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A city contractor’s precision paint job precedes the University of Hawaii women’s soccer matches in Waipahu.
The University of Hawaii women’s soccer team plays at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex Stadium, a Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation facility.
Last Wednesday morning, Danny’s Airless Equipment owner Rich Wentling marched up and down the field spray-painting the lines for the Rainbow Wahine’s Big West Conference season opener on Thursday against the University of California, Davis.
The paint held up for Sunday’s non-conference match against Hawaii Pacific University, and UH performed well enough within the lines to win both contests.
Rich Wentling, owner of Danny’s Airless Equipment, completes the makai half of the center circle, where the ball is placed to start a half or resume play after a goal. Opposing players cannot enter the circle until the ball is touched to begin play. The boxes in the foreground are the team bench areas. The rectangle in front of the halfway line is for officials. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Wentling lines the 18-yard-long penalty box around the mauka goal, tilting his bucket of water-based paint to use every drop. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)The Diamond Head-side touch line takes shape. It only takes five minutes for the paint to dry, but Wentling gave it more than 24 hours before the Rainbow Wahine’s match with UC Davis. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Wentling carefully paints the 6-yard box in front of a net. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Fresh lines mark where the halfway line and touch lines meet. String tied to stakes help Wentling keep the lines straight. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)On Sunday, a UH player keeps the ball from going out of bounds at the Diamond Head side touch line during a game against Hawaii Pacific University. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)The corner kick lines mark the southeast boundaries as play continues. The 75-yard-long makai goal line is drawn from the flag toward the left. The offense is awarded a corner kick when the defense kicks the ball out of play past the goal line. The ball must first be placed within the arc. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Wahine forward Jordyn Sagapolutele (13) and HPU goalkeeper Lauren Retsky (1) chase a loose ball as it crosses the goal box. UH failed to capitalize on this opportunity, but won the match 4-1 after defeating UC Davis 2-1 two days earlier. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)HPU’s Kayla Fraser blocks Sagapolutele (13) from the ball as it rolls out of play past the makai goal line. Sagapolutele was the last to touch the ball, giving the Sharks a goal kick to resume play. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Retsky, the HPU goalkeeper, kicks the ball back into play from the goal box line. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)An assistant referee walks along the Ewa-side touchline before the second half of the UH-HPU match Sunday. At 120 yards, the touchline is the longest dimension of a soccer pitch. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
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