Stories by Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Local to compete in Oklahoma rodeo

DUNCAN, Okla. – Hilo steer wrestler Trisyn Kalawaia will battle for the regional title during the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for 1:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Central) Thursday, Oct. 12-14, at the Stephens County Arena.

Vulcans defeat Sharks

WAIPAHU – The UH-Hilo women’s soccer team posted a 3-1 victory over HPU, with goals scored by the trio of Filippa Graneld, Teani Arakawa and Alyssa Padron on Tuesday afternoon at the Waip‘io Peninsula Soccer Stadium in a non-conference contest.

Toros sneak by Vulcans in one-score result

CARSON, Calif. – It was a busy night for the Vulcans’ defenders, putting in tremendous effort to ward off wave after wave of attacks from the Toros, but in the end, the UH-Hilo Men’s Soccer team fell to CSU Dominguez Hills 1-0 in non-conference play Monday evening.

Souza became a Vulcan to avoid traffic

Coming off a four-save performance in a 1-0 shutout victory over San Francisco State last Sunday, UH-Hilo Men’s Soccer goalkeeper Christian Souza was named Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week.

Vulcans men’s soccer notches 1-0 victory over SFSU

Aidan Santos headed in his first collegiate goal for the game-winning score in the 22nd minute as the UH-Hilo men’s soccer team barged through San Francisco State, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in the Vulcans’ home-opening match at the Vulcan Soccer Field.

UH-Hilo men’s basketball opens season on Nov. 3

The 2023-24 UH-Hilo men’s basketball slate features 29 games — including 14 opportunities to catch the Vulcans at home at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, but fans will have to bide their time as the team will open with seven road games through to the end of November.

Mountain West football: Week of Sept. 11

Mountain West league play opens this week with Air Force hosting Utah State on Friday at 6 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. The other 10 MW squads are in action Saturday, with seven of them facing Autonomous 5 opponents, four of which are nationally ranked.

Vulcans announce new men’s golf roster

The defending Pacific West Conference Champions have announced their roster for the 2023-24 season, which includes the 2023 BIIF champion and runner-up — respectively, Dysen Park and Kevin Yamashita.

“Luna Strong” fundraiser announced

HONOLULU – Pursuant to a request by the Lahainaluna High School athletics program, the Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaii (DACH) announced the launch of a “Luna Strong” fundraising campaign to assist the Luna student-athletes and coaches displaced by last month’s fire.