February 13, 2007
Time Change: Swords Basketball vs. Grand Canyon on Feb. 15
The Chaminade Athletic Department announced a time change for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams on Thurs., Feb. 15. The Chaminade Women will play at 2 p.m. HST, followed by two ILH play-off games (featuring the St. Louis Crusaders) at 4 and 6 p.m. The Chaminade men face Grand Canyon University at 8 p.m. to close out the evening. The ILH Playoff games along with the Chaminade Men’s game will be televised on OC16. Saturday the women play NDNU at 5:50 p.m. and the men at 7:30 p.m. All games are in McCabe Gym.
February 12, 2007
Peter Kirov selected as women’s soccer coach
After an exciting inaugural season for Chaminade’s women's soccer team, the Swords have announced the hiring of Peter Kirov as the new CUH Women’s soccer head coach. Kirov comes to the Swords after an impressive run at Bellevue Community College in Washington, which included a 2nd place finish in the NWAACC conference in 2006 as the head coach. Three players from this team were selected as NWAACC All-Stars. Kirov also won a NWAACC championship at BCC, as a player, in 1994. Coach Kirov has a UEFA “A” license as well as coaching in Europe previous to his experience at Bellevue Community College. He was general manager of FC Slavia, the oldest football club in Bulgaria from 1992 to 1994. Chaminade Athletic Director Kaia Hedlund said, “We are very pleased we are able to add Coach Kirov to our Chaminade family. His enthusiasm and experiences are sure to have a tremendous impact on our program.”
February 2, 2007
Honma selected as cross-country coach
Karl Honma, a UH-Hilo Athletics Hall-of Famer, a multiple-time coach of the year at conference and state levels has been named Chaminade’s new cross-country coach. Honma was inducted to the Big Island Sports Hall of Fame and has won 17 Big Island Interscholastic Federation Championships, 13 of those in a row, and four consecutive state championships.
“We are pleased to select such a qualified individual to lead our cross-country program,” said Chaminade Athletic Director Kaia Hedlund. “We lost a coach in James Oshiro who will certainly be missed, but after an extensive search, we have found someone who we believe will be a great fit at Chaminade.”
Presently, Coach Honma is a history and psychology teacher at Iolani School and assisted with Hawaii Pacific University Cross Country in 2006.
Honma said, “I am looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of the athletic program here at Chaminade and I hope to have a positive influence on the student-athletes I am fortunate enough to meet and work with.” Chaminade’s new cross-country coach has been a prominent member of high school and collegiate cross-country in the state of Hawaii for more than 25 years.
Chaminade University competes in the PacWest Conference with BYU-Hawaii, Dixie State College of Utah, Grand Canyon University, Hawaii Pacific, Notre Dame de Namur and UH-Hilo.
February 1, 2007
Chaminade Handles HPU 86-56
In the first of three meetings with cross-town rivals, Chaminade came out and took control of the game and never relinquished it. The Swords opened the game on a 24-2 run and led the entire 40 minutes.
Chaminade went off from three, shooting 48% from the arc (15 three’s) and 54% from the field. Hawaii Pacific managed to make just 33% of its shots as Chaminade defended well throughout. Zack Whiting just missed another triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, while Hayden Heiber had a career-high 19 points on 7-9 shooting and 5-6 from the arc.
Stewart Kussler added 11 points, while Mike Green and James Francisco each added 10 points in the win. Marko Kolaric added 11 rebounds in the win. The Swords out rebounded the SeaWarriors 36-31.
HPU was led by Logan Wolf with 11 points. Chaminade improves to 13-7 overall and 5-3 in conference play. Hawaii Pacific falls to 7-12, 1-7 in conference.
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Tickets to 2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Available Feb. 1
Tickets to the 2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational will be available Feb. 1 with the purchase of a travel package. Oahu Travel, the Tournament’s official travel agency, will begin taking travel package reservations on Thurs., Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. EST (9 a.m. HST). Travel packages include tickets, hotel accommodations, shuttle service and more. Call Oahu Travel at 800.826.3822 to take advantage of this offer. Due to anticipated high call volumes, you may get a busy signal. Please keep trying. Reservations will be confirmed on a space-available basis. Oahu Travel will not sell any tickets outside the purchase of a travel package at this time. Telephone reservations only. Voicemail messages will not be accepted.
