Maui Sports

Sarah Mendoza etched her name into the University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball record book but it would come in her final match as the 23rd-ranked Rainbow Wahine ended their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 25-20, 19-25, 25-16, 25-14 loss to No. 3 Washington on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Tahiti’s Michel Bourez recorded a stunning victory in triple-overhead waves Friday at the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach.

The 23rd-ranked University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team got a boost off the bench from Maui’s Ginger Long, sweeping No. 21 Duke 25-15, 25-19, 25-17 Friday in a NCAA tournament first-round match in Seattle.

Lahaina’s Dusty Payne continued to control the spotlight Wednesday at the Vans World Cup of Surfing, recording one of the highest heat scores of the day in a much-anticipated matchup with current ASP World No. 1 Gabriel Medina of Brazil.

The Maui Flag Football League has extended sign ups for its first flag football season.

National “E” Coaching Course is being offered to all competitive soccer coaches U13 and above here on Maui, from Dec. 12-14, at Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului.

Molokai’s Kalei Adolpho will be one of two seniors from the Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team to be honored Saturday — Senior Night — following the team’s final home match against UC Davis at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The Arizona Wildcats claimed the 2014 EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament Championship with a 61-59 win over the San Diego State Aztecs Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The third-ranked Arizona Wildcats answered their first big challenge of the season Tuesday, holding off Kansas State and advancing to the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

The EA Sports Maui Invitational unveiled the 2016 tournament field Monday, which includes six teams with at least one NCAA title.

San Diego State head basketball coach Steve Fisher is hoping to make his fifth trip to Maui his most memorable.

Thanks to the EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament, BYU and No. 16 ranked San Diego State will get a chance to rekindle their storied Mountain West basketball rivalry — if only for one night at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The 31st annual EA Sports Maui Invitational hosted by Chaminade begins Monday, Nov. 24, at the Lahaina Civic Center, where the nation’s No. 2-ranked Arizona Wildcats, Kansas State, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Purdue, No. 16 San Diego State and host Chaminade are each hoping to make an early-season statement on the Valley Isle.

The Lahainaluna High School football team played well, but Iolani played better.

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team sent shockwaves through the college basketball landscape, beating Pittsburgh on Friday night 74-70 in front of a raucous War Memorial Gym crowd.

Two-time World Series Champion and Maui native, Shane Victorino has teamed up with the Honolulu Cookie Company this holiday season to support under-served children in need.

This time, Lahainaluna is bigger, stronger and more experienced.

Tickets for Friday’s First Hawaiian Bank/Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Football State Championships doubleheader are available at the Aloha Stadium box office and all Oahu First Hawaiian Bank locations — plus the Lahaina and Kahana branches.

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will face Pittsburgh on Friday night at War Memorial Gymnasium, marking the fifth-straight year that the Rainbow Warriors will play a regular-season game on the Neighbor Islands.

In the sport of cheerleading, Kealii Molina’s stamp of authenticity is winning.