Kamali'i-7
Sophomore
I'm not ethnocentric.
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Post by Kamali'i-7 on Jun 1, 2015 15:51:24 GMT -5
They went 4-2 (just as they should've). The straw man argument has been, then, that the team improved each and every time that they competed. Who's to say? ..dunno...but Cindy Luis??
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Kamali'i-7
Sophomore
I'm not ethnocentric.
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Post by Kamali'i-7 on Jun 8, 2015 13:30:07 GMT -5
Redshirt Greeley. Move Olevao, eventually, into a serving specialist's role.
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The gatch you will end up being that nearly two-week hiatus between end of conference and the NCAA 1st Rd.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jul 9, 2015 12:54:25 GMT -5
So apparently Wahine got a commitment from a 6'2 OH in Kirsten Sibley.
Don't know if this is her, but I am assuming it is.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Jul 13, 2015 16:14:01 GMT -5
UH gets potential 6-rotation player
By Cindy Luis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
POSTED: 1:30 a.m. HST, Jul 11, 2015
Good all-around skills. Even better reach. Great work ethic.
Volleyball recruiting is an inexact science, but having the aforementioned ingredients should result in a successful formula. Or such is the hope for Campolindo High's Kirsten Sibley, who earlier this week orally committed to play volleyball for Hawaii in 2016.
Although the Rainbow Wahine coaching staff cannot speak about Sibley until she signs in November, her high school and club coaches see the 6-foot-2 outside hitter as a perfect fit for the Hawaii program with her competitive drive and passion for the sport. Sibley is the first Vision Volleyball Club player to commit since Amber Kaufman (2006-09) and the second in as many seasons out of Campolindo (Calif.) — Cougars setter Joe Worsley signed to play this coming season for the Rainbow Warriors.
"Kirsten had a lot of options, but Hawaii was her No. 1 choice," Campolindo coach John Vuong said. "She's a very low-key person but has a lot of emotion and passion when she plays. And she's very athletic.
"One thing that has impressed me is her maturity. We took the team to a Las Vegas tournament and she asked to sit out so another player could get more playing time. That shows her level of leadership, thinking about her team."
Sibley has been a three-year varsity starter, earning all-league honors every season as the Cougars won three consecutive Diablo Foothill Athletic League titles. She's a six-rotation player who has been a consistent threat on the outside hitter but particularly takes pride in her defense.
"That has been my focus, getting better on defense so I can play all the way around," Sibley said. "When I was 14, I was in the gym passing for hours. It was tiring, but I knew I needed to keep pushing through if I wanted to get better. And I love to play defense.
"It's been my dream to play for a school that was big on volleyball and had a great coach. I'd like to go on and play professional volleyball and I know Coach Dave (Shoji) will get me there."
"The best part of her game is probably her contact (on the ball), she has good reach, armswing and pop," said Will Yuen, Sibley's Vision Gold 17s coach. "And she has that strong work ethic, puts in the work that all great players recognize needs to be done. They don't lose focus on where they want to be and what they need to get there.
"We knew she wanted to play at a prominent program. It was a matter of finding the right fit."
Given Sibley's love of the beach — she's a competitive swimmer and also plays beach volleyball — she had narrowed her choices to warm-weather schools, with Hawaii and Pepperdine the top two contenders.
"The past few weeks have been all a blur," she said. "I was the one who contacted (Hawaii) and Coach Dave said he'd see me play at JOs (the Girls Junior National Championship, June 23-July 2 in New Orleans)."
Sibley received a phone call right after her club team's final match on July 1 and "I just started screaming," she said. "I knew in my heart I wanted to say yes right then, but I needed to talk it over with my family.
"I can't wait to play for Hawaii. I want to come and help win a national championship. That would be so awesome."
Sibley expects to make her official visit in September. Her coaches already have told her what to expect with the fan base and the decades of excellence.
"It's the perfect fit," said Vuong, whose wife is a Kamehameha graduate. "She won't miss home much."
"There is no other place like it for volleyball," said Yuen, a former assistant at Santa Clara.
Sibley is the second oral scholarship commitment for 2016. Hawaii has also received one from Redondo Union (Calif.) setter Norene Iosia, PrepVolleyball.com national player of the year as a freshman and junior.
Libero Emma Smith of Mira Costa (Calif.) likely will be a walk-on for both indoor and beach in 2016-17.
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Post by volleyballfan99 on Jul 21, 2015 13:46:37 GMT -5
The Wahine 2015 roster is now up, and there is one name prominently missing from it, Annie Mitchem. There has been talk that she will not have enough credits to be able to get her AA degree, to make her eligible to transfer. We will have to wait till sometime in early August to truly find out. If this rumor turns out to be true, it will be a very BIG loss. Making Olevao's decision on whether to play on Sunday's, or not, a very BIG decision. So here is hoping those rumors concerning Annie Mitchem is not true and she turns up on campus come August.
