Wrestling

2016-paani-open-results1, 2016-paani-open-brackets 2016-paani-novice-results, 2016-paani-novice-brackets There was no dodging Tiare Ikei this time. Ikei, of Kaiser, controlled Lahainaluna’s Alexis Encinas in the third period to win 6-3 in the 112-pound final of the Pa’ani Challenge at Punahou on Friday, bringing the OIA champion another title. Ikei and Navarro were in the same class at Officials a week ago, but avoided each other when Ikei lost to Kamehameha’s Ashley Gooman and Encinas cruised through the bracket on her way to the title […]

The largest all-girls wrestling tournament in the country is moving along toward its final round. Punahou’s Pa’ani Challenge is being streamed live with all three mats showcased. The finals are scheduled for 2 p.m. and link is here: http://www.punahou.edu/webcasts/index.aspx The tournament is in its seventh year and contains as many brackets divided by skill level as needed. Lahainaluna’s Carly Jaramillo is the biggest legend in the tournament’s short history as the only girl to win four titles, three of them […]

All appears to be right with Teniya Alo. The last time we saw the phenom she was fighting through obvious pain to turn Leilehua’s Kayla Lono for third place at the state tournament after a shocking loss to Netanya Kang of Pearl City. She missed the entire regular season with an injury that reappeared at states. She offered no excuses after the loss that prevented her from becoming the first girl to take four wrestling and judo golds, but it […]

The top of the Hawaii Prep World Pound-for-pound held steady at Officials, with No. 1 KJ Pascua earning three pins and No. 2 Corey Cabanban dominating before winning a tough final. Cabanban’s opponent at 120, Jayson Pagurayan of Kapolei, jumped two spots to No. 5 on the list despite the loss because of his performance to get there. He beat two ranked wrestlers on his way to the final. The glut at 120 shook up a bit, with Logan Garcia […]

Here are the brackets: hwoa-boys-2016-brackets hwoa-girls-2016-brackets The finals of the Hawaii Wrestling Officials Association tournament are set to begin at around 5 p.m. at Leilehua. Live updates will follow below. The first boys final will be at 126 pounds and the first girls final will be at 117 pounds. The final matches of the evening will be at boys 120 featuring St. Louis’ Corey Cabanban (No. 2 P4P) vs. Kapolei’s Jayson Pagurayan (No. 7 P4P). The final girls match will […]

It could be a long, bruising season in the boys 120-pound class in Hawaii high school wrestling. The loaded bracket got off to a great start on Friday night at Leilehua on the first day of the Hawaii Wrestling Officials Association tournament. It might not be too much of a stretch to think that those competitors near 120 pounds (heavier and lighter) all said before the season started: “I’ll meet you around the corner at 120.” Here is a look […]