Weekly honors
BASKETBALL
ZAC ANDUHA
Mililani
Scored a game-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers, in a first-round loss to Baldwin in the state tournament.
LEVI BARTHOLOMEW
Waiakea
Scored a team-high 14 points in the Warriors' 64-52 loss to Kamehameha in the first round of the state tournament, then had a tournament-high 42 points and 20 rebounds in an 86-80 double-overtime victory over Mililani in the consolation bracket.
SHANNA-LEI DACANAY
Punahou
Averaged 9.7 points per game and had a total of 12 steals and nine assists in three convincing victories at the Konawaena Invitational.
JORDAN DIZON
Waimea
Scored 17 points in a 52-45 loss to Leilehua in the first round of the state tournament, 21 points in a 54-53 victory over Kaimuki in the consolation bracket and 22 points in a 65-57 loss to Waiakea in the consolation final.
MA'AFU FINAU
Maui
Scored a game-high 26 points in the Sabers' 68-49 victory over Leilehua in the state tournament quarterfinals, then had 18 points in a 59-49 loss to Saint Louis in the semifinals.
AARON KAHALOA
Kamehameha
Scored 14 points, including 11 in the pivotal fourth period, in the Warriors' 60-55 overtime victory over Kalaheo in the state quarterfinals.
RACHEL KANE
Punahou
Averaged 8.3 points per game and had a total of 10 rebounds and eight steals in three convincing victories at the Konawaena Invitational, earning Most Valuable Player honors along the way.
RODNEY KEKAHUNA
Baldwin
Scored a team-high 14 points to help the Bears defeat Mililani, 59-43, in the first round of the state tournament.
JONAH LAKATANI
Saint Louis
Scored 11 points in the Crusaders' 47-45 victory over Kaimuki in the first round of the state tournament and had 10 points in a 59-49 win over Maui in the semifinals.
DERRICK LOW
Iolani
Scored 17 points in the Raiders' 78-50 victory over Baldwin in the state tournament quarterfinals, 20 points in a 53-48 semifinal win over Kamehameha and 13 points in a 61-37 victory over Saint Louis for the championship to claim Most Valuable Player honors for the second straight year.
ANGELO MASSEY
Leilehua
Scored a game-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers, to help the Mules defeat Waimea, 52-45, in the first round of the state tournament. Also scored a team-high 14 points in a quarterfinal loss to Maui and 12 points in a fifth-place game loss to Kalaheo.
WILLY MELEMAI
Kamehameha
Scored a game-high 24 points in the Warriors' 64-52 victory over Waiakea in the first round of the state tournament.
JIMMY MIYASAKA
Kaimuki
Scored a game-high 21 points in the Bulldogs' 47-45 loss to Saint Louis in the first round of the state tournament and had 12 points in a 54-53 loss to Waimea in the consolation bracket.
BOBBY NASH
Iolani
Scored 16 points in the Raiders' 78-50 victory over Baldwin in the state tournament quarterfinals, 13 points in a 53-48 semifinal win over Kamehameha and had 15 points and six rebounds in a 61-37 victory over Saint Louis for the championship.
GENE RIVERA
Maui
Scored 15 points in the Sabers' 68-49 victory over Leilehua in the state tournament quarterfinals and had 20 points in a 48-45 win over Kamehameha for third place.
JASON RIVERS
Saint Louis
Held Kaimuki's Daniel Tautofi scoreless in the game's first 31 minutes and kept him to a season-low two points, to help the Crusaders win 47-45 in the first round of the state tournament. Also scored 15 points in a quarterfinal victory over Kea'au.
CALEB SPENCER
Kamehameha
Scored a season-high 18 points in the Warriors' 64-52 victory over Waiakea in the first round of the state tournament, then had 17 points, four rebounds and four steals in a 60-55 overtime win over Kalaheo in the quarterfinals.
DANIEL TAUTOFI
Kaimuki
Held Saint Louis' Jason Rivers to six points in a 47-45 loss in the first round of the state tournament, then had a game-high 25 points in a 54-53 loss to Waimea in the consolation bracket.
SAM WILHOITE
Kalaheo
Scored 21 points in a 60-55 overtime loss to Kamehameha in the state quarterfinals, 25 points in a 62-42 win over Baldwin in the consolation bracket and 23 points in a 54-48 victory over Leilehua for fifth place.
