Maui Sports

In a tale of two halves, Corona High School of Calif. got the best of King Kekaulike in the second half, outscoring the Upcountry school 33-10 en route to a 60-33 win Saturday night in the championship game of the St. Anthony Invitational boys basketball tournament at War Memorial Gym.

For the King Kekaulike High School boys basketball team it’s all part of the learning experience.

The King Kekaulike High School girls soccer team remains the only unbeaten, untied team in the Maui Interscholastic League thanks to its 2-0 victory over Kamehameha Schools Maui Friday night at Kekaulike Stadium.

It was fitting that Baldwin junior Teva Eldridge received the game’s impact player award following his team’s 65-51 win over Waiakea Thursday at the Larry Manliguis Hilo High Holiday Classic.

The Kamehameha Schools Maui girls and boys soccer teams took advantage of gusting winds to swept Baldwin 2-0 and 3-1, respectively, Tuesday night at Kanaiaupuni Stadium.

Mana Rosa, a junior defensive tackle from Haiku and former Baldwin High School standout was arrested along with two of his Oregon State teammates on Saturday.

Wide receiver Colten Quinabo closed out his collegiate career with 47 catches for 567 yards and four touchdowns.

Former Baldwin High School standout Mana Rosa was among three Oregon State football players arrested Saturday and currently being held in the Benton County and Linn County jails.

Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, beating out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein for the award.

Ohio State senior associate athletic director Ben Jay has accepted an offer to become the new athletic director at the University of Hawai’i, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.

Former St. Anthony High School place-kicker Thomas Cortes, a sophomore at Valley City State University in N.D., was selected to the Association of Independent Institutions All-Conference first team last month.

The University of Hawai’i plans to name a new athletic director Friday, according to a press release sent to the media from the Chancellor’s office.

University of Nevada Las Vegas linebacker John Lotulelei earned First Team All-Mountain West honors Tuesday as part of the conference’s official postseason awards.

The Boston Red Sox is on a mission to sign Shane Victorino and sources are reporting the Maui-borned free-agent has agreed to play out field for the sum of $39 million over three years.

Linebacker Manti Te’o of Notre Dame became the first Hawaii-born player selected as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy on Monday.

The 2012 event, the Passman Shane Victorino Foundation Celebrity Dinner & Golf Classic, presented by Tommy Bahama, is set for Thursday in Wailea.

The season came to end for the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team, losing to Washington 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 27-25, 15-11 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team sent out its senior class in style with a 23-7 victory over South Alabama Saturday night in the season finale at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.

Maui Now caught up with Lahainaluna co-head coach Bobby Watson for a final season-ending, question-and-answer interview.

Mauinow.com caught up with Lahainaluna co-head coach Garret Tihada for a final season-ending, question-and-answer interview.