Bear market
Two Baldwin Bears will be joining the Warriors.
Quarterback Keelan Ewaliko, the two-time MIL Offensive Player of the Year, has accepted a scholarship offer from the Warriors. Ewaliko will be part of the 2013 recruiting class.
Ewaliko, who is 5-11 and 175 pounds, led the MIL in rushing and passing yards in 2011.
Last week, he won the 200-meter dash in 22.49 seconds at the state track meet. He also was a member of the Bears’ state-champion 400-meter relay team.
What’s more, Ewaliko has won two championship belts in bull riding.
Here’s his story: Ewaliko video.
Also, after a telephone interview with UH coaches yesterday, defensive end Jordan Pu‘u-Robinson will be joining the Warriors. Last week, Pu‘u-Robinson received a release from his Washington State scholarship. He will have two years to play one season, although he will petition the NCAA for an exemption to play in 2012 without redshirting. Pu‘u-Robinson’s appeal is based on special family circumstances that necessitated his move back to Hawaii.
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Happy birthday to our part-time karaoke singer, full-time blog reader — Aya Ibarra.
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ewaliko is quite an athlete…he could find himself as a safety. he reminds me of a one time qb turned nfl safety as in blaine gaison.
here’s hoping that pu’u-robinson gets immediate eligibility. we need help at de. perhaps he could be the key that allows tavita woodard to play te where he could become a future nfl’er.
…and no forget those two possible transfers.
he’s fast–but not sure if he ran a world record 400 meter dash by a wide margin at the state meet. must be 200 meter!
Good morning/night everyone!
Happy Birthday Aya !!!
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Howzit Tsaikos everywhere.
good news on da speedy Ewaliko. good job young man! speedy is great!
Welcome to the Warriors Ewaliko & Pu‘u-Robinson! Happy Birthday Aya!
Its the 100 meter team that Ewaliko was part of.
good morning Tsaikos,
have a great day, good news about the Warriors, you can never recruit too early…well maybe you can…..St Louis O lineman was offered by UH when he was in the 8th grade i believe…but you know what I mean…….
GO WARRIORS
GO WILDCATS
Welcome to Keelan and Jordan!! Happy Birthday to Ms.Ibarra!
ST,
Didn’t Jordan Pu’u Robinson already redshirt in 2009? And if the
No-Clue-At-All gang turns down his petition, woudn’t he have to sit it out a year?
Happy birthday, Aya! Happy belated birthday to the birthday babies so far this month!
Good morning, gangees!
Good News Bears…
If Pu’u stayed at WSU and graduated, would he have had two years to play two years? Couldn’t he have played at WSU this year and grad transfer for a year back to UH? I hope NCAA notices that and realizes that the family reason was the driving force behind his transfer…
Good morning mates!
Great news for Ewaliko, make sure you get that guaranteed offer in writing, or have another option. So far a mile stone of 45-50 scholly’s have been offered and I don’t think the home team has that much scholly’s to give away in one year.
Imo, for Pu’u its always good to see our island boys return home. Though I don’t think the NCAA will approve his petition to play in 2012 unless proven that the return is necessary due to family reasons. It would be hard though if his family is on Maui and he is here on Oahu, kinda almost the same thing, though the flight is shorter. Still it will be challenging to get a petition approval, not after Kapua Sai is doing the same thing. Though, he graduated and he was the first guy to file his petition with the NCAA.
We shall see, wish the best of luck to both neighbor island Bears and good luck!
Morning, everyone!
I swear, these end-of-school-year projects are killing me! What ever happened to taking it easy, “this-is-the-last-week-and-a-half-of-school” approach?
Hmmm… I seemed to have developed an affinity for dashes lately (to go along with my dot-dot-dot’s).
Anyways, good to hear that more and more youngsters are choosing us BEFORE da Mainlanders. Would like to see us as a legit first choice, as opposed to da “well, if no work out, can always come back home” choice. I know there will always be different reasons for getting off of da rock, but, just saying…
And with that, welcome to all future Warriors. Glad that you decided to join our ‘ohana!
Happy birthday, Aya!
Happy birthday to all of our May birthday peeps!
And of course…
Go, Wahine!!!
Go, ‘Bows!!!
