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Want to catch Thursday’s Pa’ani Challenge finals? You can watch all of the action on Punahou’s Punavision here. A list of the finals matchups at the all-girls wrestling meet at Punahou’s Hemmeter Fieldhouse follows. Results will be updated below. 2018 Pa’ani Novice FINALS 2018 Pa’ani Open FINALS 97 pounds Savannah Ramos (Leilehua) vs. Allicia Mahoe (Kapolei) Result: Mahoe wins by technical fall, 14-2. 102 pounds Kaitlin Ito (Pac-Five) vs. Kennedy Javier (Mililani) Result: Ito wins 9-2. 107 pounds Sami Saribay […]

Lahainaluna’s Kauanoe Keahi and Kamehameha’s Paige Respicio will tangle in the Pa’ani Challenge 138-pound final Thursday afternoon after semifinal victories earlier in the day. Keahi is the reigning champion in the weight class. She pinned Kamakana Hernandez-Waialae of Waianae at 3:34. Keahi is trying to come back to form after losing in the Officials tournament semifinals. Respicio, who won the Officials tournament, knocked off Jahnea Miguel of Baldwin 7-3 in the other semifinal Thursday in a rematch of the Officials […]

Lahainaluna’s Nanea Estrella is usually in the 122-pound weight class, but moved up to 132 for the Pa’ani Challenge. So far so good. Estrella teched Kaiser’s Roselani Ikei 18-2 on Thursday in the semifinals and moved on to the final against Moanalua’s Gabrielle Perez, who beat Kahuku’s Viviana Barcina 2-0 in the other semifinal. Estrella is ranked No. 7 in Hawaii’s pound-for-pound rankings and won the 117-pound weight class at the state meet last year. “She weighed in at 126, […]

Lahainaluna’s Ira Navarro found herself in a tough match against Baldwin’s Tianna Fernandez in the 107-pound clas at the Pa’ani Challenge, but got through it for a 6-3 victory. Navarro is the reigning 97-pound state champ who beat Fernandez in the state final last year. Navarro is also No. 4 in Hawaii Prep World’s pound-for-pound rankings, and Fernandez is No. 10. Navarro got a late takedown to make it a three-point margin at the end. Fernandez remained close the whole […]

Kaiser’s Tiare Ikei is on to the Pa’ani Challenge final at 112 pounds, winning her semifinal match by pin against Baldwin’s Madison Vierra. Ikei is No. 8 in Hawaii Prep World’s pound-for-pound rankings. Later Thursday, she will face sophomore Shantelle Mangrobang of Leilehua, who has blazed through her bracket so far at the Punahou gym. Mangrobang pinned Jennifer Gallardo in 33 seconds Wednesday night and returned to stick Rosalyn Kagimoto of Kalani in 22 seconds. In the semifinals Thursday, Mangrobang […]

Leilehua’s Shantelle Mangrobang appears to be on a mission. The Mule is in the semifinals of the Pa’ani Challenge at Punahou after spending less than a minute on the mat in her two matches. She pinned Jennifer Gallardo in 33 seconds last night and returned to stick Rosalyn Kagimoto of Kalani in 22 seconds. Mangrobang will meet Baldwin’s McKenzie Acob in the semifinals with either Dania Furuta of Pac-Five or Kaiser’s Tiare Ikei (No. 8 P4P) in the final. All […]