LIVE BLOG: State Wrestling Finals

— Two sophomores kick things off here in the finals. Miguel leads 3-2 after one. Antoque on the bottom to start the second period. Antoque comes close once but Miguel manages to hold her down for no points either way in the second. Miguel with a reversal immediately to start the third for a 5-2 advantage. Miguel adds another and gets it done for the second state title for the two-time MIL champion.

Result: Miguel def. Antoque 7-3

BOYS 145
(1) Zayren Terukina (Camp) vs. (2) Boltyn Tamm (StL)

— Tamm, the freshman, gets the defending 132-pound state champion and three-time OIA champion Terukina. Terukina out to an early lead and is cruising. Tamm gets a reversal in the third period for a couple of points but it’s all Terukina, who adds a second state title to his three OIA championships.

Result: Terukina def. Tamm 11-6

GIRLS 155
(1) Kelani Corbett (Lei) vs. Nina Seoane (PC)

— Corbett came close to a pin near the end of the first period and leads 4-1. Methodical performance for the Leilehua junior as Corbett makes it three state titles with a chance for a slam next year.

Result: Corbett def. Seaone 12-4

BOYS 152
(1) Makana Tapia (KSK) vs. (3) Branden Pagurayan (Kapo)

— Tapia, a junior, against Pagurayan, a freshman. Both league champs. Tapia takes a 3-2 lead in the third but Pagurayan is up quickly to tie it at 3-3. Pagurayan squirts out from the bottom and gets a takedown with 30 seconds to go. Tapia starts on bottom and escapes. It’s 5-4. DOWN TO THE WIRE. Pagurayan holds on to win 5-4.

Result: Pagurayan def. Tapia 5-4

GIRLS 168
(1) Kapoina Bailey (Kona) vs. (2) Jennie Fuamatu (PC)

— Bailey, a junior, gets Fuamatu, a three-time OIA champion and one-time state champ. Bailey jumps out to a 5-0 lead. She starts the second on the bottom and escapes late but Fuamatu given two for the takedown just before the end of the second period. 6-3 to start the third. Fuamatu comes close but Bailey flips it and gets the takedown. Bailey gets her first state title after finishing second last year. Fuamatu, who won last year, is runner-up for the second time.

Result: Bailey def. Fuamatu 10-3

BOYS 160
(1) Makoa Cooper (PC) vs. Rysan Leong (Kalh)

— A rematch of the OIA final won by Cooper. Leong has a chance to take out the top three seeds in the same tournament. Leong takes a 4-2 lead at the end of the second. Cooper on bottom to start the third. Cooper escapes at 1:05 and it’s 4-3. Close to the end. Cooper almost has him. Clock hits ZERO. Leong does it 4-3. Upset at 160. Cooper hadn’t lost in awhile.

Result: Leong def. Cooper 4-3

GIRLS 184
(1) Roxie Umu (Keal) vs. (2) Siera Vida (Baldwin)

— Two neighbor islands champs going at it. Umu, a three-time BIIF champion, has a fourth and a third at states and now has a title with a shutout.

Result: Umu def. Vida 6-0

BOYS 170
(1) Keanu Punley (Lei) vs. (2) Kaysen Takenaka (Iol)

— Arguably the toughest weight class in the state crowns its champion. Punley has been in a war seemingly every match this tournament. Takenaka has been second and third at states. Takenaka gets popped in the mouth up 2-0 forcing an injury timeout. Takenaka holds on and leads 2-0 after one. Takenaka keeps Punley down in the second and it’s 4-0. Does Punley have it in him again to come back? Takenaka on the bottom to start. Punley lets him up with 80 seconds to go. Takenaka wrestles a beautiful match and gets his state title.

Result: Takenaka def. Punley 5-0

GIRLS 225
(1) Tangiteina Niutupuivaha vs. (2) Celine Gomes (Baldwin)

— Niutupuivaha gets the first pin in a final, doing it in 1:16. She gets a title after finishing fifth last year.

