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By Bobby Curran Being born into basketball royalty may appear to be an easy road into high level success in the sport, but a close look at the arc of UH assistant basketball coach John Montgomery’s career reveals that while having a Hall of Fame coach for a father undoubtedly had some big advantages, but […]

By Bobby Curran As this is written, LeBron, A.D. and company are about to win the NBA Championship in Orlando. They lead 3-1, and there is a better chance that I will win the presidency on a write in vote than the bruised and battered Miami Heat will win 3 straight vs. the Lakers. And […]

I knew it. I knew this would happen. I was hopeful that, in this worst year ever, people would appreciate more in their life and not let little things get to them like they used to. See the big picture. Don’t sweat the small stuff, as I wrote two weeks ago. I have followed this […]

By Tiff Wells Having returned home from an 0-2 road-trip at Long Beach State, the Rainbow Wahine entered the week at 5-5 with a two-match series against Cal State Fullerton. Night one featured a 3-0 sweep (15-8, 15-10, 15-6) against the Titans. The hanahou match was more of the same for the Bows. Another UH […]

By Tiff Wells October 2, 1987. Head Coach Dave Shoji had Hawai`i off to an unblemished 9-0 record and the Rainbow Wahine had lost only one set on the season so far. The first road trip of the year took the Bows to Fullerton, California. Against Cal State Fullerton, UH would set a program record […]

By Bobby Curran In the case of Rainbow Wahine head golf coach Stephen Bidne, it is probably not a big surprise that he ended up in Hawaii. Growing up in Minnesota, he knew early on that when it was time for college, he was going somewhere new. “I decided on the University of Northern Colorado. […]

By Gary Dickman. It’s happening. It’s back. Yes, University of Hawaii football is back, and we should be seeing the team in action starting October 24th, in an eight-game Mountain West schedule. I wrote last week how this decision was expected to happen, but I’m still in a little bit of disbelief. After going through […]

By Tiff Wells A date so good we had to go with two different years! In 1985, UH had gotten off to a perfect 7-0 start. The Rainbow Wahine welcomed to Honolulu the defending national champions, the UCLA Bruins. Within UH’s perfect start to the season, the Rainbow Wahine had lost just one set. The […]

By Tiff Wells A dream weekend would become reality. The late Dr. Donnis Thompson, then head of the women’s athletics program at UH, “wanted local people to have a chance to see the women’s volleyball team perform.” She wanted to take this UH product and showcase it to the entire state. What she envisioned would […]

By Bobby Curran. There is probably no job in athletics departments that has changed as much over the last half century than that of athletics director. It was once a position where retired coaches would be planted, their days filled with courting boosters, cocktail parties and golf tournaments. In the modern day, that has shifted […]