In case you haven’t heard by now, half of this year’s Women’s Olympic Team hails from Hawaii. Stephany Lee (Moanalua ’01) and Clarissa Chun (Roosevelt ’99) will be representing the United States at the London Olympics later this summer.

To help defray travel expenses for the athletes and their families, there will be a fundraiser on June 2nd at Pearl Ultra Lounge in the Ala Moana Shoppiong Center. Steph & Clarissa will be on hand to autograph t-shirts and posters.

Tickets are $50.00 ($35.00 is tax deductible) and includes a Hawaiian buffet and a drink ticket. You can also make a fully tax deductible donation using this attached form.

Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Pearl Ultra Lounge
(Ala Moana Shopping Center)
Cost: $50.00

For more information, you can download this flyer or email Keith Matsumoto at gowrestlekeith@gmail.com.

3x All-American and 2004 NCAA Champion Jesse Jantzen will be the featured clinician at this year’s Iolani Wrestling Clinic. The clinic will run June 4-8 at Iolani School.

You can download this flyer with cost information, schedule, and registration information.

Maui Team Camp
June 15 – 18th @ Lahainaluna High School
6/15: 6 – 9pm
6/16: 9 – 12noon
6/17: 9 – 12noon
6/18: 9 – 12noon

Moanalua edged out Mililani by six points to win their third straight Boys State Judo Championship, while Pearl City topped 3-time champion Punahou to win the Girls title. The Chargers, led by 220-lb State Champion Sanoe Spencer (her 3rd individual title) beat Punahou by 13.

Final Results for the 2012 HHSAA State Judo Championships

Boys Team Standings

Boys Individual Results

Girls Team Standings

Girls Individual Results

The Kauai Interscholastic Federation Executive Board has agreed to offer wrestling as a regular sport for the school year 2012-2013, provided the community achieve certain fundraising goals!

Over the last 2 decades there has been progress and setbacks. In 2008 there was a plan in place for an exhibition season however complications and budget cut backs caused the Board to rescind the plan. Despite efforts by dedicated community leaders Mark Ozaki and Scott Kaui of the Kauai Police Activities League, Ray F. “Coach Mac” Pigott of the Westside Wrestling Club, as well as many others, Scholastic wrestling has not been sanctioned on Kauai

Earlier this year Representative Derek Kawakami adopted the vision quest and went to work for the sake of Kauai’s student athletes to have the opportunity to participate in high school wrestling. Representative Kawakami has brokered a deal combining government funding and community fundraising to provide the necessary budget for KIF Wrestling! Time is running out and fundraising is short of the goal. The community has 3 more weeks to raise an additional $8000.00

Please help establish scholastic wrestling on Kauai!

Y0u can donate through a PayPal link on this web page, or mail checks payable to: Waimea Baptist Westside Wrestling (501) For: “KIF Wrestling” on the check.

Mail to: Westside Wrestling
Ray F. “Mac” Pigott
PO Box 950
Kekaha, Hi. 96752
808 639-8858

Tomorrow’s tournament at Kalaheo will feature a 2 hour clinic by Olympic Team Member Clarissa Chun. Below are all the details:

•  Sign up during registration: 7-8
• Clinic runs 8 – 10 am
• Wrestling tournament start time has been moved to the right, new start time is 10am
• In the Kalaheo mat room (if registrations exceed mat room capacity, the clinic will be moved into the gym).
• Cost is 25$ or $20 for each child or the same family.
• All proceeds go to support Clarissa’s quest for Olympic gold in London this August and to offset the cost of flying family to support her.

Please call Tim Greenleaf with questions at 808-343-7604

NBC recently announced that all Olympic sports will be streamed live so Hawaii wrestling fans will be able to watch Chun and Lee this summer.

Congratulations Steph and Clarissa for such an outstanding achievement. There are only four spots on the US Olympic Women’s wrestling team and two of them are represented by Hawaii wrestlers!

Congratulations Steph!

2012 FILA Junior Greco-Roman Results Men 96 KG
1st Place Match – Marcus Finau (NYAC) won by decision over Austin Schafer (Army) Dec 1-0,0-4,1-0
3rd Place Match – Michael Sojka (Cardinal Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Conor Wetzel (Terrapin Wrestling Club) TF 6-0,6-0
Place Match – Hudson Buck (NDSU) won by decision over Matt Idelson (New York Athletic Club) Dec 1-0,0-1,2-0
7th Place Match – Brandon Rivera (Team Overtime) won by decision over Laquan Hightower (PSC) Dec 2-0,1-0

Note: not all coaches responded to the request and some nominees may have chosen not to participate in the profile.  Coaches – if you were not contacted due to Matside Hawaii not being able to obtain your contact info and you want to nominate a wrestler or wrestlers on your team, please contact us at matsidehawaii@gmail.com.

