Maui Sports

There is talented, and then there is La’akea Kahoohanohano-Davis — the Baldwin High School jump specialist who enjoyed a breakout performance of epic proportions Saturday.

Seabury Hall’s Ava Shipman scored a team-high 32.5 points to help the Seabury girls win its their sixth straight Yamamoto championship, which began with the school’s first ever team title in the sport in 2011. The Spartans outscored runner-up Baldwin, 142 to 117, with seven underclassmen.

Nothing prepares you for the cold of Upcountry Maui, certainly not the warmth of downtown in early March.

Surf teams on Maui completed in the first MIL competition of the season at DT Fleming Beach Park in West Maui on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

With a total attendance of more than 28,000 over 12 games, the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational generated $17.2 million in visitor spending for the island of Maui according to new data provided by the Hawaiian Tourism Authority.

World-class ocean athlete Andrea Moller hosts the 4th Annual Imua Keiki o Ke Kai, a unique event to provide children with special needs an opportunity to bond and participate in ocean sports.

For the third time in as many weeks, track and field participants from the Maui Interscholastic League took advantage of optimum conditions Friday en route to producing 11 No. 1 marks in the state, including seven in the boys division.

Seabury Hall’s Ava Shipman was the Maui Interscholastic League’s top individual performer in the girls division at track and field Meet #2 Friday at the Yamamoto Track & Field Facility.

The latest tennis game-changing technology—PlaySight’s Smart Court—is coming to month the Royal Lahaina Resort and Tennis Ranch this month.

The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau event is “ON” for today as surfers and spectators got the pre-dawn green light indicating the contest would run.

For the fourth consecutive year, Saint Louis School quarterback coach Vince Passas will conduct a Quarterback “Get Better” Camp for high school and intermediate athletes at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Organizers of the Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave event today issued a Yellow Alert for a possible start on Thursday, Feb. 25 at Waimea Bay on Oʻahu.

Baldwin High School’s Laakea Kahoohanohano-Davis, the state’s defending champion in the boys long jump, appears to be healthy and ready for the start of the 2016 track and field season.

Seabury Hall’s Cameron Hanisch sank the game-winning 3-pointer with no time remaining to lift the Spartans over top-seeded Saint Francis in overtime 40-37 in Friday’s Division II state championship semifinal at Kaimuki gym.

The fourth-seeded Baldwin High School girls soccer team upset defending champion and top-seeded Mililani 2-1 Friday at Hawaii state soccer championships on Oahu.

The Hawaiʻi All-Stars competitive cheerleading team from Kahului, Maui is hosting a fundraiser in the hopes of defraying costs for their upcoming competition at the ESPN arena in Orlando, Florida in May.

Lahainaluna is second seeded and their participation marks their 15th straight appearance (25th overall) at the state championships. Lahainaluna won the girls title under head coach Todd Rickard in 2010.

Although contest organizers earlier this week announced that the Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau would go, they called off the competition this morning because surf is not materializing as they hoped and will not meet the minimum criteria for the event of at least 40 foot faces.

According to the life of Jack Damuni, people should never underestimate the power of a dream.

Seabury Hall enjoyed the Maui Interscholastic League’s best team finish at the state canoe paddling championships Saturday on Oahu.