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Hugo Miyamoto uses a leg lift.

St. Mary's Hugo Miyamoto uses a leg lift to tilt Kinnick's Joah de la Cruz at 114 pounds. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – If it wasn’t an injury, it was an illness. And another. And another. Some wrestlers sidelined for weeks at a time. Something always seemed to be holding back St. Mary’s … until this week, when the Titans finally were able to put a healthy lineup on the mat and ended the Far East tournament in title mode Wednesday. St. Mary’s outlasted Nile C. Kinnick 29-28 in the Division I dual-meet final. After a season in which they didn’t capture a single regular-season tournament title, the Titans saved the best for last.CAMP ZAMA, Japan – If it wasn’t an injury, it was an illness. And another. And another. Some wrestlers sidelined for weeks at a time.

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