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Post by walreiter1 on Aug 23, 2021 15:02:58 GMT -5
I have now asked for that is only possible within the USA
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Post by kamaaina3261 on Aug 23, 2021 17:48:28 GMT -5
Looks like Anika and Martyna are BFF, celebrating Martyna's 18 birthday with Leonard's malasadas per Anika's instagram posting. It did not take long for some of the European players to find out about Leonard's Bakery, and their famous malasadas. Martyna did another malasada run probably to celebrate BFF Anika's birthday.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Aug 23, 2021 18:16:32 GMT -5
ESPN plus is only available to those outside of Hawaii.
In Hawaii, you still need to pay for spectrum, just like before
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Post by 808empath on Aug 23, 2021 18:40:13 GMT -5
Is the youtuber still going to upload matches? No. It was mentioned that 2019 was going to be the final year that he/she would be uploading matches into YouTube. Although they did upload the men's matches.
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Post by Courtside5 on Aug 23, 2021 18:49:36 GMT -5
Why can’t UH just hire a professional videographer and have them record the matches and upload them to YouTube for all of us.
Problem solved 😁🤙🏐🌈
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Post by WahineFan44 on Aug 23, 2021 18:50:44 GMT -5
Why can’t UH just hire a professional videographer and have them record the match upload it to YouTube for all of us. Problem solved 😁🤙🏐🌈 Spectrum. They hold all rights to the games, and they would never allow it. Spectrum sucks
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Post by Courtside5 on Aug 23, 2021 18:56:13 GMT -5
Why can’t UH just hire a professional videographer and have them record the match upload it to YouTube for all of us. Problem solved 😁🤙🏐🌈 Spectrum. They hold all rights to the games, and they would never allow it. Spectrum sucks So Spectrum holding us hostage and forcing us to pay for their %*$#ty service? That’s criminal! And btw, it’s not available where I am and neither is ESPN.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Aug 23, 2021 19:45:08 GMT -5
Spectrum. They hold all rights to the games, and they would never allow it. Spectrum sucks So Spectrum holding us hostage and forcing us to pay for their %*$#ty service? That’s criminal! And btw, it’s not available where I am and neither is ESPN. You can’t use ESPN plus? It’s an app. DM me so we can discuss
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Post by raian13 on Aug 23, 2021 20:42:11 GMT -5
Pro tip: You won’t be able to watch volleyball matches broadcasted by Spectrum if you are using their wifi. If you don’t mind using your cellular data, stream through your phone carrier and use a streaming device such as apple tv or roku to watch the games on your TV.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Aug 23, 2021 20:47:40 GMT -5
Jason Kaneshiro: Silence is not golden for Hawaii’s top athletes By Jason Kaneshiro
SILENCE can be jarring.
In seasons past, the walk from the lower campus parking structure over to the University of Hawaii’s athletic facilities hummed with energy on a game night.
There was a seeming current in the flow of fans funneling through the third-level bridge before diffusing toward the ticket windows or entrance gates fronting the Stan Sheriff Center.
Once inside, the aroma of garlic fries greeted entrants on their way to a concession stand or through one of the tunnels leading to the walkway ringing the court where the Rainbow Wahine or Warriors would be warming up along with their opponents on the other end.
Those nights felt far distant over the truncated 2020-21 sports year upon the return of UH sports from the COVID-19 shutdown.
Sure, the lack of traffic into the campus made for a breezy commute. But even that was a reminder of the eerie atmosphere awaiting in and around the arena.
The lights of the rainbow sculpture at the makai end of the once festive concourse only accentuated the melancholy in the absence of fans.
The Rainbow Warrior volleyball team’s five-set comeback against BYU before a sellout crowd on March 6, 2020, stands as the UH athletic department’s last fully attended event and remains a tantalizing image of what might have been had the pandemic not shut down the 2020 season and shut out fans for the 2021 march to the national championship.
The frenzy most likely would have matched or even exceeded that of the mid-90s teams of Yuval Katz, Aaron Wilton, Sivan Leoni and company. The roars for those rock star/boy band teams during a match were rivaled by the shrieks when one of the players emerged from the security gate after a win (or even a rare loss).
