Maui Sports

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com Jackie Owens of Lahainaluna gave three-time defending singles champion Kristin Lim her toughest challenge of the prep season, actually becoming the only opponent to take a set from the Punahou standout. But it wasn’t nearly enough as Owens capped her outstanding high school career by having to settle for a second […]

By Fred Guzman MauiNow.com The MIL again has a pair of teams in the state Division-II baseball semifinals, with St. Anthony and Molokai each posting decisive victories yesterday at Hans L’Orange Field. St. Anthony’s Jarret Stinger tossed a three-hitter and the Trojans capitalized on Konawaena’s four errors for a 6-0 quarterfinal victory, setting up a […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV Here’s the latest example of why NFL stands for, as Jerry Glanville so memorably noted, Not For Long. Just one season after signing a five-year, $22 million contract with Arizona that included a $7.5 million bonus, former University of Hawaii defensive end Travis Laboy is looking for work. Laboy was released […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV The Valley Isle has two players in baseball’s major leagues.  And now, for the first time, a player from Maui was selected in the NFL draft. Former Baldwin High standout Kaluka Maiava, who played his college ball at USC, appearing in four straight Rose Bowl Games, was chosen early in the […]

ROAD PASSABLE, BUT MOTORISTS ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION (Updated at 11:22 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2009) Hana Highway, Highway 360 in the area near MP3 is clear.  A tree had fallen at the location earlier this morning.  State crews continue their work to clean a mudslide near MP9, but advise that the road is […]

By Fred Guzman MTTV.com Brandon Jennings started the trend last year, when he opted to forego attending college for one season to comply with an NBA draft-eligibility rule and instead signed with a professional team in Italy. Now a kid who played for his prep team in a tournament at the Lahaina Civic this past […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV During a weekend when many titles were contended for at the local high school level on the Valley Isle, a group of future prep standouts made their mark on Oahu as Maui United Soccer Club 96 captured the state under-13 boys soccer title in dramatic fashion. Maui United opened with a […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV It wasn’t pretty, but it was exciting.  That, in a nutshell, describes last night’s pivotal MIL baseball game at Iron Maehara Stadium. Baldwin needed to sweep its regular-season-ending, three-game series against Maui High. On Wednesday, the Bears took a step in that direction with a 9-8, nine-inning victory.  Last night, Baldwin’s […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV The Aloha State has lost one of its most distinctive and beloved voices with Tuesday’s passing of sportscaster Les Keiter just two weeks shy of his 90th birthday. After spending many years calling games in major markets and covering national events, Keiter began an extended run as Hawaii’s leading sportscaster. Personally, […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV An estimated 3,000 fans attended the University of Hawai football team’s visit to Maui on Saturday. Hawaii went through practice drills and performed live 9-on-7 and 7-on-7 drills before inviting fans on the field for picture-taking and autographs. This was a very nice outreach effort by head coach Greg McMackin to […]

By Fred Guzman MauiToday.TV It may be a bit premature, but longtime fans of UH baseball are wondering it the Bows are on the brink of a return to the glory days of the program. That’s what happens when a team rises to No. 23 in the latest Baseball America rankings. Hawaii improved its season […]

After capturing their first World Series title in 28 years, and only the second in the franchise’s 126-year history, much is expected of the Phillies this season.  But after two games, the Phils are 0-2, hardly the kind of start anticipated by the players and their demanding fans. The City of Brotherly Love literally rolled […]

Just when it seemed as if things were starting to come together for Bob Nash in his bid to turn around the UH basketball program, there’s a major concern he must address upon his return from the NCAA Final Four in Detroit. Last week, Nash received a one-year contract extension with an option for a […]

Expectations are running high as the University of Hawaii baseball team begins its conference campaign tonight against San Jose State in the opener of a four-game series at Les Murakami Stadium. UH has played impressively during the recent non-conference portion of its schedule – including taking 3 of 4 against then-18th-ranked Coastal Carolina last week […]