Air Riflery Finishes Season

Photo by Naupaka Kamai

The Molokai High School Boys and Girls Air Riflery teams finished their seasons at the MIL Championships last Saturday at Baldwin’s Jon Garcia Gym.

The Lady Farmers were led by Maria Angst, who finished in 16th place overall with a score of 482. Melody Kaili-Kalua finished in 52nd with a score of 433. The girls took seventh place as a team.

For the boys, Gavin Makekau was the tops finisher in 54th with a score of 433 and Charles Kamai-Cacpal was 69th with 412 points. Molokai finished sixth in the team standings.

A total of 98 shooters from all over Maui County participated in this year’s championships.

Molokai is coached by Chinky Hubbard and he was happy with his team performance

“Our kids put up their best effort and Maria was just out of the running for states,” he said. “Next year, we look to re-group and put a nice effort in and see if we can get back to states.”