LAS VEGAS — The Mountain West hits the Las Vegas Strip this week to promote the coming football season. The MWC Media Days start with meetings today. The head coach and two players from each Mountain Division team will meet with the media tomorrow. The West teams will meet with the media on Wednesday. Quarterback Ikaika Woolsey and safety Daniel Lewis will represent the Warriors. Nick Rolovich arrives in Vegas tomorrow morning.
Mad Dog 50 has generously donated this shirt: To enter the drawing, please post: Warriors … come out to play Avis will choose a winner. * * * * * The Warriors are seeking volunteers to video practices and games. (Members of the Cal coaching staff are not eligible to apply.)
The University of Hawaii football staff visited Ok Cha Kim, the 76-year-old Kalihi store owner who was robbed last Monday. Video of her being choked hit social media quickly and went viral. It resulted in two of her alleged attackers turning themselves in.
For the fourth consecutive practice, the Warriors were in full pads, with the 2-hour-plus practice concluding with a 34-play scrimmage. The highlights: > Defensive tackle Kennedy Tulimasealii made a crushing backfield tackle on Ryan Tuiasoa for a 3-yard loss, then ended the scrimmage when he recovered a fumble on a botched flea-flicker play. > Running back Paul Harris, who gained 4 pounds of muscle during the offseason, powered his way for a 30-yard gain on a trap play up the […]
Destiny King acknowledged some nervousness about senior night. The Rainbow Wahine forward was fine through the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team’s 68-47 win over Cal Poly on Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Jumping in with the Polynesian dance group performing in her honor after the game had her a bit more jittery. “I haven’t danced since middle school, so that was really a shocker to me,” King said through lei piled up on her shoulders. “I didn’t even […]
Olivia Magill was named Big West Scholar-Athlete from Hawaii.Each school submitted an athlete. Hawaii’s male athlete was tennis player Chas Okamoto http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=18952 At Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament No. 1 USC 4, No. 3 Hawai’i 1 No. 6 UCLA 3, No. 3 Hawaii 2 don’t have individual results for the match with the Bruins. dual was decided at No. 5 when Rooks-Schucht lost to Consani-Weater UCLA also def. Long Beach State 3-2 h Records: USC (1-0), Hawai’i (0-1) 1. Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes […]
UH is back in session today. The Warriors had a team meeting last night to emphasize academics and training. The Warriors’ offseason conditioning program begins on Jan. 25, and runs to just before spring break. Spring training opens March 29. * * * * * The volleyball Warriors moved up two places, to No. 5, in the AVCA national poll following their sweep in the Outrigger Resorts Invitational. The Warriors did not lose a set in three matches, Charlie Wade […]
The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team plays tonight. So do the women. But if you want to see the men play, you need to be at the Stan Sheriff Center by 5:30 p.m. for tip-off against Howard. Howard features the nation’s leading scorer, James Daniel III who averages 29.0 points per game. The women’s team plays Penn at 8 p.m., and the fans from the men’s game are invited to stay for the Wahine game.