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PHOTOS: BIIF wrestling returns to Kona

By CONOR LANGS West Hawaii Today clangs@westhawaiitoday.com | Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

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Hilo boys wrestler Damian Chitwood (yellow) and Waiakea's Kanale Saunoa (blue) compete on the mat Saturday at Kealakehe High School. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Hilo girls wrestler Veronica Welle (yellow) wrestles Kea‘au's Jaylea Freitas-Pavao (blue) during Kealakehe's home meet Saturday in Kailua-Kona. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Kealakehe boys wrestling prepares to take the mat on Saturday at Kealakehe High School's gymnasium. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Kealakehe girls wrestler Mahie Bailey (left) and Konawaena's Nicole Qina (right) open their match Saturday at Kealakehe High School. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today) ▲
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KAILUA-KONA — The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) wrestling season reached its midway point Saturday in Kealakehe High School’s gymnasium — hosting all island schools in the weekly boys-and-girls meet. This weekend was additionally the first meet on the west side of the island, drawing a large crowd to watch the young stars compete.

BIIF will return to the mats this upcoming Saturday at Kea‘au High School, with a start time of 10 a.m. There are three remaining regular season meets in 2024, with the Central Pacific Bank/BIIF Wrestling Championships taking place Feb. 17 at Konawaena High School’s Ellison Onizuka Gymnasium. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Wrestling Championships begin Feb. 23 on Oahu.

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