A-A honors for Gonzalez, Majam; Pro chance for Jovonte

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Good morning Tsai-kos!

ST – that’s what I said the other day. Shouldn’t the schools get more points the deeper they go in the post-season? Boise would get a few more points for FB and we would definitely get more points for softball, women’s vb, etc. And yeah, what about the non-WAC sports. When was the last time B$U didn’t win it?

jm2375,

Complaining about BSU being above UH this year is *not* justified. Look at the number of points they won by…if you give UH full points for sports that the WAC doesn’t have (and don’t give BSU any points for the sports they did well in that the WAC doesn’t have), BSU *still* beast UH.

Normally *Fresno State*, not BSU wins this. However, BSU has done very well the past 3 years.

and what’s more, Fresno got more points than UH in bb, since they finished first in the regular season and UH finished 4th but won the tournament. I think they should award more points to the winner of the tournament. Winning however many games in the space of 3-4 days is a big accomplishment. Besides, FSU didn’t get invited to the “Dance”.

“Cut” should be “Cup”

Without the formula for calculating the “points” it’s hard to check anyones “math”. If the higher you go counts for something, then we may get a different “points” picture. If they also consider how badly you did then that would also figure in the “points”.
Then again, It’s the Comissioner’s Cup and we all know who that is..if it’s my “Cup” to award….then UH gets the award!…LOL!….I no shame…I am a “Homer”!…I won’t hide behind a title!…

jm2375,

You really think that a short tournament is more important than the regular season title? How is a few days more important than the months of conference play? In many years UH does better in the regular season than the conference tournament (which is normally on the mainland).

You cannot just focus on the top teams for a school to say they should win the overall title. These sports hurt UH’s score:

6th Football
9th Men Basketball
7th Women Cross Country
7th Soccer
8th Women Golf
9th Men Golf

jm2375,

The school that wins gets *nothing*. This is just a way for the conference to try to get its schools to compete in the sports that the conference offers.

For example, I read on the blog last week that BSU didn’t even have softball until a couple of years ago but they sure pushed Fresno State hard in the WAC tournament. Having conference schools play the sports that the conference offers helps the conference…why should a conference reward a school playing sports that does not boost the conference?

jm2375,

The tournament winner DOES earn points towards the Commissioner’s Cup. They just haven’t added up those points yet.

In fact, I just checked the WAC’s website and the regular season finish is averaged EQUALLY with the WAC tournament finish. So, it is not correct to conclude that going to the postseason gives no points.

why have the sport if less than half the schools in the conference participate? that’s why UH is in the MPSF for men’s vb and water polo.

Garret – you left out one important sentence:

Affiliate members are not eligible for the Commissioner’s Cup but their standings will still be used for determining points.

off to work. hiho. bbl

Congrats Stephen!

What shocks me is UH placing last in men’s golf and 8th in women’s golf…considering how golf can be played year-round in Hawaii and how great the youth of Hawaii have been doing in golf, I wouldn’t expect UH to be at the bottom of the WAC in golf.

I will have to agree with the commish on this one.

Congrats BSU! Fine athletic achievement esp in football. Congrats on your invitation to the MWC next monday! Bravo!

Article in the Denver Post about BSU and the MWC. Colorado State and San Diego State have publicly sided with adding BSU.

Football power Boise State appears to be only waiting for an invitation to become the 10th member of the Mountain West Conference. That invitation could officially come as early as Monday when the MWC’s board of directors meets in Jackson, Wyo.

MWC commissioner Craig Thompson has said he wants his league to be proactive amid talks nationwide of conference shake-ups. Adding Boise State would be the first move toward that end for the MWC. Stephen Weber, president of San Diego State, also believes his conference should guard against isolation and being left behind with shake-ups expected throughout the collegiate landscape. Should the Pac-10 expand, its potential targets are believed to include MWC power Utah and Colorado of the Big 12.

“In these matters, you have to weigh playing offense or defense,” Weber said. “I prefer offense.”

Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk favors the addition of Boise State. “Boise State brings name recognition to the party. The BCS system needs to change,” he said.

