Warrior Beat

The Warriors will unveil their new helmets during a private ceremony with donors on Aug. 13. Nick Rolovich said the Warriors will have two sets of helmets to provide more sartorial options. He said these are new helmets, not refurbished ones. Donors contributed to the cost of the helmets ($450 apiece). A donor’s name will be inscribed on the inside of the helmet. There were several donors who paid for at least 10 helmets. Last season, the Warriors wore white […]

Running back Melvin Davis is not expected to play this coming season because of an apparent knee injury. Davis rushed for 218 yards in eight games in 2015 after transferring from Santa Monica College. He redshirted last year after suffering an infection that required hospitalization. Davis did not participate in spring training or the offseason conditioning program because of what appeared to be a knee injury. It is not known whether Davis will seek a medical retirement or apply for […]

The Warriors finished their seven-month offseason conditioning program with yesterday’s drills. The six-cycle program concluded with testing in the 20-yard dash.

Defensive tackle Ka‘aumoana Gifford is smart, witty and a pretty good football player. His grandfather, who is quite an entertaining gentleman, inducted me into the Zipper Club, and after practices, we show off our zipper-looking scars from cardiac bypass surgeries. But even smart, witty, pretty good football players with cool grandfathers make mistakes. The thing is Gifford made the same mistake three times. And although his violation of team rules did not involve anything criminal or academic — heck, it […]

Offensive lineman Te Rauparaha “Ra” Elkington will join the Warriors for the 2017 season. Elkington, a 2017 Kahuku High graduate, is 6 feet 5 and 315 pounds. He was an offensive lineman for the Red Raiders’ football team and a member of the state-champion basketball team. “I wanted to stay home and play in front of all my family and friends,” Elkington said. “Ever since I was young, that was one of my dreams.” He is named after his ancestor, […]

It’s Sunday, let’s review what happened the past week … * * * * * Like most Hawaii-raised kids a decade ago, Stephen Bernal-Wendt followed a certain rock-star quarterback. “I used to go to the games when June Jones was coaching and Colt Brennan was playing,” Bernal-Wendt recalled. “It made me enjoy Hawaii football.” Bernal-Wendt, who will join the Warriors as a walk-on offensive lineman this month, counts Kelly McGill as a family friend. McGill was the center on the […]

As the punsters say, quarterbacks’football dreams don’t die, they just pass away. Former UH quarterback Bryan Moniz, channeling Roger Goodell and Ice Cube, has launched a 7-on-7 football tournament today at Leilehua High. The five high school teams — Aiea, Mililani, Leilehua, Damien and Kapolei — will play a round round beginning at 10 a.m. After that, the teams will be seeded for a championship round. The basic rules are this: 1) 25-minute running time, with each team allotted timeouts. […]

Kanoa Leahey will be the co-host for the “Nick Rolovich Show” this fall, Hawaii News Now general manager Rick Blangiardi told the Warrior Beat. Collin Harmon, who departed HNN after last night’s newscasts, was the co-host for the weekly coach’s show last year. Leahey, who commutes between residences on Maui and in Honolulu, also serves as play-by-play announcer for UH and high school telecasts on the cable outlet now known as Spectrum. The “Nick Rolovich Show” airs Sunday nights on […]