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Wahine soccer goes big

By Brian McInnis on February 11, 2015

Scrappy. Small. Quick. Those adjectives have described the Hawaii soccer teams of coach Michele Nagamine through her first four years leading the program. UH has recruited heavily locally, which has lent to the overall small stature of the team, but even mainland players brought over in recent years haven’t towered over everyone else. That’s about to change. UH adds some legitimate size with its five-member 2015 signing class. Combined with another junior college transfer who is already in the Manoa […]

Kenui’s surprise award

By Brian McInnis on January 28, 2015

Storm Kenui reacted with surprise to her West Region third-team award in late January.

Soccer: 5 Wahine receive Big West honors

By Brian McInnis on November 5, 2014

The 2014 Big West soccer season was a disappointing one for Hawaii, but the Rainbow Wahine did not go into the offseason totally empty-handed. Three Wahine — senior Krystal Pascua, junior Lidia Battaglia and sophomore Storm Kenui — were named to the All-Big West second team on Wednesday. Pascua notched four goals and two assists in her final season at UH. Battaglia anchored a young defense which managed to post shutouts in its final two matches of the year. The versatile […]

Video: UH soccer seniors

By Stan Lee on October 23, 2014

UH seniors talked about their soccer careers and Friday’s senior night.

Wong’s homer: Greatest moment for a ‘Bow in the pros?

By Dave Reardon on October 12, 2014

Kolten Wong’s walk-off homer Sunday to give the St. Louis Cardinals a win to tie the NLCS at a game apiece is a golden sports moment. Is it the greatest ever for a former University of Hawaii athlete? I submit Glenn Braggs’ catch to propel the Cincinnati Reds into the 1990 World Series as just as great. It’s not as memorable as Wong’s homer for many, but in a pure baseball sense it is just as big. Others that are […]

Video: Rainbow Wahine soccer

By Stan Lee on October 9, 2014

Hawaii plays at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly this weekend in its first Big West road matches.