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By Tiff Wells. October 24, 2008 – One of the most storied programs of the sport achieved a major milestone on this night. Ninth ranked Hawai`i hosted WAC foe San Jose State. On that Aloha Friday evening and in front of 6,188 fans, Jamie Houston led the way with the double-double (18 kills, 12 digs). […]

By Tiff Wells. October 23, 2010 – Playing in its second to last season in the Western Athletic Conference, the Rainbow Wahine began conference play perfect. As in no conference losses. As in no set losses in conference play. After a 3-0 sweep at Idaho to begin the roadtrip, the fourth ranked Bows stayed in […]

Photo: Hawai’i Athletics By Tiff Wells. I’m excited as any to see basketball this season. This will be my 13th season as the Rainbow Wahine basketball analyst here on ESPN Honolulu and CBS 1500, with it being season number 11 working with Dave Kawada. The two of us can’t wait to bring you coverage of […]

By Tiff Wells. Last week, we debuted our UH Athletics Q&A series with University of Hawaii basketball player Nae Nae Calhoun. This time around, we head to the soccer field to chat with Rainbow Wahine junior forward Kayla Ryan, one of the team’s leading returnees. Q: The team lost its three top goal scorers due […]

By Tiff Wells October 16th, 2016 – 17th ranked Hawai`i entered a Sunday match against UC Davis to close out the halfway mark of Big West Conference play. To close out UH’s festivities of Homecoming Week, the Rainbow Wahine notched their 10th 3-0 victory of the season. A 25-16, 25-11, 25-15 victory upped UH’s record […]

By Tiff Wells | October 14, 2020 You the sports fan must be wondering, “why is a sports radio station doing a preview of a television reality show?” Well, when there are current and former athletes participating, a sports fan may tune in to follow. We here in Hawai`i will always support the Hawai`i athlete. […]

By Gary Dickman. Usually at this time of the year, I’m looking forward to the beginning of the NHL and NBA seasons. I’m about to be reminded about how sports depressions feel. Is there such a thing? I know I felt pretty sad without the NCAA tournament in March, and then for the next four […]

By Tiff Wells | October 12, 2020 Fans of a school see the athletes perform on game night and that’s about it. They read up about them in articles, see videos on social media or see the player bios on the schools’ website. But how do we ​really get to know about these players? By […]

By Tiff Wells October 10th, 1987. Playing their ninth match over a nine-day span and in their second straight doubleheader, the Rainbow Wahine wrapped up play at the Bronco Classic in Pomona, California. Still in the sideout scoring era here, a Rainbow Wahine player had recorded six service aces in both a four-set match and […]

By Tiff Wells October 9th, 2006. A rare game night on a Monday featured 11th ranked Hawai`i facing off against Boise State. Playing their third match in a four-day homestand, the Rainbow Wahine capped off the homestand with a third-straight sweep. A 30-22, 30-16, 30-25 win over the Broncos kept the Bows undefeated in Western […]