Resident Rob and Russ Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, caught up with another dominant volleyball player that will have gone through the dynasty and tradition that is Punahou volleyball…Junior Josh Taylor.

Standing at 6′7, Taylor already has won a Gold Medal at the Junior Olympics and a HHSAA state volleyball title, despite only playing for three years. What is more impressive is the fact that Taylor is always striving to get better, driven to train harder by the that someone out there is better. In August, Taylor will be one of 19 participants vying for 12 spots on the USA High Performance Roster.

Tiffers: Josh Taylor - 07/17/2009

Resident Rob and Russ Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, recently sat down with Iolani senior, two-sport athlete and University of Hawaii bound Breland Almadova. Playing under legendary coaches, Almadova dominated on both the football field and baseball diamond. From defending the ILH and State Division II crowns on the gridiron to bringing home the first ILH championship to Iolani since 1997, Almadova also discusses the prospects of becoming a Rainbow baseball player and playing with another local boy, Kolten Wong.

Tiffers: Micah Christenson - 06/22/2009

Resident Rob and Russ Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, sat down with Kamehameha Schools two-sport athlete Micah Christenson prior to his trip to Atlanta for the Junior Olympics with the Outrigger 17s volleyball team.

Christenson talked about the honor of bringing the state basketball crown back to the school on the hill for the first time since 1992, how he uses his 6 foot 5 inch frame in both basketball and volleyball, what it means to be on a nationally ranked high school volleyball team, and the drive to win more before his high school career is done.

Tiffers: Micah Christenson - 06/29/2009

Resident Rob and Russ Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, recently sat down with Iolani senior, two-sport athlete and University of Hawaii bound Breland Almadova. During his days with Raiders, Almodova dominated on both the football field and baseball diamond. Now, he’s decided to hang up his football pads in favor of a baseball glove for the University of Hawaii Baseball Team.

He discusses the privilege of playing for Iolani’s legendary coaches, defending the ILH and State Division II crown on the gridiron, bringing home Iolani’s first ILH championship since 1997, and the prospects of becoming a Rainbow baseball player alongside fellow local phenom, Kolten Wong.

Tiffers: Breland Almadova

Resident Rob and Russ Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, sat down with two-time Division II Women’s State Volleyball Champion Kelly Chang and discussed the libero position, the rise in volleyball at HBA (both boys and girls; both are 2x defending ILH and State Champions), the legacy of players on the girls side (Jayme Lee and Rayna Kitaguchi-UH, Brandi Higa-Fairfield, Tricia Yoshimura-HPU) and her thoughts on playing for Nevada in the fall.

Tiffers: Kelly Chang

Volleyball player by day. Golf star by night.

Resident Go-Getter, Tiff Wells, sits down with Iolani Senior, future Oregon State Beaver, and two-sport stud David Fink to discuss balancing athletics and academics, the prospects of playing in the Pac-10 and, of course, Iolani’s thrilling underdog victory in the State Golf Tournament.

Tiffers: David Fink

Give a big Rob and Russ CHEE-HOO to new correspondent Tiff Wells aka “The Go Getter”. In his new audio segment “Tiffers”, Tiff will track down the best athletes in the state, find out their secrets, and share their stories. So sit back, relax and enjoy an in depth look at Hawaii High School Athletics.

This week, Tiff sat down with Punahou Volleyball sensation and soon-to-be USC Trojan Maddison McKibben to discuss the pressure of being the number one ranked team in the nation, what it takes to win a state title, and attempt to find out what lies at the heart of a champion.

Tiffers: Maddison McKibben