{"id":10182,"date":"2025-03-25T12:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=10182"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:42:08","slug":"2025-inaugural-girls-flag-football-season-to-kick-off-in-oia-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/es\/2025-inaugural-girls-flag-football-season-to-kick-off-in-oia-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"La temporada inaugural de f\u00fatbol bandera femenino comenzar\u00e1 esta noche en OIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Student<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the final months of her senior year at McKinley High School, Ayva Walthall is still meeting new classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls flag football season officially begins tonight in the O\u02bbahu Interscholastic Association with 12 games scheduled at six campus sites. In its inaugural season, Walthall is playing with girls she first met a month ago when practices commenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun getting to know other people and meeting new people and trying to bond with them,\u201d said Walthall, who also plays basketball. \u201cIt\u2019s been a fun experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

League play is underway in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Kaua\u02bbi Interscholastic Federation and Maui Interscholastic League. OIA action continues this Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur dynamic is really well for a bunch of girls who haven\u2019t played with each other before,\u201d said McKinley junior Kiana Aga, a transfer student who didn\u2019t know any of her teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first new sport for high school girls in over 20 years. Hawai\u02bbi is the 12th state in the country to sanction girls flag football as a high school sport. There are 46 Hawai\u02bbi public and charter schools statewide, along with some private schools, fielding a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another 18 state associations have independent or pilot programs, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to show what we\u2019re capable of,\u201d Walthall said. \u201cThat\u2019s the main thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams will have the opportunity to compete for league and state championships this spring. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association\u2019s state tournament is scheduled for April 30 to May 3 at Pearl City High School and Mililani High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We can play football, too,” Aga said. “We may not be tackling each other but we can still play and we can still be competitive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week\u2019s OIA match ups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, March 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Aiea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearl City vs. Mililani, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leilehua vs. \u2018Aiea, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Radford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waipahu vs. Campbell, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waialua vs. Radford, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Waianae<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreamhouse PCS vs. Kapolei, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u0101n\u0101kuli vs. Wai\u02bbanae, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Castle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farrington vs. \u02bbAnuenue, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kahuku vs. Castle, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Kaiser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kal\u0101heo vs. Kalani, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kailua vs. Kaiser, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Roosevelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moanalua vs. Roosevelt, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaimuk\u012b vs. McKinley, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, March 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At \u02bbAiea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radford vs. Leilehua, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mililani vs. \u02bbAiea, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Waialua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waipahu vs. N\u0101n\u0101kuli, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearl City vs. Waialua, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Kapolei<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wai\u2018anae vs. Dreamhouse PCS, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell vs. Kapolei, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Moanalua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roosevelt vs. Kaimuk\u012b, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farrington vs. Moanalua, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Kahuku<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Castle vs. Kaiser, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kal\u0101heo vs. Kahuku, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Kailua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbAnuenue vs. McKinley, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalani vs. Kailua, 3:30 p.m.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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