Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Wednesday, March 21, 2001

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State’s best wrestlers
in national tourney

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By Jason Kaneshiro
Star-Bulletin

Having established themselves as the best in the state, four Hawaii wrestlers will take on the best from the mainland at the National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships April 6-8 at Newark, Del.

Three-time state champion Travis Lee of St. Louis headlines the group participating in the event on the campus of the University of Delaware. Lee will be accompanied by teammate Troy Takahashi, Grant Nakamura of Baldwin and Pac-Five's Jansen Fukuda.

Lee won state title in the 130-pound weight class last month, while Takahashi won the 119-pound class, Nakamura won the 125-pound class and Fukuda won the 160-pound class.

Wrestlers must rank among the top two in their state to qualify for the tournament, which annually attracts a bevy of college coaches looking for new recruits.

"To be able to wrestle against the top seniors in the nation will be good for them to see where they stand," said St. Louis coach Todd Los Banos, who will accompany the team to Delaware.

No-hitter on Maui

Baldwin opened its run for the Maui Interscholastic League baseball title in impressive fashion last weekend as four Bear pitchers combined to toss a no-hitter in a 14-0 victory over Kaahumanu Hou.

The game at Iron Maehara Stadium at Wailuku was shortened to five-innings due to the 10-run rule.

Senior pitchers Jason Miyahira, Tyson Higa, Arthur Christe and Chase Carvalho shared the honors for Baldwin, which faces Seabury Hall Friday and Saturday.

"We have to keep getting better and be ready to play good baseball down the road," said Baldwin coach Kahai Shishido.

The MIL's opening weekend also featured an upset as King Kekaulike knocked off two-time defending state champion Molokai, 11-4. But Shishido knows better than to discount the Farmers, who have struggled with injuries in the preseason. "They'll be pretty tough once they get all those guys back," he said.

On the road again ... and again

The Waialua baseball team will be the road warriors of the Oahu Interscholastic Association this season as the Bulldogs are scheduled to play all of their games on their opponents' turf. The team's nomadic existence is the result of unplayable conditions at Waialua Community Park.

"We took a look at the field and we decided it was too dangerous for our boys and our opponents," said Waialua athletic director Sharon Yoshimura.

On your marks

The prep track season hits full stride this weekend as four invitational meets are scheduled around the island.

In the OIA, Radford's Velasco Invitational and Kaiser's Sakamoto Invitational get under way Friday, while Mililani will host the Yamamoto Invitational Saturday. Athletes from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu will convene at Punahou Saturday for the Ralph Martinson Invitational.

Cheers to you

The Mililani High School varsity cheerleading squad placed second at the NCA National Cheerleading Competition March 17 in California. The Trojans earned the runner-up spot in the Small Varsity Division in the event held at Disneyland.

Radford's varsity cheerleaders placed third in the Small Coed Division.

Athletes of the week

To nominate an athlete, contact the Star-Bulletin Sports Department by 11 p.m. Sunday:
529-4782 (phone)
529-4787 (fax)
sports@starbulletin.com

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BASEBALL

OIA Junior varsity

Roosevelt 12, Moanalua 6

Kaiser 10, McKinley 0

Kalani 26, Kailua 8

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JUDO

ILH

Friday's results

Boys

Kamehameha 70, Iolani 10

St. Louis 60, Punahou 40

Kamehameha 50, Punahou 47

Pac-Five 50, St. Louis 40 (OT)

Girls

Iolani 45, Punahou 40

Pac-Five 60, Kamehameha 50 (OT)

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BASKETBALL

ILH girls

Yesterday's results

Division II varsity girls

Hanalani 61, Redemption Academy 52

Hawaii Baptist 42, Kamehameha 33

High scorers--Han: Clarice Kent 20, Bethany Nishimoto 11. RA: Kyra Rapozo 20, Ashlee Rapp 14. HBA: Kara Morita 12, Gretchan Gerloff 11. Kam: Regina Cummings 10, Joanna Mahiai 10.

