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'Smiles on their faces:' Local youth flag football director speaks on growth of sport in central PA
In Lancaster County, the Mannheim Township Youth Flag Football League is introducing the game of football to the next ...
Girls' flag football becomes Washington's first new sanctioned sport since 1999
The Washington Interscholastic and Activities Association (WIAA) representative assembly approved an amendment Monday to add ...
New Kensington native James Threatte looking to give area girls leg up in flag football
Five years ago, amidst the covid-19 pandemic, James Threatte of New Kensington noticed an issue impacting local children.
9/11 Flag Football’s smallest players compete at Bloomingdale Park (112 action-packed photos)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The 9/11 Flag Football League held games at Bloomingdale Park in Woodrow on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love, Toyota team up to cover fees for Green Bay-area flag football teams
GREEN BAY - Through his partnership with Toyota, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is supporting the game of flag ...
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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL: In year two, Section 2’s pioneers use past to shape future
Higgins now runs the Long Island Flag Football League — one of the largest in the world for men and youth. Butler is a seventh-degree black belt who runs the network’s karate programming ...
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Girls' flag football becomes Washington's first new sanctioned sport since 1999
In their push, the schools cited data that showed flag football is one of the fastest-growing youth sports, with nearly 500,000 girls playing the sport in 2024 – a 63% increase from 2019.