HONOLULU – The Hawai’i women’s track and field team will head back to Southern California for one final tune-up before postseason action at the Steve Scott Invitational Friday and Saturday at UC Irvine.
 
The action gets underway at 9 a.m. HT on Friday and 8 a.m. HT on Saturday as a group of 27 Rainbow Wahine athletes will compete in the final regular season meet of the outdoor season.
 

STEVE SCOTT INVITATIONAL
Date | Time				Fri., May 2 — 9 a.m. HT Sat., May 3 — 8 a.m. HT
Location				Irvine, Calif. — Anteater Stadium
Live Stream				None
Live Results				HERE

The Rainbow Wahine currently hold six Big West top-three marks highlighted by Tara Wyllie’s conference-leading triple jump mark. Wyllie earned Big West Field Athlete of the Week honors following the Stanford Invitational after posting a league-best jump of 12.93m (42-5.25) to also improve upon her No. 2 mark in school history.
 
Lucy Milliner has gotten her collegiate outdoor career off to a blazing start, setting the program record in the 1500m each of the last three times out. Milliner is currently third in the Big West in the 1500m with a time of 4:21.11 and third in the 800m at 2:07.05.
 
Helen Hoadley comes into the week third in the conference in the pole vault with a school-record mark of 4.18m (13-8.5) while freshman Lindsey Koch is close behind in fifth in the Big West at 3.83m (12-6.75).
 
The 2023 Big West high jump champion, Lilian Turban, is currently third in the conference with a mark of 1.76m (5-9.25) while Maya Holman is third in the javelin at 43.28m (142-0).
 
Following this weekend’s action, the Rainbow Wahine will get set for the Big West Championships, starting with the multi events May 9-10 followed by the full meet May 16-17 in Long Beach, Calif.
 

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The University of Hawaii at Manoa is parting ways with its beach volleyball head coach.

Acting athletics director Lois Manin announced Wednesday that Evan Silberstein’s contract ends on May 31 and will not be renewed.

“We have decided to move in a different direction with our beach volleyball program,” Manin said in a statement. “We appreciate everything Evan has given to this program as both an assistant and head coach and we wish him well.”

Silberstein has been head coach for the last four seasons, and has a 89-59 record.

Last year, the ‘Bows won the Big West Conference, but this season, the team was seven games below .500 and missed the NCAA tournament.

Assistant coach Nick Castello will serve as interim head coach until a new coach is hired.

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CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Wins Wild Playoff Game Over Beckman

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In what looked like a regular season Moore League contest, both Long Beach Poly and Compton put their seasons on the line Tuesday evening.

The Jackrabbits hosted a rare league rematch in the first round of the CIF-SS boys’ lacrosse playoffs, and emerged victorious by a 9-2 margin after getting a tough challenge from their visitors from Hub City.

“Our defense came out and played one of our strongest games all year,” said Poly head coach John Gabriel after the win. “Just focus from the very start, which kept us in the game because our offense was struggling. (Compton) gameplanned well against us putting in a zone defense, and it just took our guys a while to kind of figure out how to beat the zone. And luckily, in the fourth, we kind of clicked and figured that out, and were able to kind of put it away.”

The Jackrabbits scored twice in each of the first two quarters to take a 4-0 lead into halftime, but Compton was able to take back some momentum late in the third quarter and into the final period. The visiting Tarbabes scored consecutive goals to but Poly’s lead down to 5-2 with about nine minutes left to play, but that’s when the Jackrabbits were able to pull away.

Poly scored the last four goals of the day, including a pair from Riley Melnick to advance to the second round of the playoffs.

Senior Nathan Friedman scored both of his goals in the second quarter for Poly, and also added an assist in the first half. Lincoln King also scored twice for Poly, as they had six different players reach the scoresheet. Mason Peterson opened the scoring for the Jackrabbits and later assisted on a goal by Adi Lieber. Finally it was Roman Leonor who capped the scoring in the closing minutes.

“I think it was nice to play a team that we’ve played before, but I think we started off a little slow,” said Friedman of going against Compton for the third time this season. “I think we came off a little cocky, and they also had a zone defense, so it was a little hard to play out of that. But we got that spark in the fourth quarter, and we just couldn’t stop.”

