Pitolo, 28, jumped up to middleweight (185 pounds) for the first time in his career to take on Sumter and the risk paid off in a big way.

Tobita will face the No. 1 seed in today's match.

Under Tihada’s leadership the Lunas’ program has rose to become not just the perennial power of Division II football on the Valley Isle, but the entire state.

Among the seven medalists were Kayttie Nakamura who finished in 1st double-mini trampoline while Sydney Senter finished in 2nd place in the senior elite divisions.

The AYSO team from Oahu won the boys 10-and-under division in the 2019 AYSO National Games on Sunday at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

From being a Team Captain for the Polynesian Bowl last year to joining forces this weekend with fellow NFL defensive lineman Muichael Bennett at the 7th Annual Gauntlet Football Camp, the Waianae native doesn’t shy away from helping the next generation of local talent.

Today’s Camp saw over 600 keiki ages 7-18 flock to Pearl City High School not just to learn how to play football from one of the NFL’s premier defensive players, but also to learn about life lessons in the process.

With the win, the U.S. have won back-to-back World Cups (2015, 2019)

The tournament will last a week.

With the no-decision, Yamamoto remains 3-0 on the season but now has an impressive 1.24 ERA.

Sanitoa, a redshirt junior, was a 2016 graduate of Samoana High School in American Samoa.

Fans, family and former teammates of Sanitoa offered their condolences and their reaction to the sudden news:

Since entering the UFC last year, the Haleiwa native has been on a tear, rattling off four-straight wins and is now knocking on the door of a Top 15 fight next time around.

The Mililani native came back to ONE Championship in 2018 to defend her atomweight title with a win over Mei Yamaguchi. Lee was involved in a car accident in November of 2017 that forced her to pull out of the initial bout against Yamaguchi.

Allen will play for the Washington Wizards Summer League team this weekend in Las Vegas after spending last season with the Wizards’ G-League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.

Realin, a junior at Kamehameha-Kapalama, won gold in the 57 kg division in Mexico over the weekend while Ikei took home silver in the 53 kg division in Guatemala.

“I have to finish," Kamaka said. "I’m leaving it all on the line I have to let my hands go and make it happen, I screwed up the Ultimate fighter and I screwed up in Titan FC. "I’m not going to mess this up this is it for me.”

During The Opening Regional in May, Wilson turned some heads with a 4.37-second 40-yard dash time. He also recorded an eye-opening 3.96 second shuttle time.

After a nerve wracking semifinal, the U.S. Women's national team will play in the World Cup Final.

The Games will feature 175 teams (boys and girls) with around 2,500 players, 2,000 volunteers and 5,000 spectators (family and friends).

He announced on Instagram that he is undergoing surgery and will likely be out for the rest of the year.

Van Sickle is the fourth Pac-12 transfer and third from Oregon to join the Wahine for the 2019 season, joining former Ducks Kyra Hanawahine and Jolie Rasmussen.

America defeated France 2-1 last week to book its ticket to the semifinals against England. The winner of the match will take on the winner of the Netherlands vs. Sweden.

The Kauai native was selected to his first career MLB All-Star Game earlier today after a historic start to the season for the Padres.

“Its the ultimate sacrifice,” McDonald said. “As a football player we get more credit sometimes and the real heroes are those guys and it’s nice to be humbled every once in awhile an see what these people go through.”

The Alabama quarterback is not participating in the camp as a precautionary measure after experiencing tightness in his hamstring.

The U.S. advances in the tournament and will play England on July 2.

The former Punahou graduate said on social media Friday morning that she is taking the 2019 season of the LPGA Tour off to allow her right wrist to heal properly before returning to competition.

Brown made some time while on vacation in Maui for some local players and coaches, using the school’s field and jugs machine to work out alongside the kids.

Chiarella picked up a three-under-68 at the Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open to earn his first Mackenzie Tour title of his career.

Former Rainbow Warrior stand-out John Ursua is back in the islands preparing to make an NFL roster.

Back in Hawaii preparing for his first NFL training camp, Ursua wants other local boys to see that it doesn’t matter where you play in college as long as you have the talent for the next level.

The team’s first match of the season begins on Thursday, August 22nd against USC - the first time the ‘Bows have played the Trojans since 2004.

Former Rainbow Wahine soccer stand-out, Raisa Strom-Okimoto made her professional debut last Friday for the Utah Royals.

He's now eligible to win the Gatorade National Boy’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year award later this June.

After an impressive MLB debut, the 23-year-old turned some heads. But after his second and third win in as many starts, the former Saint Louis standout started making history.

The former Seabury Hall graduate picked up a three-under-par 68 on Sunday to win his first Mackenzie Tour title of his career.

A pair of penalties from Megan Rapinoe gave the Americans the win, setting up a date with France on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Over his first three starts since being called up from the minors, Yamamoto is 3-0 with 19 strikeouts in 19 total innings of action.

Ige, 27, used his striking and superior grappling to close out the decision win over Aguilar, who dropped to 17-2 in his career with the loss.

Wie underwent surgery on her right hand last October and, despite two layoffs from the sport, has struggled to get back to form consistently.

The Haleiwa native successfully made the 146-pound weight limit this morning, setting up his bout against the 17-1 Aguilar.

Following her 12-over 84 performance in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Hawaii’s own Michele Wie contemplated how long she will continue to golf.

The former D-III All American wrestler is the newest face in the pipeline of Professional fighters from the islands, hoping to build off of those who have come before him.

In his first two starts, Yamamoto has already broken the Marlins’ franchise record for scoreless innings with 14. These two record breaking performances were against fellow local boy Kolten Wong and the St. Louis Cardinals.

"You don't worry about any medical devices that you use on land so when you get in the water you're just focusing and it's therapy."

14-year-old, Journey Regelbrugge claimed the top place in the 14 & Under Girls Longboard national title race, while fellow Hawaii residents John Michael Vanhohenstein and Mahina Akaka claimed the 18 and over titles in the boys and girls longboard division this past weekend in Oceanside, California.

In just his second career start, the former Saint Louis standout threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits on the night while striking out seven batters.

Soriano, 26, a former DIII Al-American wrestler for Wartburg College, is now 6-0 in his professional MMA career.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 11th suspect in the attempted killing of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz.

Yamamoto dazzled in his big league debut, pitching seven innings wallowing zero runs on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts. He also recorded an RBI on a sacrifice bunt.

“Hawaii has always been recognized globally as being at the forefront of surfing. The Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships continues to push the envelope for adaptive surfers and the sport everywhere,” said AccesSurf executive director Cara Short.

From the moment he was drafted, rookie D.K. Metcalf has stolen all the headlines as a standout receiver at camp. But over the weekend, Carroll saw Ursua begin to show flashes on the field.

The Americans were led by forward Carli Lloyd’s two goals, who became the first player in the tournament’s history to score in six-consecutive games.

“It’s been awesome,” Johnson said. “It’s so beautiful here. I wouldn’t want to be in any other place. Just to come here, connect and build a relationship with the people here and just have fun.”

The Eddie Hamada field played host to one of the most competitive preseason 7-on-7 high school passing tournaments in the state this afternoon at Iolani School.

“We’re really excited to be here,” Fimbres said. “We love teaching, and giving back is one of the most important things about our organization, its what we stand for.”

Now that the dust has settled, Yamamoto and those close to him had time to reflect on the big night.