Maui Sports

Nanakuli coach Skippy Lopes said before Saturday’s game that his team wasn’t simply happy to make their first ever state tournament appearance.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team saw its losing streak extend to seven games following a 49-14 loss to Boise State, Saturday in a nationally televised game at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.

Trailing 13-10 at halftime, Mililani head coach Rod York was done talking before he walked into the War Memorial Stadium locker room.

Two of the best prep quarterbacks in the 50th state will lead their respective teams into tonight’s quarterfinals of the First Hawaiian Bank Division I state football tournament.

When you’re a fighter first, like Maui’s Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove, the size of the stage is not important.

It appears that Maui’s youth baseball players who attended Kurt Suzuki’s baseball clinic last year made a memorable impression on the Maui-born, big-leaguer, just like he did in Washington, DC, during his brief stint with the Nationals.

As players have one final opportunity to qualify for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the event has limited volunteer opportunities when the first event of the 2013 PGA TOUR season comes to The Plantation Course, Jan. 3-7.

The University of Hawaii will travel to Michigan for the first time in school history when the teams play, Sept. 3, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Mich. In addition, next year’s season-opener against USC will move to Thursday, Aug. 29 at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.

The University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warrior basketball team tips off its 2012-13 campaign with the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic, Nov. 9, 11 and 12 at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The Lahainaluna High School football team has been down this road. The road to the Division II State Football Championships is one that is well traveled where the Lunas are concern.

Farrington High School running backs Abraham Silva and Tyler Taumua combined for 356 yards rushing and five touchdowns to lead Farrington over Leilehua, 52-26, Saturday night at Kaiser Stadium to earn the final Division I state tournament berth.

Kamehameha Schools Maui put up a dominating performance Saturday en route to successfully defending its Maui Interscholastic League Varsity Cheerleading Championship before a crowd of about 750 at Maui High School Gym.

The Hawaii High School Athletic Association’s Division I State Tournament Bracket has the Maui Interscholastic League champion hosting the loser of the Oahu Interscholastic Association’s Red Championship game between No. 1 Kahuku and No. 4 Mililani.

Hana defeated Kaimuki in five sets Tuesday, 26-28, 25-18, 27-25, 19-25, 15-10, in the first round of the New City Nissan/Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Division II Girls Volleyball State Championships at Kalani Gym.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team will play its fourth road game in six weeks when it travels to the San Joaquin Valley to play Mountain West rival Fresno State on Saturday, Nov. 3 (1 p.m. Hawaii Time), at Bulldog Stadium.

First time was a charm for Spaniard Javier Gomez Noya, who won the 2012 XTERRA World Championship held Sunday at the Kapalua Resort.

Willie Schefer made a great first impression at the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs, while Christine Schleifer made a successful return.

The halftime buzzer at War Memorial Stadium brought an abrupt halt to Baldwin High School’s homecoming celebration Saturday — before it even started.

The familiar sport of XTERRA, born here 17 years ago on Maui’s South Shore, returns to Kapalua Resort on Sunday for the 2012 championship, which features the world’s best off-road triathletes.

The Lahainaluna High School football team closed out the 2012 MIL regular season Friday with an unprecedented sixth shutout, blanking Maui High, 31-0, before a sparse crowd of about 1,500 at War Memorial Stadium.