Nā Kula ʻo Kamehameha capped off an incredibly successful winter state championship tournament campaign with some big wins on the wrestling mat.
For the second straight year, the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama boys won the Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling Championship on Saturday Feb. 22 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. This is their eighth championship overall.
KS Maui senior Mikah Labuanan pins an opponent on his way to a fourth straight state title, the first ever for Maui Nui. Photo courtesy: Parish Kaleihawea KSK'07/Parish808photography.com
KS Maui senior Mikah Labuanan pins an opponent on his way to a fourth straight state title, the first ever for Maui Nui. Photo courtesy: Parish Kaleihawea KSK'07/Parish808photography.com
In individual competition, KS Maui senior Mikah Labuanan completed a grand slam, earning gold in the 150-pound division, capturing his fourth state wrestling title in as many years. Labuanan is Maui’s first four-time state champ.
He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “To have my lāhui there, everyone supporting me and loving me, to come here and represent them and make history, that means so much to me. It’s bigger than I am. It’s bigger than our program. It’s for our whole island. I’m forever grateful to be part of Kamehameha-Maui.”
Labuanan wasn’t the only KS Maui wrestler to earn tournament gold. Junior Blake Abernathy won in the 138-pound division.
On the girls side, three KS Kapālama wrestlers earned gold including senior Jax Realin who won in 130-pound division to earn an impressive third state title. The other two girls state champs were freshman Auriana Wahinekona in the 110-pound division and senior Rylie Nishida in the 125-pound division.
Finally, hoʻomaikaʻi to KS Kapālama junior David Wong who earned gold in the 100-yard breastroke in the K. Mark Takai/HHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championship.
Hulō to all our outstanding ʻālapa haumāna for your outstanding efforts in representing Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha and the lāhui.
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