Hawaii Island junior lifeguarding championship results

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Top finishers 13 and older in each event qualify to compete at the state junior lifeguarding championship, July 27 on Maui

Saturday at Hapuna Beach State Park

Top finishers 13 and older in each event qualify to compete at the state junior lifeguarding championship, July 27 on Maui

1,000 meter run

Girls 12

1. Joey Cootey (Team Hapuna)

2. Sydney Wiernicki (Hapuna)

3. Malaea Marks (Team Kona)

4. Charlee Brown (Hapuna)

5. Kailani Leyva (Team Hilo)

6. Hannah Decleene (Hilo)

Boys 12

1. Sihkea Jim (Hapuna)

2. Evan Totman (Puna)

3. Tanner Levine (Kona)

4. Zachary Bleich (Kona)

5. Timmy Kauhane (Hapuna)

6. Devon Albrecht (Puna)

Girls 13-14

1. Ada Benson (Hapuna)

2. Julia Kraatz (Kona)

3. Jade Steele (Puna)

4. Stella Javier (Puna)

5. Sienna Levine (Kona)

6. Chiqi Gerjais (Hilo)

Boys 13-14

1. Kea Callihan (Hapuna)

2. Noah Wise (Hapuna)

3. Mateo Batol (Hapuna)

4. Nolan McIntosh (Kona)

5. Keanu Young (Hapuna)

6. Sam Hasegawa (Hapuna)

Girls 15-17

1. Abigail Melling (Hapuna)

2. Kaui Taylor (Hapuna)

3. Brianna Dixon (Hapuna)

4. Emiko Hasegawa (Hapuna)

5. Naomi Tomlinson (Kona)

6. Seqjoia Marks (Puna)

Boys 15-17

1. Michael Spetich (Hapuna)

2. Luke Potter (Hapuna)

3. James Whalen (Kona)

4. Zech Decleene (Hilo)

5. Duncan McIntosh (Kona)

6. Pono Hirayama (Puna)

200 meter swim

Girls 12

1. Ryanne Doherty (Hapuna)

2. Hannah Decleene (Hilo)

3. Kenya Gray (Kona)

4. Joey Cootey (Hapuna)

5. Alexia Rose (Kona)

6. Ala Taylor (Hapuna)

Boys 12

1. Sihkea Jim (Hapuna)

2. Tanner Levine (Kona)

3. Kalani Hartman (Kona)

4. Devon Albrecht (Puna)

5. Jahsiah Yoshizumi (Hapuna)

Girls 13-14

1. Hannah Tomlinson (Kona)

2. Tori Oshiro (Kona)

3. Marvelanne Clark (Hapuna)

4. Sienna Levine (Kona)

5. Bayleigh Wiernicki (Hapuna)

6. Chiqi Gerjais (Hilo)

Boys 13-14

1. Dane Francis (Hapuna)

2. Jackson Cootey (Hapuna)

3. Keanu Young (Hapuna)

4. Onar Smith (Kona)

5. Nick Hiromasa (Kona)

6. Sam Hasegawa (Hapuna)

Girls 15-17

1. Elizabeth Jim (Hapuna)

2. Katherine Kauhane (Hapuna)

3. Nina Gerjais (Hilo)

4. Naomi Tomlinson (Kona)

5. Seqjoia Marks (Puna)

6. Teal Rose (Kona)

Boys 15-17

1. Shane Rose (Kona)

2. Daniel Manzo (Kona)

3. Joshua Van Bakel (Kona)

4. Mitchell Furer (Kona)

5. Keahi Waipa (Puna)

6. Johan Van Bakel (Kona)

Beach flags

Girls 12

1. Joey Cootey (Hapuna)

2. Malaea Marks (Kona)

3. Ala Taylor (Hapuna)

4. Jalen Gambee (Kona)

5. Sydney Wiernicki (Hapuna)

6. Charlee Brown (Hapuna)

Boys 12

1. Sihkea Jim (Hapuna)

2. Jahsiah Yoshizumi (Hapuna)

