The Hawaii Baptist bowling team knocked down another one.

The HBA boys team closed out its 23rd ILH championship — and 14th in a row — at the Hickam Bowling Center on Wednesday, and was back at the lanes practicing while the rest of the league finished up on Friday.

HBA’s Andrew Yamamoto, who has a 298 game to his credit this year, won the ILH boys singles title with a 198.69 average. But fellow Eagle Collin Young earned his own accolades, beating Yamamoto and all others for the tournament title this week with a 714 over three games. ‘Iolani was second, with Curt Young taking third in the league. Yamamoto and Collin Young captured the league’s doubles title on Friday.

Justin Joo (second in the ILH), Joel Matsuzaki (seventh), Kyle Yoneshige (eighth) and Skyler Kawahara (10th) give Hawaii Baptist six of the league’s top 10 bowlers heading into the Billy Tees State Bowling Championships in Lihue on Thursday and Friday.

Yamamoto knows all about seeing a pin wobble but refuse to fall; he was nine pins out of 15th at states last year. When he rolled his 298, he left the 3 and the 6 standing on his last ball. It was the second time he had a bid for perfection end on the last ball, but he believes that he will get there again.

"It was a very nerve-wracking experience," Yamamoto said. "The whole bowling alley got quiet and I threw it a little too much on the left side. I feel like it will come someday."

HBA’s dominance didn’t extend to the girls side, but the Eagles did take the Division II title and earned a trip to states behind Amanda Lac’s 172.61 average and tournament championship with a 610 over three games.

It was the HBA girls’ 15th ILH title. Lac and Zoe Wang took down the ILH girls doubles title Friday night. Although the girls have not won a state title since the first one in 1974, they don’t feel like they are in the boys’ shadow. It’s all one big bowling family comfortable enough to rag on each other while knocking down pins.

"I kind of think of boys and girls as one team," Lac said. "We all go together. I’m just looking to get my team to first. That’s all."

Punahou took the ILH girls team crown ahead of Hawaii Baptist, thanks to Kelly Moc (176.1), Naleipua‘ena Akau (166.64), Naomi Yau (158.91) and Kallista Hiraoka (158.59).

They will all be trying to catch Maryknoll’s Emerald Leong next week, as the Spartan averaged 194.82 this year, more than 15 pins better than second place Caitlin Cunningham of Sacred Hearts (178.15).

The Hawaii Baptist boys last won states in 2009, falling behind Pearl City in each of the past two years after taking three of four. They have five state titles in all.

This edition of champions are all seniors, and four of them began as freshmen with no knowledge of bowling at all. The other two started as sophomores, and all six suffered through their first year in the program with averages south of 150, but their scores improved enough that they didn’t let it discourage them. Now they are just another name on an honor roll that makes up an HBA bowling dynasty. A name like Cody Gibo’s. Gibo bowled for the team and is in his second year as an assistant coach.

"I think it’s both ways, the bowlers and the coaches," Gibo said. "But the coaches have so much experience. You have to have the knowledge, but the time and effort they put into it is incredible."