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The Hawai'i football team's ironman - center John Estes - yesterday was named winner of the Alec Waterhouse award as the Warriors' most valuable player for 2009.

Over the past month, they called it the playoffs and a single-elimination tournament.

Hawaii center John Estes took top honors at the Warriors' season-ending banquet today at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

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.

There will be bargains and other features for fans who attend Saturday's University of Hawaii football finale against Wisconsin.

After beating Navy, quarterbacks coach Rolovich reveals how much the Warriors love their field commander By Brian McInnis POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 29, 2009 Maybe it was the moment, the delirious atmosphere.

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.

Hawai'i football receiver Jon Medeiros knows the importance of timely routes. 'If a bus runs late, I'm going to be late for practice,' said Medeiros, who lives in Makakilo.

Jon Medeiros had a prime spot to pick up the finer points of playing slotback in the Hawaii run-and-shoot. When Medeiros joined the program in 2007, he noted the intrinsic connection between the quarterback and receivers vital to the smooth operation of the offense while practicing behind the Warriors' prolific crew of pass catchers.

Inspired by the Michael Jackson documentary 'This Is It,' Hawai'i head coach Greg McMackin said his football team would live by the words of 'Man In the Mirror.' Two weeks later, hold up a mirror to the Warriors and there will be evidence of a breath.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The art of the Hawai'i football team's happiness was crafted by second-chance players, sculpted with brave-hearted grittiness, and inspired by the Believe Era.

No paradise: Aggie football team travels to Hawaii in search of win by By Teddy Feinberg/Sun-News Sports Editor , Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES The New Mexico State University football team left Las Cruces on Friday afternoon, going on a road trip to the University of Hawaii for a Saturday evening affair.

In the afterglow of Hawai'i's 24-6 football victory over New Mexico State last night, Warrior slotback Jon Medeiros prepared for the inevitable pain.

Even with a 17-point lead, Hawaii head coach Greg McMackin wasn't dishing out a whole lot of praise in the locker room midway through last night's game against New Mexico State.

Leon Wright-Jackson ran for two touchdowns to lift Hawai'i to a 17-0 lead over New Mexico State at halftime of a Western Athletic Conference football game at Aloha Stadium.

Hawai'i receiver Kealoha Pilares is learning that it is not easy being an outsider.

Over the years, homecoming has indeed become a time for celebration for Hawaii. The Warriors have been victorious on homecoming night each of the past seven years.

The Utah State Aggies pulled a switcheroo Saturday in Hawaii, breaking out in the second half to outscore the Warriors, 29-15. Unfortunately for the Ags, they forgot to show up in the first half, scoring only seven points en route to a 49-36 road loss.

Hawaii snapped out of a six-game losing streak with a 49-36 win over Utah State tonight at Aloha Stadium.