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There is always plenty of debate on the pound-for-pound lists, but there is no debate about one thing: Sami Saribay rules the 107-pound weight class. The Lahainaluna senior took over the weight class when Kamehameha great Ashley Gooman moved up last year and has dominated ever since. Saribay took states at 107 last year and added a sweep of MIT, Officials and Paani tournaments this year. If she stays there through March, she could be the first girl to repeat […]

Kysen Terukina keeps the top spot in Hawaii Prep World’s pound-for-pound rankings and is approaching Terao territory despite his shocking loss to Kahiliwala Joy a year ago. Terukina prepped for Officials by taking his lumps in an elite mainland tournament and then came back home to dominate three league rivals at Officials including talented Brady Hoshino of ‘Iolani. After Terukina, Kalaheo’s Rysan Leong vaults up to second after breezing his way through Officials before a tough match in the final […]

Sometimes, Nanea Estrella taps into the power of music to recalibrate on the mat. Pre-match. Mid-match. The music flows in her mind, and she starts dancing as a way to refocus. On Saturday, it was, appropriately enough, a tune from an old Nickelodeon TV show, Victorious. Estrella did just that on Saturday at the Pa‘ani Challenge. Estrella, of Lahainaluna, outpointed Jahnea Miguel of Baldwin, 12-9, in a action-packed, entertaining 138-pound final between the Maui Interscholastic League’s highest-ranked wrestlers in Hawaii […]