Hawaii Grown

Central Florida sophomore quarterback McKenzie Milton, a 2016 Mililani graduate, was one of 13 players added to the 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List today. The Maxwell Award is presented each year to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country. Milton currently ranks in the top 15 nationally in four offensive categories. He is seventh in passing efficiency (173.0), ninth in passing yards per attempt (9.65), 11th in passing yards per completion (14.92) and 14th in total offense, averaging […]

Arizona State defensive back Joey Bryant, a 2009 Saint Louis alumnus, will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury during practice last Tuesday. Bryant, who started the first three games of the season, had 15 tackles and is still the only Sun Devil to record both a sack and an interception this season. Arizona State coach Todd Graham confirmed the ACL tear to reporters after Saturday’s 34-24 loss to Stanford. Bryant told the Star-Advertiser last Tuesday […]

Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton finished 19-for-31 for 253 yards and three touchdowns and added 88 rushing yards on 11 carries in the Knights’ 40-13 win over Memphis on Saturday. UCF snuck into the Associated Press Top 25 this week at No. 25, marking its first appearance since winning the Fiesta Bowl to close out the 2013 season ranked No. 10. “We can’t buy into the hype,” Milton, a 2016 Mililani graduate, told reporters after Saturday’s win. “You can’t get […]

Oregon coach Willie Taggart announced at a press conference on Monday that linebacker Kaulana Apelu, a 2015 Kamehameha graduate, will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his ankle in a 45-24 win over California on Saturday. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound junior shot up the middle on the first play of the second quarter and tackled Cal running back Vic Enwere for a 2-yard loss. Apelu rolled over and got up but then quickly motioned toward the sideline and ran […]

Washington State defensive end Hercules Mata’afa, a 2014 Lahainaluna alum, had five tackles with two tackles for loss in the Cougars’ 30-27 win over No. 5 Southern California on Friday in Pullman, Wash. Washington State, ranked No. 16 this week, improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2001 and won its first regular-season game against a team ranked in the top five in 25 years. Mata’afa, who leads all active Pac-12 players in career tackles for loss, upped his […]

For the first time ever, Hawaii’s career record holder in receiving played against the state’s all-time leading rusher in high school in a Division I college game. Vavae Malepeai‘s USC Trojans got the best of Kanawai Noa‘s California Golden Bears, 30-20, on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. However, it was the second consecutive strong outing for Noa, a redshirt sophomore, who is making his presence felt as a starter early in 2017. The 2015 Punahou alumnus, who totaled […]

Freshman Tua Tagovailoa threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns in Alabama’s 59-0 road victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Sophomore McKenzie Milton aired it out for 178 yards and a touchdown in UCF’s 38-10 home win over Maryland. Two of the best quarterbacks who have come out of high school football in Hawaii had banner days. Tagovailoa’s 27-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith — after coming in for starting QB Jalen Hurts in the third quarter — was a spectacular […]

After watching her 14th-ranked BYU women’s volleyball team get steamrolled in the first set by rival No. 16 Utah on Thursday night, Cougars coach Heather Olmstead turned to Kamehameha alumna Alohi Robins-Hardy to turn the tide. The BYU senior did exactly what her coach hoped, rallying the Cougars to a thrilling 16-25, 25-13, 25-17, 20-25, 18-16 win over the Utes in Salt Lake City. Robins-Hardy, who has played in exactly half (19) of the team’s 38 sets this season, posted […]