3. Kalani Hartman (Kona)

4. Jeremy Yee (Hapuna)

5. Devon Albrecht (Puna)

6. Evan Totman (Puna)

Girls 13-14

1. Jade Steele (Puna)

2. Caitlin Albrecht (Puna)

3. Ada Benson (Hapuna)

4. Tatiana Alvarez (Kona)

5. Charlotte Taylor (Hapuna)

6. Jenna Lapinta (Hilo)

Boys 13-14

1. Maile Etherton (Hapuna)

2. Noah Wise (Hapuna)

3. Nick Hiromasa (Kona)

4. Robbie Kauhane (Hapuna)

5. Kea Callihan (Hapuna)

6. Koa Callihan (Hapuna)

Girls 15-17

1. Kaui Taylor (Hapuna)

2. Katherine Kauhane (Hapuna)

3. Sara Lewis (Hapuna)

4. Madelin Woodrum (Kona)

5. Elizabeth Jim (Hapuna)

6. Abigail Melling (Hapuna)

Boys 15-17

1. Isaiah Carvalho (Hapuna)

2. Jodacie Alvarez (Kona)

3. Kawika Silva (Hilo)

4. James Whalen (Kona)

5. Duncan McIntosh (Kona)

6. Joshua Van Bakel (Kona)

100 Meter Run Swim Run

Girls 12

1. Joey Cootey (Hapuna)

2. Hannah Decleene (Hilo)

3. Sydney Wiernicki (Hapuna)

4. Ala Taylor (Hapuna)

5. Kenya Gray (Kona)

6. Alexia Rose (Kona)

Boys 12

1. Sihkea Jim (Hapuna)

2. Tanner Levine (Kona)

3. Makana Watson (Hapuna)

4. Kalani Hartman (Kona)

5. Evan Totman (Puna)

6. Devon Albrecht (Puna)

Girls 13-14

1. Hannah Tomlinson (Kona)

2. Sienna Levine (Kona)

3. Julia Kraatz (Kona)

4. Stella Javier (Puna)

5. Chiqi Gerjais (Hilo)

6. Charlotte Taylor (Hapuna)

Boys 13-14

1. Jackson Cootey (Hapuna)

2. Maile Etherton (Hapuna)

3. Dane Francis (Hapuna)

4. Keanu Young (Hapuna)

5. Noah Walker (Puna)

6. Noah Wise (Hapuna)

Girls 15-17

1. Elizabeth Jim (Hapuna)

2. Kaui Taylor (Hapuna)

3. Katherine Kauhane (Hapuna)

4. Abigail Melling (Hapuna)

5. Nina Gerjais (Hilo)

6. Seqjoia Marks (Puna)

Boys 15-17

1. Keahi Waipa (Puna)

2. Mitchell Furer (Kona)

3. Joshua Van Bakel (Kona)

4. Connor Varney (Hapuna)

5. Johan Van Bakel (Kona)

6. Daniel Manzo (Kona)

Team paddleboard

Girls 12: Hapuna (Annika Berezney, Joey Cootey, Ryanne Doherty, Anna Gaglione, Ala Taylor, Sydney Wiernicki)

Boys 12: Hapuna (Sihkea Jim, Timmy Kauhane, Makana Watson, Jeremy Yee, Jahsiah Yoshizumi)

Girls 13-14: Kona (Reina Condon, Julia Kraatz, Sienna Levine, Tori Oshiro, Megan Stone, Hannah Tomlinson)

Boys 13-14: Hapuna (Kea Callihan, Maile Etherton, Robbie Kauhane, Moses Kobayashi, Noah Wise, Keanu Young)

Girls 15-17: Hapuna (Emiko Hasegawa, Elizabeth Jim, Katherine Kauhane, Abigail Melling, Kaui Taylor, and Kealohi Wang)

Boys 15-17: East Side (Chico Alconel, Hilo; Zech Decleene, Hilo; Pono Hirayama (Puna), Kawika Silva (Hilo), Jesse Swanson (Hilo), and Keahi Waipa, Puna)

Team standings: 1. Hapuna, 288 points; 2. Kona, 163; 3. Puna, 54; 4. Hilo, 34 points.

Submitted by Phyllis Kanekuni