CHELSEA YASUDA
Hawai'i Baptist
Scored a total of 30 points to help the Eagles defeat St. Anthony, Seabury Hall and Maui.
BASEBALL
KALA KA'AIHUE
Iolani
Went 5-for-8 with two doubles and also won the home run derby at the Maui High Tournament.
CHASE KAIUWAILANI
'Aiea
Went 8-for-12 with a double and six RBIs in four games at the Maui High Tournament.
LANDON NAKATA
Punahou
Singled in the game-winning run in the fifth inning and pitched the seventh inning to earn the save in the Buffanblu's victory over Pearl City in the championship game of the Maui High Tournament.
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Edward Afualo
Kapolei
Junior won his third straight state 100 breaststroke championship.
Tamarah Binek, Marlene Yafuso, Tiffany Bumatay, Whitney Nekoba, Cassie Ka'apu-Lyons
Waiakea
Seniors Yafuso and Bumatay and junior Binek swam in all three relays, junior Nekoba in two and senior Ka'apu-Lyons in one as Warriors swept the relays for 36 of their 50 points to win their second straight state girls championship. The 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay times qualify for All-American.
Waiakea's best finishes in individual races were second places by Binek (100 freestyle) Yafuso (500 freestyle) and Ka'apu-Lyons (100 breaststroke)
Meredith Egloria
Kapolei
Freshman won 50 and 100 freestyle girls state championships, cutting 3/10ths of a second off her personal records in each event to clock All-America times of 23.61 and 51.72 seconds.
Amanda Hamilton
Kealakehe
One of three freshman state champions, she won 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.13.
Karly Kopra
Hawai'i Prep
Won state 100 breaststroke championship in 1:05.63, the fastest winning time since Nadine Takai set the meet record of 1:04.94 in 1988.
Aleia Mondon
St. Andrew's Priory
One of three freshman girls to win a state championship on Saturday. Hers was in diving.
Chelsea Nagata
Maui
Won second straight state 100 butterfly championship and qualified for Senior Nationals with her qualification time of 55.78 the day before. Earned automatic All-America for second year in a row in butterfly and also for her trials time of 23.68 in 50 freestyle.
Christine Phillips
Kalaheo
Sophomore won girls 200- and 500-yard freestyle events at state championships.
Noa Sakamoto
Punahou
Junior won the grueling boys 200- and 500-yard freestyle races at state meet, beating out the defending champion and meet record-holder in both races in All-American times of 1:39.55 and 4:31.92.
C.J. Smith
Punahou
State's top water polo player won his first varsity swimming championship, league or state, in 100 freestyle.
Hongzhe Sun
Iolani
Set his third individual state-meet record and helped Iolani's 400-yard relay team set a meet record as he led Iolani to its second straight state boys championship and ended his career with seven individual titles of a possible eight. His record 200 individual medley time of 1:49.17 and winning 100 backstroke time of 50.40 both meet All-America standards.
Randall Tom
Seabury Hall
Junior won 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly races at Local Motion State Championships. His butterfly time of 50.26 was a personal record by .23 of a second and qualifies easily for All-American recognition. He earned All-American status earlier in the season with a 21.11
Drew Wallace
Punahou
Sophomore broke 24-year-old state meet record with 439.65 points in 1-meter diving, earning All-American status.
Dane Wayman, Julian Price, Jonathan Lau, Pat Morrissey, Daniel Lim
Iolani
Joined in various combinations with Hongzhe Sun and Mark Eckert Jr. to win all three boys relays at state championship meet. Eckert, Lim Jones and Sun set meet record in 400 freestyle in All-American time of 3:09.71.
WRESTLING
Noah Amba
Kamehameha
Coming back from an injury in January that threatened his season, Amba won the ILH boys 215-pound title.
Joel Bareng
Moanalua
Senior reversed his loss in final of Eastern Division tournament to win OIA boys 152-pound championship.
Venus Bravo
Moanalua
Undefeated senior pinned final opponent, one of her numerous pins this season, to win OIA girls 98-pound title.
Jazmine Cockett
Kamehameha
Co-captain defeated Punahou's Lauren Primiano 7-5 in one of her closest matches to remain unbeaten at 130 pounds and help Kamehameha win its third straight ILH title — every championship since the ILH sanctioned girls wrestling.
Ashlee Estioko
Kahuku
Sophomore won OIA girls 130-pound championship by a pin.
