Maui Sports

The World Surf League Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold Haleiwa Challenger, the final stop of the 2021 Challenger Series, is back ON. The event resumed at 8:05 a.m. HST with the men’s Round 2 Heats 9-16 beginning the action in a 4-6 foot swell. Women are set to make their debut in Round 1 immediately following men’s action.

Event organizers continued the holding pattern as they await Haleiwa to return to conditions suitable for competition to resume. The next call will be made at 7:30 a.m. HST on Monday, Nov. 29.

Currently sitting at No. 4 on the Challenger Series, Maui-born Imaikalani deVault needs one last result to secure his place within the Top 12 on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.

The Hawai‘i Medical Service Association will award up to 15 students with $5,000 scholarships through its Kaimana Scholarship Program, now in its 17th year.

American Talor Gooch became the 40th and final player to qualify for the winners-only 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions, which will be held at The Plantation Course at Kapalua Jan. 5-9. It is the 24th year Maui has hosted the golf championship.

The Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association welcomes the return of state championships in almost two years. However, due to state, county, and facility COVID-19 restrictions, fan regulations will be enforced.

The world’s best big wave surfers are back on call as the holding period for the World Surf League (WSL) 2021/2022 Big Wave season officially opened today.

The J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku is seeking volunteers to help the Center in directing the parking of cars at the Sentry Tournament of Champions event happening during the first week of January 2022.

The University of Hawaiʻi Warriors football team is set to square off against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13. The UH Alumni Association in partnership with The Hawaiian Islands are encouraging fans to come support the UH Warriors with “Weekend in Las Vegas” events to cheer Hawaiʻi’s team on to victory.

The Foundation for Global Sports Development presented five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist surfer Carissa Moore of Hawaiʻi with its Athletes in Excellence Award and a $10,000 donation to her non-profit, Moore Aloha Charitable Foundation.