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Hawaii baseball: ‘Find the Joy’ the mission as 2020 season begins

By Brian McInnis on February 6, 2020

Joy was hard to come by in 2019 for the Hawaii baseball team. Injuries and losses mounted in equal measure for the Rainbow Warriors, who came apart down the stretch to tie at the bottom of the Big West with two other teams. The 2020 Rainbow Warriors’ mission statement is to “Find the Joy” and make it last throughout the season. “The truth is for me personally, finding the joy is something I need to remind myself of,” said 19th-year […]

Hawaii football: Speed rules as Rainbow Warriors add 7 players on spring signing day

By Brian McInnis on February 5, 2020

Todd Graham was feeling the need for speed. His first signing day haul as Hawaii football head coach was a seven-player crop that featured an abundance of afterburners — three wide receivers, three defensive backs and one offensive lineman. The lineman? That would be Mililani High’s Sergio Muasau, the younger brother of UH sophomore-to-be linebacker Darius Muasau. He was the lone local product of the day. Mililani’s Sergio Muasau signs with #HawaiiFB, where he’ll join his brother Darius, who had […]

Hawaii football: Cole McDonald invited to NFL Scouting Combine

By Warrior World on February 5, 2020

Most of the following appears on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s breaking news. Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald has been invited to compete at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “I’m excited,” McDonald said of the invitation-only event for about 300 of the top prospects for the 2020 NFL Draft. Let’s ride 🤙🏼 pic.twitter.com/RiIjWHbrAp — °°° K . C °°° (@ColeHunter520) February 5, 2020 Last month, McDonald announced he was relinquishing his senior season at UH to apply for the NFL Draft. “We’re […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Alfee Reft named new associate head coach at San Diego

By Cindy Luis on February 5, 2020

Congratulations to Alfred “Alfee” Reft, who was announced as the new associate head coach at San Diego today. He replaces Brent Hilliard who took the head coaching job at San Diego State. Hilliard replaces former Wahine All-American Deitre Collins whose contract was not renewed after last season. Reft was an All-America libero at Hawaii (2004-06), first team in 2005 and second team in 2006. Reft was the Asics/Volleyball Magazine Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 after totaling 272 digs […]

Rainbow Forecast: Hawaii baseball, softball launch 2020 seasons; men’s volleyball hosts tournament

By Brian McInnis on February 3, 2020

Now the real crush begins. Hawaii softball and baseball get their 2020 seasons underway at home this week, even as three-day men’s volleyball tournament takes place. There are some intriguing fan possibilities for multi-event crossovers on Friday and Saturday, with action at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, Les Murakami Stadium and the Stan Sheriff Center at staggered start times. If you’re one of the diehards, check out what’s offered below and plan accordingly. Meanwhile, the UH basketball teams take to the […]

Hawaii basketball: Shooting guards Eddie Stansberry, Julissa Tago sweep Big West weekly honors

By Brian McInnis on February 3, 2020

A feel-good evening of basketball on Saturday produced some lasting effects for the Hawaii men’s and women’s basketball teams on Monday. The Rainbow Warriors and Wahine pulled off a shooting guard sweep as Eddie Stansberry and Julissa Tago were named the Big West men’s and women’s players of the week. Stansberry and Tago combined to score 41 points and go 8-for-20 on 3-pointers for their teams in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Long Beach State (68-44 for the Wahine, who won […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Rainbow Warriors stay No. 1

By Cindy Luis on February 3, 2020

Hawaii (9-0) stayed at No. 1 in this week’s AVCA Top 15 poll, with 11 first-place votes after not playing last week. BYU (10-0), at No. 2, received the other five votes. UCSB (6-2) is at No. 3. UC Irvine (5-3) traded places with Long Beach State (5-1) at 4 and 5. UCLA (5-3) lost to Princeton but beat the Beach. The Bruins went up a spot to No. 7. #AVCA Top-15: 1. Hawai'i2. BYU3. UC Santa Barbara4. UC Irvine5. […]

Hawaii basketball: Rainbow Warriors, Wahine walk different paths to important wins in doubleheader

By Jonathan Chen on February 2, 2020

Saturday’s basketball doubleheader was a tale of two starkly different games. Where one cruised to an easy finish, the other required every last second of the game clock. But the end results intersected where needed; with a win for Hawaii basketball. The Hawaii women’s basketball team kicked things up with the first game of the day, wrapping up a two-game conference homestand at the Stan Sheriff Center with a convincing 68-44 win over the Long Beach State 49ers. >> PHOTO […]

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