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 ...

University City High School girls flag football quarterback Maryanna Allen, center, rushes up field with the ball as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NFL-driven flag football movement is reshaping opportunities for female athletes, and is starting to ripple through the landscape of high school spring sports. Backed heavily by ...

For most high school girls, the prospect of playing football has always seemed out of reach. While Title IX guarantees girls the right to try out for tackle football when no girls team exists, the ...

Women's flag football will debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but on fields across the region, the future is closer ...

With six boys and girls, Clausen brothers' kids will be participating in flag football.

For Alicia and Taylor Jones, whether they would play football in high school was never really a question. When the identical twins stepped foot onto the football field as freshmen in 2023, they became ...

Is flag better served remaining a club activity or is varsity status the logical next step?

Girls flag football is now a state-sanctioned high school sport in Maryland. How’d the sport get here, and what’s next?

As flag football continues to grow across the country, that momentum is reaching Idaho Falls. Friday Night Flag has officially opened registration for new high school leagues for both boys and girls, ...