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Pearl City's air riflery shooters came within a whisker of another state title this week.

The Charger girls placed second and the boys placed third at the 2026 Hawaii Army National Guard/HHSAA Air Riflery State Championships on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.

Punahou won the girls team title with 2,142 points, and Pearl City finished just behind with 2,134, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

It came down to the wire, as Punahou led Pearl City by only one point before the final standing round.

OIA champion Calie Yoda led the Charger girls with a third-place individual finish and an aggregate score of 636.3.

Yoda started the final round four points behind eventual champion Kamalei Canionero of Hawaii Baptist, who set a new state girls record of 662.4.

On the boys side, Bryan Bain placed fourth individually with a score of 629.5.

Kaiser's Reef Tolosa won the boys individual title, and Moanalua repeated as boys team champion.

MyPearlCity congratulated head coaches Lester Aranaydo and Lelan Aranaydo and listed the Charger shooters.

The girls team was Calie Yoda, Reagan Chang, Rayna Narikiyo and Ashleigh Murata.

The boys team was Bryan Bain, Christian Yogi, Donovan Perpignan and Travis Osaki.

Pearl City has a proud riflery tradition, with Charger girls teams winning state titles in 2022 and 2024, according to the HHSAA.

Congratulations to the Chargers on another outstanding season!