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Monday Morning Maui Sports: Jaxon Grossman’s baseball journey has him on verge of MLB draft or the University of Oklahoma
Jaxon Grossman, a 6-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher, took the 2024 season off before becoming a national junior college champion at Salt Lake Community College. The 2022 King Kekaulike High School graduate is likely to be selected next month in the Major League Baseball draft.
Kamehameha Maui wins first MIL baseball title since 2009 with 8-0 victory over Baldwin
The Warriors had a chance to clinch the league title on Saturday, but gave up a three-run lead and lost to the Bears, 6-4. Tuesday, Kamehameha Maui beat Baldwin 8-0 to claim its second league baseball championship. The Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA state tournament is set for May 7-10 at Maehara Stadium.
Monday Morning MIL: Seabury Hall baseball wins first championship since 2012; MIL D-I baseball championship game Tuesday
The Spartans are headed to the Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA Division II state tournament May 8-10 on O’ahu.
For first time, 4 ‘Maui boys’ playing on same Rainbow Warriors baseball team
Ben Zeigler-Namoa, Konnor Palmeira, Dylan Waite and David Vergel de Dios make up the first foursome of Maui players ever to play on the same University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa baseball team.
Heavy rainfall closes certain West Maui parks
Ainakea Park, Nāpili Park and Lahaina Recreation Center’s Rec 1 baseball and softball fields closed Friday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2025, due to heavy rainfall and inclement weather, according to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation.
Monday Morning MIL: Ho’opi’i-Tuionetoa making a run towards MLB for White Sox
Bubba Ho’opi’i-Tuionetoa was a standout youth and high school baseball player growing up on Maui. Now, he is one step away from becoming the fifth player from Maui to make it to Major League Baseball.
Former Baldwin linebacker launches fieldhouse to help young Maui athletes train on island
JoJo Dickson wishes he’d had more opportunities as a kid growing up on Maui. Now he dreams of providing that for young athletes at The Underdog Foundation Fieldhouse, which is set to open Nov. 9 in Kahului.
Monday Morning MIL: Corniel steps down as two-time state champion coach at Maui High
Corniel say’s he’s “fulfilled my coaching goals” and plans to focus on his family.
Also in Maui County sports over the weekend, Baldwin broke its 22-game losing streak and Hawaiian Canoe Club won big at World Sprints in Hilo.
Maui’s remarkable run ends at Little League World Series
With the tying run at third base, the Central East Maui Little League All-Stars fell just short in a 4-3 elimination game loss to Lake Mary, Fla., on Wednesday. They were one of the final eight teams in the tournament.
Maui came just shy of a Little League World Series title in 2019. Now the island has another shot
“That’s unreal and that’s the same thing that we told our kids, is that ‘understand how hard it is to get here,’ ” Central East Maui Little League team manager Daniel Bolduc said. “As many years as we’ve coached — and like you said, only two teams from Maui have made it this far — and we’ve had some unreal teams go through these tournaments.”
Bears-Sabers title shows strength of Maui’s baseball pipeline
The talent displayed on the field was a landmark for the MIL in what can arguably be labeled its best sport.
Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation Honors Little League World Champions
Bicameral Congressional resolutions were filed honoring the Honolulu Little League team, who won the 2018 Little League World Series.
Maui Sabers Baseball Team Presented with Certificates of Recognition
The Maui team brought home the 2017 Division I State Baseball Championship Tournament title after defeating Waiakea 6-1.
Baseball pundits play blame game
You can’t make those who write or commentate about baseball happy. I speak from experience, because I’ve done both. My colleagues are the self-appointed moral compasses of the game in a fashion you don’t see in those who cover other sports. Predictably, they have taken on the roles of judge and jury in the never-ending […]