USD senior outfielder James Meador, a candidate to repeat as the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, fractured his left hand during Tuesday’s practice and will miss this weekend’s NCAA Regional at Arizona State.

Meador suffered the injury during a batting drill when he was hit on the hand by a pitch. Meador, from Ramona High, batted .391 this season with seven home runs and 62 RBI.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/01/toreros-star-meador-suffers-broken-hand/

Best wishes to all of the Advertiser employees who wont be with the new paper. God Bless you all, and thanks for your excellent years of service.

WAC is a love-hate relationship. Or maybe an abusive relationship. Wish UH could be independent, but, argh!!!! So UH is with WAC with Boise being the favored wife.

Last year, the top men golfer from Maui got a full ride to Boise of all places. This year a kid got a partial to BYU.

On the women’s side, the Pac 10 seems to be a popular choice. This girl early committed to Oregon in her junior year. Stephanie Kono at UCLA, Kristina Merkle at Tulsa and that Oride gal to Notre Dame.

yeah, getting las vegas and sandiego state would be better for hawaii. i hope it happens. by SDU’s AD’s comments, about either being on offense or defense, it doesn’t seem likely that they would move to the WAC unless he’s only thinking about his school and not keeping the MWC together. i really don’t like UH traveling to Montana or Louisiana or Texas (sorry Garret) or other hard to get places like Wyoming, etc.

wish Benson would be “on offense” instead of waiting for other conferences to solidify and just taking the crumbs of the pie.

Great Morning All!

Why you tink it’s called Da WAC!?!? 😉

troll #50, good one. the Director’s cup takes into consideration the sports that UH plays in that are not a part of the WAC. i knew about the cup but was wondering where we are in the standing.

Troll-

My, but you certainly are a helpful troll. Thanks for the info on #50. It certainly puts things into the proper perspective.

A-House –

For a moment there, I thought that Mrs. A-House was channeling Mr. A-House during that post. 😆

I’ll give credit where credit IS due. Heck, I am in a VERY good mood as of late. 😉

Great post by “Troll”. Facts are nice to look at.

(carried over from LATE last night)

Wahine Video Blog Update

They both looked tired.

I’ve suggested the notion of the Presidents doing what was suggested. Maybe the presidents know something we don’t know about the man or they are simply asleep at the wheel with regard to athletics.

I do agree that the employee needs to be evaluated to very specific objectives. Being that these are mostly public institutions, it would be good to see what they are and how the evaluation is being conducted and the outcome, if no confidentiality issues are violated.

Just on what we’ve experienced, I cannot believe that he remains the best candidate for the job. he appears to be operating in a 90’s model in a 21st century world.

The other paper had an interesting piece about the “Homerism” by the ESPN announcers during the Wahine – Bama series.

http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/20100602_Capuano_Homer_call_was_not_a_homer_call.html

Complaining here about the WAC Cup will produce nothing. It needs to become an issue in the press around the WAC so they can read it also what is wrong with the athletic departments isn’t it time they approach the WAC on something that is obviously unfair ?

Kazz,

Conferences like the WCC that do not have football need to sponsor fewer women’s sports…softball is not a WCC sport. It has been suggested by others on this blog and elsewhere that UH could go independent in football (or drop football) and try to join a non-football conference. However, that would end softball at UH.

If the WAC doesn’t improve in football and men’s basketball, it is quite possible that the conference could go down. Complain all we want about the WAC, without the WAC UH would not have a softball team.

Kazz, you are right. They both looked and sounded tired in that video blog. I hope it’s because they’re just now coming down from that emotional high that they experienced on Sunday. I hope they haven’t lost their intensity and focus.

Hau’oli la hanau, CindyCenn!

Happy Birthday CindyCenn!

Notre Dame has a softball team.

labrat,

Notre Dame also has KALA.

ST, heard on the news last night that you and Lee Cataluna will continue on the ‘Star Advertiser.’ What about brother Mike and Princess Leila and this blog?

Garret,

What’s interesting is, the men’s golf team is comprised mostly of local kids. Whereas the women’s team is comprised of players from the mainland/foreign cities.

The men have six or seven locals, the women only two or three at most.

