Catching up: Molokaʻi edges Hāna for the MIL eight-player football title
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The Farmers beat Hāna 24–19 on Oct. 17 to clinch the league championship, a month after a 14–13 win over the Dragons at Hāna.
Molokaʻi is the 2026 MIL eight-player football champion. The Farmers wrapped up the title with a 24–19 win over Hāna on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to The Maui News.
An early cushion, then one more answer
Molokaʻi scored all 18 of its first-half points in the opening quarter. Hāna kept coming, putting up 19 unanswered points and moving in front 19–18 early in the fourth quarter. Molokaʻi went back ahead on a touchdown pass with about seven minutes to play, and the defense made the five-point lead stand.
Two close wins over the Dragons
The title game was the second tight finish between these two teams this fall. Molokaʻi also won 14–13 on Sept. 18 at Hāna, a game listed on the MIL eight-player schedule. The Farmers finished 3–1 in league play, The Maui News reported.
Hāna had a strong stretch of its own, beating Lānaʻi 20–0 on Oct. 2 and 36–20 on Oct. 10. Catch up on Hāna’s fourth-quarter shutout and its win on Lānaʻi.
Up next in MIL football
Eleven-player MIL football keeps going tonight, Friday, Oct. 23, with Baldwin and Maui High at 7 p.m. at King Kekaulike, and Kamehameha Maui hosts Kūlanihākoʻi on Saturday at 6 p.m. See every remaining game and result in our MIL Football Schedule 2026 guide.
Congratulations to the Farmers on the championship, and to the Dragons on a hard-fought season. Have a score we missed? Send it to us.