State Champions
98 pounds
Candace Sakamoto
Castle
Championship match
Candace Sakamoto (Castle) def. Keiko Akamine (Iolani), pin
Sakamoto took a 2-0 lead with a takedown at 1:10 of the first period and was the aggressor the whole way. Akamine tried everything to turn the tide, but couldn't.
Sakamoto ended it with a pin with 1:38 left in the second period.
Third-place match
Joyce Transfiguracion (Kealakehe) def. Kelcie Suda (St. Anthony's)
Fifth-place match
Taylor Ieera (Farington) def. Pauline Wu (McKinley)
103 pounds
Carla Watase
Iolani
Championship match
Carla Watase (Iolani) def. Brandie Dela Rama (Mililani) 11-5
Watase, a junior, took her third straight state title. She led just 2-0 after the first period, and afterward said the early points were easy because Dela Rama fell.
Watase gained confidence, but led just 4-2 when Dela Rama scored a takedown with 1:36 left in the second. But Watase pulled away.
Third-place match
Rayna Hirata, Kaiser def. Kalae Johnson, Kahuku
Fifth-place match
Ashley Hayase, Lahainaluna def. Renee Mitchell, Kealakehe
108 pounds
Megan Morisada
Iolani
Championship match
Megan Morisada (Iolani) def. Danica Auna (Kahuku) 4-3
In one of the most drama-filled matches of the night, Morisada prevailed, but barely.
After a scoreless first period, Morisada took a 3-1 lead, but Auna took over the momentum and fought relentlessly for the tying takedown. With 35 seconds to go in the second, Morisada went up 4-1 with what turned out to be a winning escape.
Third-place match
Lisa Katsura, (Moanalua) def. Vicki Milanil (Lahainaluna)
Fifth-place match
Paige Inouye (Pearl City) def. Kailin Curran (Campbell)
114 pounds
Tani Ader
Farrington
Championship match
Tani Ader (Farrington) def. Jasmine Dollopac (Maui), pin
Ader came in as the Oahu Interscholastic Association champion and No. 1 seed. She showed why by pinning Dollopac with 1:37 left in the first period.
Third-place match
Clarissa Reidy (Kapolei) def. Shina Tohara (Kealakehe)
Fifth-place match
Marlene Shimamura (Roosevelt) def. Chelsey Eugenio (Kahuku)
120 pounds
Cherae Pascua
Mililani
Championship match
Cherae Pascua (Mililani) def. Sheryl Manglaylay (Lahainaluna) 6-5
Pascua had a commanding 4-1 lead with a minute left in the first period, but had to fight off Manglaylay.
With 25 seconds to go in the match, Pascua's takedown and Manglaylay's escape gave Pascua a 6-3 edge. Then, with 5 seconds left, Manglaylay came close to pinning Pascua, but didn't hold her long enough.
Third-place match
Chaelyn Tan (Kapolei) def. Kuulei Nitta (Moanalua)
Fifth-place match
Risha Nishima (Hawaii Baptist) def. Raena Campos (Kamehameha)
125 pounds
Ashely Poling
Kaiser
Championship match
Ashley Poling (Kaiser) def. Kuuipo Badayos (Waianae) 10-0
The match was never in doubt from start to finish, although the top-seeded Poling led just 2-0 after one period. A near pin of the unseeded Badayos made it 5-0 near the end of the second period. Poling also had a reversal and another near pin in the third to finish it off.
Third-place match
Kylah Saballa-Olaes (Kapolei) def. Danica Kamakana (Moanalua)
Fifth-place match
Natasha Chang (Baldwin) def. Kaleiolani Souza (Aiea)
130 pounds
Mysia Kamakaala
Kahuku
Championship match
Mysia Kamakaala (Kahuku) def. Piikea Kalalau (Baldwin) 6-3
A senior, Kamakaala won her first state crown in her first appearance at the year-ending tournament.
The outcome for Kamakaala was in jeopardy when Kalalau scored a takedown with 1:05 left in the second to get within one, but Kamakaala shook off a shoulder injury for the clinching takedown.
Third-place match
Punahele Luafalemana (Molokai) def. Ariella Ing (Moanalua)
Fifth-place match
Kiana Parilla (Kamehameha) def. Chantee Perez (Waipahu)
140 pounds
Kara Takasaki
Punahou
Championship match
Kara Takasaki (Punahou) def. Kadian Shaw (Lahainaluna) pin
Takasaki cruised to her second straight state championship for the Buffanblu.
She led by a hefty 12-2 margin before pinning Shaw with 28 seconds left in the match.
Third-place match
BN Alfanso (Farrington) def. Stephanie Geltmacher (Kalaheo)
Fifth-place match
Erin Ah Sue (Kahuku) def. Ashley Juhn (Moanalua)
155 pounds
Alicia Fu
Moanalua
Championship match
Alicia Fu (Moanalua) def. Amanda Soliai (Kahuku) 2-1
In one of the most grueling, defensive matches of the night, Fu got the points she needed with a takedown with 25 seconds to go in the first period. The gritty Soliai scored with an escape late in the second period, but neither wrestler could dominate or score the rest of the way.
Third-place match
Kulia McGurn (Kamehameha-Maui) def. Janna Amby (Lanai)
Fifth-place match
Monique Dilliner (Kailua) def. Crystal Kalakau (Farrington)
175 pounds
Desiree Memea
Pac-Five
Championship match
Desiree Memea (University) def. Marlene Suckel (Kahuku) 7-5, OT
In a close match throughout, Memea pulled through in overtime. She scored a takedown by charging Suckel with 34 seconds left in the extra period. Suckel went out of the circle, but officials ruled she went down before going out.
Memea is the older sister of Little League World Series champion catcher Michael Memea.
Third-place match
Jane Matto (Farrington) def. Kailee Andrade (Baldwin)
Fifth-place match
Justina Luafalemana (Molokai) def. Ashley Kanai (Konawaena)
220 pounds
Randolyn Nohara
Kamehameha
Championship match
Randolyn Nohara (Kamehameha) def. Olivia Fatongia (Iolani) 11-8
Nohara had to work for this one, her third straight state championship. Fatongia's escape with 1 minute to go in the second period made it 7-7. After Nohara's takedown late in the match, Fatongia once again scored with an escape to make it 9-8, setting up a possible upset. But Nohara got one more takedown in the final few seconds to clinch it.
Third-place match
Ashley Lilo (Farrington) def. Andrea Reyes (Moanalua)
Fifth-place match
Maiki Mafi (University) def. Pamela Higa (Pearl City)