Unless Hawaii gets lucky and can get three or four “top” golfers for men and women, it’ll never be a “golf” school. Nice place to play, but getting to the next level will be hard. The mainland is where you get top level competition.

mrs. ahouse…#56 watch your language. it is so unbecoming of you.

I know I am beating a dead horse, but this is too much fun!!!

Let’s PILE IT ON!!!!

Ladies and gentleman, I’ve posted quotes from other WAC fans noticing the ESPN’s commentary, but other BCS fans notice it too.

Here are some quotes from WASHINGTON’s scout.com board:

Whats up with these ESPN announcers during the Alabama- Hawaii softball game. We just saw a 16 seed take out a #1 on one of the most electrifying plays of the year on a walk-off home run. This was a huge softball moment, and these ESPN announcers acted like they just got their Christmas cancelled.

Ive seen funeral procession commentators with more excitment then these clowns showed. Great win for Hawaii, and a great game. Its too bad ESPN tried to dull this special moment.

Lets go DAWGS (Washington, not Georgia that is!!!)
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ESPN hates to see their darlings from the SEC lose…….can’t wait to beat the **** out of Georgia!
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worst announcers and fans (‘bama) EVER.

The Alabama pitchers were so bad they were literally hitting batters about two feet off of the plate. Seriously.

The announcers and fans were trying to claim that UH was leaning into the pitches. So I guess they were standing three feet off of the plate.

Even the 0regon football scoreboard operator is more impartial than the silly ESPN announcers.

It was an absolute joke.
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kazz…i wonder if all the flack that has come their way have led espn to assign a different play by play person. i guess they are keeping smith so she can provide a little more background for the hawaii team. but, hopefully, she also got the message and will make ammends come thursday.

800 lb gorillas no care how loud the complaints are about them throwing the kaka at the fence….they only notice if no mo’ food for awhile.

Al,

I’ve had days to watch and listen to each word over and over again, and the more I listen to it, the more it’s obvious that the problem was Michele Smith, NOT Capuano.

It was Capuano that acknowledged that Hawaii CAN hit the long ball in big parks and at sea level, etc…

Michele Smith was rough on Bob Coolen’s approach to the game and everything else.

Pam Ward and MICHELE SMITH, will call the action tomorrow for the Wahine and Missouri game.

oldie:

thank you – your “gift’ was just delivered to my office at work – thank you, thank you!!

I owe you!!

i hope Michele Symthe now knows that the softbow field has 200 ft all the way around the fences and that they do play at sea level and that the air there can be a little heavy with all the moisture in the air. i hope she knows that the home runs they hit do count even more that a bunt or slap hit and even more when ther are teammates on base. i hope she acknowledges that Hawaii beat her #1 ranked and SEC champions at THEIR home field, 2 out 3 times. and also that classy Dunne’s bean balls was to the batters and not over the plate.

papajoe2,

Don’t hold out too much hope for a non-biased Series from OK St. alumnae, Michele Smith! 🙄

….from her website.

Named All-Time OSU Cowgirl

http://www.michelesmith.com/collegehscareer.htm

Ralph:

is the comissioner’s cup based on “yearly” points or takes history into account?

who made up the “rules” which govern the cup? are they weighted evenly? 100 points for winning the conference title in track & field versus swimming versus basketball versus baseball versus volleyball versus football?

presume tha same rules are in place before the WAC separation by the “dirty 8” Presidents. conversely, must give the same credit for recognizing the importance of athletics to their respective schools. notice how they left Benson out of the loop! they knew something!!!

Garret:

Decades ago, a very well respective football coach from a now called BCS conference said that if all the top athletes stayed home to play for Hawaii it would be a top 15 team every year.

However, we know that most of the top 15 athletes go away each year; mostly to a BCS school with “tradition”.

This “tradition” may be sorely tarnished IF the NCAA really comes down hard on USC for all the football and basketball miss-deeds.

papajoe:

believe “smythe not smith” died out long ago – shoots, must be over 20 years now!!

d1 thanks for the info on smyth. she led her teams in homers or home runs? must be homers as in announcing. i wonder how many? i also noticed that there is a contact info on that page. tempting, but we shouldn’t any thing bad to/about her as she has power on the microphone nation wide.

