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Digital sports reporter at @SpectrumNewsHI . Formerly @staradvertiser , @pacificbiznews . “Court Sense” podcast host (on extended hiatus).

Kailua, HI
Joined April 2009
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4 years
A little announcement to make! I’ve seized on some of this extra stay-at-home time and started up a podcast (gasp!). “Court Sense” will be weekly, with guests, and mostly about basketball (UH, NBA). You can find it now on @Spotify and @Stitcher .
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San Jose State coach Brent Brennan rocking the retro jersey of his cousin, the late #HawaiiFB quarterback Colt Brennan, at the @HawaiiBowl week intro press conference.
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Here is the ending to Kahuku and No. 3 St. John Bosco. Nuts. Eventually called FINAL, 30-23 for the Red Raiders. Absolute bedlam on the North Shore.
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Irish coach Mike Brey going with the Maui casual look for this matchup. #MauiHoops
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Guilherme Voss is just destroyed watching his teammates’ farewell senior videos. #HawaiiMVB
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Walk-on Leonard Lee, who has emerged as a starting safety for #HawaiiFB , was surprised with a scholarship this week. He describes the journey from being removed from the team after speaking out against Todd Graham, to being invited back under Timmy Chang, to this.
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Credit to the students for showing up tonight. Might be the best showing in a while. #HawaiiFB
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#HawaiiMBB ’s Kamaka Hepa, who got some NBA pre-draft workouts, showed enough to land a spot on the New Orleans Pelicans’ NBA Summer League roster in Las Vegas. Vegas action begins July 7.
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Big West champion #HawaiiWBB is sent off at the Stan Sheriff Center, bound for Waco, Texas and the NCAA Tournament.
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Cole Hogland gets choked up upon his senior night introduction. #HawaiiMVB . Nearly all of this sellout crowd has remained.
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#HawaiiWBB Big West champs 2021-22
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2 years
The Greece/Cyprus Mediterranean connection with #HawaiiMVB ’s Dimitrios Mouchlias, James Anastassiades, Spyros Chakas and Long Beach State’s Sotiris Siapanis.
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Woke up this morning as a former employee of the @StarAdvertiser , among the 12 layoffs to hit the newspaper along with my sports colleagues @Cindy3Luis and @nick_abramo . I’m fine, but the industry isn’t. I urge you to support your local paper, wherever you are. It’s important.
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Timmy Chang says that there's a chance that some #HawaiiFB players who entered transfer portal over previous weeks will come back.
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3 years
#HawaiiWBB coach Laura Beeman cuts down the last piece of twine at Dollar Loan Center
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Here’s the ⁦ @SpectrumNewsHI ⁩ writeup on the passing of a Hawaii sports legend. Jim Leahey was a special talent with the instincts of a teacher. He went out of his way to mentor so many coming up in the business behind him — myself included. R.I.P.
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Word to the wise for @BigTenNetwork : References to individuals/groups from the islands should be "people of/from Hawaii" and not "Hawaiian," which is reserved for people of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Important distinction.
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I think Eric Musselman got off 5 F-bombs in his locker room celebration before TBS realized anything.
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2 years
THAT'S IT. #HawaiiMVB sweeps Long Beach State to repeat as NCAA national champion.
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2 years
Amazing. #HawaiiMBB
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In a twist of fate, the last two AVCA Players of the Year will team up. Former- #HawaiiMVB setter Jakob Thelle and ex-Long Beach State standout Alex Nikolov are now teammates in Italy.
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Some personal news -- today is my first official day with @SpectrumNewsHI as a digital sports reporter. Very excited to get back in the day to day of local college and high school sports. I'll be writing original content, while tying in coverage with @specsportshi and @oc16tv .
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2 years
Holy moly. Amy Atwell is getting the start for the @LASparks in her WNBA debut.
