Maui Sports

The Fundamentals First held an Inaugural Golf Tournament on Oct. 12 at The Dunes at Maui Lani golf course, successfully raising funds to support a general fitness and sports performance training program for youth, high school and collegiate athletes to maximize athlete potential.  

Three Seabury Hall student-athletes national letters of intent to play college sports. They are: Victoria Osborn, Women’s Soccer at Metropolitan State University Denver; Trey Cerizo, Men’s Soccer at Cal Poly Humboldt; and Tyler Loree, Men’s Golf at UCLA. 

With less than 50 days until the 2025 PGA TOUR Regular Season begins at The Sentry at The Plantation Course at Kapalua, the event is partnering with Mauna Loa to provide kama‘āina tickets at special prices when the TOUR’s Opening Drive returns from Jan. 2-5.

Cody Young and Sloane Jucker captured the open divisions at the 35th annual Vissla / Hi-Tech / Lopez Surfbash, Saturday and Sunday at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui’s north shore. The meet was the second event of the Hawaiʻi Surfing Association-Maui season.

As The Sentry returns to Maui for the PGA TOUR’s Opening Drive, tournament officials in collaboration with SERVPRO announced the return of complimentary ticket programs for first responders and military. The Plantation Course at Kapalua will once again play host to the TOUR’s season-opening event from January 2-5, 2025.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is continuing its work to stabilize travel demand to the Hawaiian Islands through strategic global marketing, while also ensuring tourism’s benefits flow to communities. As part of this focused effort, HTA is furthering its partnership with the Ladies Professional Golf Association through the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei being held this week on Oʻahu.

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., joined key supporters and partners to announce the launch of the inaugural Hawai‘i High School Girls Flag Football season, set to kick off this spring. A check presentation ceremony Thursday in the governor’s Ceremonial Room recognized the donors who made the season possible, particularly the Las Vegas Raiders, who contributed $25,000

Oʻahu’s Eweleiula Wong and Luke Tema each claimed wins at the World Surf League The Hawaiian Islands Sunset Pro, a men’s and women’s Qualifying Series 1000, in iconic Sunset Beach conditions on Monday.

Building upon their five-shot lead after the second round, No. 2 Oklahoma became the first team to win three consecutive Kā‘anapali Classics, as well as the program’s fifth title on Maui (2015, ’19, ’22, ’23, ‘24) since the event’s inception.

Led by three Sooners in the top 11, No. 2 Oklahoma (-31) holds a five-shot lead over No. 52 Kansas (-26) after the second round of the tenth annual Kā‘anapali Classic. North Florida and No. 67 Indiana (-25) are tied for third. No. 32 Colorado (-24), No. 5 LSU (-23) and No. 26 Georgia (-22) round out the top seven in a stacked leaderboard.

The two championship games came down to key defensive stops.

Tennis players are invited to register for the Wailea Fall Doubles Tennis Tournament, scheduled Nov. 9-11, 2024, at the Wailea Tennis Club. Benefitting the Maui County Firefighter’s Relief Association, the weekend sports event includes two days of doubles and mixed doubles action at the Wailea Tennis Club plus a silent auction and players dinner party featuring a buffet, open bar and live music.

Maui, Hawaii duo Levi Young (HAW) and Kai Lenny (HAW) will take on Justin Roberson (HAW) and Todd Coffey (HAW) to kickstart men’s Round of 96, Heat 1.

After losing his home, running marathons to raise money for the Lahaina community has become Kahaiali’i’s mission. “Every step I take, they’re taking those same steps with me,” he said.

Baldwin plays Lahainaluna Friday, Kamehameha Maui takes on King Kekaulike Saturday with state berths to each winner

Access to Keōpūolani Park facilities will be temporarily restricted to competition use only on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 to host the HHSAA State Championship event. The park will re-open for full public access at noon the same day.

The month of October saw Kevin Yu, Matt McCarty and Nico Echavarria become the most recent players to qualify for The Sentry via their PGA TOUR victories, while J.T. Poston, who previously qualified for The Sentry by finishing in the top 50 of the FedExCup, also returned to the winner’s circle.

The World Surf League Hawaiʻi/Tahiti Nui Qualifying Series The Hawaiian Islands Sunset Pro, a men’s and women’s QS 1000, continues to wait for opening day start as event organizers have called Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 31, OFF. A projected swell for the weekend could see competition get underway with the event needing three days to run. 

After breaking the University of Hawai‘i scoring record in last year’s tournament, the Rainbow Warriors are returning to compete in the 2024 Kā‘anapali Classic, Nov. 2-4, 2024 at the Royal Kā‘anapali course in West Maui. Two of the top five NCAA Division I men’s golf teams will headline the field.

Haʻikū’s Nora Liotta has a chance to reach another milestone in her young surfing career this week as she aims to defend her title in the World Surf League’s Hawaiian Islands Sunset Pro.