 
Name:
Lindsay Villarmia

Nickname:
My friends & family call me Lindz & my teammates call me Rhino.

What area are you from?
I live in Makakilo, but have been attending schools in Aiea since Kindergarten.

School:
Aiea High School

School Achievements:
3.1 GPA.

Weight classes competed in:
140 (Sophomore); 120/125 (Junior); 120 (Senior).

Wrestling achievements:
I’ve been a Varsity wrestler for three years.
Sophomore – 5th at Westerns.
Junior – 4th at Officials (120); 3rd at Westerns (125), 6th at OIAs (125).
Senior – 1st at Westerns & OIAs; 2nd at States.

When did you start wrestling?
I stared wrestling during my Sophomore year, but didn’t really take it seriously until my Junior year. Participating in wrestling was my attempt to avoid choirs at home.

What aspects of wrestling do you like the best?
Although I enjoy the camaraderie and spirit of being a part of a team, I believe that wrestling is an individual sport. You are responsible for the results on the mat. How you perform as an individual affects the team. The icing on the cake is getting your hand raised at the end of a match, knowing that all of your hard work paid off.

What aspects of wrestling do you like the least?
The aspect of wrestling I enjoy the least is cutting weight/dieting.

Who has been your toughest competitor(s) in your wrestling career?
I know this may sound tacky but my toughest competition has been myself.

What has been your most memorable match?
My most memorable match was during this past year’s Officials Tournament match against Mindy Chow. I was the underdog going up against a stud and an eventual 3-time State Champion. I felt that a lot of people doubted me and were looking past me because of my lack of experience and how I previously performed against competitors of her caliber. So, I set two goals for myself: don’t give up a take-down and fight to the very end. Although I lost the match, I accomplished both my goals. The experience taught me that mental aspect of wrestling is just as important as physical one. It also helped me realize that I could wrestle at a higher level.

What was your most disappointing loss and how did you deal with it and bounce back?
During last year’s State Tournament, I wrestled in the consolation round against my good friend, Brianne Jhun. It was hard because I really didn’t want to compete against a friend. Mentally, I wasn’t where I should have been. I wasn’t focused and ended up losing. I used this loss as motivation to train harder, and come back stronger and better prepared for next year.

Who has been your greatest inspiration in your wrestling career?
My inspiration has come from my family. They have sacrificed a lot of time and effort in helping me pursue my goals, from getting me to and from the various practices (especially the weekly Sunday practices at 6 am) to helping with the team concessions. They also endured my diet-related moodiness and last minute demands. I use their devotion as motivation to excel on the mat.

Have you participated in off-season training or competition?
I train at Grapplers HI in the off-season.

What is your favorite wrestling venue?
My favorite wrestling venue is the Leilehua High School Gym. I like it because they have a waiting area where you can lay down and sleep in between matches, and it’s not too cold.

What are your favorite “off-season” foods?
I don’t necessarily have a specific favorite food because I love eating. However, if I had to narrow it down, it would be ice cream.

Have you or do you also compete in judo and/or MMA?
I’ve participated in Judo since the 6th grade.

Have you or do you also compete in other sports besides wrestling, judo and MMA?
No

Do you have any words of advice for the younger wrestlers you are leaving behind?
Respect but never be afraid of any opponent. If you are willing to put in the effort, discipline, and work to prepare yourself both mentally and physically, the result will show on the mat.

What are your future plans after high school?
I plan to major in Exercise Science, and then further my education to become a Physical Therapist. I would like to wrestling in college if there’s an opportunity to do so.

Something others may not know about me:
I danced competitively for six years. I was also this year’s Homecoming Queen.

Hobbies:
I enjoy eating, going to the beach, and hanging with friends & family.

Family:
My parents are Glenn and Karen Villarmia, and my younger brother, Connor Villarmia (13)

For my wrestling career, I would like to thank:
I would like to first and foremost thank my family for their unconditional love and support. I don’t tell them enough, but I really appreciated everything they have done for me. I would also like to thank my coaches and teammates at Aiea; their support and encouragement helped make me the wrestler that I am today. (What a year we had!) Lastly, I would like to thank my Grapplers HI coaches and family; they have motivated me to always improve myself and showed me the champion’s mentality.

From Coach Ason Abe:
“Lindsay has grown so much over the last 3 years both on and off the mat. I think the word that best describes Lindsay’s wrestling is “aggressive” and that trickles down to her work ethic which is what made her so successful this year. Her training didn’t stop at the end of the season. Whether it was weight lifting or wrestling club practice, she always found ways to stay active and improve during the offseason. She would learn from her mistakes and constantly keep bettering herself. I believe that kind of work ethic will make her successful in whatever she decides to do either on or off the mat.”