Even though many of the players' families lost their homes to the wildfire, they all said they wanted to continue with their season.
The Lahainaluna High School football team reunites in wake of wildfires.seen in Lahaina following last month's wildfires, one group of student-athletes is pushing forward to give the community hope.
The team's school and field were destroyed during the blaze last month, and many of the players' homes were also damaged. Still, the players traveled more than an hour to Kihei for the practice.Mauaalina Montgomery, a 16-year-old player who is on the team along with his brother, told ABC News that playing helped to get his mind off all of the struggles his family has faced, including losing their home."We’re playing for them, all the Lahaina people.
The Lahainaluna High School team practiced together for the first time since the deadly wildfires one month ago."There were options being thrown around where they could enroll at other schools if they intended to play sports, but for them, it wasn’t an option because they couldn’t see themselves wearing any other color than red," Rickard said.
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