The 2020-21 teams headlined by Rado Parapunov, Patrick Gasman, Colton Cowell and Gage Worsley featured a similar confluence of talent and charisma and likely would have drawn much the same reaction in non-COVID times.
Without fans, the Warriors, as well as the basketball teams earlier in the year, generated their own energy on the court and from the bench with cardboard cutouts and artificial crowd noise — a well-intentioned but lacking substitute for 7,000-plus voices.
August is a time of abundant hope for college programs. Picture the trip to a favorite destination (Las Vegas, Disneyland/World, etc.) and the sense of anticipation and possibility when the plane doors open.
The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team has spent the last two weeks preparing to embark on their return season after having their 2020-21 schedule wiped out by the Big West’s cancellation of fall sports. Along the way, there remained the cross-your-fingers prospect of having fans back in the arena for Friday’s opener against Fairfield. So too for the Warrior football team’s on-campus debut on Sept. 4.
But the numbers — rising infections and dwindling availability of hospital beds — have at least delayed those plans with the City and County of Honolulu’s ruling to bar spectators for the opening weekends at SimpliFi Arena, Ching Field and Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium. So the Wahine will play their first three matches of the season in the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic this weekend without the atmosphere so renowned in volleyball circles — just as the men did in the spring.
Connection to the larger community remains one of the program’s distinguishing traits and will no doubt endure the current separation. So while there is disappointment in the moment, there’s still hope that they will not end the season in silence.
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Post by rainbowsets on Aug 23, 2021 20:48:28 GMT -5
speaking into the universe that amber is going to off this season, get conference POY, and an AA honor ✨✨✨
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Post by raian13 on Aug 23, 2021 20:52:53 GMT -5
speaking into the universe that amber is going to off this season, get conference POY, and an AA honor ✨✨✨ I’m hoping she’s transition to OH next year after her beachbow experience.
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Post by rainbowsets on Aug 23, 2021 20:56:29 GMT -5
speaking into the universe that amber is going to off this season, get conference POY, and an AA honor ✨✨✨ I’m hoping she’s transition to OH next year after her beachbow experience. the team is too pin heavy, unfortunately. i think she'll stay middle throughout her career at UH. switching to the outside would definitely help her should she want to go pro. i'd actually would love to see her on the beach scene after college tbvh
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Aug 23, 2021 21:00:51 GMT -5
Senior Skyler Williams looks to lead the Rainbow Wahine volleyball teamBy Jason KaneshiroAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Skyler Williams and her teammates celebrated a win over Long Beach State in 2019.Williams, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker, opens her delayed senior season on Friday when UH faces Fairfield in the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Williams and junior defensive specialist Janelle Gong return as the longest tenured players in the program, both joining the Wahine in 2017, also Robyn Ah Mow’s first year as head coach. She is among three seniors on this year’s roster — along with libero Kyra Hanawahine and outside hitter Brooke Van Sickle — and eight returning letterwinners from the 2019 team that went 26-4 and advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Nine are entering their first season with the Wahine, with three members of the incoming class making the trek from Europe to join the program. “I think I try to be a role model and try to help as much as I can. I know it’s difficult, especially with a lot of them moving so far away from home,” Williams said. “I’m trying to build that sisterhood within these girls. As far as sports and academics here, I’m trying to teach them what I’ve experienced so they can do the same when they’re seniors.” Williams’ UH experience began with a 12-block performance in the 2017 opener against Marquette. After posting 88 kills in 29 matches over her first two years in the program, Williams took a leap in her junior season with 186 total kills (2.19 per set) while leading the Big West with a .393 hitting percentage. She ranked second in the league with 1.22 blocks per set, trailing only Wahine teammate Amber Igiede’s 1.33, and both UH middles were All-Big West first-team selections. Williams had designs on building on the breakout season heading into 2020 before the pandemic eventually led to last December’s announcement that the Big West had canceled the 2020 fall sports seasons. While most other conferences shifted women’s volleyball to the spring, culminating with the NCAA Tournament in April, Williams and the Wahine were left to await their opportunity in the fall. “It was super devastating, especially to see other teams play and compete,” Williams said. “But now, the thing we talk about in the gym all the time is gratitude. “We’re just grateful that we have this opportunity now to get in the gym, to practice, to get better, to get one step closer to our goals. We value every second, every rep when we’re in the gym.” The return of Williams and Igiede provides the Wahine with a proven presence at the net. They’re joined by 6-3 freshman Anna Kiraly, who enrolled at UH last year and is preparing for her college debut this week. Williams said the trio is “definitely meshing and I love how we share the knowledge the coaches will give us individually.” “Even though we still compete for those two starting spots, we help each other every chance we can get,” she said. Along with her athleticism, Williams said Igiede provides “high energy (and) high spirit,” on the court. “When someone’s having a hard time they can just look to Amber for her high energy … (and) her positivity,” Williams said of the sophomore. Williams also uses her perspective to help in Kiraly’s transition by “leading from the experience I’ve had each season and helping her out so she’s prepared before she steps on to the court.” “You’ll realize the title and how heavy this ‘H’ means once you step on the court.”
