Growing up on Kaua’i, football wasn’t really my thing – playing it, that is. But with a grandfather who officiated through the Pop Warner and high school ranks for more years than I’ve lived my life, it was hard not to get familiar with the gridiron. Although I’ve never played a down of organized football, [...]
For Sundey Dillberg, exercise is not just a part of her day, it’s her life. It would be safe to say that the Poipu native is going off on this passion, as in O.F.F., or Organic Functional Fitness. Dillberg is now celebrating a year after creating this new-age way of exercise at the Kukuiula Shopping [...]
It all started in a garage. A few working moms who skated recreationally began toying with the idea of creating a roller derby league. With the challenge of finding a venue, they played nearly anywhere they could, which included community basketball courts, tennis courts, driveways and even in that same garage where the initial idea [...]
Don’t tell Angie Smallidge that women can’t play rough sports like rugby. If you do, she’ll prove you wrong so fast, you wouldn’t know what hit you. The 76-year-old has played the sport, more widely known for its men’s teams, for nearly four decades. “I’m young in my head,” she says. “I was working for [...]
Humble. Friends and family say that’s the best word to describe Sion Milosky. The Kalaheo native, who drowned March 16 at famed California surf spot Maverick’s, always had his head in the right place. Asked in a Surfing Magazine article last November if he considered himself a professional surfer, the 35-year-old replied, “No, but I [...]
When it comes to Mixed Martial Arts on Kaua’i, Eben Kaneshiro is literally the “King of the Ring.” The 1997 Kaua’i High School graduate went into his latest fight March 12 with high hopes of capturing the 145-pound X-1 World Event “Champions III” title belt. But after a valiant effort, Kaneshiro fell to Oahu fighter [...]
By now, you’ve probably heard of Brandon Davies. He’s the Brigham Young University basketball player who was suspended for the remainder of this season for reportedly having premarital sex with his girlfriend. Unlike many schools, BYU has a strict honor code to live by. That honor code includes being honest, living a chaste and virtuous [...]
Duplicating last season’s magical ride all the way to the College World Series would seem nearly impossible by any standard. But if you’re Jessica Iwata and the Rainbow Wahine Softball team, the chance of that happening again remains as high as the number of home runs they hit last year. “We proved last year that [...]
Al Ah Loo is to the Kaua’i Cowboys as a heart is to a body. The reincarnated semi-pro football team would not be steadily pumping, if not for this fierce competitor, who is not only the coach, but the manager as well. “It’s a process, bringing it back,” Ah Loo says. “Seems to be a [...]
To say the Brackenridge family excels in sports is a huge understatement. When one member of your ohana makes it to the bright lights and the big city, some may say luck had a lot to do with it. But for the former Lihu’e family, it has nothing to do with four-leaf clovers or a [...]
