Wrestling

Moanalua’s Boltyn Taam and Kamehameha’s Kanai Tapia are going to the mainland to participate in a heavy-duty national wrestling event — the Walsh Jesuit Ironman — Dec. 13-14 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. “It’s a great tournament with a high level of competition,” Kamehameha coach Rob Hesia said. “Almost every number one high school wrestler attends. The amount of ranked wrestlers in the tournament is crazy. Every match is like a state final match. It’s great for Hawaii kids to get invited […]

Victoria Lee was the ultimate difference Saturday night. The Mililani wrestler stepped up in the final match of the night with the score tied and got it done. It was only an exhibition, but Lee delivered with a dominant 12-1, major-decision victory over Moanalua’a Codi-Jane Kamaka in a 122-pound match. The win was worth four points for the combined Kapolei/Mililani team and it broke a tie for the final count of 46-42 over Na Menehune in the girls dual meet […]

Dual-meet spotlight exhibition matches Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in front of a packed Moanalua gym. The girls match is complete and results are at the bottom of the post RUNNING BOYS TEAM MATCH FINAL SCORE: KAPOLEI 29, MOANALUA 24 BOYS MATCHES 106: LJ Oka (Kapolei) vs. Nalu Salvador (Moanalua) Oka gets the first takedown. He’s up 2-0. Salvador scores with an escape to make it 2-1, but Oka gets another takedown for a 4-1 count. Oka takes a commanding 6-2 […]

It’s wrestling time again. Some grapplers are grappling with weight. Others are aiming for league and state crowns come February. Still others are just trying to do the best they can in grueling practices and meets for the next few months. To get things going in high-profile fashion, Moanalua has a special dual meet planned for Saturday at 6:30 p.m. called the Motown Showdown. It will put the spotlight on all competitors — literally. The Moanalua bleachers will be lighted […]

As a three-time state champion, Lahainaluna senior Nanea Estrella is the presumptive heir to Kelani Corbett‘s top spot in Hawaii Prep World’s pound-for-pound wrestling rankings. After this week, though, that honor will seem like small potatoes. Estrella was judged the top female wrestler in the nation at 122 pounds, jumping over No. 2 Alexys Zepeda of Gervais, Ore. Estrella finished last year ranked fourth at 127 pounds before embarking on an eventful summer that included titles all over the continent. […]

Hawaii’s top male wrestler will start the season just outside a national top 10. Kamehameha’s Kysen Terukina is currently No. 12 in the nation at 126 pounds by flowrestling.com. Terukina, who will be going for the rare career slam in Hawaii this winter, was ranked as high as No. 8 at 120 pounds by the web site in February and finished the season No. 11 at 126 behind seven graduating seniors. He was ranked No. 1 in Hawaii Prep World’s […]

Kamehameha junior Skye Realin won gold in her first international wrestling competition representing Team USA when she won in the 14-16 age group in the 2019 Cadet Pan American Championships on Saturday in Morelia, Mexico. Realin, competing at 57 kilograms, overcame a 6-5 decision loss in her opener with four straight victories, avenging the loss to Chile’s Antonia Valdez Arriagada with a 4-3 decision in the final. The state runner-up at 127 pounds last season as a sophomore, Realin earned […]