Maui Sports

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.

Lahainaluna High School co-head coach Bobby Watson had a good feeling about Saturday’s game with Kamehameha Hawaii.

Four years ago, Lahainaluna High School kept six freshmen on its 44-player varsity roster.

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hosts the 25th Annual Day of Hope 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk this Saturday, Nov. 15, to benefit Maui’s Pacific Cancer Foundation.

For the second time in three years, the Seabury Hall girls volleyball team missed winning a Division II state championship by the same 15-9 margin in the fifth set.

Quarterback Jaxson Stinger passed for five touchdowns and ran for another to lead Seabury Hall to a 44-34 victory over visiting Molokai at War Memorial Stadium.

The Maui High School football team was unable to slow Farrington in the second half, falling to the Governors tonight 22-6 in a First Hawaiian Bank Division I State Championship quarterfinal game at Aloha Stadium on Oahu.

To be specific, the sixth-ranked Farrington High School Governors are bigger than big, said Maui High School head coach David Bui.

Although he is not on the sidelines during games, Maui High defensive coach Rodney Figueroa’s knowledge and experience may go a long way into helping the Sabers prepare for one of its biggest football games in school history.

Long before they were permitted to put on the pads, the Vainikolo boys — Alexander Fonokimoana and Leka Atunaisa — learned the value of faith, family and football.

The Kamehameha Maui varsity cheer team claimed its fourth consecutive Maui Interscholastic League Cheerleading Championship at King Kekaulike High School last Saturday.

Lahainaluna High School’s Jared Rocha-Islas and Kamehameha Maui’s Chase Newton are repeat winners in two of the final four statistical categories for the 2014 Maui Interscholastic League season.

The King Kekaulike girls volleyball team looked primed to shut the door on Kapolei Saturday, winning the first two sets in convincing fashion before the visiting Hurricanes unleashed their own fury.

The Maui High School football team will have to travel to Aloha Stadium and top-seeded Lahainaluna will host, but not at its new stadium on campus.

Hot Sails Maui rider Morgan Noireuax is currently topping the standings for heat total with 15.233 in Heat #1 while Quatro’s Keith Teboul left the shaping room long enough to show his rail and claim the highest wave score with a 7.9, said AWT head judge Chris Freeman