St. Louis boys, Kamehameha girls top ILH judo
Advertiser Staff
St. Louis won seven individual titles to claim the inaugural Interscholastic League of Honolulu Boys Judo Championship Tournament yesterday at Kekuhaupi'o Gym.
The Crusaders finished with a total of 169 points. Pac-Five (141) finished second with Kamehameha (106) placed third.
St. Louis trailed Pac-Five by nine points entering the finals, but just one of the Wolfpack's six finalists won a title.
National judo champion Jonathan Spiker and All-American wrestler Travis Lee headlined the Crusaders squad as they won their respective weight divisions.
The suspense ended early in the girls division as Kamehameha won seven of the ten weight division titles en route to 170 points.
Pac-Five finished a distant second with 91 points.
The Warriors' Charis Kapo'o won the 160-pound title unopposed because she was the only competitor entered in the weight class.
Boys
Final Season Point Totals: 1, St. Louis 169. 2, Pac-Five 141. 3, Kamehameha 106. 4, Punahou 65. 5, Iolani 46.
105 pounds: 1, A.J. Pang, Kamehameha; 2, Billy Toyozaki, Pac-Five; 3, Shayne Yee, St. Louis. 114: 1, Raymond Peabody, St. Louis; 2, Ben Willmore, St. Louis; 3, Patrick Nakamura, Punahou. 123: 1, Troy Takahashi, St. Louis; 2, Brent Kakesako, Iolani; 3, Aaron Char, Kamehameha. 132: 1, Travis Lee, St. Louis; 2, Tyson Nam, Pac-Five; 3, Adam Dengler, Punahou. 141: 1, Ethan Lum, Punahou; 2, Jeremy Otani, Pac-Five; 3, Albert Lua, Kamehameha. 150: Jonathan Spiker, St. Louis; 2, Michael Kinzie, Pac-Five; 3, CJ Peabody, St. Louis. 165: 1, Aaron Raney, Iolani; 2, Jansen Fukuda, Pac-Five; 3, Samson Castillo, Kamehameha. 180: 1, Lane Shiroma, St. Louis; 2, Jordan Fontanilla, Kamehameha; 3, David Sugihara, Pac-Five. 200: 1, Chris Sokugawa, St. Louis; 2, Manaia Alamua, Punahou; 3, Brenden Nakata, Kamehameha. 275: 1, Prince Brown, St. Louis; 2, Lane Saito, Pac-Five; 3, Les Shiroma, St. Louis.
Girls
Final Season Point Totals: 1, Kamehameha 170. 2, Pac-Five 91. 3, Iolani 50. 4, Punahou 46.
98: 1, Kanana Dang, Kamehameha; 2, Amber Yim, Iolani. 103: 1, Jenn Cho, Iolani; 2, Misha Nishiki, Punahou. 109: 1, Tariya Enos, Kamehameha; 3, Kerri Tenno, Pac-Five; 3, Fetia Solomon, Kamehameha. 115: 1, Janelle Hanaike, Kamehameha; 2, Celia Stevaux, Iolani; 3, Fallyn Kapoi, Kamehameha. 121: 1, Livia Long, Kamehameha; 2, Aimee Wakai, Punahou; 3, Kira Goo, Pac-Five.æ128: 1, Elyse Villegas; Kamehameha; 2, Jenn Frost, Punahou; 3, Jenny Choy, Pac-Five. 136: 1, Jayme Obata, Pac-Five; 2, Ciara Higa, Kamehameha; 3, Julia Allen, Punahou. 145: 1, Jennifer Miyahira, Pac-Five; 2, Justina Lewis, Kamehameha.æ160: 1, Charis Kepo'o, Kamehameha. 200: 1, Iwalani Fonoimoana, Kamehameha; 2, Lahela Forbes, Kamehameha.
OIA GOLF
• Yasui wins boys title: Pearl City's Grant Yasui averaged about 71 strokes a round during the O'ahu Interscholastic Association regular season, and playing his average game again yesterday earned him the OIA championship.
Yasui's 1-under-par round, a steady 35-36, included three birdies and two bogeys.
"The greens were slow" at rain-dusted, windless Makaha Golf Club, Yasui said.
Facing a playoff with Wai'anae's Earl Medeiros if he bogeyed the 18th hole, Yasui made a birdie-3 to clinch victory. Medeiros shot 73.
Yasui's will be to improve on his fifth-place finish at the state championships last year. This year's event will be at Kapalua on Maui on Saturday.
