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When Lana Perez and Rachel Oshita next clash in the Moanalua wrestling room, they will do so as fellow OIA champions.  Perez pinned Leilehua’s Brooke Cabinian in 1:54 for her second OIA crown and Oshita stuck Marcella Reynolds of Radford in 5:23 for her first on Saturday in Wahiawa. Their effort led Na Menehune to their third OIA title in a row, matching a streak set by Reggie Torres and Kahuku from 2003-05. No school has won four in a […]

Consider it the Open Division of the state wrestling tournament.  Kapolei’s Branden Pagurayan beat Moanalua’s Boltyn Taam for his third OIA championship on Saturday, cementing the two state champions in the 152-pound class at the state tournament in two weeks. Kamehameha’s Kanai Tapia, who beat Pagurayan in overtime at Officials, won the ILH with a forfeit over injured Stone Franczyk of Hanalani earlier in the day. The HHSAA seeding meeting doesn’t happen until Saturday, but Pagurayan and Tapia will be in […]

By not looking ahead, Moanalua’s Elijah Asuncion has something new he can look fondly back on. Asuncion beat Waianae’s Branson Magsayo 3-1 in overtime on Saturday night to secure his third OIA championship, becoming just the third boy from the school to do so along with Logan Garcia (2018) and Joey Bareng (2000). The accomplishment came just under a year since he lost to Magsayo to prevent him from repeating as state champion. “I’m super happy right now, but it was […]

One of the things that makes a slam so coveted is that you have to be perfect as a freshman and stay that way for four years. Paige Respicio is an example of that excellence, starting with the Kamehameha wrestling team in the seventh grade and reaching the top of the league just two years later. Respicio finished off the career ILH slam with a win over teammate Tessia Mauia on Saturday. She is the third Kamehameha girl in a row […]