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That was the loudest and clearest crowd "Hawaii Pono'i" I've ever heard in here. This is gonna be nuts. #HawaiiMVB
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The Red Raiders perform their haka to their fans after pulling off the stunner over the Bosco Braves. @KahukuSports
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2 years
FINAL: No. 1 #HawaiiMVB returns last night’s favor on No. 4 Long Beach State, taking out their rival in straight sets. LBSU hits .247, down significantly from last night’s .484
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3 years
#HawaiiWBB Big West tournament champs 2021-22, NCAA-bound UH 59-48 over UCI
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Definitely the most atmosphere the Ching Complex has had for a #HawaiiFB game to date. UCLA got roundly booed on its entrance a moment earlier.
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FINAL: #HawaiiFB 27, Air Force 13 I’m not sure what team this is, but it just seized the Kuter Trophy after forcing four fourth-quarter turnovers. UH improves to 4-7, 2-2 Mountain West. Air Force (8-2) takes its second straight loss, and first in the MWC.
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Amy Atwell was just drafted to the Los Angeles Sparks in the @WNBA Draft third round third pick, 27th overall. #HawaiiWBB
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#HawaiiFB assistant Chris Brown, a former hard-hitting ‘Bow known for his fierce play from 1998-02, talks about his ethos of coaching linebackers, which he calls the “Lion’s Den.”
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Brian McInnis
6 years
Right after #HawaiiFB marches down the field for a 14-0 lead on Navy.
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3 years
Amy Atwell is @BigWestSports tournament MVP #hawaiiWBB
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10 months
#HawaiiFB seniors 2023
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2 years
Kahuku linebacker Liona Lefau can play offense, too. He came down with this one-handed TD against triple coverage and the Red Raiders are running away from unbeaten Kapolei, up 35-0 in the fourth.
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2 years
The fans have showed up for #HawaiiFB Island Day / spring game.
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3 years
Caught up with June Jones after he coached in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl tonight. Jones said of new #HawaiiFB coach Timmy Chang: “He’s one of the great kids I coached at the university and I have a lot of aloha for him, he has a lot for me.”
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9 years
Final sequence for #HawaiiMBB 67-65 win at UC Davis
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3 years
Carissa Moore will always be the first Olympic women’s surfing gold medalist. That is freaking awesome.
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2 years
Coach Timmy Chang gathers the players at midfield and thanks the fans for coming out to Island Day. #HawaiiFB
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Senior DL John Tuitupou pops the question to his girlfriend after the win over Colorado State. #HawaiiFB
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2 years
Here’s something I’m sure you’re going to see more clips of: Marcus Mariota gets choked up when asked about the reception he gets from youths in Hawaii.
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2 years
That was a truly impressive performance by a team that looked complete. No small thing for a group of guys who grew into new and expanded roles after a bunch of All-Americans left. #HawaiiMVB
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New #HawaiiFB coach Timmy Chang introduced in front of UH fans for the first time at halftime of UH-UCSB. He gets a standing O.
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The late, legendary Jim Leahey is played off by the University of Hawaii band with the Manoa fight song and Hawaii 5-0 at his celebration of life at his alma mater, Saint Louis.
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7 years
Final play for Davidson in loss to New Mexico State. @DiamondHeadClsc
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4 years
A personal update: Starting today, I’ve got a new challenge, covering finance, retail, tech and transportation at @pacificbiznews . I’ll still be tweeting about sports, mostly hoops, and doing an occasional podcast. #FridayNewsDump
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2 years
Scary moment at this morning’s #HawaiiFB practice. R-FR DB Kona Moore was in a player collision crossing middle in a red zone drill. Remained down stiff and an ambulance summoned. Moore is being taken to an ER. Team solumn. HC Timmy Chang said concussion is best-case scenario.
