Toa Taua’s first trip to Reno came nearly a decade ago when he made the 8-hour drive from his hometown of Lompoc, Calif., to Reno to watch his older brother, Vai, play for the Wolf Pack at Mackay Stadium.
Taua doesn’t remember who Nevada played that day, nor does he even remember the year of the game. The younger Taua, who would have been about 8 years old at the time, really only remembers one thing.
“It was my first time seeing snow,” Taua said via phone from Hawaii where he was preparing to play in the Polynesian Bowl.