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By Tiff Wells 1. Day And Night – For visiting teams, it usually takes them about a set to get acclimated to playing in The Stan. Toss in it being the season opener for Loyola while Hawai`i had two matches under their belt and it was a recipe for working out the kinks versus relatively […]

By Wes Nakama In a typically tight ILH boys basketball race, ‘Iolani protected home court Thursday night with a narrow 51-46 victory over visiting Maryknoll to move into first place in the league standings. A sparse crowd at the Raiders’ Lower Gym watched Declan Beckette score a game-high 18 points to help ‘Iolani improve to […]

By Wes Nakama KAILUA — The OIA Eastern Division boys basketball title chase is now back to a neck-and-neck two-horse race, after visiting Kahuku sped past Kailua, 56-41, in a showdown at Harry Murai Gym. A partisan but equally vocal crowd of about 300 and statewide TV audience on Spectrum OC16 watched Ronin Naihe score a […]

By: Kennedy Choo After going undefeated last weekend against NJIT, the No. 2-ranked University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors are set for their first test of the season against No. 7-ranked Loyola University Chicago. Opening week offered a glimpse of a more experienced Hawaiʻi squad, committing just 11 errors through two matches while hitting .517 in […]

ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Warrior play-by-play voice Tiff Wells with his six biggest takeaways from the most recent week. 1. Lasting First Impression – #WarriorBall25 marked the eight consecutive year for Hawai`i Men’s Volleyball leading the nation in attendance (7,072 fans per match). After waiting eight plus months for #WarriorBall26, the excitement for the season opener […]

By: Kennedy Choo As 5,685 fans rose to their feet in set three at the Bank of Hawai‘i Arena inside the Stan Sheriff Center, the University of Hawai‘i men’s volleyball team prepared to receive the serve from NJIT, already holding a commanding 24–14 lead. The Rainbow Warriors (1-0)  controlled the first two sets, defeating the […]

By: Kennedy Choo With 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, junior backup quarterback Luke Weaver stood in the shotgun with the final play of the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl resting on his shoulders. What began as a nightmare turned into a comeback. Down 21–0 in the second quarter, the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors rallied […]

By: Kennedy Choo A match made in heaven. The 2025 Hawaiʻi Bowl brings together a web of storylines and local ties on both sidelines as the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors face the University of California Golden Bears. That sense of familiarity runs deep, with several players and coaches carrying connections to the islands, including […]

The University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department has received a $300,000 gift from the Downtown Athletic Club of Hawai‘i (DACH) to support Rainbow Warrior football through the Boost the ‘Bows NIL Fund. The contribution strengthens UH Athletics’ ability to recruit and retain elite student-athletes as college sports continue to evolve. The gift represents a major philanthropic […]

By: Kennedy Choo After a slow first half, the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors found themselves in a tight 55–52 battle with a gritty UTEP Miners squad late in the second half. With 3:00 remaining, senior forward Gytis Nemeiksa launched a three from the right wing that rattled off the back iron. Senior forward and […]