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TIMBERLINE INVITATIONAL: River Ridge's Marques Ford and Olympia's Jordan Pine win titles; Centralia captures team crown GRANT CLARK; For The Olympian Published December 06, 2009 Comments LACEY As running backs, River Ridge's Marques Ford and Olympia's Jordan Pine caused all sorts of headaches for defensive coordinators this past high school ...

The traditional tributes will come after the game. The stakes Hawaii will play for prior to the annual senior walk may be the greater testament to the impact of the Warriors' senior class.

Gordy Shaw tends to see red when Wisconsin comes to town. Coaching at neighboring Minnesota for 14 years, Shaw developed frosty feelings for the Badgers in their annual battles for Paul Bunyan's Axe.

Talk of "commitment" gets thrown around a lot as recruiting season intensifies. The word carries substantially more weight when it comes to the service academies.

In theory, there is a limit to the number of offensive plays in football. It's just that Western Athletic Conference teams have yet to figure out that number.

Scan the Hawaii depth chart and one name pops up over and over. There's Austin Hansen listed as the starting right tackle ... And again as the backup left guard ... And one more time as the second-string left tackle.

How relevant it is this week is a matter of debate, but Boise State has lost two straight games at Aloha Stadium, and each carried its own little parcel of pain.

Rather than fret over the time he's missed, Hawaii defensive tackle Chris Leatigaga is thankful for what he has left.

The moves don't faze Jake Heun anymore. Heun signed with Hawaii as a running back coming out of junior college last year, then bounced from linebacker to defensive end and back since the start of fall camp this season.

The Hawai'i football team is hopeful of meeting one of the criteria of battle:protect the perimeter.

Before the Hawaii football team departed on its third road trip of the season, the Warriors did some special teams maintenance at home.

Defensive tackle Vaughn Meatoga and wide receiver Royce Pollard are not expected to be with the Hawaii football team when the Warriors embark Wednesday for their game at Idaho on Saturday, coach Greg McMackin said Tuesday.

When Greg McMackin's cell phone rings, the words of Bob Marley come chirping out.

Freshman quarterback Corey Nielsen is being withheld from Hawai'i football practices while doctors determine the cause of an irregular heartbeat.

Communication is paramount to an effective offensive line. This season, the Hawaii linemen are striving to reach that point where they don't have to speak to be understood.

Communication is paramount to an effective offensive line. This season, the Hawaii linemen are striving to reach that point where they don't have to speak to be understood.