News for CougGroup photo of high school football stadium in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. This is the football field of the high school from which Hercules Mata'afa of WSU Football
fame graduated. Scroll down for a story about the stadium.
In the final game of a three-game series versus St. Mary’s
of California, the WSU Cougar baseball team 3-1 on Sunday afternoon 3/11/2018 at
WSU’s Brayton-Bailey Field on the Washington State campus in Pullman. Next
action for the Cougs will be Wed,. March 14, at Long Beach State, Calif.
From WSU Sports Info 3/11/2018
Cougars Drop Finale, Split Series Saint Mary’s
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State lost the series-finale 3-1
to Saint Mary’s at Bailey-Brayton Field Sunday afternoon but split the
four-game series.
Cougar senior starter Cody Anderson worked into the eighth
inning and pitched well, allowing just a two-out two-run single in the third
inning and struck out four in seven innings. Junior Justin Harrer had a pair of
hits and scored a run after a ninth-inning triple. Saint Mary’s starter Ken
Waldichuk tallied 12 strikeouts and allowed just two hits in seven inning of
work.
In the third inning, Saint Mary’s took a 2-0 lead with a
two-out two-run single into left field. That was all Anderson would allow as he
posted three straight scoreless innings, making a nice play to turn away a
squeeze play by the Gaels in the fifth inning. SMC got the bunt down but
Anderson bounced off the mound and glove flipped the ball back to catcher Cal
Waterman who made the tag at home.
In the sixth inning, the Cougars received a single from
Dillon Plew and another base hit from Justin Harrer to right centerfield to put
runners on the corners with two outs. SMC starter Ken Waldichuk ended the
threat with a strikeout, his 11th of the game.
In the ninth, Harrer led off the inning with an opposite
field triple down the right field line and later scored on a wild pitch. The
Cougars were unable to get anything else going against SMC closer Michael Hobbs
who retired the next three hitters for a 3-1 Gael win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Dylan Orlando made his collegiate debut in the 8th inning,
getting an inning ending fielder’s choice
Parker McFadden made his 2018 debut, 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Jack Smith went 0-for-3, ending his 8-game hitting streak
NEXT UP
The Cougars will hit the road for their next seven games
beginning Wednesday at Long Beach State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
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TRACK & FIELD from WSU Sports Info
Brooks-Johnson 11th in NCAA Pentathlon at Indoor
Championships
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Washington State's Alissa
Brooks-Johnson (redshirt senior, Doty, Wash.) finished 11th in the women's
pentathlon with a score of 4,060 points Friday evening at Texas A&M's
Gilliam Indoor Stadium in College Station, Texas.
Brooks-Johnson opened the NCAA meet with a 60m hurdles time
of 8.63 seconds which was 11th-fastest out of the 16 competitors. In the high
jump, she started with a first attempt clearance with the bar at 4-11 1/2
(1.51m), passed at 5-0 1/2 (1.54m), and then had first attempt success at the
heights of 5-1 3/4 (1.57m) and at 5-3 (1.60m). She cleared the next bar at 5-4
1/4 (1.63m) on her second attempt but cleared 5-5 1/4 (1.66m) on the first try.
She ended the high jump clearing 5-6 1/2 (1.69m) on her second attempt but
missed on all three attempts at the next height of 5-7 3/4 (1.72m). She moved
up to ninth place overall in the pentathlon after two events.
Her first throw in the shot put was a season-best heave of
38-7 1/2 (11.77m), improved that on her second attempt with a toss of 39-3 1/4
(11.97m), and ended the event with a season-best distance of 40-0 1/2 (12.20m).
After this event she was 10th overall with 2,505 points, 314 points out of first
place, eight points from ninth, and 22 points for eighth place.
In the long jump Brooks-Johnson opened with a leap of 18-2
1/2 (5.55m), reached 18-1 1/2 (5.52m) in her second jump, and soared to a
distance of 18-8 1/2 (5.70m) in her final jump but dropped to 10th in the
overall standings. She ran the final event, the 800m, in a time of 2 minutes
22.07 seconds, 12th-fastest of the field.
Brooks-Johnson's PR total of 4,190 points (converted by the
NCAA to 4,212 points) was performed at the Cougar Indoor meet Feb. 2 in
Pullman.
Taliyah Brooks, a senior at Arkansas, won the pentathlon
with a score of 4,572 points.