Team standings

	GP	W	L	PCT.	GB	STK
Kamehameha	2	2	0	1.000	0	W2
Punahou	1	1	0	1.000	0	W1
Iolani	2	1	1	.500	0.5	L1
University	2	1	1	0.500	0.5	W1
Sacred Hearts	0	0	0	0.000	1	--
Maryknoll	1	0	1	0.000	1.5	L1
Mid-Pacific	2	0	2	0.000	2	L2

Team offense

	GP	Total	Avg
Sacred Hearts	0	0	0.0
Punahou	1	63	63.0
Kamehameha	2	120	60.0
Iolani	2	100	50.0
University	2	82	41.0
Maryknoll	1	38	38.0
Mid-Pacific	2	60	30.0

Team Defense

	GP	Total	Avg
Punahou	1	28	28.0
Kamehameha	2	65	32.5
Iolani	2	88	44.0
University	2	104	52.0
Maryknoll	1	54	54.0
Mid-Pacific	2	124	62.0
Sacred Hearts	0	0	0.0

Leading scorers

	High	GP	Avg
Monica Tokoro, Iol	21	2	20.0
Rachel Kane, Pun	18	1	18.0
Trisha Nishimoto, Iol	16	2	14.5
Diane Okubo, UHS	13	2	13.0
Noelle Russell, KS	18	2	12.0
Michelle Baduria, MS	12	1	12.0

3-Point FG

Kamehameha: Courtney Chai 2, Noelle Russell 2. Maryknoll: Michelle Baduria 1, Jenna Castillo 1. Iolani: Trisha Nishimoto 2, Monica Tokoro 2. University: Diane Okubo 1. Punahou: Rachel Kane 2, Niki Jones 2. Mid-Pacific: Shannon Nishi 2, Kristen Young 2, Kimberlly Hee 1.

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GOLF

OIA East

At Barbers Point Course
Yesterday's results, par-72

Boys

Team scores (NTS-denotes no team score)

Castle 343, Kalani 369
McKinley 335, Castle 343
Kalaheo 344, Farrington NTS
Moanalua 328, Farrington NTS
Kahuku 337, Roosevelt 353
Kaiser 321, Kahuku 337
Kailua 376, Kaimuki 407
Roosevelt 353, Kailua 376
Moanalua 328, Kaimuki 407
Kaiser 321, McKinley 335
Kalaheo 344, Kalani 369

Individual leaders

Koa Furtado, Kalah -- 38-36--74
Landon Mizuguchi, Kais -- 43-36--79
Landon Beers, Kais -- 39-40--79
James Kuniyoshi, Moa -- 38-41--79
Arnold Sano, Moa -- 40-39--79
Michael Yutaka, Cast -- 40-39--79
Nikolas Yamane, Kaim -- 45-36--81
Michael Goto, Kais -- 42-39--81
Joey Itagaki, Roos -- 42-40--82
Nainoa Bettencourt, Kais -- 43-39--82
Chase Chulakote, Kail -- 40-42--82
Trumaine Oto, Kahuku -- 44-38--82

Girls

Team scores

Moanalua, 165; Roosevelt, 183; Kaiser, 207; Kalani, NTS; McKinley, NTS.

Individual leaders

Ayumi Hori, Moa -- 37-39--76
Tiffany Takao, McK -- 41-39--80
Eriko Sato, Kais -- 42-39--81
Xyra Suyetsugu, Roos -- 45-37--82
Cheryl-Lynn Daquip, Moa -- 47-42--89
Chrissy White, Kaln -- 47-48--95

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OIA West

At New Ewa Beach Course
Yesterday's results, par-72

Boys

Team scores

Aiea 304, Radford 329
Aiea 304, Waialua 371
Campbell 314, Waianae 348
Pearl City 298, Campbell 314
Leilehua 288, Waipahu NTS
Leilehua 288, Mililani 314
Mililani 314, Waianae 348
Waialua 371, Nanakuli NTS
Pearl City 298, Radford 329

Individual leaders

Nick Mason, Lei -- 36-32--68
Grant Yasui, PC -- 39-32--71
Richard Smith, Lei -- 38-34--72
Brent Davan, Lei -- 39-34--73
Bronson Kalilikane, Kap -- 36-37--73
Earl Medeiros, Waian -- 36-38--74
Martin Cameron, Aiea -- 38-37--75
Kellan Anderson, Lei -- 39-36--75
Jaren Niimi, Mili -- 38-37--75
Russell Yoza, PC -- 37-38--75

Girls

Team scores

Radford, 153; Aiea, 158; Mililani, 178; Pearl City, 193; Kapolei, 230; Leilehua, NTS.

