Some of you may have read the story from the Orange County Register that came out Wednesday on Charlie Wade being investigated for possible misconduct involving a female player over 20 years ago. The story has led to Long Beach State assistant Scott Touzinsky resigning from the 49ers staff so as not to be a distraction to the team. The allegations against Touzinsky have been proven. The one against Wade is still under investigation. Here’s our story in progress on […]
Princeton the EIVA champs, eliminates Conference Carolinas champion Barton to advance to Tuesday’s first round match vs. Pepperdine. Tigers win 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20. On the Bulldogs roster was Hilo High alum Justin Lord, a senior middle who did not play Thursday. +++++ Thursday, 1 p.m. HST Princeton at Barton for the trip to Long Beach State. Winner plays Pepperdine. livestats click here
Congrats to Rainbow Warrior senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg, who was named the AVCA national player of the week on Tuesday. From the release: Van Tilburg was named the Most Valuable Player of the Big West Tournament after leading the Rainbow Warriors to a pair of home victories. After a nine-kill performance in the win over the Anteaters he went off in the Big West Championship Match. He nailed 25 kills without a single hitting error in 46 attempts in […]
The freshly crowned Big West champion Hawaii men’s volleyball team remained at No. 1 in the post-conference tournament AVCA poll today. #AVCA Top-15 (April 22): 1. Hawai'i2. Long Beach State3. Pepperdine4. Southern California5. UC Santa Barbara6. Lewis7. UCLA8. UC Irvine9. Loyola-Chicago10. Stanford11. BYU12. CSUNT-13. Concordia IrvineT-13. PrincetonT-15. Grand CanyonT-15. Purdue Fort Wayne — AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) April 22, 2019 There was no poll last week. Likely the Warriors would have traded places with the 49ers at No. 1 after the two […]
updated NCAA bracket with times at LBS click here ++++++ Hawaii (27-2) has earned the top seed in the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament, it was announced today on NCAA.com. It was the first time the Rainbow Warriors have been the top seed in the national tournament. Defending national champion Long Beach State (26-2), which lost in the Big West tournament championship match on Saturday, was seeded second. >> UH VS. LBSU PHOTO GALLERY Both Hawaii and Long Beach State have […]
Somehow, Stijn van Tilburg operated outside of the spotlight for most of this special 2019 Hawaii men’s volleyball season. Whether it was Rado Parapunov winning Big West player of the week seemingly weekly for a two-month stretch, or the local product Colton Cowell rising to the occasion when it mattered, or the Worsley brothers Joe and Gage earning plaudits, “SVT” — the 6-foot-8 senior from the Netherlands who happens to be a top-10 player in UH kills with 1,388 — was the […]
UPDATE: Here’s the breaking on UH’s epic five-set win over Long Beach State for the Big West tournament championship. #HawaiiMVB raises the Big West tournament trophy. pic.twitter.com/GYAJ2m5PMj — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) April 21, 2019 Enjoy the last couple of points of #HawaiiMVB’s Big West championship win over Long Beach State. pic.twitter.com/FZ3fxcWr3T — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) April 21, 2019 Set 5 UH wins it 15-8 1058: Dalton Solbrig kind of knocks down the overpass on Joe Worsley’s serve. 1050: […]
Another good read from OffTheBlock with updated bracketology heading into Saturday’s finals To read, click here Saturday’s championships Will put up separate thread for Hawaii-Beach later Big West, 8 p.m. HST At Stan Sheriff Center No. 1 seed Long Beach State (26-1) at No. 2 seed Hawaii (26-2) Live stats click here Radio: 1420-AM Listen online here TV Spectrum Sports Mainland viewers watch online here Saturday results EIVA championship At Princeton No. 1 seed Princeton (17-2) outlasts No. 3 Penn […]
