In judo's fledgling state championship history, Lianne Tomishima helped McKinley make history twice.

Tomishima became the first judoka to win four state titles, and with two other victories by teammates Nora Kent and Asami Kobata, the McKinley girls edged Kamehameha, 53-52, for their first team title at the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association State Judo Championships yesterday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The Pearl City boys continued their dominance in just the sport's fifth state championship, winning its fourth title with 99 points, 11 more than defending champion Punahou.

"Everybody that graduates comes back (to coach)," said Pearl City coach Robin Puahala, whose boys won four weight divisions. "If you play your coaches and you can beat them, you should have no problem in your matches."

Tomishima defeated Farrington's Tani Ader in an intense 122-pound final, a rematch of last Saturday's O'ahu Interscholastic Association championship won by Ader.

"It's really an accomplishment," Tomishima said. "I'm so thankful for everyone who supported me. Family I haven't seen in years came to support me. I really needed that. It really goes back to them."

Tomishima won at 115 as a freshman, at 139 as a sophomore and 129 as a junior.

"It could've gone either way," Tomishima said of her final match. "Tani is a tremendous judo player. Her skills are so wonderful, it's so versatile. That's why she wins at states and nationals."

Ader got Tomishima off the ground less than a minute into their match, and had Tomishima on her back briefly with about a minute remaining in their 5-minute match.

"That was the turning point in my match," Tomishima said. "I was telling myself 'How much do I want to win?' I told myself everything is mental. If I wanted to win this match, I told myself I couldn't give up. I never was aware of the time, I just kept focused."

Tomishima's victory carried over to the other two Tigers in the finals. Kent won at 139 over defending champion Jillian Fontanilla of Pearl City and Asami Kobata won at 172 over Pearl City's Kelsey Awa.

"When she won, it just gave me more energy," said Kent, who lost to Fontanilla at last week's OIA championships.

McKinley coach Lance Iida thought he needed more than three judoka to win.

"Last year, we had a few winners and we still came in second," Iida said. "I figured we needed to get some place-winners to win."

Pearl City junior Christian Pavo became just the second judoka to win three state titles, beating Kahuku's Daymon Carr at 198. Pavo won his previous two titles at 178 pounds.

"(They are) way bigger guys, heavier and stronger," Pavo said of competing at a higher weight class. "Not as quick, but stronger."

Farrington's Taylor Ibera defended her girls 98-pound title and Hilo's Relle Sato defended her girls 154-pound title. Kamehameha senior Hoku Nohara won at 220 pounds after last competing as a freshman, when she won a state title at 200 pounds.

"It's a good ending," Nohara said. "It ended in a positive note."

"I thought, 'Just keep attacking, go for broke and give it my all,' " Ibera said of her win over Kamehameha's Macy Yonamine.

Punahou's Reid Oshiro (121) and Daniel Chow (178) won their second straight state titles. Oshiro won at 114 pounds last year and Chow won at 161.

Oshiro defeated Moanalua's Derron Maki, his teammate at the Salt Lake Judo Club, in overtime.

"I knew he was going to be on the other side in the finals," Oshiro said.

"I set three goals before the season," Torres said. "One was to be play on the state football team. The second was wrestling individual title. Last, I wanted to get a black belt or a state title (in judo)."