Maui Sports
And the bands did not play on
Where were the bands of Baldwin and Kamehameha-Maui over the past weekend?
MIL football races wide open
The MIL football races are a wide-open affair after two weeks of league play.
EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL RELEASES OFFICIAL 2009 BRACKET
The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational today announced its official bracket for the 2009 tournament featuring multiple former national champions. The field includes former national champions Arizona, Cincinnati, Maryland, and Wisconsin. The bracket also includes Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Colorado and tournament host Chaminade University of Honolulu. The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational is now in its 26th year […]
CENTRAL MAUI LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYS CHULA VISTA THIS WEEKEND
(Updated: 3:30 p.m. 8/7/09 by Wendy Osher) Central Maui Little League suffered a 7-4 loss to Glendale, Arizona, in its opening game of the Little League West Regionals in San Bernardino earlier today. Central Maui returns to action on Sunday against Chula Vista, Calif. The game will be aired live on Maui’s ESPN 550, KMVI […]
MCMACKIN TAKES PAY CUT & SUSPENSION FOR SLUR
University of Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin will be suspended for 30 days and take a salary cut as part of the actions handed down by the University of Hawaii administration today. The actions come after McMackin used a gay slur in a WAC media briefing yesterday to describe a dance performed by the Notre […]
CENTRAL MAUI LITTLE LEAGUE SETS SIGHTS ON WORLD SERIES
Maui’s District III All Star Little League Baseball Team won a spot in the Western Regional Tournament taking place next week in California. Since their win, the Central Maui East 11 and 12 year olds have been trying to raise funds in an effort to defray some of the team’s travel and transportation expenses. In […]
HAWAII SPORTS GET $400,000 JUMPSTART IN FUNDRAISING EFFORT
Private donors are stepping up in an attempt to cover a $1.2 million budget shortfall for school sports programs. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) announced the receipt of more than $400,000 in corporate donations yesterday. Major contributors include $200,000 from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, $100,000 from First Hawaiian Bank, $50,000 from Bank […]
VICTORINO’S BID FOR ALL-STAR GAME ROSTER RESTS ON PUBLIC VOTE
Maui’s Shane Victorino is among a list of baseball players competing for the last spot on the National League’s All-Star Game roster. The Phillies outfielder finished fourth in the public balloting for the three starting outfield positions. He was not selected as a backup by the National League coaches. Hawaii’s four mayors-Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Mufi […]
Tinoisamoa signs with Bears
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Jobs in the NFL are hard to earn and, as two former University of Hawaii standouts recently found out, even harder to keep. That was the case with linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, who was released after six years by the St. Louis Rams despite leading the team with 104 tackles last season. […]
St. Anthony football suffers setback
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com You could see in coming in the face of the school’s declining enrollment. Finally, and sadly, it did come to pass. After several years of battling – and barely surviving – the numbers game, St. Anthony has officially announced that it would not be fielding a varsity football team for the […]
Long-suffering Clippers hit lottery
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Congratulations to the long-suffering Los Angeles Clippers for winning the NBA lottery Tuesday night and earning the right to select Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin, the player overwhelming ranked as the best in this year’s draft class. And condolences to the Sacramento Kings, who despite finishing with a league-worst 17-65 record, still […]
West picks LeBron over Kobe
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Kobe or LeBron? The debate continues to rage over whom is the best player in the NBA. Jerry West, a Hall of Fame player who as a GM was responsible for engineering a deal that brought Kobe Bryant to LA, weighed in on the question. His response may surprise some – […]
MIL strikes gold in state track
By Fred Guman MauiNow.Com Living up to expectations is never easy, but a number of MIL athletes rose to the occasion at the state high school track and field championships held over the weekend at Ke’eau High School on the Big Island. The MIL combined to win eight gold medals – six of them claimed […]
Baldwin reaches softball semifinals
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Baldwin advanced to the semifinals of the state girls Division-I softball tournament with a 3-1 win over Mid-Pacific last night at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The third-seeded Bears were limited to three hits, but made the most of them by scoring all of their run in the sixth inning to earn […]
MIL golfers contend for state title
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Two MIL athletes are in contention for individual honors as the state boy’s championship concludes today at the Royal Kaanapali Golf Course. With a 71, Kamehameha-Maui’s Aaron Kunitomo was in a three-way tie for second place, two strokes behind first-round leader Lorens Chan of Iolani. Justin Keiley of Baldwin was alone […]
Favre reprises annual Hamlet role
By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com He’s Hamlet in shoulder pads. We are alluding, of course, to the Shakesperean indecisiveness of Brett Farve. Even his long-time worshippers – both fans and in the media – have wearied with Favre’s annual “to play, or not to play†soliloquy. Sharing the stage with Favre this time in this all-too-familiar […]