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Post by Disc808 on Jul 21, 2015 15:13:44 GMT -5
The Wahine 2015 roster is now up, and there is one name prominently missing from it, Annie Mitchem. There has been talk that she will not have enough credits to be able to get her AA degree, to make her eligible to transfer. We will have to wait till sometime in early August to truly find out. If this rumor turns out to be true, it will be a very BIG loss. Making Olevao's decision on whether to play on Sunday's, or not, a very BIG decision. So here is hoping those rumors concerning Annie Mitchem is not true and she turns up on campus come August. I'm on their website right now and it says roster for 2014? I'm confused right now
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Post by ballervolley on Jul 21, 2015 15:28:34 GMT -5
The Wahine 2015 roster is now up, and there is one name prominently missing from it, Annie Mitchem. There has been talk that she will not have enough credits to be able to get her AA degree, to make her eligible to transfer. We will have to wait till sometime in early August to truly find out. If this rumor turns out to be true, it will be a very BIG loss. Making Olevao's decision on whether to play on Sunday's, or not, a very BIG decision. So here is hoping those rumors concerning Annie Mitchem is not true and she turns up on campus come August. I'm on their website right now and it says roster for 2014? I'm confused right now hit the drop down menu.. idk it seems very preliminary especially because it's not showing as the roster that initilly pops up
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Post by po'okela on Jul 21, 2015 16:30:02 GMT -5
technically she hasn't received enough credits yet. she's still in summer school and the session should be ending within the next week and a half. why post her information if she's not done with school?
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Post by volleyballfan99 on Jul 21, 2015 16:44:38 GMT -5
technically she hasn't received enough credits yet. she's still in summer school and the session should be ending within the next week and a half. why post her information if she's not done with school? I am not saying that just because she is not on the 2015 roster that she will not be on the team. I am saying that there have been rumors circulating around the athletic department that by the end of summer school she will not have enough credits to gain her AA degree. Which she needs to become eligible to transfer to UH. That is what I am saying.
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Post by hapaguy on Jul 21, 2015 17:06:53 GMT -5
There is a video of UH’s future setter Noreen Iosia and Jane Croson who both played for American Samoa vs Tahiti in the Gold Medal game on the Port Moresby 2015 XV Pacific Games website: www.portmoresby2015.com/competition-schedule/ Click on the “Port Moresby 2015 Day 15 Highlights” video…..
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Post by po'okela on Jul 21, 2015 18:06:42 GMT -5
technically she hasn't received enough credits yet. she's still in summer school and the session should be ending within the next week and a half. why post her information if she's not done with school? I am not saying that just because she is not on the 2015 roster that she will not be on the team. I am saying that there have been rumors circulating around the athletic department that by the end of summer school she will not have enough credits to gain her AA degree. Which she needs to become eligible to transfer to UH. That is what I am saying. highly doubt it. your sources aren't credible.
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Post by volleyballfan99 on Jul 21, 2015 19:23:51 GMT -5
I am not saying that just because she is not on the 2015 roster that she will not be on the team. I am saying that there have been rumors circulating around the athletic department that by the end of summer school she will not have enough credits to gain her AA degree. Which she needs to become eligible to transfer to UH. That is what I am saying. highly doubt it. your sources aren't credible. My sources are credible, but I hope you are right and I am wrong, and her name shows up on the Wahine roster some time in August. Hate to see her become another Fanoimoana, the girl from USC, kind of situation. Everyone anxious to see her play and her name never gets on the Wahine roster.
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Post by fetchin on Jul 21, 2015 19:29:34 GMT -5
highly doubt it. your sources aren't credible. My sources are credible, but I hope you are right and I am wrong, and her name shows up on the Wahine roster some time in August. Hate to see her become another Fanoimoana, the girl from USC, kind of situation. Everyone anxious to see her play and her name never gets on the Wahine roster. You make ish up! You are not credible!
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Post by watufaka on Jul 21, 2015 23:04:06 GMT -5
There is a video of UH’s future setter Noreen Iosia and Jane Croson who both played for American Samoa vs Tahiti in the Gold Medal game on the Port Moresby 2015 XV Pacific Games website: www.portmoresby2015.com/competition-schedule/ Click on the “Port Moresby 2015 Day 15 Highlights” video….. It always puzzles me why Hawai'i is never a part of these events. I mean we are in the Pacific ocean right? We're always being excluded for some reason.
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Post by Victory At Hand on Jul 22, 2015 0:56:26 GMT -5
There is a video of UH’s future setter Noreen Iosia and Jane Croson who both played for American Samoa vs Tahiti in the Gold Medal game on the Port Moresby 2015 XV Pacific Games website: www.portmoresby2015.com/competition-schedule/ Click on the “Port Moresby 2015 Day 15 Highlights” video….. It always puzzles me why Hawai'i is never a part of these events. I mean we are in the Pacific ocean right? We're always being excluded for some reason. Not excluded, Hawaii being a state of the U.S. is the main reason. This goes for many events in the pacific, including Pacific Beauty Pageants.
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