Michelle Smith throw a grapefriut to the nice man batting. Grapefruit splat into nice man’s eye and Michelle Smith laugh. Michelle Smith mean! Very mean! What did nice man ever do to Michelle Smith to get grapefruit in his eye on national TV? Michelle Smith mean!

I agree with Buffoman and Postmanke, just win. And we know fans come out to watch winners who are winners more often than not. Winning the WAC title in any sport once every decade won’t do it.

A few of our friends here don’t care for the Commissnor’s cup but had UH been winners in most sports and we won the Cup, they would be applauding and congratulating the UHAD for a job well done because they are fans of the Warrior and Na Wahine Nation.

Prior to the regional play, Michelle Smith pick for darkhorse to win the collegiate softball world series- Oklahoma State Cowgirls. OSU were eliminated in the regional.

Garret,

Then Reno really got blasted in their bowl game!

d1,

Fresno State losing to a lower-tier MWC team didn’t help the WAC either…

… anyone post this yet ?

OKLAHOMA CITY — The new higher and deeper walls at the Women’s College World Series don’t intimidate Kelly Majam.

The nation’s top home run hitter and her Hawai’i teammates have been slugging long balls at a record pace all season, and she doesn’t figure a few extra feet will make that much of a difference.

After teams combined to smash the World Series record by scoring 120 runs in last year’s event, the walls in right and left field were moved back by 10 feet and made 2 feet taller. Now, the walls are 200 feet from home plate in the corners and stand 6 feet tall around the outfield.

That’ll make it a little bit more difficult for players to go deep when play begins Thursday in a field that features five of the nation’s top seven home-run-hitting teams.

ai-eee-soos:

dimensions sound very farmilar – hmmmmm, Na Wahine stadium is 200′ all the way around and at least 6-7′ walls.

most, IIRC, sailed well over the walls, into the “high” netting, into the tennis courts, and top of the batting cages.

even the so-called “liners” Na Wahine hit should easily clear all walls at Okie City with “lighter” air – hmmmmm, how many HRs will Na Wahine hit? Kazz, whitey, duffer, you guys ready with the check books?

Getting out of the first bracket with #4 Florida and #5 UCLA will be no easy task for Na Wahine.

To M. Smith’s chagrin, the Lady Bruins and Gators also seem to be able to bash bunches of HR’s.

Fresh from consecutive mercy-rule wins over Louisiana-Lafayette in a Super Regional, in which they totaled 20 runs in 10 combined innings, fifth-seeded UCLA (45-11) may prove to be the buzz saw that no one looks forward to facing.

Florida knocked off ’08 NC Ariz St. in two games as well…

The reason? Gator Power.

For the third year in a row, Florida set a team single-season record for home runs – it now stands at 105, which also set a Southeastern Conference record. The Gators’ team batting average of .335 is the highest in school history. Their 94 doubles are the second highest.

Wa………..

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Go Wahine.. 1st pitch going over the wall will shock the Mizzoos.

Nice find Kazz,

😎

Hawaii, who is making its first appearance in the final eight, is represented on the first team by third baseman Melissa Gonzalez and on the second team by outfielder Kelly Majam.

Gonzalez and Majam helped propel an Hawaii offense that leads the nation in scoring, home runs per game and slugging percentage. Gonzalez currently has a team-high batting average of .408, while Majam leads the nation in home runs with 30.

http://www.nfca.org/news/?id=3461

Re: #87

I think that the top “golf schools” also have their own practice facilities and “home” course. UH does not have either of these. I know at one time there was a push to get Pearl Country Club to be the home course of UH but it fell through. These “home” courses are where each team hosts its golf tournaments and it definitely helps if you have one that your team is very familiar with. UH golf faces an uphill battle in attracting top recruits here. For the most part, it has been an exceptional local talent that has produced any success for the UH golf talent. For example, the current team has TJ Kua from Kamehameha who played in the Sony Open. But after that it seems like there is a drop off.

You would think with the great weather and courses Hawaii has would attract talent to UH, but it is definitely a struggle.

