By Cindy Luis

didn’t realize it until it was up on the UH web site but swimmer Lauren Cheape (Miss Hokua) and cross country runner Shannon Dresser (Miss Waahila) were also in the competition.  A note from Raeceen: Aloha Everyone!Wowweee!! Praise God! I want to take some time to thank all of you for your love and continued support. Ryan (Tsuji) was right, I needed and still need all those prayers! I also want to thank Ryan for all his help! That guy prepared me for the interview and the on-stage question!! “Octo-mom” was duck soup!! Please keep in touch with me through email,  Facebook, and especially on the Miss Hawaii website, misshawaii.org, as I document my journey on our blog! Go check ‘um, go check ‘um go! Miss America will be Jan. 30, 2010 in Vegas! If you are interested in going, let me know!  I love each and every one of you and thank you again for helping me become your Miss Hawaii  By FAITH and LOVE,Rae

By Cindy Luis

So happy for her. A lovely person inside and out.

By Cindy Luis

For those of you who asked, no, Kaufman is taking the next few weeks off to rest and get ready for volleyball. 

By Jason Kaneshiro

June Jones and Greg McMackin were among a group that left for Pago Pago this afternoon and will hold the second American Samoa Football Academy and Medical Mission over the next two days.
Also going on the mission, sponsored by the June Jones Foundation, were former Hawaii linemen Jesse Sapolu, Maa Tanuvasa, Taase Faumui, Tony Tuioti and Samson Satele. UH graduate assistant Craig Stutzmann and Jack “The Throwin’ Samoan” Thompson are also participating.
The free football clinic is expected to draw close to 1,000 high school players. The mission will also provide close to $400,000 in medical supplies. The medical mission is led by Ellie Taft, the wife of former UH and current SMU assistant Jeff Reinebold.

By Jason Kaneshiro

Summer vacation? Not so much for the Warriors these days.
Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander said his days normally stretch from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with conditioning, classes and voluntary workouts filling his schedule.
He was at Ching Field for the Warriors’ 7-on-7 session this afternoon, then stuck around for more running.
“It’s still work time,” Alexander said.
With the offense putting together a strong spring, the Warriors are hoping to maintain that momentum through the summer by getting together for 7-on-7s four days a week.
“Guys are picking it up, we’re hitting our landmarks and everything’s a lot crisper and smoother than last year,” said Alexander, who was taking his first steps in the system a summer ago. “We know how it’s supposed to look as opposed to just trying to figure it out on the fly.”
Alexander will be in town through the end of the first session of summer school then returns home to California, where he plans to stay sharp by working out at his junior-college.
The first practice of fall camp is set for Aug. 6.

By Jason Kaneshiro

A couple of months after holding its first Junior Day, it looks like the benefits are already starting to roll in for UH.
Campbell receiver Samson Anguay and Moanalua offensive lineman Frank Loyd were among the high schoolers who participated in the event, which factored into their decisions to commit to the Warriors.
“After our Junior Day at Hawaii, I really found a love for the campus and for the people,” Anguay said. “I have a chance to play for my hometown and I wanted to play in front of my family.”
Moanalua coach Arnold Martinez said Loyd’s parents, “were really impressed with the Junior Day.”
“(The UH coaches are) really trying to kick in another level of recruiting for local kids. I think it’s paying off because it made a great impression on Frank and his family.”
Martinez expects other schools to make a run at the 6-foot-4, 265-pound Loyd, but said he appears solidly committed to UH.

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UH’s summer camp season continues Monday with the Big Man’s Camp. The camp is designed for linemen and runs through Wednesday. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with the clinic running from 9-11 a.m.  The fee is $75. More information is available at hawaiiathletics.com.

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Former UH receiver Dylan Linkner  isn’t part of the Warriors’ summer conditioning sessions any more, but got a good workout anyway while caddying for Ryan Perez in the Manoa Cup this week. Perez reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion and UH golfer T.J. Kua on Friday.

By Cindy Luis

CSUN coach sent out an email to boosters, saying the cuts in the California budget will affect the athletic department. He’s looking to raise $6,000. want to donate?

go to the following link and fill out the electronic form for donations:   

https://www.csunalumni.com/default.aspx?page=GIVEInformationGift

By Cindy Luis

Among the cost-cutting measures adopted by the WAC Board of Directors today, women’s volleyball tournament cut to six teams. Also trimmed to six teams are men’s and women’s tennis, softball, baseball and women’s soccer. Cut to eight are men’s and women’s basketball. I’m guessing that top 2 seeds get byes with bottom four meeting first day.  

By Cindy Luis

You’ll remember Dan as the odd man out, playing behind Jason Olive and Yuval Katz. .Fisher was named the associate head coach for Hawaii men’s volleyball today.Fisher, a former hitter for UH, spent the past two seasons as an assistant for the San Francisco women’s team. He also coached the Pacific men’s team for three seasons.Fisher played for the Warriors in 1995 and 1996, finishing his career at UOP. He is the second addition to new coach Charlie Wade’s staff. Wade earlier retained Mason Kuo as an assistant. 

By Jason Kaneshiro

The Star-Bulletin’s summer series counting down the top 100 players in Hawaii football history — The Centurions — debuts today with Nos. 100-96.
Dave Reardon did a masterful job of coordinating the project and crafting the list, drawing opinions from coaches and media members spanning decades.
As Dave wrote in the introduction accompanying today’s feature on Larry Price (No. 96), coming up with a top 100 was rough. I know in filling out my ballot, figuring out how to order the top portion was hard. Arranging the middle section, harder still. Deciding who makes the cut in the final few spots, pull-out-your-hair hard.
Not everyone will agree with everything on the list — but that’s the fun of it.
Today’s first installment provides a taste of what’s to come between now and August. The first five touches both the program’s formative years (No. 97 Rusty Holt, a star in the 1920s) and the recent past (No. 99 Jake Ingram, who finished his career last fall). Also in today’s edition are:
>> No. 100 Craig Stutzmann: His punt into the stands against BYU in 2001 alone has to be worth a few points, right?
>> No. 98 Alex Kaloi: A key figure in the 1974 win over the Cougars and father to successful tennis-playing daughters.
>> No. 96 Larry Price: Who earned greater prominence after his playing days.
It’ll be fun to see the list unfold and hopefully it delivers a football fix until fall camp. Enjoy.