Result: Niutupuivaha def. Gomes fall 1:16

BOYS 182
(1) Brett Barefoot (Lei) vs. Vance Keliihoomalu (Kapo)

— Barefoot steamrolls to the title with a pin in 43 seconds.

Result: Barefoot def. Keliihoomalu fall :43

GIRLS 97
Allicia Mahoe (Kapo) vs. (2) Xiaolin Mai (Roos)

— Mai leads 2-0 after one and starts the second on bottom. She’s credited with an escape for a 3-0 lead. It remains that way headed into the last. Mai gets that elusive state title after placing third two years ago and runner-up last year. Mahoe with her third top-six finish at states.

Result: Mai def. Mahoe 3-1

BOYS 195
(1) Alize Wright (Camp) vs. (3) Laakea Ane (KSK)

— No score after one. Ane starts the second on the bottom. Wright with a dominant second period to lead 7-1. Wright gets his first state title.

Result: Wright def. Ane 10-3

GIRLS 102
(1) Ira Navarro (Lah) vs. (2) Kaitlin Ito (P5)

— Navarro, the three-time MIL champ, going for a second state title. She scores the quick takedown and leads 2-1 after one. She starts the second from the bottom and is out quickly for a 3-1 advantage. Navarro stretches lead to 5-2 after two. Ito with the escape to start the third and she’s still in it. A takedown and a reversal negates each other and Navarro wins 7-5.

Result: Navarro def. Ito 7-5

BOYS 220
Laulii Iosefa (McK) vs. Jonah Caminos Freitas (Lei)

— Freitas beat Iosefa in the OIA final. Both were division champions. Iosefa upset top-seeded Legend Matautia in the quarterfinals so this should be good. Iosefa gets the takedown in the first. He leads 3-1 after two. Freitas on bottom and escapes to make it 3-2 with 1:40 to go. Thirty seconds to go. Iosefa checks the clock. Restart. Ten seconds. Freitas shoots twice but Iosefa sprawls. OVER. Iosefa is the champ after finishing third last year.

Result: Iosefa def. Freitas 3-2

GIRLS 107
(1) Haylee Fujioka (Roos) vs. (3) Sami Saribay (Lah)

— Fujioka took third and Saribay fifth last year. Fujioka got the top seed after OIA champion Shantelle Mangrobang couldn’t compete due to a concussion. Tied 3-3 after two. Fujioka starts the third on the bottom. Saribay holds on for dear life at the end and we’re going extras. Saribay gets the two to end it.

Result: Sarabay def. Fujioka 5-3

BOYS 285
(1) Ezekiel Samuelu (McK) vs. (3) Cody Bollig (KSK)

— Bollig makes a late charge but Samuel holds him off to give McKinley a sweep of the 200-plus weight classes.

Result: Samuelu def. Bollig 3-2

GIRLS 112
(1) Tiare Ikei (Kais) vs. (2) Ashley Gooman (KSK)

— Some might call this the main event of the evening. Both are ranked in Hawaii Prep World’s Top 10 pound-for-pound. Ikei is a two-time OIA champion and Gooman is looking to add a third state title to her resume that already includes three ILH titles. Ikei gets four quick points early. And she holds on. No score over the next two periods. Ikei knocks off the No. 3 pound-for-pound denying Gooman a shot at the state slam.

Result: Ikei def. Gooman 4-1

BOYS 106
(1) Brant Porter (KSK) vs. (2) Coby Ravida (Bal)

— Ravida is a two-time MIL champ. Porter won Officials and ILH but Ravida gets the pin and it’s over.

Result: Ravida def. Porter fall 2:59

GIRLS 117
(1) Macy Higa (Roos) vs. (2) Alana Vivas (KSK)

— Higa is a three-time OIA champion and won states as a sophomore two years ago. Vivas out to a 2-0 lead after one. Higa with a point and we’re tight, 2-1, heading to the third. Higa has to let Vivas up to give up a point but then shoots it and gets the slam takedown for two points. Higa forces extra time. Actually there’s a second on the clock in the third. Trainers out to check on someone for blood. Now we go to extras. Higa shoots for the single leg. Vivas trying to fight it. NO! She goes down. Higa pulls it out 5-3. What a comeback at the end.

