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The brackets for this weekend’s Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships are out.
The event will start Friday at the Cannon Activities Center on the campus of Brigham Young-Hawaii in Laie, with the finals scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m.
After the following item about two hard-working people behind the wrestling scenes, you’ll see the top four seeds in all 28 weight classes.
OIA Coordinator Darnell Arceneaux Gives Kudos To Mike Chang And Ku’u Robinson
Of the many involved behind the scenes putting the brackets together, OIA wrestling coordinator Darnell Arceneaux pointed out that two people in particular have done a fantastic job, especially with integrating the Trackwrestling.com website with the state tournament (as well as previous events this season) as a way to post official scoring.
“Mike Chang and Ku’u Robinson, I can’t say enough about them,” Arceneaux told Bedrock Sports Hawaii on Wednesday. “For them, it’s all about the sport. They never have a bias toward any wrestler and are willing to go over and beyond what is called for. We’re lucky to have both of them. They contribute to the growth of wrestling.”
To see full brackets of all weight classes, go to Trackwrestling.com.
The Top 4 seeds in each weight class:
Girls 97
>> 1. Adriana Daoang (Moanalua); 2. Nicole Fernandez (Baldwin); 3. Taylen Balbas-Masuno (Hilo); 4. Aliya Quillopo (PAC-5).
Girls 102
>> 1. Tristan Nitta (Mililani); 2. Tehya Romero (‘Iolani); 3. Shaniah Ferreira (Waiakea); 4. Anjolie Manaba (Molokai).
Girls 107
>> 1. Naomi Kulukulualani-Sales (Lahainaluna); 2. Tatiana Paragas (Punahou); 3. Kayla Shota (Moanalua); 4. Wynter Radey-Morgan (Hilo).
Girls 112
>> 1. Casey Bernabe (Kapaa); 2. Caelin Balansag (Roosevelt); 3. Joy Jeremiah (Kamehameha); 4. Kamalani Rasay (Hilo).
Girls 117
>> 1. Isabelle Asuncion (Moanalua); 2. Kanoelani Kekiwi-Jones (King Kekaulike); 3. Elle Mizue (‘Iolani); 4. Siddney Shumate (Hawaii Prep).
Girls 122
>> 1. Maya Rose DeAngelo (‘Iolani); 2. Kivah Caballero (Lahainaluna); 3. Evelyn Suzuki (Kalani); 4. Rayne Domingo (Konawaena).
Girls 127
>> 1. Jax Realin (Kamehameha); 2. Taydem Uyemura (Pearl City); 3. Siana Boaz-Vasquez (Lahainaluna); 4. Chavelle Vickery (Keaau).
Girls 132
>> 1. Eloise Woolsey (Kapolei); 2. Teani Medeiros Maielua (Lahainaluna); 3. McKensen Fuata (Kamehameha); 4. Arionna Beatty (Keaau).
Girls 138
>> 1. Valynn Kwan (Mid-Pacific); 2. Lainey Eckart (Kamehameha-Hawaii); 3. Crystin-Dior Treu; 4. Lily Polvado (Kahuku).
Girls 145
>> 1. Malia Kukahiwa (Hil0); 2. Jahlia Miguel (Baldwin); 3. Zaira Sugui (Waipahu); 4. Huali Hudgens (Kamehameha).
Girls 155
>> 1. Bethany Chargualaf (Campbell); 2. Paige Taasan (Hilo); 3. Kahiau Kaahaaina (Kamehameha); 4. Kaili Torres-Angel (Baldwin).
Girls 168
>> 1. Eden Baguio (Moanalua); 2. Shiloh Kamaka (Baldwin); 3. Jezney Chang (Pahoa); 4. Caelen West (‘Iolani).
Girls 184
>> 1. Jasmine Adiniwin (Moanalua); 2. Catherine Asami (Lahinaluna); 3. Naleah Meyers (Kamehameha); 4. Cheyenne Kaaihue (Kailua).
Girls 225
>> 1. Maia Esera (Kahuku); 2. Alena Bartley (Kamehameha); 3. Elizabeth Warren (Kealakehe); 4. Casey-Ann Ross (Lahainaluna).
Boys 106
>> 1. Hunter Berger (Saint Louis); 2. Zairyn Ramos-Semana (Kapolei); 3. Lawrence Sina (Konawaena); 4. Ryder Armitage (Lahainaluna).