What position is UH thinking for ewaliko?
Good morning Tsaikos.
Welcome aboard to Keelan Ewaliko and Jordan Pu’u Robinson. Yes!!!
Happy Birthday Aya.
And don’t forget the third Baldwin alum coming, Kicker, C.J. Santos. Ewaliko is a good one. He’s a true athlete who can play multiple positions. Interestng to see where he ends up. At 5’11” there is lots to time to grow bigger and stronger. Welcome to the program!
I tell you what, Chow and Co. are making inroads early. I’m excited.
Good Morning TSAIKOS!
oops, porgot about Ceejay Santos. Welcome aboard. Yeah!!!! Go Warriors!!!
Morning folks!
If a kid can run the 200-meter dash in 22.49, I wonder how that time translates in the forty. Was watching the Baldwin – Kam Maui game and was hoping to gauge how fast he is, but it was hard discern how quick he runs.
Happy Birthday Aya!
he clocked a 4.59 last year,g
Mean the concussion!
Roadways are getting smaller with over crowded vehicles. Car pool peeps! Catch a bus! Hitch hike? lol
4.59 is pretty quick. Considering record holders in the 200-meter event typically run in the nineteens (mens) and twenty-ones (women), for a kid his age thats impressive.
Good morning Tsaikos!
Welcome to the Warrior ohana, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Ewaliko!
Wes’side – I know the feeling. Think the schools are more project-oriented these days. At least I don’t have to help too much. After turning in the term paper worth 30% of the semester grade, Screecher’s English teacher assigned another small paper due Monday. Classes are pau Tuesday, then finals Wed-Fri.
everyday in an interesting day for da warriors. in 2 1/2 months or thereabouts, we get to see the Coach Chow version of da warriors in game time practice. going be fun.
ST coming up on 1420.
quick is getting away.
an da Baldwin bugga has been getting away alot.
Go Warriors.
I wonder what position Ewiliko will play. He doesn’t seem to fit on Offense as we seem to have quite a few tailbacks and slotbacks. I assume Coach Chow doesnt want him as a run-first qb. I guess that leaves him for safety and corner on D. Hope he can turn into a Mana Silva type QB.
As to the “rebounders” from mainland. I respect the kids for going out and experiencing mainland schools. You can’t fault them for going out there but it’s always nice to get a couple to come back home.
I’m really curious who the BCS transfers ST was talking about yesterday. Seems like they must be pretty talented players in positions were weak at for coach to hold schollies for them. ST said one would be avail to play next year. I wonder if it would be a grad transfer pro style QB?
He can play a lot of positions. He said he grew up on a ranch. He’s used to hard work and dealing with large mammals.
A special morning everyone!
And special birthday wishes to AYA!
40 times justify jobs for NFL scouts.
But you don’t play football in shorts, nor do you run in a straight line very often.
4.59 would not be below average if hand-timed. Fairly average for a back if electronic time.
I think it’s all relative.
If everyone is using the same timing technique, then you can comparatively gauge speed. Most people usually are a tad slower than they claim. If 4.59 is a legit time, that’s pretty fast.
r these 2 bcs xfers different from sai and puu-robinson?
I’ve stood among 40 NFL scouts, and it’s rare if three of them can get the exact reading on a 40-yard dash. Even the NBA uses tenths of a second not hundreths.
In answer to everybody’s questions, two players (with no apparent Hawaii ties) contacted UH. Follow-ups are in the works. If they were to choose UH and gain admittance, there would be scholarships available. At least that is my understanding.
thanks
Kauai fans, here’s your chance to meet Coach Chow.
http://www.nakoa.org/2012/05/kauai-meet-the-coach-event-is-on-june-8th/
I would think he would be a good tailback. If he can run and pass that would make him a highly-valued player. Probably needs to bulk up a bit, but he has time to develop physically before he joins the Warriors.
Speaking of a player claiming to be faster than he really is, they also fudge on their height too. He may be 5’11”, but in actuallity he might an inch to an inch and a half shorter.
GOOD MORNING HAWAII!
Thanks to all us-guys and fans everywhere who cast their votes for Stephanie.
Welcome Ewiliko and Pu`u Robinson!
Happy birthday Aya!
Great Morning All!
