Stories by Jason Blasco

Warriors travel to UC-Davis for season finale

DAVIS, Calif. — The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team will enter a critical Big West Conference season finale against UC Davis at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday at UC Davis’s gymnasium.

Wahine playing for playoff positioning

MANOA — The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team will head into the Big West regular-season finale against UC Davis trying to solidify fourth place in the conference.

Time running out for sports this school year

Each flip of the calendar is like watching the time slowly run out of an hourglass as to whether or not the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association will have any kind of spring season.

Balanced attack paces Rainbow men

The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team completed a critical Big West Conference sweep, defeating Long Beach State in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Atwell dominates for Wahine

University of Hawai‘i junior forward Amy Atwell propelled her team to a complete sweep of Big West Conference foe Long Beach State Friday and Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid Arena.

UH Wahine face uphill climb against Long Beach State

LONG BEACH, Calif.— The University of Hawai’i women’s basketball (4-5, 5-6) team is hoping to progress in the top-5 in their conference before the 2021 Big West Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Hawai’i Tourism Authority will be played March 9-13 in Las Vegas.

Man sentenced for armed robbery

LIHU‘E — A Lihu’e man was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for robbery, Wednesday morning in Fifth Circuit Court.

Kaua’i County widens vaccine distrubutions for Kupuna

LIHU‘E —The County of Kaua’i started distributing COVID-19 vaccines to community members aged 75 and up starting Feb. 23, and three hospitals on the island have added extra vaccination dose days to their calendar.

‘Bows ready for critical conference showdown

HONOLULU — The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team was unable to take advantage of the opportunity to split the series with the top team in the Big West Conference, the University of Santa Barbara, in back-to-back losses last Friday and Saturday.

Wet weather to continue through Saturday

LIHU‘E — The National Weather Service in Honolulu is predicting a storm system coming in from the northwest capable of producing thunderstorms that could potentially cause flash flooding will hit Kaua‘i early this morning.