Flag Football Kicks Off, Softball Dominates

Photo by Glenn Pascual

By The Molokai Dispatch Staff

In their inaugural season, the Molokai High School (MHS) girls flag football team wasted no time in jumping into competitive matches. Along with Coach Kimo Orlando, the Lady Farmers headed to Maui last weekend for games against Baldwin, Kamehameha Maui and Lahainaluna.

On Friday, the Lady Farmers played a double header against Baldwin and Kamehameha Maui. MHS came up short in both, losing to Baldwin 24-12 and Kamehameha Maui 18-12. In the effort, the Lady Farmers put up solid offensive numbers with multiple teammates contributing to the scoring. Courtney Escobar showed up big on both sides of the ball, scoring two touchdowns and pulling in three interceptions in Friday’s games. For Saturday’s match against Lahainaluna, the Lady Farmers came back late to get within one point of Lahainaluna. Going for the win, the Lady Farmers ultimately missed the extra point, and fell just short, 14-13, to the Lunas.

The MHS softball team had games over the weekend at Hana. Against the Dragons, the Lady Farmers came out with two big wins of 21-5 and 16-1. Natalia Pastrana pitched both games, and a multitude of Lady Farmers contributed to the well-rounded offensive showing. With the wins, softball is now 3-1 on the year.

Boys volleyball headed over to Lanai for two matches against the Pine Lads. The Farmers dropped Friday’s game 3-1. MHS had a stronger showing in Saturday’s game, taking the match to five sets, but ultimately lost 3-2, dropping to 2-4 on the season.