Chase for the Championship
Punahou wins 4th straight boys paddling title


ScoringLive staff
February 3, 2018, 11:35pm

 



Punahou won both the boys and girls divisions of the 2018 Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Canoe Paddling Championships held at Hilo Bay.

The Buffanblu boys took home top honors for the fourth consecutive year with a race time of 3:45.10, while the girls claimed a state crown for the first time since 2015, with a winning time of 4:16.64.

Seabury Hall became a three-time winner of the mixed crew division, crossing the line with a time of 3:57.76.

With the mixed crew win, Spartans' Taysia Pimentel and Kaya Givensel earned four gold medals in paddling in their career (3 mixed, 1 girls), more than any other girl paddler in tournament history.

FINAL RESULTS

Boys

1. Punahou (3:45.10) - Riley Lathrop (12), Gabriel El Hajji (11), Trevor Hemmings (11), Isaac Miller (11), Aukina Hunt (10), James Morris (10)
2. Seabury (3:48.59)
3. Kalaheo (3:50.76)
4. Kamehameha (3:55.57)
5. Anuenue (4:05.09)
6. Mid-Pacific (4:09.69)
7. Kamehameha-Maui (4:27.94)
8. Hawaii Prep (DQ)

Seabury Hall won the mixed crew division for the third consecutive year. Peter Caldwell | SL Seabury Hall won the mixed crew division for the third consecutive year. Peter Caldwell | SL Peter Caldwell | SL




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