And the Castle mixed crew prevented a Warriors sweep.

The three teams won all three of their races yesterday en route to titles at the HHSAA/First Hawaiian Bank State Canoe Paddling Championships at Ke'ehi Lagoon.

The Warriors girls won their fourth consecutive crown with yesterday's most lop-sided finals victory.

They finished the half-mile course in 4 minutes, 32.96 seconds. 'Anuenue finished second in 4:42.73 and Konawaena third in 4:48.02.

Each canoe had six members, who paddle a quarter-mile, turn around a buoy and head back.

The Kamehameha girls team members were Alyssa Pacarro, Makana Bruhn, Kilty Inafuku, Kehau Meyer, Cady Ueoka, Kelsey Saifoloi, Pua Reis Monis and Mehana Hoopii.

"It's always something new, but it's hard to explain the feeling," Kamehameha girls coach Rose Lum said. "It's wonderful."

Leading the way for the Warriors was sophomore stroker Pacarro — the team's youngest member. (The stroker is the person seated first in the canoe).

"This year's group I had three seniors and I moved up a sophomore to stroke this crew today, and she did an awesome job," Lum said.

Inafuku, a junior, said: "It feels good. Next year is going to be a tough race with the seniors leaving."

'Anuenue, a Hawaiian language immersion school in Palolo Valley, was the O'ahu Interscholastic Association girls champion.

The Kamehameha boys won the closest final of the day in 3:52.80, with Punahou second in 3:53.64 and King Kekaulike third in 3:58.70.

"It's my third year here and it feels awesome," senior Kaimana Smith said. "All these guys are a bunch of good guys and without them we wouldn't have made it."

As the Warriors' and Buffanblu's canoes headed toward the finish, Smith said he thought, "Senior year — got to pull hard and got to get through."

Kamehameha team members were Jonathan Pestana, Kenui William Viveiros, Nainoa Joshua Quinn, Shawn Butler, Jordan Wong, Smith, Drew Ueno and Kaihe Chong.

"We had three seniors and they paddled their butts off," Warriors boys coach Kalama Heine said. "They trained hard and they've got this to show for it this year."

The Kamehameha boys were involved in a tight race with Punahou this season with the teams splitting six Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular-season meets.

"This one was sweet because in the ILH it came down to a race-off between us and Punahou, and Punahou ended up winning that one so they took the ILH championship. But this is the one (the Warriors) wanted the most," Heine said.

Castle's mixed crew finished the final in 4:15.72. King Kekaulike of Maui was second in 4:17.28 and Konawaena of the Big Island third in 4:23.40. Kamehameha finished fourth in 4:24.27.

"We just practiced every day, practice hard, pushed, listened to the coaches," junior Kaimi Dudoit said.

Team members were Clifford Abordo, Dudoit, Kawena Kawainui, Melissa Matsuda, Kapili Kalahiki-Anthony, Jayna Kapono, Jared Duran, Cory Siqueira, Kevin Snodgrass and Tiare Kekauoha.

"The kids out there did an unreal job, not just our school but all of the schools out there," Castle coach Stan Dickson said.

At Ke'ehi Lagoon

1/2 mile

Boys

1, Kamehameha 3:52.80. 2, Punahou 3:53.64. 3, King Kekaulike 3:58.70. 4, Kealakehe 4:08.19. 5, Mid-Pacific 4:08.99. 6, Castle 4:09.75. 7, Leilehua 4:14.65. 8, Nanakuli 4:19.06.

Girls

1, Kamehameha 4:32.96. 2, 'Anuenue 4:42.73. 3, Konawaena 4:48.02. 4, King Kekaulike 4:50.24. 5, Castle 4:54.29. 6, Kealakehe 4:56.07. 7, Mid-Pacific 4:56.82. 8, Seabury Hall 4:58.61.

Mixed

1, Castle 4:15.72. 2, King Kekaulike 4:17.28. 3, Konawaena 4:23.40. 4, Kamehameha 4:24.27. 5, Punahou 4:33.66. 6, Halau Ku Mana 4:35.22. 7, Maryknoll 4:36.48. 8, Kalaheo 4:43.46.