Result: Higa def. Vivas 5-3

BOYS 113
(1) Elijah Asuncion (Moan) vs. Hunter Nagatani (Lei)

— After finishing fourth at states last year, Asuncion cruises to the win for the title. Nagatani finishes higher at states than in the OIA (third).

Result: Asuncion def. Nagatani 10-3

GIRLS 122
(1) Nanea Estrella (Lah) vs. (3) Marisa Iha (Pun)

— Estrella, a sophomore, going for her second state crown against the ILH champ Iha. Estrella off to a good start and leads 2-0 after one. Iha has to survive to avoid the pin at the end of the second and it’s 7-1 Estrella. Estrella gets the pin to get halfway to the slam.

Result: Estrella def. Iha fall 5:29

BOYS 120
(1) Kysen Terukina (KSK) vs. Brady Hoshino (Iol)

— Terukina is another wrestler going for his second state title as a sophomore. Hoshino finished second at ILH. Kamehameha could use a pin here for the team race, which is coming down to the wire. Hoshino battles to the end but Terukina, who is No. 5 pound-for-pound, proves to be too much.

Result: Terukina def. Hoshino 8-2

GIRLS 127
(1) Waipualani Estrella-Beauchamp (Bald) vs. (3) Alexis Nova Posiulai (KSK)

— WOW. Posiulai nearly has a takedown, it gets waved off, and then Estrella-Beauchamp ends up on top and scores the pin.

Result: Estrella-Beauchamp def. Posiulai fall 1:36

BOYS 126
(1) Corey Cabanban (StL) vs. Casen Watanabe (Pun)

— Cabanban can join Patrick Higa (‘Iolani), Jonathan Spiker (Saint Louis), Brandon Low (Saint Louis) and JOshua Terao (Mid-Pacific) as boys four-time state champs. These two know each other well. Cabanban gets up 2-0 after one and the escape makes it 3-0. Now 6-0 as Cabanban is on his way to closing the deal. Watanabe not going down without a fight as he spins for an impressive reversal and two points. Ladies and gentlemen, the fifth boys four-time state champion in history.

Result: Cabanban def. Watanabe 7-2

GIRLS 132
(1) Roselani Ikei (Kais) vs. (2) Paige Respicio (KSK)

— Respicio finished third last year. Ikei second. Both are reigning league champions. Should be a doozy. Respicio leads 2-1 after one and extends it to 3-1 on the escape to start the second. Respicio gets two more points and has Ikei in some trouble in the second but Ikei gets out of it and then escapes. 5-2 after two. Respicio gets it done. Strong showing from the Ikei family this year.

Result: Respicio def. Ikei 7-3

BOYS 132
(1) Kainalu Estrella (Lah) vs. (3) Kaua Nishigaya (Iol)

— Estrella takes a 2-1 lead to the third as the four-time MIL champ looks for his first state title after two seconds and a third. Estrella adds two more in the third for a 5-1 lead. A minute to go. Estrella takes it and is pumped after it’s over. That’s got to feel good for him.

Result: Estrella def. Nishigaya 7-3

GIRLS 138
(1) Teniya Alo (Kah) vs. (3) Krystal Puahala (KSK)

— Puahala, a freshman, gets Alo, who is going for No. 3. Alo with four quick points but is too far out of the circle to get the pin. Restart. Quickly 7-0 but Alo docked a point for an illegal headbutt. Alo gets three more but just can’t finish it in the ring. Puahala makes it out of the first period. It’s 10-1 to start the second. Alo gets the finish in 2:30

Result: Alo def. Puahala fall 2:30

BOYS 138
(4) Noah Wusstig (Moan) vs. (2) Kawehi Gillcoat (Lah)

— The OIA champion and three-time MIL champion lock horns to finish this off. Wusstig rolling through this one.

Result: Wusstig def. Gillcoat 14-7

Sorry for the delay but we are working on team results. Both races may have come down to a single point or less.

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