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Post by Courtside5 on Aug 24, 2021 0:19:01 GMT -5
Jason Kaneshiro: Silence is not golden for Hawaii’s top athletesBy Jason KaneshiroSILENCE can be jarring. In seasons past, the walk from the lower campus parking structure over to the University of Hawaii’s athletic facilities hummed with energy on a game night. There was a seeming current in the flow of fans funneling through the third-level bridge before diffusing toward the ticket windows or entrance gates fronting the Stan Sheriff Center. Once inside, the aroma of garlic fries greeted entrants on their way to a concession stand or through one of the tunnels leading to the walkway ringing the court where the Rainbow Wahine or Warriors would be warming up along with their opponents on the other end. Those nights felt far distant over the truncated 2020-21 sports year upon the return of UH sports from the COVID-19 shutdown. Sure, the lack of traffic into the campus made for a breezy commute. But even that was a reminder of the eerie atmosphere awaiting in and around the arena. The lights of the rainbow sculpture at the makai end of the once festive concourse only accentuated the melancholy in the absence of fans. The Rainbow Warrior volleyball team’s five-set comeback against BYU before a sellout crowd on March 6, 2020, stands as the UH athletic department’s last fully attended event and remains a tantalizing image of what might have been had the pandemic not shut down the 2020 season and shut out fans for the 2021 march to the national championship. The frenzy most likely would have matched or even exceeded that of the mid-90s teams of Yuval Katz, Aaron Wilton, Sivan Leoni and company. The roars for those rock star/boy band teams during a match were rivaled by the shrieks when one of the players emerged from the security gate after a win (or even a rare loss). The 2020-21 teams headlined by Rado Parapunov, Patrick Gasman, Colton Cowell and Gage Worsley featured a similar confluence of talent and charisma and likely would have drawn much the same reaction in non-COVID times. Without fans, the Warriors, as well as the basketball teams earlier in the year, generated their own energy on the court and from the bench with cardboard cutouts and artificial crowd noise — a well-intentioned but lacking substitute for 7,000-plus voices. August is a time of abundant hope for college programs. Picture the trip to a favorite destination (Las Vegas, Disneyland/World, etc.) and the sense of anticipation and possibility when the plane doors open. The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team has spent the last two weeks preparing to embark on their return season after having their 2020-21 schedule wiped out by the Big West’s cancellation of fall sports. Along the way, there remained the cross-your-fingers prospect of having fans back in the arena for Friday’s opener against Fairfield. So too for the Warrior football team’s on-campus debut on Sept. 4. But the numbers — rising infections and dwindling availability of hospital beds — have at least delayed those plans with the City and County of Honolulu’s ruling to bar spectators for the opening weekends at SimpliFi Arena, Ching Field and Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium. So the Wahine will play their first three matches of the season in the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic this weekend without the atmosphere so renowned in volleyball circles — just as the men did in the spring. Connection to the larger community remains one of the program’s distinguishing traits and will no doubt endure the current separation. So while there is disappointment in the moment, there’s still hope that they will not end the season in silence. How was your holiday BIK 😂
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