Maui Sports

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.

Officials observed slight wind today, but anticipate windy conditions with waves to be ideal this weekend, when a north swell is due to arrive late Friday into early Saturday.

The American Windsurfing Tour (AWT) presents the Maui Makani Classic, the final leg of their six-stop 2012 tour, starting today at Ho’okipa Beach Park. The one-week holding period concludes on Nov. 3.

Two former Maui Interscholastic League football all-stars, now playing at junior colleges in Northern California, returned to the field Saturday after stellar September debuts.

Maui High School’s youth, which was a weakness at the start of the 2012 football season, served as the team’s strength Saturday night, delivering the school’s first homecoming victory in more than a decade.

When it comes to special teams, this year’s Baldwin High School football team will be remembered as one of the best in school history.

The color purple dominated Ka’ulaheanuiokamoku Gymnasium Tuesday night at Kamehameha Schools Maui.

Baldwin High School quarterback Keelan Ewaliko scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime Saturday as the Bears answered the bell twice in the closing minutes to turn back upset-minded Lahainaluna, 20-17.

Keelan Ewaliko’s other address is the red zone at War Memorial Stadium.

Baldwin High School quarterback Keelan Ewaliko scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime Saturday as the Bears answered the bell twice in the closing minutes to turnback upset-minded Lahainaluna, 20-17.