Plenny room at the Inn for Rebound Warriors.
#42 Hahaha ST. That still doesn’t answer who they are? Lol but I understand about rules for certain things…. Just wish we were in the loop.
Re:42…ST are these players eligible to play right away if they choose Hawaii or would they need to sit out a year?
Na Wahine working out in Las Cruces. I hope this copy and paste work from FB
Team Workout #1. Video courtesy of coach Dickie Titcomb.
Team Workout 2. Video courtesy of coach Dickie Titcomb.
@ Abunai,
Haha, My thoughts exactly… Hahaha… But its all good ST!
Bryson,
ST answered yesterday one of them would be available right away.
no it didn’t transfer. Dale Titcomb forwarded a video of the girls working out with weights and Kevin posted the videos on FB
@WarriorNY I need to tell you something….. Oh never mind. Lol..
Just like ST…. Mean
ralph #54 as Al says is this a commercial?
moring 808 where’s da kope
Abunai,
Hahaha… Nah… but we gotta cut ST some slack… As soon as he can, ST usually will tell us or at least cleverly hint towards…
Welcome to the Warrior Ohana Ewaliko! Sounds like an excellent athlete with a high football IQ. Looks like he could play RB/Receiver/WildCat QB as well as a number of other Defensive positions.
Hehehe! Nah I know. Just playing around trying to give everybody to laugh. It’s all good ST. I am sure when you can you’ll let everyone know. Thanks for all the updates.
Was talking to David Graves since he working with us for the summer and he said there is some really good rb’s. Don’t know if he ment coming in or already on the team or maybe transferring in……..
Abunai,
Hahaha of course…
808Bowler,
Is he confident that he’s gonna get the offense down during the summer?
Yes he is he’s confident.
Isn’t Graves on Kauai? And then he’s going to NorCal?
Hmmm… Aya is a looker. I thought blog readers were all nerdy, chubby and over 40.
Here on Maui, the Baldwin Bears are always the team to beat. Now the whole state is starting to realize that they have pretty good athletes, be it in soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, etc. The mind set here is if you’re a talented athlete and want to go further, make sure you reside in Baldwin’s district or ask for a district exemption to transfer or in Robinson’s case, transfer your senior year. If I’m not mistaken, he played for Kamemehameha Schools- Maui and transferred so he can get a better shot at a good Division1 football program. I’m glad Coach Chow sees our talented student athletes because we’ve had many that got away because they were never looked at nor offered. I’m glad the climate is different now and our athletes who want to play for the Warriors are able to do so.
I also want to recognize the academic side of Baldwin. Honolulu magazine just listed and rated all public schools from elementary to high school based on their SAT scores. Baldwin is ranked in top the tier of all public high schools beating out the likes of Pearl City, Mckinley, and Roosevelt High. The top high school is Moanalua, followed by Campbell, Mililani, Kaiser, Kalani, Waiakea, and Leilehua. The caveat is Moanalua has a grade of C while the top public school in the state with a grade of A+ is Momilani Elementary school.
Baldwin does well in many sports but other high schools on Maui are the team to beat in some sports such as girls basketball and wrestling.
Good morning again, everyone!
Re: #63
SAWARRRIOR — the Tsai-ko karaoke nerds are a little different…
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I believe Coach Chow met most of the Maui recruits when da warriors were on Maui. I trust his judgement cause I have no clue as to how you judge any recruit. Any kid who can ride bulls and can run away from a bull after riding him has to be fast. If you think one bull no can run, try have him chase you for 25 yds and you find out how fast the bugga go.
some time back, i watched Merlin Olsen and his partner (not sure, but think was Peter B) in the steer mugging contest at the Makawao Rodeo. You want to learn and see how to tackle, this was more than textbook learning. His partner roped the steer (about 500-600 lbs) and Merlin ran about 25 yds, grabbed the steer by the waist and put it down on the ground in record time. I don’t know if the record still stands, but you learn things from cross training I guess. Poor steer. That’s why Merlin Olsen is a Hall of Famer. Be good to see if da warriors can run and tackle like him.
He was working with me the other week. Unless he went recently. He hasn’t been with me recently and I haven’t seen him at the shop since.
