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A Mom’s Perspective…

December 9, 2012 by  
Filed under News, Parents, Reference

By Kelly Ann Fukuhara    (Lauren ’12 & Justin ’15)   I have always told my children that we are spending a lot of money sending them to Punahou so they need to take advantage of all the opportunities that Punahou has to offer.  I wanted each of them to have at least one activity each […]

What Moms Are Saying About Wrestling

December 2, 2012 by  
Filed under News, Parents, Reference

Initial Impressions and Fears “If we, as parents, truly believe that girls can do anything boys can do, what better way to prove it than by encouraging them to wrestle?” “Prior to wrestling as a freshman, I had no clue what wrestling was about.  Both my son and I experienced a steep learning curve that […]

2012 ILH Championships

February 27, 2012 by  
Filed under News, Varsity, Girls, JV, Featured Content

All 3 teams (JV/Vars/Girls) won their respective league championships this past Saturday…though only our JV team performed to the best of their abilities. Our JV team put together an outstanding tournament, and truly set the bar for the Vars and Girls to step up to moving forward to this weekend’s state tournament.  We had several […]

2012 ILH Intermediate Wrestling Championships

February 14, 2012 by  
Filed under News, Intermediate, Featured Content, Uncategorized

This past weekend found the Punahou Intermediate Wrestling team grappling with teams from across the ILH for the 2012 ILH Intermediate Wrestling Championship.  With limited seating and over 150 competitors Klum gym provided an ideal venue for a day filled with action, suspense, heartache, and glory. After 4 hours of intense competition, and a spirited […]

The Clash 2011–Tournament Day 1

December 30, 2011 by  
Filed under News, The Clash 2011

Today was our first day of competition and it was quite a roller coaster. We started with #1 Ranked St. Edward and didn’t wrestle particularly well. They were certainly a much better team than us, but we also wrestled poorly, perhaps overwhelmed by both the opponent and the stage. St. Ed beat us 65-6, with […]

The Clash 2011–Day 2

December 29, 2011 by  
Filed under News, The Clash 2011

We started the day bright & early with a 7:30am shuttle to the RCTC for an 8:00a workout. The tournament organizers already have the gym set up for the tournament and we got to practice on the mat we’ll be wrestling on tomorrow. Overall, a short but intense workout – just what we needed the […]

The Clash 2011–Settling In

December 28, 2011 by  
Filed under News, The Clash 2011

After 14 hours of travel time and stopovers in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, we finally arrived yesterday in Rochester for our third shot at The Clash, the premier high school dual meet tournament in the country. Unlike the sub-zero temperatures that greeted us the last two trips, we arrived to “balmy” 35 degree weather. For […]

Washington Intermediate Joint Practice

December 14, 2011 by  
Filed under News, Intermediate, Punahou Wrestling, Uncategorized

On Tuesday, December 13th the Punahou Intermediate wrestling team held a joint practice with the Washington Intermediate Eagle Wrestling club. Coached by Brett Kumabe c/o ’95 the Washington Eagles and Punahou Buff n Blue have collaborated on a number of successful projects in the past, and continued that success with a spirited and eventful afternoon. […]

AP Summer Institute

July 12, 2011 by  
Filed under News

We have been asked to help staff the Advanced Placement Summer Institute at Punahou School, July 24 – 29. It won’t be hard work (aside from moving a few boxes) but we will need to have wrestlers available throughout the conference. In exchange for our help, the AP Institute will be making a donation to […]

Schedule for 2011 ILH Championships

January 31, 2011 by  
Filed under News, 2011 Season

Following is the schedule for the 2011 ILH Championship Tournament at Kamehamaha – Kapalama. Intermediate and JV will be wrestling in the morning; Boys & Girls Varsity will start at 4:00pm. Please note that parking will be extremely limited and car pooling is recommended.   TIME Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:00am JV boys weigh-in 8:45am […]

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