Aaron Ishikawa
Iolani
Sophomore upset the No. 1 seed to win ILH boys 103-pound title. Ishikawa has a 24-7 record.
Kuunui Johnson
Radford
Won the OIA girls 155-pound championship by 10 points, 14-4.
Rory Jones
Leilehua
2002 state 215-pound quarterfinalist pinned final opponent to win OIA boys 275-pound championship.
Naomi Karlen
Punahou
Senior co-captain capped an unbeaten ILH 103-pound season by winning her third league championship. Karlen was state runner-up at 98 pounds last year.
Jaynee Kim
Punahou
Senior won 114-pound title, her third ILH championship.
Riley Kitamura
Punahou
Senior co-captain capped year-long improvement by beating No. 1 seed and 2002 state 119-pound champion Jared Wakayama for the ILH boys 125-pound title. "He's hitting his peak at the right time," coach Matt Oney said.
Martin Kauslausky
Kamehameha
Upset the No. 1 seed to win ILH boys 160-pound championship.
Tania Liufau
McKinley
Pins in the first period of all three of her matches gave senior her first OIA girls heavyweight championship in a dominating performance.
Collin Mansanas
Castle
One-point victory gave senior OIA boys 160-pound championship in his best season.
Laosamoa Misu-Uli
Farrington
Pinned final opponent for OIA girls 175-pound championship.
Robyn Mizuno
Punahou
Junior defeated higher seeds in semifinal and final to win ILH girls 140-pound championship. "It is a well-deserved surprise; she has started believing in herself," coach Matt Oney said.
Mikio Nagasako
Moanalua
Junior reversed his loss in final of Eastern Division tournament to win OIA boys 189-pound championship.
Noah Palmerton
Moanalua
Unbeaten senior, a 2002 state quarterfinalist, pinned his final opponent to win OIA 215-pound championship.
Naleisha Pelekai-Wai
Kamehameha
Co-captain moved up to 121-pound class for ILH championships after losing her 114-pound position in a team wrestle-off, and reversed two previous losses to the top-seeded entry to win the title.
Leilani Relator
Kahuku
Defeated 2002 state champion Danyelle Hedin of Kailua to win OIA girls 121-pound championship.
Jonathan Spiker
Saint Louis
Won his fourth straight ILH championship at 152 pounds, improving his career record to 138-0. He will attempt to become the second wrestler in history to win four state championships March 14-15 at Blaisdell Arena.
Patrick Stachel
Kamehameha
Defeated No. 1 seed and defending state champion Riley Schmidtke of Pac-Five to win ILH 189-pound title.
Emile Suehiro
McKinley
Senior pinned every opponent in the OIA championship tournament to win his third consecutive OIA title. This year it was at 130 pounds, last year 125 and in 2001 at 119 pounds. He was state runner-up last year.
Rene Suehiro
McKinley
Like his older brother, junior overcame flu and a long layoff to win his third consecutive OIA title, this year at 140 pounds. He was the state 135-pound champion last season.
Kevin Takasaki
Punahou
Senior co-captain, who was seeded third in ILH tournament, upset the No. 1 and 2 seeds to win the boys 145-pound championship. "He always stays late at practice and keeps improving," coach Matt Oney said.
Mauri Terao
Punahou
Senior co-captain completed undefeated ILH season by winning girls 108-pound championship by a technical fall.
Desmond Thain
McKinley
Senior 135-pounder won his second consecutive OIA championship. Last year he won at 130.
Lawrence Thain
McKinley
Senior won his second straight OIA title at 119 pounds with a first-round pin. McKinley's four brothers — the Thains and Suehiros — have won 10 OIA titles among them.
Elizabeth "Kapua" Torres
Kahuku
Pinned all three opponents to win OIA girls 108-pound championship and complete unbeaten season of nearly 30 victories, all but one by pin.
Caylene Valdez
Moanalua
Undefeated 114-pounder won her fourth straight OIA girls championship and will attempt to be the first girl to win four state championships at Blaisdell Arena March 14-15. Her previous three titles were at 108.
Ben Wilmore
Saint Louis
In one of the state's best rivalries, Wilmore defeated top-seeded Brent Kakesako of Iolani, last year's state 125-pound champ, for the ILH boys 130-pound title.
Bricen Yakabe
Kaiser
Pinned opponent to win OIA boys 103-pound championship.
Owen Yonehara
Iolani
Senior 135-pounder won his first ILH varsity championship, improving his record to 28-3.
