毛伊野貓隊將作為拋硬幣榮譽隊長創造超級碗歷史

在夏威夷致命野火的破壞中，四名拉海納盧納高中橄欖球隊隊長獲得了作為 NFL 嘉賓參加第 58 屆超級碗比賽的絕佳機會。作為榮譽拋硬幣隊長，這些青少年將代表他們所在社區的韌性，而高中橄欖球在悲劇發生後成為了希望的燈塔。

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Teva Loft, a high school football player in the Hawaii town that was destroyed by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century, has never been to Las Vegas nor has he watched an NFL game in person.

夏威夷懷盧庫（美聯社）—夏威夷小鎮被美國一個多世紀以來最致命的野火摧毀，梯瓦·洛夫特(Teva Loft) 是一名高中橄欖球運動員，他從未去過拉斯維加斯，也沒有親自觀看過NFL 比賽。

But he and three of his fellow Lahainaluna High School captains will be at Super Bowl LVIII this weekend as guests of the NFL, The Maui News reported. Three coaches will be joining them in serving as honorary coin toss captains before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

但據《毛伊島新聞》報道，他和拉海納盧納高中的三位隊長將在本週末作為 NFL 的嘉賓參加第 8 屆超級碗比賽。在堪薩斯城酋長隊和舊金山 49 人隊的比賽之前，三名教練將與他們一起擔任榮譽拋硬幣隊長。

A little more than two months after the Aug. 8 fire, tickets for the homecoming game sold out in minutes, an indication of how badly Lahaina residents needed a glimmer of hope amid a tragedy that claimed at least 100 lives.

8 月8 日火災發生兩個多月後，返校節比賽的門票在幾分鐘之內就被搶購一空，這表明拉海納居民在一場奪走至少100 人生命的悲劇中多麼需要一線希望。

Similar to high school football in other American small towns, Lahainaluna’s powerhouse program is a source of pride.

與美國其他小鎮的高中橄欖球類似，拉海納盧納的強大計畫令人自豪。

Perched on a hillside, the school gets its name from its location overlooking historic Lahaina: “Luna” means “above” in Hawaiian.

學校坐落在山坡上，因其俯瞰歷史悠久的拉海納的位置而得名：“Luna”在夏威夷語中意為“之上”。

Loft, Morgan “Bula” Montgomery, Kaulana Tihada and Kuola Watson were called to the principal’s office last month. The seniors thought they were in trouble.

洛夫特、摩根「布拉」蒙哥馬利、無尾熊蒂哈達和庫拉沃森上個月被叫到校長辦公室。老人們以為自己遇到麻煩了。

They found themselves on a Zoom call with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Marcus Mariota, who is from Hawaii. He told the teens that they would be going to the Super Bowl.

他們發現自己正在與來自夏威夷的費城老鷹隊四分衛馬庫斯馬裡奧塔進行 Zoom 通話。他告訴青少年他們將去觀看超級盃比賽。

“It’s going to be crazy, I don’t have the words to describe it,” Loft said. He's been living with his father after his mother's house burned down in the fire.

「這會很瘋狂，我無法用言語來形容，」洛夫特說。他母親的房子在火災中被燒毀後，他一直和父親住在一起。

“The Lahainaluna High School football team embodies the power of football to bring people together, even in the most challenging of circumstances,” NFL Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility Anna Isaacson said in a news release. “We are honored to have members of the Lahainaluna football team join us as coin toss captains at Super Bowl LVIII to recognize their incredible efforts in rebuilding their community.”

NFL 社會責任高級副總裁安娜·艾薩克森(Anna Isaacson) 在新聞稿中表示：「拉海納盧納高中橄欖球隊體現了橄欖球將人們團結在一起的力量，即使在最具挑戰性的情況下也是如此。” “我們很榮幸拉海納盧納足球隊的成員加入我們，擔任第 58 屆超級碗擲硬幣隊長，以表彰他們在重建社區方面做出的令人難以置信的努力。”

Morgan “Bula” Montgomery and his family have been living in a hotel since the fire destroyed their apartment building. The day of the Zoom call, Montgomery's mom also got some good news: The Federal Emergency Management Agency found the family a long-term house to live in.

自從火災摧毀了摩根“布拉”蒙哥馬利和他的家人的公寓大樓以來，他們一直住在一家酒店裡。 Zoom通話當天，蒙哥馬利的媽媽還得到了一些好消息：聯邦緊急事務管理局為一家人找到了可以長期居住的房子。

“There’s light at the end of the tunnel," Tamara Montgomery told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

「隧道盡頭有光明，」塔瑪拉·蒙哥馬利週二告訴美聯社。