Posted at 10:42 p.m., Saturday, May 22, 2004
Pearl City, Kahuku, Farrington win state judo titles
Advertiser Staff
The Pearl City boys and Kahuku girls successfully defended their team titles in the HHSAA/Judo Black Belt Association of Hawai'i State Championships tonight at McKinley’s Student Council Gymnasium.The Kahuku girls shared co-championship honors with Farrington with 51 points each. Rounding out the top five were McKinley (40 points), Pearl City (36), Leilehua (35) and Iolani (35).
Roslyn Maiava and Jenna Nihipali each won individual championships to lead Kahuku.
The Pearl City boys scored 51 points followed by Leilehua (44), McKinley (39), Waiakea (36) and Iolani (31).
Tommy Iinuma and Everett Pavo each won individual championships to lead Pearl City.
Maryknoll’s Tabitha Lum (98 pounds), Iolani’s Catherine Chan (103 pounds) and Mililani’s Corey Jo Tashima (109 pounds) successfully defended their championships in the girls division, while Kahuku’s Thoran Evans (105 pounds) did the same in the boys division.
Lum, Chan, Tashima and Evans each ended their five-minute matches early with ippon (full point) scores.
Lum defeated McKinley’s Ning Feng with 2 minutes and 49 seconds remaining, while Chan stopped La Pietra’s Alicia Huang with 1:36 remaining and Tashima toppled Moanalua’s Lisa Katsuura with 3:47 remaining.
Evans defeated Leilehua’s Paul Gerona with an outer leg throw to win the championship.
Other girls state champions were: McKinley’s Lianne Tomishima (115), Kahuku’s Roslyn Maiava (121), Punahou’s Kara Takasaki (128), Kapolei’s April Due (136), Kahuku’s Jenna Nihipali (145), Moanalua’s Alicia Fu (160) and Kamehameha’s Randolyn Nohara (200).
Other boys state champions were: Leilehua’s Gerry Malanog (114), McKinley’s Patrick Eglinton (123), McKinley’s Michael Fujiuchi (132), Hilo’s Johanson Quist (141), Leilehua’s Brad Padua (180), Kamehameha’s Jordan Fontanilla (200) and St. Louis’ Les Shiroma.