Boys 113
>> 1. Marcus Marinas (Baldwin); 2. Evan Kusumoto (Kamehameha); 3. Joshua Estabillio (Moanalua); 4. Charles Hao (Kamehameha-Hawaii).
Boys 120
>> 1. Kulika Corpuz (Mililani); 2. Logan Lau (Mid-Pacific); 3. Andre Gantala (Konawaena); 4. Diesel Del Rosario (Lanai).
Boys 126
>> 1. Koen Shigemoto (Mililani); 2. Brendan Sekulich (Punahou); 3. Happy Nitahara (Kamehameha-Maui); 4. Lance Thornton (Konawaena).
Boys 132
>> 1. Jaren Kimura (Mililani); 2. Mikah Labuanan (Kamehameha-Maui); 3. Tyler Yoshiyama (Hilo); 4. Hoakea Salter (Kamehameha).
Boys 138
>> 1. Tyger Taam (Moanalua); 2. Kai Sekigawa (‘Iolani); 3. Nainoa Silva (Kamehameha-Maui); 4. Zackary Lapenia (Kamehameha-Hawaii).
Boys 145
>> 1. Bransen Porter (Waianae); 2. Kaihi Cobb-Adams (Saint Louis); 3. Akea Cariaga (Hilo); 4. Kannon Dunbar (Baldwin).
Boys 152
>> 1. Keegan Goeas (Castle); 2. Xander Erolin (PAC-5); 3. Bradly Rocha (Waiakea); 4. Bryson Adric (Baldwin).
Boys 160
>> 1. Nai Hasegawa (Baldwin); 2. Adrian Lee (Mililani); 3. Traven Wailehua (Kamehameha); 4. David Oritiz (Konawaena).
Boys 170
>> 1. Brycen Pagurayan (Kapolei); 2. Chaser Boaz (Lahainaluna); 3. Johan Machida (‘Iolani); 4. Alek Trinidad (Hilo)
Boys 182
>> 1. Jonas Baekkeland (Moanalua); 2. Jackson Hussey (Lahainaluna); 3. Kaipono Rees (Kamehameha); 4. Nick Maira (Konawaena).
Boys 195
>> 1. Keawe Kane-Keahi (Lahainaluna); 2. Maika Kahele Akeo (Kapolei); 3. Malakai Holland (Saint Louis); 4. Kainalu Aurello (Hilo).
Boys 220
>> 1. Rodstan Salangdron (Kapolei); 2. Kainoa Gonzales (Kamehameha); 3. Sanalio Vehikite (Lahainaluna); 4. Nehasi Faleofa (Keaau).
Boys 285
>> 1. Scott Dikilato (Kamehameha); 2. Caleb Lauifi (Waipahu); 3. Gabriel Aiona (Hawaii Prep); 4. Pita Takafua (Baldwin).
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14 State Champions From A Year Ago Are Competing For Another Title
There are 14 state champions from a year ago in the 2023 field (with last year’s weight class, followed by this year’s weight class and won-loss record this season, if available):
>> Isabelle Asuncion, Moanalua (117/117) 16-1
>> Lainey Eckhart, Kamehameha-Hawaii (127/138) 14-0
>> Teani Medeiros-Maielua, Lahainaluna (132/132) record unavailable
>> Jahlia Miguel, Baldwin (145/145) record unavailable
>> Catherine Asami, Lahainaluna (184/184) record unavailable
>> Maia Esera, Kahuku (225/225) 18-0
>> Evan Kusumoto, Kamehameha (106/113) 29-1
>> Mikah Labuanan, Kamehameha-Maui (126/132) 16-1
>> Tyger Taam, Moanalua (132/138) 19-0
>> Justyce Mercado, Punahou (145/152) record unavailable
>> Xander Erolin PAC-5 (152/152) record unavailable
>> Brycen Pagurayan, Kapolei (170/170) 21-1
>> Vanderlei Yong, Waianae (220/220) 8-2
>> Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha (285/285), 16-0
5 Wrestlers Trying To Become Three-Time State Placers
>> Isabelle Asuncion, Moanalua
>> Lainey Eckart, Kamehameha-Hawaii
>> Naiomi Kulukulualani-Sales, Lahainaluna
>> Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha
>> Brycen Pagurayan, Kapolei
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The Season As It Unfolds:
>> Hawaii High School Wrestling Command Center
