I masina mulimuli o lona tausaga sinia i le McKinley High School, o loo feiloai pea Ayva Walthall i tamaiti fou o le vasega.

Girls flag football season officially begins tonight in the Oʻahu 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.

“E manaia le faamasani atu i isi tagata ma feiloai i tagata fou ma taumafai e mafuta faatasi ma i latou,” o le tala lea a Walthall, o ia foi e taalo pasiketipolo. “O se aafiaga malie.”

League play is underway in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Kauaʻi Interscholastic Federation and Maui Interscholastic League. OIA action continues this Friday and Saturday.

“O lo matou malosi e matua lelei lava mo le tele o teine e leʻi taʻalo le tasi i le isi muamua,” o le tala lea a McKinley junior Kiana Aga, o se tamaititi aʻoga e leʻi iloa se tasi o lana 'au.

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

O isi asosi a le setete e 18 o loʻo i ai polokalame tutoatasi pe pailate, e tusa ai ma le National Federation of State High School Associations.

"Ou te tulimatai atu e faʻaalia le mea matou te mafaia," o le tala lea a Walthall. “O le mea sili lena.”

O le a maua e ‘au le avanoa e tauva ai mo siamupini liki ma le setete i lenei tautotogo. O le aso 30 o Aperila e oo atu i le aso 3 o Me o le taamilosaga a le Asosi Athletic a Hawaii High School lea ua faamoemoe e faia i Pearl City High School ma Mililani High School.

“E mafai foi ona ta taaalo lakapi,” o le tala lea a Aga. “Atonu tatou te le o tau le tasi i le isi ae e mafai lava ona tatou taaalo ma e mafai lava ona tatou tauva.”

Ta'aloga a le OIA i lenei vaiaso:

Aso Lua, Mati 25

I Aiea

Penina City vs. Mililani, 6pm

Leilehua vs. 'Aiea, 7:30 pm

I Radford

Waipahu vs. Campbell, 6pm

Waialua vs. Radford, 7:30 pm

I Waianae

Dreamhouse PCS vs. Kapolei, 6pm

Nānākuli vs. Waiʻanae, 7:30 p.m.

I Castle

Farrington vs. ʻAnuenue, 6 p.m.

Kahuku vs. Castle, 7:30 pm

I Kaiser

Kalāheo vs. Kalani, 6 pm

Kailua vs. Kaiser, 7:30 pm

I Roosevelt

Moanalua vs. Roosevelt, 6pm

Kaimukī vs. McKinley, 7:30 pm

Aso Faraile, Mati 28

At ʻAiea

Radford vs. Leilehua, 6pm

Mililani vs. ʻAiea, 7:30 p.m.

I Waialua

Waipahu vs. Nānākuli, 6pm

Penina City vs. Waialua, 7:30 pm

I Kapolei

Wai'anae vs. Dreamhouse PCS, 6pm

Campbell vs. Kapolei, 7:30 pm

I Moanalua

Roosevelt vs. Kaimukī, 6 pm

Farrington vs. Moanalua, 7:30 pm

I Kahuku

Castle vs. Kaiser, 6pm

Kalāheo vs. Kahuku, 7:30 pm

Aso Toona’i, Mati 29

I Kailua

ʻAnuenue vs. McKinley, 2 p.m.

Kalani vs. Kailua, 3:30 pm