Maui Sports

The final games of the 2022 Maui Jim Maui Invitational basketball tournament take place today at the Lahaina Civic Center in West Maui.

Maui teen, Reagan James Miles, has earned a spot in the 2023 Callaway World Junior Championship. 

Competitors will have to deal with in-form Hawaiʻi/Tahiti Nui competitors making their way fresh off a Sunset Pro presented by HIC event. The recent runner-up Nora Liotta (HAW), current Hawaii/Tahiti Nui No. 1 Moana Jones Wong (HAW), No. 2 Puamakamae DeSoto (HAW), Sunset Pro Finalists Eweleiula Wong (HAW) and Brianna Cope (HAW), and more are on the hunt for big results of their own.

Maui’s own Billy Kemper earned the runner-up spot in the men’s final, with fellow Valley Isle competitor, Kai Paula earning a fourth place finish.

When action resumes, the men’s Round of 32 will feature renowned phenom Jackson Dorian (HAW) taking on an in-form Luke Tema (HAW), Diego Ferri (HAW), and Rylan Beavers (HAW) in Heat 1. 

Maui’s Levi Young (HAW) also put on a clinic in his Round of 96 debut, accruing an remarkable 14.65 and 8.25 of his own with a dominant forehand attack. The now 18-year-old witnessed his older brother, Cody, win this event in 2019 and that helped spark ambitions of his own. 

Currently, 38 players have qualified for the Maui golf championship — 28 by heir PGA Tour victories this season and 10 by finishing in the top 30 of the final FedExCup standings in August.

Oklahoma, ranked 11 th in the country by Golfstat, built upon their second-round lead of six shots to win the program’s third team title in Maui (2015, 2019, 2022).

Today’s final round is an 8 a.m. HDT shotgun start. The leaders will tee off on hole one. Fans can attend for free, with walking spectators encouraged.

Defending, three-time event winner, Billy Kemper of Maui, is gearing up for the Sunset Pro pres. by HIC. The event is on hold with the next official call, Sunday at 7 a.m. HST, with the event window going through Nov. 6.

The Tigers’ 17-under 267 leads two-time tournament winner Oklahoma (2015, 2019) and East Tennessee St. by one and two shots, respectively. The North Florida Ospreys (-11) are in fourth place. The defending champion Kansas Jayhawks and Ole Miss Rebels (-9) are tied for fifth.

The 54-hole tournament hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi takes place Oct. 28-30 at Royal Kā‘anapali on the West Coast of Maui.

In an impressive performance, Jessica Crisp won the 2022 Aloha Classic Women’s Windsurfing title at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui’s North Shore Monday.

Title IX is the historic federal legislation co-sponsored by Hawaiʻi’s Patsy Mink that opened the doors for women’s athletics at universities across the United States.

The Maui-based Hawaiʻi Animal Rescue Foundation operates a 10-acre, no-kill facility where it provides shelter and care for its animals and provides a range of services including pet adoptions.

The Lahaina Junior Golf Parent & Child Kickoff Tournament was held at Royal Kāʻanapali golf course using donated tee times by a Georgia company.

The “life-changing” benefits of martial arts are why Sanchez is teaming up with the Guardian Project to offer free Brazilian jiu-jitsu training and supplies to underserved Maui kids.

Joseph Randolph and Justin Kahalewai of Baldwin High School, Kaimana Cantere of Maui High, and Kaylee Volner of Seabury won individual titles at the 2022 Island Movers/Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association State Track and Field Championships. They were recognized with a ceremonial resolution before the Maui County Council.

The 2022 Aloha Section PGA Championship on Kauaʻi was won by Michael Castillo, PGA head golf professional at Kapalua Plantation Course on Maui. 

Alum Sumner Erdman, the former girl’s soccer coach, and current trustee shot a hole-in-one on hole No. 4 early in the day.