Such fantastic student athletes we have at UH huh? From football to cheerleading and everything in between.

This is the kind of stuff collegiate athletic competition should be about!

Congrats to Melissa!!

Kelly should have been first team. C’mon, leads the nation in HR’s, batting over 400 and a fielding percentage of 1,000. DUH!!!!

you have seen many times in the past where tsaikos refer golf as marketing or marketing as golf. how true and the sad part about it, that is what golf is about, marketing. you can’t expect potential recruits if you don’t do your marketing homework. right stretch?????

duffer pays mucho attention to the generation that is golfing on maui right now and i get to play with them once is a great while. these keeds have opportunities that were neva available back in his and my stone age days. is there such thing as a golf camp at uh for these young keeds??? that’s an example of marketing.

Congratulations, Melissa and Kelly – and the rest of the Queens of the Diamond! We’ll be cheering you on tomorrow morning.

Happy Birthday, Cindy! Hey, my co-worker competed for BSU’s gymnastics team! 🙂 I’ve heard it from her mouth that UH has a more successful, all-around athletics program than BSU.

whitey – good point…kick off is 3 months to the day!!!

Duffer,

As of late, Gonzalez has been more explosive at the plate in regional play going into the super regionals.

But yes, Majam also has a case for 1st team All-American. She has yet to produce a fielding error and if you just watch her command her position at center, it’s no wonder Coolen raved about her two seasons ago.

But I am real happy for Gonzalez. Such a turbulent UH career riddled with injuries and position shifts, but we now see that she can swing with the best of them. She’s taken a beating at times at 3rd base, but she’s done well enough to adjust. 25 homers on the year is a number we forget about with her teammate in the double 00s at 30 homers.

i’m interested in UH golf. is there a time period when they can be coached? what about the “off season” if there is one. if they don’t have a practice field or course, it would be really hard for a college student to pay to golf in Hawaii. also, even, if say, a golf course lets UH players play for a major discount, getting there with their golf bag and clubs would be very difficult as i don’t think there are courses close by. Olomana, while they could be very accommodating (i really don’t know), they are still quite a ways from campus. what about the practice range? i would think if they cannot do it on campus, the nearest one is still far away. even the practice range costs money. do they practice every day? even during the off season? if there is an “off season” would they be allowed a major discount at a local course? the junior golf program in hawaii is very, very good. but when they graduate from high school, what are their options. UH has very good academic programs but to advance in golf, it must be difficult. maybe that’s why we were 8th and 9th in WAC golf. can anybody fill me in? it’s really not my intent on being negative on this post and please don’t take it that way. i’m just curious. while we may have a occasional great golfer (TJ) we never seem to have a good golf “team.”

I believe the UH golf teams play (practice) at various courses on Oahu for free (or substantially discounted) including Olomana, Waikele, Turtle Bay, etc and that they have transportation to the courses provided. I think they practice “on-course” roughly 3 times a week during the golf seasons but I’m not sure if they get “range” time the other days. But they don’t have one course where they can call their “home” course which would give the UH golfers a strategic advantage over other teams. I’m not sure if the players get major discounts during the offseason. Might be an NCAA violation?

… don’t know if this has been posted …. blog cop may delete if improper

Details emerging about Honolulu Advertiser layoffs
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 12:14 AM
Updated: Jun 02, 2010 2:05 AM

Only 26 editorial employees from the Honolulu Advertiser will be hired by the new Star-Advertiser. That will leave about 100 workers at the Advertiser without jobs.

Among the 26 staying are columnist Lee Cataluna, sports reporter Stephen Tsai and photographer and reporter Bruce Asato. Star-Bulletin publisher Dennis Francis has said anyone who was going to be kept should have heard by Tuesday. But Hawaii News Now business reporter Howard Dicus says this may not be the final roster.

“It’s not always that simple. An employee slotted to stay, could take an offer someplace else, making it possible to keep someone that management did not expect to be able to keep. But mostly the staff is now locked in. Star-Bulletin publisher Oahu Publications has confirmed to the transition publisher it will take the reins to put out the new paper you see one week from Tuesday.

