Girls flag football took a big step forward Wednesday. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has elevated it to a fully recognized sport for the 2026-27 school year, following a unanimous vote of ...

Ethan Neidig was a quarterback and wide receiver at Freedom High School where he was part of teams that reached three straight District 11 championship games and won the 6A title in 2021. Neidig is a ...

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 ...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league's support of girls' flag football is a long-term investment in making football more popular for decades to come.

There's the spark of interest, and then there's what's happening with girls high school flag football. From 10 teams two years ago, 20 teams last year, and 64 this year in Louisiana, and from 12 teams ...

High school girls flag football is now a state-sanctioned sport, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association announced Friday. It becomes the state’s 26th championship sport offered at ...

The girls flag football movement is real, and the momentum is now being felt locally. On Friday, the 10U Aspen squad hosted Glenwood Springs A in the first all-girls flag football game in the Roaring ...

Girls flag football has officially become the 29th sport recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

On May 4, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association made girls flag football the 35th sanctioned varsity sport in the state. The vote took a few minutes. The work behind it took 15 ...

University City High School’s girls flag football quarterback Maryanna Allen talks about the sports and what she likes about playing. ST. LOUIS — Amari Johnson, No. 20 for the Hazelwood West Wildcats, ...

When Austin Sheepo first told his girlfriend that he plays on his high school flag football team, she was a little confused. “Isn’t that a girls’ sport?” she asked. They attend different high schools, ...