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The new big man on campus, #HawaiiFB coach Timmy Chang at Day 1 of spring practice
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2 years
Bedlam at the SSC #HawaiiMVB
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#HawaiiWVB seniors 2023
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7 years
UH students so exited about Halloween they wanted to maximize the visible orange in Aloha Stadium. #HawaiiFB
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FINAL: #HawaiiMBB 68, UC Riverside 67 UH’s Big West quarterfinal drought is OVER as the ‘Bows clamp down on the Highlanders in the second half. Junior Madut 17, Jerome Desrosiers 14, Amoro Lado 12. UH vs CS Fullerton in semifinals 6:30 HST Friday night.
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For the first time in program history, #HawaiiWTEN won a conference tournament title to pair with a regular-season crown.
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3 years
Timmy Chang on how he envisions #HawaiiFB game days: "An all-day event where families ... young ones can come, and they're running around the university. There are vending machines everywhere. They're just having a great old time." What a marketing opportunity for @drpepper .
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7 years
Stylish new 'do for the stadium. #HawaiiFB
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5 years
Toronto assistant and former #HawaiiMBB guard Phil Handy wins his second NBA championship. Kailua native and 'Iolani grad Bobby Webster wins his first ring as Raptors general manager.
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Chang in UH release: "I'm back. I'm home. In my heart, I've never left. Like I've always done, I'm ready to give my all for Hawai'i. The highest privilege in coaching is the right to represent an institution as a head coach. This is beyond indescribable..."
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2 years
The hats are handed out. #HawaiiMVB
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Amy Atwell continues to beat the odds. The former #HawaiiWBB star is fully rostered by the ⁦ @LASparks ⁩, which UH’s Laura Beeman called one of the proudest moments of her coaching career.
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It’s a big week for #HawaiiFB ’s short-yardage specialist quarterback Dalen Morris. The U.S. Naval Academy graduate and active service member stationed in the Islands will face Air Force on Veterans Day on Saturday. He talked about pulling double duty with UH and the Navy.
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All-America setter Jakob Thelle gets a standing O from the 9,000+ still in house for his senior introduction. #HawaiiMVB
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#HawaiiMBB gets its new big man in 7-footer Mor Seck of Prolific Prep
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3 years
New #HawaiiFB OC and quarterbacks coach Ian Shoemaker has been a vocal presence at spring ball as he puts the Rainbow Warriors through the paces of a new offense. Saturday’s practice, the first open to fans, will now begin at noon at the Ching Complex.
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2 years
The underclassmen greet the 24 seniors (in lei) with a ha`a to cap senior night ceremonies. #HawaiiFB
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Brian McInnis
6 years
Daylen Calicdan comes through in a big way. 3 RBI Double down the LF line and #HawaiiBSB leads Oregon 7-6 bottom 8th.
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#HawaiiFB fifth-year senior tackle Ilm Manning ( @ilmstreet ) talks to @SpectrumNewsHI about why he decided to stick around at UH through two coaching changes. He’s a big part of the Rainbow Warriors’ most experienced unit with 47 career starts.
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New “Play Like Champs” tunnel mural for two-time defending Big West tourney winner #HawaiiWBB on the way to the locker room, just in time for first full practice of 2023-24 preseason.
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Chevan Cordeiro reunites with former #HawaiiFB teammates on the Ching Complex field after leading San Jose State to a 35-0 win over the Rainbow Warriors on homecoming night.
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3 years
The #HawaiiMBB seniors 2021-22
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6 years
Fans applaud #HawaiiMVB after the NCAA-record set streak of 74 comes to an end at the hands of UCSB. Set 4 to come.
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2 years
Bishop Gorman defensive back Elijah Palmer had an interception and a pass breakup in a 56-14 win against Saint Louis on Friday night. BG’s Palmer, LB Jamih Otis and DL Aidan McComber all committed to #HawaiiFB this summer. Palmer gives his thoughts on what’s next.
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#HawaiiFB center Eliki Tanuvasa describes the offseason moment, amid considerable player attrition, that key members of the line made a pact to stay. “The O-line, we do all the dirty work so we might as well do it on and off the field.”
