Though it is wildly popular and has great cultural importance in Hawaii, surfing has not been a championship sport at the high school level. That’s about to change. On Friday, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association announced surfing will officially become an interscholastic state ...
Sporting a wide array of athletic offerings at a lot of different levels, the Maui Interscholastic League is calling on anyone who might be interested in officiating athletic contests for the upcoming school year. An informational gathering for MIL officials will be from 10 a.m. to noon July ...
Female wrestler Taimane Mataʻafa Grove and male wrestler Aukai Walsh accentuated their hard work, passion and dedication by recently claiming Triple Crown titles at the USA Western State Championships. Dominating their ways to gold in all three wrestling styles — Roman Greco, freestyle and ...
Hawaii’s largest junior lifeguard championship to date will be at Maui’s Ka‘anapali Beach on Aug. 9. More than 120 of Hawaii’s most promising young ocean leaders will gather from across the islands to compete, showcasing their lifesaving skills, ocean knowledge, athleticism and ...
It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but when it came down to crunch time, Keith Anderson was ready. A self-admitted “nervous Nelly” on the golf course, Anderson shot a 73 at the Makani Golf Club in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday to qualify for the 70th annual U.S. Senior Amateur Tournament in San ...
Hans Vandervoort was the comeback story, but women ruled the day at the 31st Ole Longboard Classic at Launiupoko Beach Park on Saturday. Vandervoort won his second Open Men title, 18 years after winning his first one. Vandervoort, 35, is a surfboard shaper like his late father, Chris, also a ...