Hawaii Grown

Kahuku alum Alohi Gilman and Saint Louis product Tua Tagovailoa were both named to the Associated Press preseason All-America second team released today. Gilman is entering his senior season at Notre Dame, where he emerged as a leader in the Irish secondary after transferring from Navy. In his junior season, the safety started all 13 games and recorded 95 tackles with three tackles for loss, five pass break-ups, two interceptions and three forced fumbles. Gilman’s younger brother, Alaka’i, is a […]

A quick little Hawaii Grown roundup for your Tuesday night. >> Central Florida’s McKenzie Milton was a guest on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt tonight. Milton said he’s doing well as he continues his recovery from a horrific leg injury. He talks about how his recovery is going, the toughness about all of the uncertainty surrounding the injury, his role in UCF’s rise to national prominence and his role now as a player/coach as he sits out this year in […]

After leading the Pac-12 in sacks and earning first-team all-conference honors, Bradlee Anae had a choice to make. The 2016 Kahuku alumnus was eligible for the NFL Draft after his junior season, but felt he had some unfinished business to attend to at Utah. One of two players representing the Utes at Pac-12 Media Day in California on Wednesday, Anae spoke for a Utah team picked to win the conference this year in a vote by media covering the league. […]

Seven months ago, something rare happened at Alabama. The Crimson Tide suffered a loss, and not just any loss, but a 44-16 thumping at the hands of the Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship in Santa Clara, Calif. For quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, it was just the second defeat in two years and the first since he took over as the starter to begin the 2018 season. A season in which the 2017 Saint Louis alumnus set the Alabama […]

Miami right-hander Jordan Yamamoto shook off an ugly first inning and managed to give the Marlins five innings of two-hit ball to earn the win in a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The Saint Louis School alumnus, who tossed seven shutout innings in each of his first two MLB starts, walked the first three batters of the game and gave up a two-run single to Jean Segura to fall behind 2-1. From then on, Yamamoto was sharp, […]

Kolten Wong and the St. Louis Cardinals got a second shot at Miami Marlins rookie right-hander Jordan Yamamoto on Tuesday. Not much was different. The Saint Louis School alumnus continued his mastery of the Cardinals to begin his MLB career, tossing seven scoreless innings for the second time in a row against St. Louis to earn the win. Yamamoto allowed two hits and two walks and struck out seven, blowing a fastball past Yadier Molina to end the bottom of […]

Wearing No. 50 in honor of his hometown state, Jordan Yamamoto made the most of his Major League Baseball debut. The 2014 Saint Louis alumnus and now Miami Marlins right-hander tossed seven shutout innings to earn the win against the St. Louis Cardinals today allowing three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in a 9-0 victory. Miami led 6-0 when Yamamoto, who also drove in a run with a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the sixth inning, got […]