Tickets will also be available for the Tip-Off Banquet and EA SPORTS Maui GOLF Invitational, two fun-filled events surrounding the Tournament:
Tip-Off Banquet:
The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Tip-Off Banquet will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, from 7-9 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. The Tip-Off Banquet – a great way to rev up for three days of exciting basketball – features commentary from the 2007 participating head coaches, Hawaiian entertainment and more. Cost per person is $110. Tip-Off Banquet tickets will only be sold as part of a travel package at this time.
EA SPORTS Maui GOLF Invitational:
Open to all fans, the EA SPORTS Maui GOLF Invitational will be held at Ka’anapali’s Tournament North Course on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. Enjoy friendly competition and compete for bragging rights. Limited space is available. Cost is $250 per person or $900 per foursome. Visit http://www.mauiinvitational.com/outing.html to download a flyer and registration form.
For more information on Oahu Travel and Tournament travel packages, please visit http://www.mauiinvitational.com/pricing.html or call Oahu Travel at 800.826.3822.
EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Hosted by Chaminade University
Announces 2008 Field
2008 marks 25th anniversary of nation’s premier early-season hoops tourney
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 24, 2007 – Tournament operator KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a Chicago-based sports marketing, events and public relations agency, today announced the 2008 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational field. NCAA Division I teams Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Saint Joseph’s and Texas will join Division II host Chaminade, Nov. 24-26, 2008, to launch the college basketball season in the 25th edition of the nation’s premier early-season tournament.
The 2008 lineup features a mix of tournament veterans and newcomers; two former national champions and Maui titleholders, Indiana and North Carolina; and three squads that will debut on Maui’s hardwood (Alabama, Oregon and Saint Joseph’s).
Four-time national champion North Carolina, a team that clinched the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational crown in 1999 and 2004, has a tournament-high 10 wins with a record of 10-2 in four Maui appearances. Indiana, owner of five national championships, topped the Maui field in 2002 to bring its overall tournament record to 8-4 in four appearances. Notre Dame returns to the island with plans to improve on a sixth-place finish in the 1993 tournament, while Texas, a 1993 and 2004 Maui participant, hopes to build on its 4-2 tournament record.
“We look forward to commemorating the tournament’s 25th anniversary with another marquee assembly of teams in 2008,” said Tournament Chairman Dave Gavitt. “The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational has the ingredients, on and off the court, that make for a one-of-a-kind college sports event – spirited competition among strong fields, an intimate fan experience in Hawaii and live television coverage courtesy of ESPN.”
To date, 79 schools representing 20 conferences and 36 states have competed in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, with Maui participants winning 52 of 68 NCAA championships, 52 of 68 national runner-up spots and comprising 202 of 272 Final Four teams.
The 2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational showcases Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Oklahoma State and Princeton tipping off in college basketball’s premier season-opening tournament, Nov. 19-21, at Maui’s Lahaina Civic Center. The ESPN networks will again offer live television coverage of a minimum nine tournament games.
EA SPORTS, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, enters its seventh year as title sponsor of the Maui Invitational. Just last week, EA SPORTS released NCAA® March Madness® 07, the No.1-selling college basketball videogame, featuring cover athlete Adam Morrison, 2005 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational MVP and current member of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.
Other tournament sponsors include the Maui Visitors Bureau, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and Hawaii Tourism Authority. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Sheraton Maui Resort and Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, all from the beautiful Ka’anapali Beach resort area, serve as host hotels for the thousands of fans and boosters who annually accompany their teams to Maui. KemperSports has operated the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational since 1990.
For a variety of tournament information as well as details regarding 2007 tickets and travel packages, visit the official tournament Web site at http://www.mauiinvitational.com or contact Oahu Travel, the official tournament travel agent, at 800.826.3822.