“Most transition employees who won’t be part of the new team will work their last day Friday, some over the weekend. An internal memo today confirmed that and also said such employees will be on paid leave subject to recall through July 2nd, with paychecks on June 10, June 25 and July 2nd” said Dicus.

The last edition of both newspapers is June 6th before the staff combine to publish the new Honolulu Star-Advertiser on June 7th.

If you like to contact Michele Smith, this is on her website
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SCHEDULING A CLINIC/APPEARANCE, YOU CAN CONTACT MICHELE’S OFFICE AT (727) 363-1615.

You can even request autograph photo (maybe for the next karaoke dart board).

AUTOGRAPH REQUESTS:

Please send an “8 1/2 X 11” SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) to:

Michele Smith Inc.
6860 Gulfport Blvd. S. #700
St. Petersburg, FL 33707

two outs

ground out to short

omg

ump blows call at first

Chopsueyboy,

The modern age of softball is evolving and Michele Smith can’t do anything about it.

Saw the movie “The Wrestler” with Mickey Rourke? They can cast Smith for a 30 for 30 piece called “The Pitcher”. Same angle, just this time it’s a pitcher that can’t and won’t get over how things were in the past.

Too bad there’s no replay in baseball…that blown call by the ump could have been clearly overturned.

Why didn’t Michele Smith do an on-field, on camera interview with coach Cool after the game? wait fer it… Her mascara was running.

Re: #167

Wow, wasn’t even that close. The batter was out. What a shame.

http://youbeenblinded.com/umpire-jim-joyce-steals-armando-galarraga-perfect-game/7002

COLT WATCH:

http://theboxhouston.com/htown/thechile/stab-victim-attracts-attention-of-nfl/

“Sometimes you have to root for the underdog. Perhaps that’s why the minute Sean Barnum, 19, saw Washington Redskin’s quarterback Colt Brennan step onto the turf, he found his role model.

“Sean said that the first time he saw Colt play in Hawaii, he knew the guy was just awesome,” said Justin Jemela, Barnum’s future brother-in-law and close friend. “He also told me that he didn’t think Colt got the respect that he deserved and, in a way, I think Sean felt that no one gave him the credit he deserved as a quarterback.”
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Barnum, who graduated from Morton Ranch in 2009, was alledgedly stabbed in the heart with a screwdriver at the Citgo gas station on Franz and Westgreen in April.
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“Colt Brennan calls and text messages me almost everyday just to see how Sean is doing. He’ll even leave voicemails for me to play to Sean with words of encouragement,” Jamela said.

Redskins officials have also sent over a variety of objects for Barnum including an autographed football with the 22 signatures of notable NFL players, Brennan’s signed game day helmet and a No. 15 jersey made especially for him.”
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GO, JOVONTE!!!

Woah the guy was out by a mile, the ump should be fined and the call reversed. But they will never have replay in baseball it would make the games to long.

howzit and belated hump day tsaiko country

shout out to Cencee…………………hippo birdie two ewe

congrats to Gonzalez and Majam for their selection to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I All-America first team.sball team. did Ricketts also make it on this team as honorable mention?

also to women’s water polo student-athletes Dagmar Genee and Monika Eggens who were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic team.

lots of good things happening at the UH

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Whoo-hoo!!!

Been internet-less all weekend. You folks sure were buzzing on the blog — and with awesome cause, too!

Congratulations to the BaseBows and their WAC Tournament championship!

Congratulations to the SoftBow Titas.

Atta-way!!!

Next step is to check e-mail. Ugh. Well over 150 at school. Really need to rethink missing two consecutive school days.

Hi wafan!

wafan:June 2nd, 2010 at 4:12 pm Hi

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Congratulations Jovonte Taylor! Make the best of the opportunity!

what 199

koakane,

wat? Na Wahine…can?

….talking softball, eh?

me thinks wahines win 2 out of 3. take last two cause of 1st game nerves because to over excited 😆

Go get ’em, Jovonte!

Was the J-E-T-S coach here, or was Rich Miano in NY?

Hiya, Cindy C – happy Birfday and our best to Gary!!!

