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Hawaii Pacific’s Olivia West, Hilo’s Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones claim PacWest awards
Hawaii Pacific University’s Olivia West was selected as the Pacific West Conference Hawaii Pod women’s basketball player of the week on Monday. Read more
Hawaii Pacific University’s Olivia West was selected as the Pacific West Conference Hawaii Pod women’s basketball player of the week on Monday. Read more
Bellator flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will defend her title against Brazil’s Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 254 on Dec. 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The event will air live on the CBS Sports Network. Read more
Former NFL All-Pro and Oregon State lineman Rockne Freitas has been named to the 40th Oregon Sports Hall of Fame class, it was announced. Read more
Thomas Buning has been selected as Chaminade University’s new athletic director, the school announced on Tuesday. Read more
Former University of Hawaii athletic director Ben Jay has been hired as the chief financial officer of the Big West Conference, according to a listing on the league’s website. Read more
The University of Hawaii has launched a GoBows Crowdfunding campaign to raise $250,000 to help fund additional scholarships, health and wellness efforts and facility safeguards in the wake of COVID-19. Read more
Chaminade men’s basketball wing Tyler Cartaino on Wednesday was named the Pacific West Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as voted by the conference athletic directors. Read more
Former ‘Iolani volleyball standout Elena Oglivie was named to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. Kamehameha junior Devin Kahahawai was named to the U.S. Girls Youth National Training Team roster. Read more
Moanalua graduate Brent Grant shot a 6-under-par 66 in the first round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s King and Bear Classic on Wednesday in St. Augustine, Fla. Read more
The Chaminade women’s basketball team added two Hawaii high school standouts to its 2020 recruiting class, head coach Arthur Silver announced on Tuesday. Read more
The Xterra World Championship and the Xterra Trail Run World Championship half-marathon for this year have been canceled due to COVID-19, officials announced Thursday. Read more
Believing that Duke Kahanamoku would put safety first, the 19th annual Duke’s OceanFest scheduled for Aug. 22 is canceled due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Friends of Hawaii Charities presented $1.2 million in charitable grants raised through this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii, the organization announced last week. Read more
The Ironman Hawaii triathlon has been postponed to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement released on Tuesday. Read more
Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days. Read more
For the fifth straight year, Hawaii Pacific University is the winner of the PacificWest Conference’s Hawaii Challenge. Read more
After six seasons as an assistant coach for the Hawaii Pacific University women’s soccer team, Adria Borras Budesca was promoted to head coach, the school announced on Friday. Read more
The 2021 Maui Jim Maui Invitational field features four teams that finished last season ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Read more
The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, held annually in the waters off Kailua-Kona, will not be held this year. Read more
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team added depth and height to its incoming class with the recent signings of junior college transfers Alicja Falkowska, a 6-foot-5 center, and 6-foot guard Daryna Bachkarova. Read more
The University of Hawaii swimming and diving team claimed the majority of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s major awards announced on Thursday. Read more
