Dave Reardon

1 week ago | staradvertiser.com | Dave Reardon

Every night is senior night for some University of Hawaii men’s volleyball fans. They are in their 40s, 50s or 60s, and they remember what the homecourt was like at full capacity, 10,000 strong, a decade before some of today’s players were born. “I thought I was having a dream,” said freshman Finn Kearney after Friday’s match against Long Beach State. “I never heard the place that loud before.”Other people have. There are two kinds of Warriors fanatics.

1 week ago | staradvertiser.com | Dave Reardon

Louis Sakanoko put down the final two kills as No. 4 Hawaii beat No. 1 Long Beach State in the one that mattered more, coming back Saturday on senior night for the Rainbow Warriors and splitting the two-match series. UH (23-4) battled from a 2-1 deficit in sets to topple LBSU 21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 15-13 in front of a frenzied crowd of 9,771 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Beach, who fell to 24-2, won Friday night’s match in four sets.

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Dave Reardon

The state and its group of preferred private contractors for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District remain on schedule to open a new multi-use stadium in Halawa with capacity for 25,000 in time for the start of the 2028 football season, leaders of the public-private partnership project said Monday.

2 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Dave Reardon

At first, it was surprising to read of Sterling Carvalho’s separation from football coaching duties at Kahuku. What did he do? Or, what did he not do? And why won’t anyone in authority, like Kahuku principal Donna Lindsey, provide any explanation? While sitting at a crowded lunch counter Thursday, I overheard strangers imagining and discussing the worst. That is not good for anyone and is inevitably what happens when people in high-profile positions are removed from them without a stated reason.

3 weeks ago | staradvertiser.com | Dave Reardon

March Madness is short of underdog stories in both tournaments this year. The TCU women might be the best, despite a gaudy 34-3 overall record after beating Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday for a program-first ticket to the Elite Eight. The Horned Frogs are a No. 2 regional seed but were six- to eight-point underdogs against the No. 3 seed Fighting Irish — a team TCU beat 76-68 in November. I’m guessing the smart money got a lot smarter Saturday.