Rainbow Warrior Baseball Welcomes Alumni, Prepares for 2026 Season
A strong sense of tradition will be on display as the Hawaiʻi baseball program welcomes back approximately 50 alumni representing every era of Rainbow Warrior baseball. The alumni gathering will feature a number of notable former standouts, including Kaeo Aliviado, Breland Almadova, Matt Apana, Ricky Bauer, Jordan and Kyson Donahue, Randy Inaba, John Matias, Markus Owens, Jared Quandt, Franz Yuen, and many more.
Tiff’s takeaways for #WarriorBall26 - Week 4
1. Adversity From The Get Go – Winter Storm Fern didn’t care if this was UH’s first trip to the Northeast in quite some time. Two separate flight itineraries were cancelled due to weather. Eventually, they got a non-stop flight to Chicago where...another weather delay forced them to stay the night in the area. The Rainbow Warriors eventually landed in The Quaker State Tuesday afternoon, a day later than originally planned and some 28 hours before their first match. The first ever trip to Loretto, PA included snow flurries and an outside temperature of three degrees at first serve against Saint Francis.
Kainoa Wade Wins Big West, National Weekly Awards
University of Hawai‘i men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade has assembled a juggernaut this season. The Warriors are so deep and so dangerous that even the next man up looks like an All-American.
When star opposite hitter Kristian Titriyski went down, Wade turned to a familiar replacement: his son, Kainoa. A former standout at Kamehameha Schools, Wade stepped into the lineup and delivered in a big way, racking up 44 kills and 55 points while earning Big West Offensive Player of the Week and AVCA National Player of the Week honors.
Campbell girls power past Kalani, 39-26, to win OIA title
Effectively using its advantage in size and experience, Campbell powered past youthful upstart Kalani, 39-23, Wednesday night to win the OIA Girls Basketball championship.
Wahine Experience Brings Community Together at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
The Wahine Experience, presented by Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, brought together keiki, families, and Wahine student-athletes for an afternoon celebrating the pride, values, and legacy of University of Hawai‘i Women’s Athletics.
Punahou boys hold off Maryknoll, 54-45, remain atop ILH
In a typically competitive ILH boys basketball season, Punahou took a major step forward Monday evening by holding off visiting Maryknoll, 54-45, at Hemmeter Field House.
Ethan Chung scored a game-high 21 points and Tanoa Scanlan added 16 points as the Buff 'N Blue improved to 22-8 overall and 8-2 in league play. Ghesiah Faleafine-Auwae scored 17 points and Chris Du added 14 points for the Spartans, who fell to 15-11, 6-4.
Hawaiʻi Buries CSUN with Second-Half Surge in 89–68 Win
The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors capped their weekend with another 20-plus-point win, rolling past Cal State Northridge 89–68 on Saturday night.
Hawaiʻi struggled to find its range from beyond the arc early, shooting just 1-for-12 from three in the first half. But the Rainbow Warriors caught fire late before the break, sparked by back-to-back threes from junior forward Ike Finlinson and a pop-out triple from senior center Isaac “Big Fish” Johnson to close the half.
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