Maui Sports

With the Hyundai Tournament of Champions a little over a week away, tournament officials are gearing up by highlighting each of the qualifiers for the winners-only event. This latest installment looks at the road to Kapalua for Bubba Watson, Danny Lee, Scott Piercy, Zach Johnson and Troy Merritt.

The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team will play an intrasquad scrimmage on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Seabury Hall’s Erdman Athletic Center in Olinda.

King Kekaulike High School is hoping a blend of old school will amount to new beginnings when it comes to the future of its football program. Principal Mark Elliot told MauiNow.com earlier this week that King Kekaulike has decided on co-head coaches for its varsity football team.

With the Hyundai Tournament of Champions a little over two weeks away, tournament officials are gearing up by highlighting each of the qualifiers for the winners-only event.

Baldwin secured a 3-2 victory over King Kekaulike, by preserving a one-goal lead from the first half and surviving a fierce comeback attempt by the Upcountry girls in the second half.

By all accounts, the Baldwin High School boys soccer team is still finding itself. Last night at King Kekaulike Stadium, the Bears found out there is little or no consolation in having 15 shots on goal if none go in the net.

David Havens, PGA Director of Instruction at Kāʻanapali Golf Courses was recently awarded the 2015 Horton Smith Award by the Aloha Section PGA.

This installment looks back on 2015 victories by Brandt Snedeker, James Hahn, Padraig Harrington, Alex Cejka and Dustin Johnson.

The Pipe Invitational has been called on this morning, commencing at 8 a.m. in what organizers are calling “massive 10-to-15 foot surf at Pipeline.”

Maui’s Billy Kemper won Sunday’s Peʻahi Challenge in massive 40-50 foot-plus surf conditions at the popular surf spot often referred to as “Jaws” along Maui’s north shore. Surfers paddled into the swell with no-tow assist making the risk that much more daunting.

Two months from today the 2016 Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium. Today, the playing surface at Aloha Stadium was deemed unfit to host an international soccer match by the players of the U.S. Women’s National Team.

This marks the first BWT event at Pe’ahi, famously known as ‘Jaws,’ with competitors paddling into the gigantic swell – no tow-assist will be given.

Maui Surfer Girls is accepting registration for female adolescents and adults for its annual summer surf camp at Camp Olowalu in June and July 2016. One- and two-week camps are available, with the option of attending for three weeks as well.

The winners-only Hyundai Tournament of Champions returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui from Jan. 6-10, 2016.

Maui’s Carissa Moore claimed the Target Maui Pro and 2015 WSL Title during perfect four-to-six foot conditions at Honolua Bay.

MauiNow.com​ and BigIslandNow.com​ in partnership with Rising Sun Solar​ and Sunrun​ are offering the public a chance to win a V.I.P. trip for two to the 45th Billabong Pipe Masters on Dec. 9 and 10, 2015.

University of Hawaii has hired Nick Rolovich, a former quarterback for the Warriors, as its new head football coach, the school announced today.

The Kansas Jayhawks battled back from a first-half deficit to defeat Vanderbilt and win the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, 70-63. It was the Jayhawks’ second title all-time, having won the championship in 1996.

Two-time all-star and World Series champion, Shane Victorino hosted his eighth annual charity golf event over the weekend in South Maui.

The No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks jumped out to a 29-point lead in the first half and then put the offense on cruise control in the second half en route to a 92-73 win over UCLA. The Jayhawks (3-1) were led by senior Perry Ellis who shot 9-for-12 from the floor and totaled 24 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds.