The crew, including winner Seabury Hall (second from the front), rolls off the starting line in the boys’ varsity “A” final Saturday during the Maui Interscholastic League No. 1 regatta at Kahului Harbor. Maui News / Photos by Matthew Thayer
KAHULUI — Seabury Hall crews finished third in the boys and girls divisions at the Hawaii State/HHSAA Regatta last season, one point out of the cup in each case.
A closer look shows the Spartans were 1.81 seconds away from adding the runner-up koa-wood and warrior’s head trophies to the trophy they brought home from the co-ed division.
On Saturday, at the Maui Interscholastic League No. 1 Regatta at Kahului Harbor, the Spartans began their mission to add more hardware to their trophy case with four state championships and seven state runner-up trophies already covered.
They won all three varsity finals – boys, girls and mixed – by wide margins.
“I don’t really want to say too much, but I think they’re very excited. We have great leaders and leadership from the older kids, which is key to any successful sports team.” said Seabury Hall coach Paul Lowe. “I really appreciate the other coaches that come in to help me and our older kids, they are really good leaders for our younger kids.
Crews in the girls’ varsity final force off the starting line in Kahului Harbor on Saturday.
“Everyone put their cards on the table today, so everyone knows we all played our cards. I’m really glad our kids swept it.”
Seabury Hall captains Cody Frampton and Lei’ohu Turley were among two winning crews.
“It was my last year in this race, I just got into this race and I want to be a little nostalgic about it and the years we did it before.” Turley said. “I didn’t really have any expectations. Every time we start the season, we don’t know who’s been working hard. So I’m really proud of us to see all that hard work and training pay off.”
Said Frampton: “I think it’s really cool, our team, I mean we’ve been together for a long time. This whole semester, we’ve been together since the second year after we came out of COVID. So, we’ve just been mingling with the kids that are in our boat. … We’ve all been cruising together been a while, so it’s really cool to see how it all came together.
Frampton said it was the country’s performance last season – and close finishes but no cigars – that leads this entire group.
The Seabury Hall boys pull away to win the boys squash on Saturday’s final.
“We had high expectations last year, and we didn’t know if we could win it all, but we were still nervous.” Frampton said. “You know, like our coach always says, ‘First and second get medals, third gets a box of tissues,’ so, we had a lot of boxes of tissues last year. We added some really good kids, but we’re still pretty much the same team.”
“We have those expectations and even higher this year. He’s definitely leading us.”
The Seabury Hall girls’ team of Jasmine Gorman, Zilla Cofron, Kaisha Purdy, Makenna Rogsgeir, Isabelle Brown and Turley won the half-mile race in 4 minutes, 34.33 seconds, more than 19 seconds behind second-place finisher Kamehameha Maui.
Joining Frampton in the boys crew were winners Sage Konohia, John Kahoe, Jake Brocklehurst, Liam Romanczak and Max Moquin. They finished the race with a time of 3:50.83, more than nine seconds behind second-place finisher King Kekaulake.
The Spartans’ mixed crew of Frampton, Konohia, Rugsegger, Brocklehurst, Gorman and Turley won in a time of 4:16.94, more than 10 seconds ahead of Na Ali.
Seabury Hall rowers return to the beach after winning the Girls A Championship last Saturday.
Maui Prep reached its second and third MIL finals in school history on Saturday — girls and coed — and its third-place finish in the girls race was the best ever for the small private school in Napili.
The MPA girls crew included third-place finisher Joni Holland, Isabelle Birchard, Lainey Mullen, Presley Williams, Callie Liarenza and Kyra Newton.
While it remains to be determined whether MIL will have two or three state regatta lanes, the Na Pueo girls showed they are contenders for a state berth after finishing just 1.37 seconds behind second-place Kamehameha.
“This is definitely the first time we have reached two finals in one regatta.” said coach Rose Crichton. “For me personally, my husband (Walker Crayton) has been coaching for the last six years, since 2017 or so and we have seen progress over the years. For a good four years, we have been able to work with the kids, especially the ones who came in their first year They had never rowed before.
Walker Creighton is the head coach, while Rose Creighton and Teddy Ah Bock are the assistant coaches. Among the new paddlers on the team is Landon Long, an outstanding golfer.
“It’s really only the first race, there’s still a lot to work on, but it’s good to get out of the way, take the stress away.” Rose Crichton said.
* Robert Collias at rcollias@mauinews.com.
Mill Canoe Baddling Regatta No. 1
Saturday’s results
In the port of Kahului
Squash
Girls-1. Seabury Hall (Jasmine Gorman, Zella Cofron, Kaisha Purdy, Makenna Rogsger, Isabelle Brown, Leoho Turley) 4:34.33, 2. Kamehameha Maui 4:53.40, 3. Maui Prep 4:54.77, 4. King Kekaulake 5:02.81, 5 Kihei Charter 5:14.86, 6. Maui Rise 5:39.82
Boys – 1. Seabury Hall (Cody Frampton, Sage Konohia, John Kahui, Jake Brocklehurst, Liam Romanczak, Max Moquin) 3:50.83, 2. King Kekaulake 3:59.92, 3. Kihei Charter 4:11.50, 4. Baldwin 4: 29.78, 5. Kamehameha Maui 4:30.50. DQ: Bury the flag.
Mixed – 1. Seabury Hall (Cody Frampton, Sage Konohia, Makena Rugsegger, Jake Brocklehurst, Jasmine Gorman, Leoho Turley) 4:16.94, 2. King Kekaulake 4:27.44, 3. Kamehameha Maui 4:30.74, 4. Lahainaluna 4: 39.46, 5. Maui Prep 4:42.99, 6. Baldwin 4:54.08
joint project
Girls-1. King Kikulake (Michiru Parawees Tanaka, Bellamon Honken, Kylie Tagalan Lum, Tisha Daquikwe-Spain, Yona Martin, Pristin Polman) 2:38.03, 2. Lahinaluna 2:40.53, 3. Kamehameha Maui 2:41.94, 4. Seabury Hall 2: 49.88, 5. Charter Key 2:50.26, 6. Maui Prep 2:50.63, 7. Kaulanihakoi 2:53.15, 8. Baldwin 3:06.75
Boys – 1. Kihei Charter (Ciro Martin, Jason Vieira-Tresdale, Ridge Evans, Diego Garcia, Levi Bell, Noah Moskowitz) 2:17.83, 2. Kamehameha Maui 2:22.39, 3. Siberian Hall 2:30.63, 4. King Kikolike 2:37.66
Mixed – 1. Kamehameha Maui (Kokamaihuikapuno Kahalua, Naupakapulahauli Olitiman, Micaela Benavides, Anthony Sardin, Waika Ahana, Napuonalani Ghost Ikeda) 2:13.06, 2. Lahinaluna 2:15.29, 3. Seabury Hall 2:17.98, 4. King Kekaulake 2 :22.11, 5. Kihei Charter 2:24.56, 6. Maui Prep 2:28.39, 7. Kaulanihakoi 2:38.49, 8. Lanai 2:57.35.
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The Seabury Hall boys pull away to win the boys squash on Saturday’s final.
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The crew, including winner Seabury Hall (second from the front), rolls off the starting line in the boys’ varsity “A” final Saturday during the Maui Interscholastic League No. 1 regatta at Kahului Harbor. Maui News / Photos by Matthew Thayer
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Seabury Hall rowers return to the beach after winning the Girls A Championship last Saturday.
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Crews in the girls’ varsity final force off the starting line in Kahului Harbor on Saturday.
The Spartans kicked off their season in impressive fashion, securing a sweep in their opening series with dominating performances on the field. Their relentless running game and solid pitching led to victories in all three games, setting the tone for an exciting and promising season ahead. With the team firing on all cylinders, fans and analysts are already buzzing with excitement about what this talented squad can achieve in the upcoming games.