Maui Sports

Of all the things the Lahainaluna High School football team accomplished in 2016, understanding the truth about hard work and the amount of effort it takes to set a goal, make a plan, and execute on task week after week, will undeniably serve as their legacy.

North Carolina cruised to a fourth Maui Jim Maui Invitational title after defeating Wisconsin 71-56. Joel Berry II, named Tournament Most Valuable Player, scored 22 points. Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds before he was named to the All-Tournament team.

Wisconsin will take on North Carolina in the Championship game today on ESPN2 4:30 p.m. HST (9:30 p.m. ET).

Georgetown will face Wisconsin today at 3 p.m. HST in the first Tournament semifinal on ESPN 2. Oklahoma State will play North Carolina at 5:30 p.m. HST

Georgetown defeated Oregon 65-61 in Game 2 of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational basketball tournament, taking place today Nov. 21 through Wednesday, Nov. 23 at the Lahaina Civic Center.

In Game 1, Wisconsin defeated Tennessee 74-62 in the opening game before a crowd of 2,400. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said, “As always trying to get the first game is always the one you want to get under your belt.”

The Lahainaluna High School used a balanced attack on offense, defense and special teams Friday to claim the school’s first state Division II football championship since the small-school tournament was organized 14 years ago.

Kapalua Golf Courses were host to active and retired military during a 2016 Veteran’s Day Celebration on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.

Georgetown, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Tennessee, UConn and Wisconsin join host Chaminade as they compete for early-season accolades at the Lahaina Civic Center for the 33rd annual event.

The last time a pair of Neighbor Island teams played for the state Division II football championship, King Kekaulike High School returned to the Valley Isle with the winning hardware, knocking off Kauai in the 2006 final at Aloha Stadium, 33-20.

The 2016 Day of Hope run/walk fundraising event drew more than 300 participants at the 27th annual event at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea this weekend.

Two-time Maui Interscholastic League first-team softball all-star Nawai Kaupe of Maui High signed a National Letter of Intent earlier this week to play at the University of Washington in the Pac-12 Conference.

Determined to defend his title, Maui big-wave surfer Billy Kemper put in two months of preparation for the 2016 World Surf League Big Wave Tour Pe’ahi Challenge, and on Friday the Kuau resident enjoyed the fruits of his labor.

The Pe’ahi Challenge is now on Green Alert. The event is slated to start at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, with a massive swell heading toward the islands.

The HMSA Sun, Surf and Hoops 5K presented by adidas and the Maui Jim Maui Golf Classic have been added to the Maui Jim Maui Invitational’s week of events. Both events will take place on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Kapalua Golf will be hosting “Arnold Palmer Day” at The Bay Course on Thursday, Nov. 17, the day the late golf legend turned professional.

Phase 2 of the State’s REACH initiative, a Maui Middle School Athletics Pilot program, kicked-off on Saturday with boys and girls volleyball at the Baldwin High School gym.

In a surprise finish, Clemson clenches the 2016 Kāʻanapali Classic – Collegiate Invitational with a team 826 (-26), one stroke ahead of Georgia. Doc Redman of Clemson fired a 64 (-7) on Sunday with a 3-day total 198 (-15) and claimed the individual trophy.

Georgia senior, Greyson Sigg helped catapult his team to first after posting an impressive 64 (-7) on the Royal Kāʻanapali Course and is T1 going into the final round on Sunday.

Distance Between Dreams, an Ian Walsh film is set to make its Maui premiere at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Castle Theater.