The kid is a winner. Watching him lead Baldwin in their win against Farrington made a believer out of me.
when Coach JJ was at UH, he offered a scholie to another Maui speedster, but da player declined and signed to play pro baseball. Today that player plays cf for the Phillies.
I am not sure how to interpet the maui news article on Ewaliko, but it looks like he will be a greyshirt, but will have a scholie when he enrolls full time. Coach Chow wants him to grow physically and sees a lot in this kid’s future as a warrior. Imagine Ewaliko growing to 6′ and weighing 210 lbs and with his speed could play either side of the ball.
when Coach Trapasso was relatively new at UH, he offered a walk on to another Maui ball player, but the player declined and went to Fullerton. He now starts for the Athletics as catcher.
Yep. Graves is on Kauai. He said he loves that island.
I worked with Rob Collias for a couple of years, and I trust his judgment. When we were on Maui, Collias insisted Ewaliko was a big-time player.
I know there’s an option to grayshirt, but at the moment, he’s part of the 2013 class. Chow is pretty selective and he doesn’t believe in redshirting. So whenever Ewaliko enrolls, he’s going to have to be ready to compete right away.
Rob C is a good guy. Met him when he first started with the Maui News and was assigned to Sports under Wayne Tanaka.
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Ahh he only worked for us that short time. But was cool meeting and talking to him. Good kid.
Baldwin has always been a powerhouse in all sports. In 1948-49 Baldwin took every sport therein the MIL. If there was a state tourney held back then, the 1974 Baldwin team should’ve been state champs.
One key factor in the increase of neighbor island football talent can be directly attributed to the current state tournament in place. Neighbor island kids have now gotten the exposure to demonstrate their talents against statewide competition.
All too often once Oahu has been exhausted, UH has looked to the mainland for prospects. Nice to see UH cutting their travel time and expense down to neighbor island distances in search of talent.
A-joe, how you?? Remember when Hilo joined the MIL in football because they couldn’t get enough competition on the Big Island. My sis was still in school at Baldwin and her good friend from Hilo was the qb’s sis. So after the game, they bring one bunch of the players to our house and my mom fed them. Talk about players in the MIL then.
NCAA RPI: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1/
USAToday: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1/usa_todaynfca_coaches
ESPN: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/2/sportId/15530000
Does anyone know who the two possible transfers ST is referring to?
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7935087/big-west-reconsiders-boise-state-all-non-football-sports
It looks like UH and Boise State are going to remain conference mates in non-football sports.
Good evening!
Welcome to the Mau’i Warriors!
Whoo-hoo!!!
Going to be short of 100 again?
Gave Al the 100th but ST knocked out the spams and now we are back to 87.
And if ST gets around to it, #77 and #84 may get bounced and then we get bounced back to #86!
But better than letting the spam stay on.
What benefit is there to posting the names of possible transfers while the process is in its nascent stages?
Does anybody know their names?
Yes.
The players. Their parents. The Coaches.
Want to help reach 100, but I got nuthin’ nascent to say… ;|
Father Goose or maybe “Daffy Duck”…
http://www.wimp.com/gooseman/
Hi, all… I’ll just wait to see who’s on the field, no guessing or conjecture. Hope I can catch some summer unsupervised practices. Dang work gets in da way. 😉
hard time reaching 100, but going try
good evening gang. hope all is well with you. 99
d1, how was your trip to the pnw?? hope all was well.
ok, now the night shift can take over.
Those Baldwin boys bear watching…
🙄
Ipu Man, “Hail to thee Maroon and Blue, Alma Mater fair and true”. hahahahhhahaaa
I didn’t read the blog yesterday so no problem about the two possible transfers since all is conjecture right now. Exciting times though with the aggressive approach to recruiting and I think the creative juices are flowing again for Coach Chow now that this is his show.
like i said before ewaliko could be a great safety in the nfl.
evening to all
say it is not true about Boise
what is UH benefitting, brings a lot but loses much if travel subsidies continues to be paid out for new members.
quick someone give an explanation please and not the same garbage that was said before
Koakane. howzit howzit.
Boise is good in what other sport?
hmmm….
and helping Hawaii too. jmo
good nite Tsaikos everywhere.
bhf2 no this explanation still shows how UH benefits
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