Individual leaders

Merynn Ito, Aiea -- 38-37--75
Angela Apelu, Rad -- 38-38--76
Eleanor Apelu, Rad -- 38-39--77
Megan Sakamoto, Aiea -- 43-40--83
Sheena Higa, Mili -- 37-46--83
Melanie Lee, PC -- 40-46--86
Janelle Higashi, Lei -- 46-45--91
Laura Sinacori, Rad -- 45-46--91
Jaymie Balidoy, Mili -- 49-46--95
Melanie Enten, Rad -- 49-46--95

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ILH

At Oahu Country Club
Monday's results

Boys (par-71)

Team

1. Iolani, 298. 2. Kamehameha, 300. 3. Mid-Pacific, 315. 4. (tie) Hawaii Baptist and Punahou, 318. 6. St. Louis, 333. 7. (tie) Damien and Maryknoll, 347. 9. University High, 360. 10. Lutheran, 408.

Individual leaders

69: Matthew Ma, Iolani. 70--Adam Dornbush, Punahou. 71--Kala'e Leong, Kamehameha. 72--Christian Akau, Kamehameha. 74--Kellen-Floyd Asao, Hawaii Bapist; Chris Caycayon, Kamehameha; Andrew Llarenas, Iolani. 75--Todd Kimura, Mid-Pacific. 77--Pomaikai Shishido, Iolani. 78--Jordan Abe, Hawaii Baptist; Casey Kobashigawa, Iolani. 79--Troy Higashiyama, Mid-Pacific.

Girls (par-73)

Team

1. Punahou, 262. 2. Kamehameha, 282. 3. St. Andrew's, 288. 4. Iolani, 306. 5. Maryknoll/Mid-Pacific, 322. 6. Hawaii Baptist, 402.

Individual leaders

84: Mariel Kotake, Punahou. 87: Lindsay Hong, Punahou. 88: Darene Matsuoka, St. Andrew's; Kari Sur, Iolani. 91: Allison Andrade, Punahou; Stefanie Oshiro, St. Francis. 92: Puamana Tacgere, Kamehameha. 93: Kyra Sumida, Kamehameha. 94: Jennifer Tokin, Punahou. 97: Christine Carvalho, Kamehameha.

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WRESTLING

ILH all-stars

Boys

Wrestler of the year: Travis Lee, St. Louis
Coach of the year: Todd Los Banos, St. Louis

First team

103: Daniel Furuto, Punahou
112: Kris Wong, Iolani
119: Troy Takahashi, St. Louis
125: Ryan Wong, Kamehameha
130: Travis Lee, St. Louis
135: Brian Yamada, Iolani
140: C.J. Peabody, St. Louis
145: Jonathan Spiker, St. Louis
152: Randal Mizuno, Punahou
160: Jansen Fukuda, Pac-Five (MPI)
171: Mark Egesdal, Punahou
189: Carden Vincent, Kamehameha
215: Prince Brown, St. Louis
275: Ikaika Noguchi, St. Louis

Second team

103: Ben Wilmore, St. Louis
112: Aaron Fernandez, Kamehameha
119: Brent Kakesako, Iolani
125: Sammy Kaneshiro, St. Louis
130: Mike Furuto, Punahou
135: Christian Kikuchi, Kamehameha
140: Dallas Kia, Kamehameha
145: Dominic Leong, Punahou
152: Matt Tsutsumi, Iolani
160: Jason Owens, Punahou
171: Robert Yamashita, Iolani
189: Riley Schmidtke, Pac-Five (MPI)
215: Noah Amba, Kamehameha
275: Micah Palmerton, Kamehameha

Girls

Wrestler of the year: Deanna Lau, Punahou
Coach of the year: Mike Tanimoto

First team

98: Chantelle DeJesus, Pac-Five (UHS)
103: Naomi Karlen, Punahou
108: Janelle Hanaike, Kamehameha
114: Deanna Lau, Punahou
121: Melissa Fukushima, Punahou
130: Jennifer Miyahira, Pac-Five (MPI)
140: Kelli Copeland, Punahou
155: Justina Lewis, Kamehameha
175: Azure Skellington, Pac-Five
220: Iwalani Fonoimoana, Kamehameha

Second team

98: Nancy Chock, Punahou
103: Alyssa Watanabe, Pac-Five (UHS)
108: Maurisa Terao, Punahou
114: Kim Tomasa, Pac-Five (St. Francis)
121: Ashley Kojima, Pac-Five (UHS)
130: Jenny Choy, St. Francis
140: Rachel Shidaki, Kamehameha
155: Kelli Furutomo, Pac-Five (HBA)
175: Cherise Kepoo, Kamehameha

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