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Hawaii men’s volleyball: Hawaii 3, Nittaidai 1; BYU tickets selling briskly

By Cindy Luis on February 26, 2020

FINAL: No. 1 Hawaii overcomes a slow start to defeat Nittaidai of Japan in four, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20. Rado Parapunov put down 10 kills and UH outblocked the visitors 19.5 to 3.5 to swing the outcome. Set 4: Hawaii wins 25-20 FINAL: #HawaiiMVB beats Nittaidai in 4, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20. Match fittingly finishes on a block. UH wins that stat 19.5 to 3.5. Teams get together for another exhibition on Friday. pic.twitter.com/mLRt3rIIRh — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) February […]

Hawaii softball: Rainbow Wahine seek Power 5 win

By Brian McInnis on February 26, 2020

A topsy-turvy start to the season for Hawaii softball has featured some impressive hitting and hit-or-miss pitching. One thing that the Rainbow Wahine (8-8) have lacked thus far? A signature win over a power conference opponent. The Wahine are 0-3 against Power Five teams — they lost to Iowa State twice (8-4 and 7-2) in the Paradise Classic and Iowa (2-1) in the Hawaii Invitational. Of those, they were in two of them; they gave up seven runs in the top […]

Hawaii baseball: Rainbow Warriors tuned up for trip to Vanderbilt

By Warrior World on February 26, 2020

If the opportunity to play the defending national champion wasn’t enough, the Hawaii baseball team gets to spend some time in the country music capital of the world. UH (7-3) opens a three-game series at No. 2 Vanderbilt (8-2) on Friday. The Commodores’ Hawkins Field is located in Nashville, Tenn., making this one of the longest road trips in program history, and a rare opportunity for Mike Trapasso’s team. It is the first time since 2004 UH is facing the […]

Rainbow Forecast: Senior week for men’s basketball; baseball takes on Vanderbilt; softball hosts tourney

By Brian McInnis on February 24, 2020

For the last time this season, men’s basketball takes center stage at the Stan Sheriff Center. UH, struggling mightily for the month of February, will attempt to right itself before a supportive crowd in games on Thursday and Saturday before the Rainbow Warriors head to the mainland for the month of March to decide their postseason fate. Two starting seniors, Eddie Stansberry and Zigmars Raimo, will be sent off Saturday against UC Riverside, win or loss. But as for UH […]

Hawaii football: Cole McDonald participates in NFL Combine

By Stephen Tsai on February 24, 2020

Former UH quarterback Cole McDonald texted that he underwent medical tests and was weighed and measured during his first full day at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. McDonald said he arrived on Sunday night from California, where he has been training since declaring for the NFL draft last month. According to NFL.com, McDonald is listed at 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds. His reach is 32 1/4 inches and hand span is 9 3/4 inches. McDonald is one of […]

Hawaii volleyball: Warriors stay No. 1, Maia Hannemann-Julia Scoles Pairs of Week, SandBows No. 5

By Cindy Luis on February 24, 2020

Maia Hannemann and Julia Scoles claimed the first Big West Pairs Team of the Week award of 2020 after going 4-1 against elite competition during the opening weekend of the season. The senior Scoles and freshman Hannemann enjoyed instant success together against a stacked Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic field. Competing at the No 2. flight, the pair had the best weekend of any UH squad, by winning four matches of its five with its lone loss coming in a […]

Hawaii baseball: Brandon Ross’s near-perfect outing wasted in series-tying loss to Washington State

By Jonathan Chen on February 23, 2020

After leading for seven innings in the series finale, the Hawaii baseball team gave up six runs in the final two innings to lose a 6-5 heartbreaker to the Washington State Cougars. Washington State narrowly avoided the series defeat to the Rainbow Warriors (7-3), as the come-from-behind victory tied up the series at 2-2. The loss came in spite of a near-perfect performance for starting pitcher Brandon Ross (1-0). Making his second start of the season, the junior college transfer […]

Hawaii -Washington State baseball: Game 4

By Stephen Tsai on February 23, 2020

There was anger and disappointment in the UH dugout following today’s 6-5 loss to Washington State. Instead of winning the four-game series, the ‘Bows settled for a split as the Cougars rallied for three runs in the eight and three in the ninth against UH’s bullpen. Three takeaways: 1. It was just one of those days for the relievers, who entered with a 1.43 ERA. They gave up seven hits and six runs in two innings. Vince Reilly, who had […]

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