Poly’s defense, led by the likes of Anthony Gaspar, Noel Gutierrez, and others, made it tough for the Compton offense to operate. Goalie Zeth Gonzalez made just four saves on the day as Compton was held without a shot attempt in the first quarter.

However, the visitors grew into the game offensively, getting nice efforts from guys like Bryan Lorenzo Moreno, Rayshawn McDaniel and Noe Perez to push forward and create some chances.

Lorenzo Moreno was able to crack the scoreboard in the final minute of the third quarter, getting the visitors some momentum heading into the final period. The Tarbabes struck first in the fourth as Perez had a nice drive and score to make it a three-goal game.

“It’s great,” said Compton head coach Keith Parkman of his team’s effort. “We’re young, and the Moore League was senior-heavy this year, but these guys didn’t even worry about that. They were just like, we’re here to play lacrosse, we’re here to stick to our coach’s game plan. And I’m just so proud of them for it. One thing we preached all year was effort. Go 100 percent. We don’t get mad if you fail if you go 100 percent, and that’s what they did the entire year.”

Parkman also praised the work ethic of junior goalie Richard “Sonny” Ramirez, who has been a leader for Compton all season and was exceptional in Tuesday’s game. He racked up an impressive 23 saves in the Compton goal, keeping his team in the game and giving them a chance to come back.

The veteran Jackrabbits advance to round two of the playoffs on Friday, when they will visit University High. Coach Gabriel is excited to see his team get a new challenge in the next round and is optimistic about his team’s chances in the D3 bracket.

“We’re super excited,” said Gabriel of Poly’s playoff future. “Just talking to other coaches and looking at scores, we’re a very evenly matched team with (University). I’ve also heard some rumblings of them being predicted to make it to the CIF finals. So it’s a big game for us, and it’s a winnable game. You’re looking at the whole bracket, there’s nobody we can’t beat. So it’s just a matter of us coming out, believing, and being able to win four in a row from here on out.”

SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah volleyball head coach Beth Launiere announced today that former All-American Whitney Bower has joined her staff as director of scouting and player personnel. A three-time All-America honoree during her playing career at BYU, Bower joins Launiere’s staff after serving in assistant coaching roles in both collegiate and club volleyball.
 
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Whitney join our staff,” Launiere said. “She has played the game at a high level both collegiately and professionally, has a high volleyball IQ, and is a person that will fit into the culture of our program. Whitney will be a great asset to help our players develop as athletes and people, and will help us immensely on the work we do to prepare our team for competition.”
 
Bower began her college coaching career last season as an assistant coach at College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. She has also assisted her former club, Idaho Crush Volleyball, in a variety of roles, including as an assistant coach of the club’s elite teams. Last year she helped guide the club’s 15s team to a National Championship at USAV’s Junior Olympics.
 
“I’m incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to join an elite program in the Big 12 Conference and I look forward to contributing to the continued success of Utah Volleyball,” Bower said. “I’m excited to learn from an exceptional coaching staff, and Beth Launiere, a volleyball legend. I’m especially excited to be part of the Utes community and the opportunity to work with their exceptional student-athletes. Go Utes!”
 
Bower was a three-time All-American and earned multiple AVCA Southwest All-Region honors as well as All-Big 12 first-team selection. She also earned West Coast Conference Player of the Year and Setter of the Year honors before BYU switched to the Big 12.
She finished her collegiate career as the all-time rally scoring era assists record holder, tallying 4,583 assists. She also is first all time in the BYU record books in sets played, second in service aces and third in total digs.
 
Bower was drafted to the Professional Volleyball Federation’s Atlanta Vibe as the ninth overall pick ahead of the 2024 season. She helped the Vibe to a 19-5 regular season record, giving Atlanta the first Professional Volleyball Federation regular season championship.
 
A native of Nampa, Idaho, Bower was one of Idaho’s most decorated volleyball players as a setter at Skyview High School, leading the Hawks to back-to-back state championships. A two-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American and a top-50 junior recruit by PrepVolleyball.com, Bower left high school a year early to begin her competitive college career as a 17-year-old at BYU in 2019, the same year that Utah assistant coach Wil Stanley was the starting setter for the Cougars’ men’s team.
 
Bower comes from a volleyball family. Among her six sisters, three have played collegiate volleyball, including Eden Bower (Auburn) and Alex Bower (BYU).