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Stanford guard Anna Wilson was taken on a stretcher via ambulance to a hospital from the Stan Sheriff Center. some 30 minutes after the No. 8 Cardinal beat #HawaiiWBB 81-59. She is the younger sister of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
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9 years
Tip of the cap to Eran Ganot, staff and players of #HawaiiMBB for an outstanding season. A true pleasure to cover.
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3 years
About a hundred #HawaiiFB fans out here under the blazing sun at Ching Complex for the first 2022 practice open to the public.
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#HawaiiMVB stars Spyros Chakas and Dimitrios Mouchlias share ring night with their Greek forerunner Costas Theocharidis.
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Noah Allen got a start for Golden State's summer squad today and put up 11 pts (3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG), 6 reb, 5 ast in 27 min of 109-100 W vs LAC
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2 years
The #HawaiiMVB seniors 2022.
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#HawaiiMVB crowd gives Spyros Chakas a standing O for an honorary introduction as floor captain on senior night.
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2 years
JOVON MCCLANAHAN. BEDLAM IN THE SSC. #HawaiiMBB
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Brian McInnis
3 years
Not a fan of the format with this. Hawaii already beat Michigan and just took its first loss. Should have to play one more.
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Christian Shimabuku
3 years
Just in: Hawaii falls to Michigan at the Little League World Series semifinals, 2-1. HNL will face South Dakota in the third-place game, which begins at 4 a.m. HST on Sunday on ESPN.
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U. of Utah-bound Kahuku receiver Kainoa Carvalho talked about his @polynesiabowl experience, his last high school game.
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If you're unmoved by what #HawaiiMBB did this year, I don't know what to tell you. A near-.500 record with 8-9 active scholarship guys? 🤔
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Many thanks to my Hawaii sports media peers and the @NSMASportsMedia for the consideration. I’m appreciative to @SpectrumNewsHI for the opportunity the last couple years after a bit of a career detour, and it’s special to see Spectrum’s @KanoaLeahey recognized at the same time.
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Our 2023 State Winners: HAWAII SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR @KanoaLeahey HAWAII SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR @Brian_McInnis Full list at:
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From last night. “Um, Mor, where’d you get that Fasi shirt?” Mor: “I found it.” #HawaiiMBB
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Kahuku Red Raiders perform their signature haka, Kaipahua Kura, in celebration of their state title.
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Big West tournament MVP Stijn van Tilburg on defeating nemesis Long Beach State for the tournament title, and looking ahead to the NCAAs. #HawaiiMVB
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CONFIRMED. #HawaiiFB beats Colorado State 27-24 on Matthew Shipley’s winning boot. UH completes game-winning drive with 54 seconds to end 2023 season 5-8 (3-5 Mountain West). Shipley is carried off the field.
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Shipley for the win … GOOD … but was it in time? #HawaiiFB
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Big West tournament champ #HawaiiWVB opens the NCAA Tournament against No. 7 seed Iowa State of the Big 12 in Oregon’s 4-team pod in Eugene, Ore.
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#HawaiiMVB coach Charlie Wade says Spyros Chakas is out for the year (and for the rest of his UH career) without disclosing specifics of injury.
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The debut of Japanese freshman Itsuki Takemoto: 2Ks, 1 walk, gets #HawaiiBSB out of bases-loaded jam. He's fired up.
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There it is. Hawaii completes one of the most dominant runs in the history of the Little League World Series, defeating Curacao 13-3 in four innings via the mercy rule. Fourth #LLWS championship for Hawaii, tied for second most among states (California 7).
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I may have made fun of the vacant UH student section a time or two in the latter Aloha Stadium days and even last year at Ching. So, it’s only right it gets some shine when it’s like this more than an hour before kickoff. #HawaiiFB
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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi presents the key to the city to #HawaiiMVB coach Charlie Wade. “To do this back to back is absolutely incredible,” Blangiardi says.
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