THEY SAID:
Wayne Phipps, WSU Director of Cross Country/Track &
Field said, "I thought Alissa competed very well. She set-up herself very
well with her first four events. The 800m, which is typically her best event,
was a battle for her and because of a lot of contact she struggled to find her
rhythm and then left her a little tired when it was really time to go with a
lap remaining. Placing 11th in her first time ever at the indoor championships
was a great finish, although a little short of her goal of being a first team All-American,
and provides a strong foundation for a great outdoor season."
Alissa Brooks-Johnson said, "I was very proud of my
11th place as this was my first indoor national experience. In the 800, I had a
difficult time with the number of girls in the race which created a lot of
contact. I couldn't find the ability to run my own race due to that conflict.
However I am confident in my training and ability to run a successful 800 meter
race and I'm excited for outdoor season. I believe indoor has prepared me well
for this upcoming outdoor season. Go Cougs!"
NOTEWORTHY:
· This was
Alissa Brooks-Johnson's first indoor All-America (second team) honor. In the
outdoor season she earned first-team All-America honors in the heptathlon in
2017, and honorable mention in the heptathlon and the 400m hurdles in 2015.
· The United
States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) bestows
All-America honors in collegiate competitions. The first team honors are earned
by those who finish in the top eight scoring position while the second eight in
the indoor NCAA Championships earn second team honors.
· The WSU men's
and women's track and field teams now move to the outdoor season with
competitions in Los Angeles and Spokane March 16-17.
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FOOTBALL:
Missouri DE has Ivy League, Pac-12 opportunities
North Kansas City (Mo.) defensive end Adetomiwa Adebawore
has 14 offers because of his academic and athletic combination.
By Allen Trieu - Mar 8, 8:32 AM Cougfan.com
North Kansas City (Mo.) junior defensive Adetomiwa Adebawore
holds 14 offers with Washington State the most recent and first from the
Pac-12.
The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Adebawore is an excellent student
who has Ivy League opportunities as well. All this for a prospect who, not so
long ago, was not even playing football.
"I began playing football my freshman year not knowing
much about it," he said. "I got into it because my middle school
basketball coaches were telling me I should be playing football after fouling a
lot setting screens. And it gave me something to do over the long summer my
freshman year."
Adebawore is looking to visit schools in the spring, with
two trips currently scheduled.
"I plan on visiting K-State and Iowa State. Those are
the two so far, more could definitely be coming up," he said.
On his Washington State offer, Adebawore said, "Well,
its definitely a school that’s farther out, but I would definitely be willing
to go to school outside the Midwest."
He added that the school he hears from the most frequently
are Kansas State, Toledo, Northern Illinois and Army.
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Wow …What a stadium! What a view!
Here's the alma mater of Hercules Mata'afa of WSU Football
fame.
It's Lahainaluna High School in Lahaina (Maui), Hawaii.
News for CougGroup took these photos … URL link below:
… in Hawaii in March 2018. Two of the photos show the
school's Sue D. Cooley Stadium where the Lahainaluna "Lunas" football
teams play its home games.
The Hale Pa‘i, the House of Printing website says,
"When the first missionaries arrived in Lahaina in 1823, they stressed to
the ali‘i of Hawai‘i the importance of education and literacy for their people,
and a seed was planted. By 1831, Lahainaluna Seminary was established, becoming
the first secondary school west of the Rockies. Lahainaluna survives today as
Lahaina’s public high school."
The Lahainaluna High School Foundation website said
Lahainaluna High never had its own sports and events stadium. The football team
played its first game in 1925. It was host on campus to only a few daylight
football games. The school's track & field team traveled to the other side
of the island (Maui) to train on a "real track." The foundation
worked very hard to change that:
--In 2010, the first phase of the Lahainaluna High stadium
project was completed with installation of a synthetic, 4-lane track, Hellas
Matrix artificial turf athletic field, lights and scoreboard providing a
state-of-the-art field for the school's football, track & field and soccer
teams.
--In 2015 the second phase -- seating for 3,000 spectators,
restrooms, press box and ticket office -- was finished.
Stadium namesake Sue D. Cooley, who died at age 93 in 2017,
was a philanthropist and pillar to the West Maui community. During her life she
also lived on Bainbridge Island, Wash., and in Portland, Ore.
According to the Sakamoto Properties website, "It was
(Sue B. Cooler's) remarkable contributions that paved the way for the
Lahainaluna High School Foundation ... to build the first multi-purpose stadium
in the West Maui community. Her donation of more than $7 million made the
stadium possible." In 2015, Lahainaluna had its first night football game
under the stadium's bright, shining lights. "Now, the stadium proudly
bears Sue's name, so that her generosity will be remembered for generations to
come."
