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Posted on: Friday, March 28, 2008

'Iolani's Fatongia captures girls national wrestling title

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Olivia Fatongia

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Three Hawai'i wrestlers captured titles at the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle National Championships in Oklahoma City, on March 15 and 16.

Olivia Fatongia, who won a girls state wrestling title this year for 'Iolani, captured the 185-pound crown in the high school division

Fatongia defeated Jessica Scott of Texas, 6-4, in the title match.

Tani Ader, who was a state champion for Farrington High this year, finished second in Oklahoma City, losing in the 123-pound title match. Pi'ikea Kalalau of Baldwin High, who finished third in the state tournament this year, also lost in the 138-pound championship match.

In the middle school and elementary division Teniya and Teshya Alo won titles.

The sisters, who attend Nu'uanu Elementary, won their championships in the grades 1 through 5 division.

Teniya won a 13-6 decision over Mercedes Gassmann of Kansas in the 54-pound division. Teshya pinned Rebekah Novak of Missouri just 8 seconds into their 65-pound final.

OTHER LOCAL RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOL

102 pounds, fourth place — Brittney Taylor (Nebraska) major decisioned Keiko Akamine ('Iolani), 10-0.

116, seventh place — Chaelynn Tan (Kapolei High) pinned Roni Goodale (Iowa), 1:12.

123, second place — Joey Miller (Oklahoma) pinned Tani Ader (Farrington High), 3:24.

138, second place — Tessa Plana (Texas) pinned Pi'ikea Kalalau (Baldwin High), 5:51.

185-plus, sixth place — Britnee Barbosa (Texas) pinned Victoria Green (Wai'anae High), 3:14.