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Warrior Beat: Dylan Thomas to start opener

By Stephen Tsai on January 24, 2019

UH baseball coach Mike Trapasso announced that Dylan Thomas will be the Rainbow Warriors’ opening-night starting pitcher. Thomas, a fourth-year junior, led the Big West with 14 saves last season. He turned down an offer to sign with the Minnesota Twins this past summer to return to UH. In preseason training, Thomas has cross-trained as a starter and reliever. He is averaging 60 pitches a session and is on track to reach the 90-pitch threshold for starting pitchers entering the […]

Game day: UH vs. UC Irvine

By Stephen Tsai on January 23, 2019

The Anteaters were sort of a party pooper for the ‘Bows last year. They ruined the ‘Bows’ senior night, then eliminated them from the Big West tournament. But even before that, the Anteaters were considered one of the league’s circle-the-calendar opponents. That should make for a feisty night in the Stan Sheriff Center. “They’re a contender to win the championship, and we want to be a contender, as well,” UH point guard Brocke Stepteau said. “It’s a great opportunity for […]

Warriors on the recruiting trail

By Stephen Tsai on January 22, 2019

Deep in the heart of Texas, UH coach Nick Rolovich is looking to fill some of the remaining spots of the 2019 recruiting class. There are about four assistant coaches working the islands, with the rest on the mainland. Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon has shuttled between California and Arizona. Coaches will be back in town this this Friday for the second weekend ahead of the Feb. 6 signing period.

Tomey undergoing cancer treatment

By Stephen Tsai on January 18, 2019

According to the Arizona Daily Star, former UH football coach Dick Tomey is undergoing treatment for cancer in Texas. Here’s the link: Dick Tomey

Warrior Beat: Pacheco is the new “Voice”

By Stephen Tsai on January 17, 2019

Announcer/host Josh Pacheco will be the play-by-play announcer for ESPN 1420’s broadcasts of UH baseball game this season. “I would say Josh is a consummate pro,” said Chris Hart, the station’s sales director and co-host of the “Sports Animals” talk show. “He prepares feverishly for all his play-by-play.” Pacheco succeeds UH Circle of Honor inductee Jim Leahey, who announced his retirement from broadcasting last year. Don Robbs, who was the baseball “voice” for 40 years, and Leahey have been the […]

Warrior Beat: Former sprint champ joins Warriors

By Stephen Tsai on January 15, 2019

Grey Ihu, a former Pac-Five sprint champion, has joined the Warriors as an inside receiver. Here’s the skinny: > He is 6 feet and 180 pounds. > He will have three years to play three UH seasons. > As a junior in 2016, Ihu won the state championships in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He did not defend his title in 2017 because of a hamstring injury. Ihu said he competed in track as a way to train for football. […]

Warrior Beat: Former All-State cager joining football team

By Stephen Tsai on January 13, 2019

Chance Kalaugher, a former two-time All-State basketball player, has joined the UH football team. Kalaugher, a 2016 Kaiser High graduate, is 6 feet 6 and 230 pounds. He is projected to compete at defensive end. He also is a consideration as a jump-ball receiver in goal-line situations. As a Kaiser junior and senior, Kalaugher was named to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Fab 15 team. He earned a reputation as an active defender and vicious dunker. Kalaugher played basketball the past two […]

Warrior Beat: Another Higgins joins UH

By Stephen Tsai on January 11, 2019

Parker Higgins is the latest member of the athletic Higgins family to join the UH athletics. Higgins, a 2016 Kaiser High graduate, is a linebacker transferring from Arizona State. Here’s the skinny: > Family ties: Higgins follows his father (Jim Higgins), brother (quarterback Jeremy Higgins) and sister (volleyball setter Tayler Higgins) on the Manoa path. Jeremy Higgins, a Saint Louis School graduate, played at Utah State before transferring to UH in 2011. > Versatility: Higgins is most comfortable as an […]

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