterback competition through this summer. But Woolsey made some nice throws, in the pocket and on the run, and also benefitted from solid line play. Left tackle Elijah Tupai and right tackle John Wa‘a are raw […]

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The Rainbow Warriors’ spring training opens today on the Manoa campus. The 14 practices and something called the “spring fling” are open to the public. Here are the dates/times: Today — 7:15 a.m. Thursday — 7:15 a.m. Saturday — 1020 a.m.m Monday, April 7 — 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 — 7:15 a.m. Thursday, April 10 — 7:15 a.m. Saturday, April 12 — 10:20 a.m. Monday, April 14 — 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 — 7:15 a.m. Thursday, April 17 […]

Of the 85 players on the spring active roster, only 15 played under Greg McMackin. Three others redshirted in 2011, McMackin’s final season as UH head coach. Four were grayshirts in 2011 and joined the Rainbow Warriors in January 2012. Players: > Running backs — Samson Anguay, Joey Iosefa > Slotbacks — Scott Harding, Donnie King > Wideout — Bubba Poueu-Luna > Offensive line — Kody Afusia, Dave Lefotu, Frank Loyd Jr., Sean Shigematsu > Defensive line — Marcus Malepeai, […]