71—Grant Yasui (Pearl City) 35-36. 73—Earl Medeiros (Wai'anae) 37-36. 74—Josh Chin ('Aiea) 39-35. 75—Nick Mason (Leilehua) 39-36; Brandon Abreu (Pearl City) 38-37. 76—Kellan Anderson (Leilehua) 36-40; Bronson Kalilikane (Kapolei) 36-40. 77—Chris Kobayashi (McKinley) 38-39. 78—Ryan Perez (Moanalua) 39-39; Jared Apilado (Kahuku) 40-38. 79—Jaren Nimi (Mililani) 41-38; Jared Yamane (Mililani) 39-40. 80—Andrew Ching (Kahuku) 42-38; Kalama Hines (Kalaheo) 42-38; Brad Ching (McKinley) 42-38; Joey Itagaki (Roosevelt) 39-41; Landon Mizuguchi (Kaiser) 44-36.
• Apelu tops the girls: Radford junior Angela Apelu shot a career best 1-under-par 72 to win the OIA girls championship by six strokes yesterday at the Kalakaua Golf course in Schofield Barracks.
Apelu made four birdies — a personal record — all on the back nine and made the longest putt of her life, a 35-footer from the fringe, "almost off the green."
"My putting was putting really on," Apelu said. "On most of the par 3s, I put my iron on the green, pretty close, most of the time and had easy putts."
McKinley's Tiffany Takao was second with a 78.
Defending state champion Merwynn Ito of 'Aiea tied for third with Radford's Eleanor Apelu at 79, and defending OIA champion Ayumi Hori of Moanalua was fifth at 82.
Apelu's previous best round was 75. She improved 11 strokes over last year's OIA championship, when she placed third with 83-84—167.
This year's championship was reduced to 18 holes because of the 20-day teachers strike.
72—Angela Apelu (Radford) 37-35. 78—Tiffany Takao (McKinley) 38-40. 79—Eleanor Apelu (Radford) 39-40; Merynn Ito ('Aiea) 40-39. 82—Ayumi Hori (Moanalua) 38-44. 83—Eriko Sato (Kaiser) 42-41. 85—Xyra Suyetsugu (Roosevelt) 46-39. 89—Megan Sakamoto ('Aiea) 45-44. 94—Laura Sinacori (Radford) 48-46. 95—Janelle Higashi (Leilehua) 46-49. 98—Sheena Higa (Mililani) 46-52; Cheryl Lynn Daquip (Moanalua) 50-48.
MIL GOLF
• Baldwin, Maui triumph: Baldwin won the boys title and Maui High took the girls at the Maui Interscholastic League Golf Team Championship yesterday at the Maui Lani Golf Course.
The Baldwin boys finished with a two-round total of 653. Lahainaluna (667) finished second and St. Anthony (682) third.
St. Anthony's Chaz Inouye took medalist honors with a four-round total of 308. Brendon Phillips (310) of Baldwin finished second and Ryan Michimoto (312) of Lahainaluna third.
The Maui girls finished with a 325 score. Baldwin finished second at 433.
Rie Ganir of Maui won medalist honors with a 315. Dale Gammie (319) of St. Anthony finished second and Lisa Kajihara (331) of King Kekaulike third.
The first round of the team championship was played at the Sandalwood Golf Course.
Boys
Team
653—Baldwin. 667—Lahainaluna. 682—St. Anthony. 696—Maui. 701—Seabury Hall. 777—King Kekaulike.
Individual
308—Chaz Inouye (StA). 310—Brendon Phillips (Bald). 312—Ryan Michimoto (Lah). 315—Kevin Shimomura (Lah). 316—Derek Takahashi (Maui). 321—Clinton Zane (Bald). 324—Trent Kyono (Bald). 326—Russ Drew (SH). 328—Kalani Kahalekulu. 333—Joshua Suyat (Bald).
Girls
Team
325—Maui. 433—Baldwin.
Individual
315—Rie Ganir (Maui). 319—Dale Gammie (StA). 331—Lisa Kajihara (KK). 337—Leona Kunitake (Maui). 342—Kelly Nakashima (Bald).
BIIF GOLF
First-round leaders: Seril Shimizu of Waiakea has a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Individual Championship played yesterday at the Waikoloa King's Course.
Shimizu shot a 70. Teammate Ricky Kimi is second at 71 with four golfers tied at 73.
The girls were rained out at the Waimea Golf Course.
The top 12 boys from yesterday, and the 12 girls with best overall BIIF averages will play in the final round today at the Big Island Country Club.
Boys
Team
288—Waiakea. 324—Hilo. 327—St. Joseph. 334—Kohala. 348—Kealakehe. 370—Hawai'i Prep.
Individuals
70—Seril Shimizu (Waiak). 71—Ricky Kimi (Waiak). 73—Dan Ciez (StJ), Matt Okuno (Hilo), Brett Furutani (Waiak), Kyle Hirayama (Waiak). 74—Jarett Hamamoto (Waiak), Gabriel Wilson (Waiak), Kyle Higuchi (Waiak). 75—Chris Westrum (Koh), Kalani Delima (Keala). 76—Gavin Leeloy (StJ), Bohdan Ponce (Ka'u).
