Girls Win; Boys take Second at Iolani Duals
January 2, 2010 by Jimmy
Filed under Varsity, Girls, Results 2010, Featured Content
Both Boys and Girls teams wrestled well last week and finished strong at the 2009 Iolani Dual Meet Tournament. The Girls charged through the tournament, going 6 – 0 to win for the second consecutive year. The Boys also wrestled very well, but lost a close one to Kamehameha in the finals. The energy level […]
Girls Win on Maui
December 14, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Girls, Results 2010, Featured Content
The girls kicked off their 2009-2010 season right where the left off last year — with a big win. With eight medalists — including six individual champions — the girls won the Maui Invitational by a 35 point margin over second place Lahainaluna. Overall, the coaches were very satisfied with the level of wrestling demonstrated […]
Punahou Returning to “The Clash”
September 10, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under The Clash 2010

Pack the parkas, we’re going back to Rochester! We had an incredible trip two years ago, wrestling in one of the top dual meet tournaments in the country and freezing our okole off. And now we’re going back for another dose of national caliber competition.
Matt Oney Inducted into the JE Athletic Hall of Fame
June 4, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Coach's Comments, Punahou Wrestling

On June 2, 2009, Coach Matt Oney was inducted into his high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Oney wasn’t able to attend in person so Jordan-Elbridge Athletic Director Brad Hamer presented the award to World Champion Gene Mills, who accepted on Oney’s behalf. Also there to honor Coach Oney were his high school lacrosse […]
2009 — What a Year
June 1, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under 2009 Season, Featured Content
Though months have passed since the end of the season, the pride we have in the accomplishments of our wrestlers hasn?t diminished. Our Girls had a breakthrough season, winning their first-ever ILH and State Championships. Led by senior State Champions Jt Ojerio & Ilima-lei Macfarlane, our relatively young girls team medaled in 7 of the […]
Coach Oney Selected as Apprentice Coach for USAW Jr. World Team
April 21, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Coach's Comments, Punahou Wrestling

Congratulations to Coach Matt Oney, who has been accepted to the USA Wrestling Apprentice Coach Program and will be traveling in July to Ankara, Turkey for the Junior World Championship. Coach Oney will be a member of the official USA delegation and will be included in all events and activities associated with the competition. Besides […]
2009 State Championships — Girls Final Standings
February 24, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Girls, Punahou Wrestling, 2009 Season

Individual Medalists 98 Nicole Taniguchi 3rd 114 Chrissy Chow 3rd 120 Mindy Chow 3rd 125 Shelby Asato 4th 140 Jt Ojerio State Champion 155 Ilima-Lei MacFarlane State Champion 175 Kaimana Lundquist 5th Final Team Standings 1st Punahou 150.5 2nd Kahuku 122.0 3rd Campbell 87.0 4th Aiea 86.5 5th Pearl City 81.5 6th Iolani 70.5 7th […]
2009 State Championships — Boys Final Standings
February 24, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Varsity, Punahou Wrestling, 2009 Season

Individual Medalists 108 Bryant Fukushima 2nd 114 Jordan Ng 2nd 120 Andrew Hirai 2nd 125 Reid Oshiro State Champion 130 Maika Nagata State Champion 135 Troy Murakawa 5th 140 Galen McCleary 3rd 145 Bryan Peralta 3rd 152 Evan Johnson 5th 171 Patrick Sheehan State Champion 215 Kolu Buck State Champion 285 Sani Fuimaono State Champion […]
Sportsmanship
February 24, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under Coach's Comments
One of the rewards of the success we had on Saturday night was the good will and kind words of our competitors. Oney & I have been at this for a LONG time (this year marks our 19th season stewarding the Punahou program) and we?ve built some great relationships with the other coaches and wrestlers […]
State Champions x 2
February 24, 2009 by Jimmy
Filed under News, Girls, 2009 Season

The Punahou Wrestling Program had its most successful week ever, winning both Boys and Girls titles at last weekend?s HHSAA State Championships. The Boys earned their third consecutive state crown, winning 5 of 8 finals matches and medaling 12. The Girls broke through, winning their first-ever state title with 2 individual champions and 7 individual […]