Waialua football

Some leaders bring experience from a particular walk of life. Gary Wirtz has walked his share of miles on a wide variety of pathways, but the new Waialua football coach has no intention of filling the shoes left behind by his friend and mentor, Lincoln Barit. “To Coach Lincoln, thank you for everything you’ve done for me. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have even attempted to be a head coach at Waialua,” Wirtz, 40, said on Thursday. “My […]

When Lincoln Barit began coaching, he was barely older than his current players at Waialua High School. He was a young father. His dream of playing college football ended when he chose to be a family man. The life as a coach, at Pop Warner and high school levels, never ended. That is, until now. “For me, the best part is watching the players grow. Teaching them respect. I always tell them, to get respect you’ve got to show respect. […]

2019 TEAM RECORD >> 5-6 Overall, 4-4 OIA Division II HEAD COACH >> Lincoln Barit is 48-102-1 in 17 season with the Bulldogs. KEY UNDERCLASSMEN IN 2019 >> WR/DB Kai Hoekstra, Jr.; QB/LB/SB Kyler Dicion, Jr.; WR/DB Hunter Apau, Jr.; SB/DB Dylan Yadao, Jr.; SB/DB Justin Lorenzo, Jr. WAIALUA THROUGH THE YEARS: 1973-2019 HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT: 1990 Damien With the field named after legendary Toshi Nakasone, the time for naming something after Lincoln Barit may be nearing. Barit and the 2019 […]

Waialua has endured so many losses for one to finally pay off. Three years ago, the Waialua Bulldogs won the OIA D-II title with a 36-35 victory over Waipahu at Aloha Stadium, but a week later, suffered a 40-0 loss against Damien in the first round of the state tournament. Over the next two seasons, the Bulldogs lost every game on the field, aside from a forfeit win over St. Francis after the fact when the Saints were ruled to […]