Tryouts for Oak Harbor High School’s first-ever flag football program were in full swing last week.

Head Coach Mike Lonborg estimated over 30 girls participated in the Nov. 18 session, leading him to believe cuts may be unnecessary. Varsity and junior varsity teams — the rosters of which may not be finalized until this week — each need seven players on-field at a time, plus substitutes.

Building a program from the ground up comes with its challenges, like the lack of a preexisting pool of players. But Lonborg sees his position as an advantageous one.

“There’s some difficulty to it, but by the same token, there’s also such a freshness,” he explained. “It’s like taking a bunch of Legos and putting them together and building them into whatever you want it to look like.”

Lonborg lacks expe

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