There are no more pins for Kalani's Dara Ajimine to knock down.

Ajimine wrapped up her high school bowling career with her third straight state championship yesterday, adding an elusive team title for Kalani.

The Falcons beat Kapolei by 149 pins thanks to a furious finish, while Ajimine, who won by a single pin last year, beat Venny Jean Turner of Sacred Hearts by a hefty 83 pins. She sealed it with a 200 in the final round.

“;Winning the team championship means a lot to me,”; Ajimine said. “; We haven't won the state championship in a long time, so I wanted to get it done since I am a senior.”;

It was Kalani's first state title since it repeated in 1994. The Falcons blew away the Warriors with 873 pins in the final round to Kapolei's 808. The Falcons averaged 861 pins over the final four rounds as their shuffled lineup meshed.

Kalani had Ajimine in the anchor position throughout the season, but coach Colin Matsuo switched things up after a loss to Mililani in the OIA tournament. He put junior Janelle Takahata in the important slot for the state tournament, and she responded with a 33rd-place finish. Brandi Kawamoto came in 23rd, Chayna Matsuo was 32nd and Kayla Takara wound up 35th.

“;I just wanted to try something new,”; Matsuo said. “;I put the underclassmen in the pressure spots and they rose to the occasion and did what they were supposed to do.”;

Even with two state championships in her final year, Ajimine left the lanes wanting. She rolled a 230 in the fourth round, the second-highest score of the tournament behind the 232 put up by Pearl City's Ashley Shoemaker in the second round. The lanes were much more difficult this year, but she still expected to improve on her high game with another year of experience.

“;Seven pins away, I am kind of depressed,”; Ajimine said. “;Two years ago I didn't really understand that much about the game, and I feel like I am getting better and better.”;

Pearl City boys break through

Pearl City slipped past runner-up Waiakea by 37 pins and was 264 pins removed from two-time defending state champion Hawaii Baptist for its first championship since 2001. Corey Gushikuma of Baldwin won the individual state championship by 28 pins over Kalani's Jonathan Nakagawa.

Waiakea came on strong at the end, outscoring the Chargers by 93 pins in the last four rounds, but Pearl City held on.

“;I tell you what,”; Pearl City coach James Hayashi said. “;They are young and aggressive and today they wanted it bad. They have a lot of heart and they fear nobody.”;

And they are not afraid to work, either. Hayashi had his boys practice at the site at 10 a.m. Wednesday, but was not satisfied with their performance. So the coach dragged them back to the lanes at 4 p.m. and again at 9 p.m.

“;They are young kids, they can bowl all night long,”; Hayashi said. “;There was no grumbling, they are good young kids. They don't know enough to grumble.”;

After their full day at the lanes, the Chargers were ready to roll. Pearl City put up a pedestrian 913 in the first round on Thursday, but followed it up with a sparkling 1,098 yesterday, 19 pins better than any other team's top round in the tournament. They cruised to the title from there.

Jonathan Carino led Pearl City with a 12th-place finish, followed by Micah Lee in 14th, Jordon Ono in 17th and Derek Suefuji in 22nd. Robert Nakanishi, Evan Hayashi and Kevin Oshiro also contributed for the Chargers.