Seabury Hall, Punahou take paddling titles

Members of the Seabury Hall paddling team pose with the koa head trophy. The Spartans claim two of the three state championships. Peter Caldwell | SL

Seabury Hall won the girls and mixed crew titles while Punahou took home its third straight boys crown in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Canoe Paddling State Championships at Keehi Lagoon Saturday morning.

The Spartans' girls crew, who won its first state title since 2013, won the half-mile race with a time of 4:16.80. Kamehameha finished second in 4:18.96 and Molokai placed third in 4:24.89.

Seabury Hall's mixed crew repeated as state champions after finishing the course in 3:48.99. Punahou followed in 3:51.89 and KS-Maui took third place in a time of 3:59.74.

The Punahou boys won in convincing fashion with a time of 3:31.08. The Seabury Hall boys placed second in 3:40.32 and Kamehameha was third in 3:41.75.

First Hawaiian Bank Canoe Paddling State Championships

Boys final: 1. Punahou (Jaimin Keliihoomalu, Noa Kerner, Colbert Manson, Hunter Pflueger, Ethan Siegfried, Nathaniel Yee) 3:31.08. 2. Seabury Hall 3:40.32. 3. Kamehameha 3:41.75. 4. Kalaheo 3:49.00. 5. Mililani 3:51.42. 6. Mid-Pacific 3:54.84. 7. Kaiser 3:57.55. 8. Radford 4:01.48.

Girls final: 1. Seabury Hall (Nanea Andrade, Kaya Givensel, Hi'ilei Lu'uwai, Kaila Medeiros, Taysia Pimentel, Shealyn Stisher) 4:16.80. 2. Kamehameha 4:18.96. 3. Molokai 4:24.89. 4. Kapaa 4:28.25. 5. Punahou 4:28.78. 6. King Kekaulike 4:32.54. 7. Kalaheo 4:33.29. 8. Kamehameha-Hawaii 4:35.41.

Mixed final: 1. Seabury Hall (Andrew Gibbons, Kaya Givensel, Dylan Kresge, Kainalu Kubo, Hi'ilei Lu'uwai, Taysia Pimentel) 3:48.99. 2. Punahou 3:51.89. 3. Kamehameha-Maui 3:59.74. 4. Kamehameha 4:01.11. 5. Keaau 4:05.07. 6. Pearl City 4:07.86. 7. King Kekaulike 4:08.27. 8. Nanakuli 4:11.52.