Maui Sports

The point-to-point Maui Marathon got underway this morning at 5 a.m. from Kaahumanu Center. The 26.2-mile race finish is in Kaanapali, near the Whaler’s Village Shopping Center.

The Lunas put forth another stellar performance Friday night, building a 23-0 lead at halftime en route to a lopsided 37-7 victory over Maui High.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, the quaint town of Lana’i will get a full dose of “Football Fever” this year, as the Lana’i Nakoa Rams play on home soil for the first time with the Pop Warner Football Association.

The Maui High School football team raised its record to 2-1 Saturday, spoiling Kamehameha Maui’s homecoming in the process.

This time, it was Lahainaluna High School’s offense — not its signature defense — that set the tempo and ultimately lowered the boom on Baldwin, before a crowd of more than 8,000 at War Memorial Stadium on Friday.

The 2013 version of Lahainaluna High School football proved too formidable for its latest foe — King Kekaulike — setting up a potential blockbuster game on Friday the 13th against Baldwin.

The PGA Tour and Hyundai Motor America agreed to extend its contract of the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii for two more years, through the 2014-2015 season.

Over 170 judoka competed in the 54th Honpa Hongwanji Judo Federation State Championships, which was held at the Henry Perrine Baldwin High School gymnasium this past weekend.

Good football teams can overcome mistakes, penalties and other miscues.

Maui’s John Lotulelei’s dream of playing in the National Football League became a reality Saturday when the linebacker was one of eight rookies named to the Seattle Seahawks’ 53-player roster.

The nationally-ranked Diablos capped a week of fun, sun and football Friday night with a 49-20 season-opening triumph against Baldwin.

The Lahainaluna High School football team utilized its first-round bye Saturday to notch its eighth shutout in 13 games, this time against a high-powered offense from Vancouver, British Columbia.

The landscape on both sidelines may have been different, but the outcome was the same.

Fans of Maui Interscholastic League football and supporters of Lahainaluna High School will get to see a special talent today when the home team lines up against the visitors from Victoria, British Columbia.

Based on his extraordinary performance fewer than 48 hours ago, Andre Pierman’s stock is rising at Maui High School.

In typical Lahainaluna High School football fashion, the Lunas’ defense out shined and nearly outscored the offense Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

Maui High School girls won the Ho’oikaika Division of the 2013 Maui Volleyball Invitational tournament Saturday, beating Hana in a third-round championship game 26-16, 14-25, 15-12 at Ka’ulaheanuiokamoku Gym.

Three Maui Interscholastic League football teams will be in action today, including two involved in a doubleheader at War Memorial Stadium.

On Saturday, the Crusaders showed some of the weaponry that has them ranked No. 3 in one preseason top 10 poll, en route to a 55-0 thumping of Baldwin Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

Maui High head coach David Bui cited his team’s 51-0 rout Friday night of the small school from Oahu as the “most complete game” victory under his tenure.