Maui Sports

With the conclusion of the FedExCup Playoffs on the horizon, some of this year’s most successful players are already looking forward to the 2013 season-opening winners-only Hyundai Tournament of Champions, held at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort, Jan. 3-7, 2013.

The University of Hawai’i Rainbow baseball team finished the 2012 season ranked No. 13 nationally in home attendance, and first in the west region. The ranking is four spots higher than in 2011, and the highest in six years.

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team finalized its 2012-13 schedule with a pair of games, including UH’s first-ever visit to the island of Moloka’i.

Former Rainbow baseball stars Kolten Wong, Lenny Linsky, and Vinnie Catricala will be playing in the Arizona Fall League beginning this October. The AFL showcases Major League Baseball’s top prospects from every MLB organization. Wong will be playing for the Surprise Saguaros, Linsky with the Phoenix Desert Dogs, and Catricala for the Peoria Javelinas.

Rarely does an MIL football season hinge on a game three weeks into the schedule. Friday night, however, may be the exception to the rule.

The University of Hawai’i women’s cross country team will host the 12th Annual Big Wave Invitational Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Kane’ohe Klipper Golf Course on the Marines Corps Base Hawai’i.

The No. 9 University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team welcomes third-ranked UCLA along with San Diego State and Idaho to the Stan Sheriff Center this weekend for the 18th annual Verizon Volleyball Challenge.

The University of Hawai’i women’s soccer team posted its first shutout of the season with a 3-0 win over BYU-Hawai’i in a non-conference match Monday night at the Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

Prior to facing top-ranked USC on Saturday, University of Hawai’i Warrior football head coach Norm Chow talked about preventing “explosive” plays.

The University of Hawai’i women’s cross country team officially kicked off the 2012 season by competing in the Hawai’i Pacific University Invitational Saturday near Kualoa Ranch.

Rainbow Wahine Emily Hartong had 18 kills and 14 digs but it wasn’t enough, as the No. 5 California defeated No. 6 University of Hawai’i in five sets — 25-23, 16-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-12 — of the finale of the Hawaiian Airlines Classic on Sunday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Maui High head coach David Bui believes the outcome of every football game can be defined by one or two plays.

Sporting its first long sleeve uniforms in three seasons, the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team turned back previously unbeaten Baylor on Saturday at the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team made some noise in the second half, but it was not nearly enough in a 49-10 season-opening loss to top-ranked USC Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Lahainaluna High School’s defense pitched its second straight shutout Friday night, blanking Kamehameha Schools Maui, 36-0, before a crowd of about 3,200 fans at War Memorial Stadium.

The University of Hawai’i Warrior football team begins the Norm Chow era by opening the 2012 season against No. 1 Southern California, today, Sept. 1 in Los Angeles, Calif. Kick-off for the nationally-televised game is 4:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. Hawaii time) at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Jade Vorster and Emily Hartong packed a solid one-two punch tonight, guiding the No. 6 University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team to a sweep of San Francisco (25-14, 27-25, 25-19) on Friday night in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The University of Hawaii women’s soccer team played Drexel to a 3-3 draw in a roller coast of a match Friday night at the Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

Lahainaluna High School quarterback Kiko Fonohema scored touchdown runs of 1 and 8 yards, respectively, to lead the Lunas to a 29-0 rout of King Kekaulike at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Saint Louis School quarterback Kawai Mook-Garcia made an impressive 2012 debut Saturday, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another as the sixth-ranked Crusaders routed 10th-ranked Baldwin, 46-0.