It never gets any easier for the Kamehameha and Radford cheerleading squads.

Yet the two schools were dominant again in the Zippy's/HHSAA Cheerleading Championships yesterday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Kamehameha captured its fifth state title in six years in the large division and Radford won its fourth straight in the medium class, despite renewed efforts from some of the best teams spanning four islands.

Four judges declared the Warriors the overall winners with 320 points out of a maximum 375, while the Rams carried their division with a total of 317.

Both schools now own half or more of the state titles in their respective divisions going back to the first championship in 2001-02.

Mililani, the last school to win besides the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champions (in 2006-07), finished as the runner-up for the second year in a row at 292.5 points.

Kamehameha-Hawaii was the medium-size runner-up with 273 points.

“;Definitely, everyone gets better each year, but that just strives us to be better,”; said Kamehameha coach Melissa Beimes. “;You have to be better than the varsity team before you.”;

The Warriors did that by again attempting and executing the most ambitious routine of the nine large division squads.

With only three seniors departing this year, the Warriors' dynasty figures to roll in the years to come.

Chelsea Bega, a junior and one of three captains, plans to keep up the tradition.

“;Two years ago I used to look up to the upperclassmen,”; Bega said. “;Now I'll have to be there for the freshmen and sophomores, and lead by example.”;

The other two captains, seniors Savannah Wolfe and Kacie Kamaka'ala, were proud to leave on a winning note on a team that lost six seniors coming into this season.

“;Readjusting was challenging at the beginning,”; Kamaka'ala said. “;Just learning how each of us works, then work hard together.”;

“;We just led by training hard and pushed (our teammates) through with positive examples,”; Wolfe said.

Radford coach Bo Frank nodded appreciatively at the other squads gathered around the floor of the arena.

“;It really is (more difficult to stay the best),”; said Frank, who coached the Rams to each of their previous three titles. “;You think the first is the hardest, but staying there is a challenge. Keeping stunts at a high level is always rough, but the kids' work ethic is always really high.”;

Frank credited a superb work ethic, starting with his two team captains, Marrissa Kaili-Frank and Tiana Paling.

Kaili-Frank dedicated the Radford win to the only other senior on the team, Kyra Fong, who was present but didn't participate on the floor yesterday.