Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football — actual football, not powderpuff — felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now? It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the ...

As close as girls flag football is to presumptive acceptance as a full-fledged varsity sport in spring, 2026, there is also realization that an ample to-do list remains at both the state and national ...

Heck yes, Emma Anderlik wanted to play football. “As a kid growing up I think that a lot of girls want to play football, just seeing it all over television, and it being the sport in America,” said ...

Flag football, known as an alternative to tackle football, has seen its organized leagues skyrocket in recent years. This growth has led it to become an Olympic sport for both men and women by 2028.

The Bears recently concluded the second year of their Monsters Flag Football program, which provides boys and girls, typically ages 11-17, an opportunity to learn and develop flag football skills ...

McDowell used a last-second defensive stand to beat Cathedral Prep for the Metro League girls flag football championship.

Clarksburg High School's girls' flag football team celebrated their back-to-back Maryland state titles with a ring ceremony in a milestone moment ...

WINDSOR – Jalen Hill is the coach of the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy girls flag football team, in its second ...

It was a simple drag route behind the linebackers. Ki’Lolo Westerlund flew into the end zone, elevated high into the air and grabbed the football for a touchdown. It’s just what she does. It would ...

The first-ever Division I collegiate flag football tournament was held in Tempe April 18-19.