KEAAU, hawaii island » Ardis Anguay asked her Baldwin Bears to be patient and ready for a big attack.

On Saturday, the Bears were unleashed and surprised the field by capturing the boys title by a wide margin at the Island Movers/HHSAA Track and Field State Championships. A humid, overcast afternoon transformed into a cool, breezeless evening at Keaau High School’s facility.

It is Baldwin’s first boys state title in track and field and the first by a neighbor island team since Maui won in 1995.

Anguay’s team stayed under the radar during the regular season, but she promised her team midway through that there was a strategy to holding them back. She stacked events for Saturday’s championships and got points galore from standouts like sprinter Keelan Ewaliko.

"The boys did exactly what they had to do tonight. I’m so proud of them. Oh, my God, this is so unbelievable," Anguay said. "Keelan, 200, he pulled through. He was third (in the trials). Our 4×100 going in was seeded third coming in (and won). King Kekaulike did so good, too. We did Maui proud tonight."

Ewaliko, the football quarterback, won the 200-meter dash in 22.49 seconds, picking up big points as favorite Devin Jenkins of Kapolei was visibly not 100 percent. Jenkins finished fifth in the 200 (23.07).

"We did good," said Ewaliko, a junior. "It was all about everybody doing their part and making sacrifices."

The Bears let loose with a roar at midfield when their place in the final team standings was announced. They finished with 63 points, well ahead of another surprise team, King Kekaulike. Punahou placed third with 42 points.

Senior Pasoni Tasini was a little disappointed with his winning discus throw, 2 feet short of his personal best (173-plus), but he was inspired by his teammates.

"It took a team effort to win the championship," the Utah-bound football player said. "We all knew what we had to do and we all capitalized. We surprised everybody. Coach told us in the middle of the season that we had a good chance to win the state title."

Their extra efforts had a ripple effect, Anguay said, noting the great determination of runners like James Pearson, who ran in the 3,000, 1,500 and 800 meters.

Jenkins had enough to win the 100 in 11.05 seconds, well off his personal-best time. He suffered a hamstring injury at midseason and took a little time off, but returned to win at the OIA championships.

Hawaii Prep senior Shane Brostek entered as the defending champ in the shot put and discus. He left with a gold medal in the shot put and was fourth in the discus. He wasn’t pleased with his winning effort in the put.

"It’s less than what I had last year," he said.

One of the many tight races was the 800, won by Kailua senior Nathan Underwood in 1:58.49, just ahead of Christian Academy’s Michael Chin (1:58.9) and ‘Iolani’s Adam Overcash (1:59.27). Chin and Overcash are juniors.

Kealakehe’s Luca Walter was overjoyed with his win in the 400, posting a time of 49.78.

"I’ve won this before, but I really wanted to go to college with that 50 (seconds) off me," he said.