Re-Katie Grimes article, “Loving food, fun and practice,” in today’s sport’s section.

She’s writing about Tuesday’s practice.

“We had long practice”, and then adds. “After practice we ran until we couldn’t run anymore.”

My,my,my. You got to love these girls. Wow, I’m impressed.

Last week I read.

“We continue our routine of lifting weights on Mondays.”

Wow. You go girls, …reps, reps, reps.

To them I wish them all the best. And hope that they blossom further.

Will be cheering the team on tomorrow morning. Can’t wait..This is exciting. I feel young again. You go girls!!!

Temps. are supposed to be close to 100 degrees tomorrow. Hope they are hydrating. Gotta keep an eye on that. Na Wahine need to win the first game. They can do it!

GO WAHINE!!!

The time has come. Go Wahine!

Tough watching that story on HawaiiNewsNow tonight….

🙁

d1…what did i miss?

Al only 4 sportswriters from the HA were kept in the merger, including Tsai, Lewis, Murayama and I don’t know the name of the 4th person.

al, you right, this guy is faaaaast!!! but the interesting part is that uh is now challenging the big boys for the top players. they are not just waiting for what is leftover, but are agressively recruiting kids that everyone else is trying to get. this is a huge change of recruiting philosophy from past years.

i think this change of recruiting tactics was planned by jd and passed on to all the coaches. if this holds, there will definitely be major players coming to uh in all sports.

col a house, uh is already on his list of schools and think uh will have more on him because he is schedule to grad in dec this yr.

less than 2 months then the warriors kick off the start of preparing for “war”. will be interesting to see if what they learn from the mvb, wvb, mbb, wsb, and the recruiting of mbkb. will they be up to the chanllenge??????

Whitey,

With respect to the AWESOME FALL 2009 season for the Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team, the 2010 SPRING sports season has been *VERY* kind to UH fans.

kazz, will be cheering and cursing tomorrow, but i hope mostly cheering. the softbows will surprise the nation tomorrow, but we already know why.

The Wahine will do fine tomorrow. After beating Alabama, they have the mental attitude needed to win it all.

It’s 95% mental. The series win over Alabama pushed them to the next level mentally. Before Alabama, they had confidence they could play with the best, now they KNOW they can.

I wonder what the turn out will be for the Wahine Game tomorrow? Will there be a lot of mainland UH alumni at the game? I hope so. It would be a tremendous boost for the program if there is a substantial turnout at a game like this.

surprised that Charlotte Morgan was listed as 2nd team AA and Kelsi Dunne 3rd team as Pitchers. Dunne was the workhorse for Bama in the circle.

Ralph,

Maybe because Morgan was the SEC Player of the Year?

Ralph..

wikipedia lists 5 teams

1 Florida Tuskers
2 Hartford Colonials
3 Las Vegas Locomotives
4 Omaha Nighthawks
5 Sacramento Mountain Lions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_UFL_team_rosters

One thing I am concerned with, especially with this format of the World Series is the way the Wahine have started each leg of post season play.

They have started out slow against SJSU in the WAC tournament, lagged a bit against UC Davis in the Palo Alto Regional, and were mercy-ruled against Alabama in the Super Regional.

Either way, tomorrow begins the largest uphill journey for our Wahine.

The reality is, win or lose they will face either UCLA or Florida. Lots of speed up there in Oklahoma City.

I was VERY uncomfortable with the Wahine’s schedule today (06/02/2010) the media circus is in full effect. I hope Coach Coolen and the ladies were able to keep their usual routine as intact as much as possible around ESPN’s media clusterchuck.

Was on the WAC website and am really glad that the WAC fans are rooting for the wahine at the WCWS.

“We’re glad to be playing the best and we are the best.” ~ Kelly Majam

Nitey nite and happy 7am to all.

WE BELIEVE!

GO WAHINE!!

Be the clouds and be the sky,
Be the wind and you will fly.
Be the dirt and be the grass,
Be the ball and kick their ass!

~haka~

Go Wahine!

Love it, haka.

We BELIEVE!!!

GO WAHINE!!!

Sweet dreams y’all!

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