Boys and Girls Judo hopeful as they head to States
May 5, 2022
The Moanalua judo team is heading to the State Tournament with much to celebrate about this past season.
Both girls and boys teams won the OIA team title, against Waipahu and Kapolei respectively, on Friday, April 8 in the OIA team championships. In the OIA Individual Judo Championships on Saturday, April 23, more than 20 judokas qualified individually within their respective weight brackets for States, with 11 judokas placing first.
This comes after two years of having no season due to COVID-19. Before quarantine, both girls and boys clinched the team state title twice in a row for the 2018 and 2019 season.
“I really hope that we get the team title. As much as a state championship is worth for senior year, I think the most important thing is team title, because I feel if we win as a team, for upcoming generations, they’ll see, ‘I’ll join judo too’, and it’s just going to keep on going,” senior Rachel Oshita said. She placed first in her weight class of 129lb.
The state tournament is the last event of the 2022 season. It will be held on Saturday, May 7 at Stan Sherrif Center, starting at 10:30am.
Boys Results from the OIA Tournament
108 – 1st Estabilio, Josh
114 – 1st Flores, Diego, 7th Matsui, Gage
132 – 6th Nochi, Jarrett
145 – 1st Salvador, Teagan
161 – 2nd Lazo, Branson, 5th Jacob, Christian
178 – 1st Sumiye, Blaze
198 – 1st Lee, Brady, 5th Saiki, Logan
220 – 3rd Nitahara, Karter, 5th Kurahara, Keaka
285 – 4th Paleafei, Christian
Girls Results from the OIA Tournament
98 – 4th Hayashida, Gabrielle
103 – 1st Beltran, Sage, 3rd Llaneza, Maya
109 – 1st Shota, Kayla
115 – 2nd Yasumura, Kamaile, 6th Tomomitsu, Kasie
122 – 2nd Maki, Baylee
129 – 1st Oshita, Rachel
139 – 1st Dixon, Jessica
154 – 3rd Kukonu, Nohi, 4th Yasumura, Kalei
172 – 1st Titcomb, Taryn, 2nd Baguio, Eden
220 – 1st Adiniwin, Jasmine
