Wrestling

The memory of all exciting sporting events slowly fade. So perhaps now is a good time to take a moment and reflect on all of the big moments from last weekend’s Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships before the dimmer switch starts working. Some incredible performances were turned in at Blaisdell Arena. On the opposite side of the spectrum, something not so nice occurred that should not be easily forgotten. An incident Friday that resulted in the arrest of a Leilehua wrestler […]

The final 2019-2020 Hawaii Prep World pound-for-pound rankings for girls wrestling were released in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser. You can read the story by clicking here. It was a rare year in which both a boys wrestler and girls wrestler achieved the state slam. Lahainaluna’s Nanea Estrella pinned her way to the state title at 132 pounds to become a four-time champion and end the year No. 1. Here are the final rankings. 1. Nanea Estrella, Lahainaluna senior Previous rank: 1 […]

The final 2019-2020 Hawaii Prep World pound-for-pound rankings for boys wrestling were released in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser. You can read the story by clicking here. Kamehameha senior Kysen Terukina capped off his memorable career with a fourth state title and finishes as the No. 1 pound-for-pound wrestler for the second year in a row. The Warriors own three of the top four spots. Here are the final rankings. 1. Kysen Terukina, Kamehameha senior Previous rank: 1 2020 state champ (132), […]

We have made it to the finals of the Texaco/HHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Blaisdell Arena, which will start at 3:30 p.m. Kamehameha sweeps the boys and girls team titles for the second year in a row. Narahara’s victory clinched the win for the girls. BOYS TEAM SCORES: 1. Kamehameha, 207.5; 2. Punahou, 165; 3. Saint Louis, 136.5; 4. Moanalua, 109; 5. Baldwin, 106.5; 6. Lahainaluna, 88.5; 7. Waianae, 81.5; 8. Kapolei, 80.5; 9. Waiakea, 66; 10. Kalani, 57; […]

After using wrestling as a refuge, Lahainaluna’s Alicia Frank is one victory away from joining her school’s long list of state champions. Frank, a two-time MIL champion, beat Campbell’s Kili Terukina 8-6 in the final seconds of her semifinal match at 117 pounds to reach her first final. She finished fifth in the tournament last year and had more than her share of adversity to begin the season. “I started rough,” Frank said. “I was going through personal issues and […]

Legend Matautia knows how to put people down — not with his words, but with his physical strength. Matautia does that during football season. In the fall, he was a senior linebacker for Punahou. This winter, he’s doing it for the Buffanblu wresting team. Matautia — the reigning 220-pound state champion — is one win away from his second crown in the Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships. Early Saturday, he pinned Waianae’s Jace Filipo Rodrigues in a mere seven seconds for […]

Punahou’s Vincent Terrell pulled off some escape magic twice Saturday and now he’s going for his first title in the Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships at Blaisdell Arena. Later Saturday, Terrell will go against Blaze Sumiye of Moanalua, who pulled off an upset moments earlier. The two combatants in the final are good friends, according to Terrell. In his semifinal match, Terrell was losing 2-1 against Leilehua’s Pookela De Santos, but got an escape with time running out to tie it […]