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One Hawaii Prep World top-10 pound-for-pound wrestler was injured and had to leave his match for medical attention Thursday at the Moanalua duals. Another top-10 pound-for-pound wrestler is just getting back to the mat while still nursing an injury. The first one, No. 3 Makoa Cooper of Pearl City, the reigning state 152-pound champion who is now wrestling at 160, hurt his knee. Chargers coach Todd Los Banos said initial reports of Cooper’s condition are good and that it’s likely […]

Lahainaluna’s Kainalu Estrella jumped into the fourth spot of the latest pound-for-pound rankings, making him the highest ranked wrestler from Maui and best without a state title. Estrella, who has reached the final the last two years only to lose both times, ran through his bracket at Officials after challenging No. 2 Zayren Terukina on Maui only to fall. He takes the spot previously occupied by Kamehameha’s Kysen Terukina, who had his match well in hand before getting caught by […]

Pearl City’s Jennie Fuamatu tested herself against the best and walked away better for it. Fuamatu, the reigning champion at 186 pounds, entered Kelani Corbett‘s realm at 168 and reached the final before falling 11-3 to the state’s No. 2-ranked wrestler. The match was closer than the score indicated, but the Mules’ pure wrestling skills and flawless game plan proved to be too much. Despite the loss, the Charger moves up a spot to No. 5 in the latest pound-for-pound […]