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 ...

An overcast sky above the Vikings’ TCO Stadium didn’t take the shine off Rogers High School. The No. 13 seed […] ...

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

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 ...

Ohio crowned its first girls flag football champion this month. The inaugural state title game signaled a new era for girls ...

CARSON, Calif. — What started as a growing high school sport has quickly become a pathway to college scholarships, national ...

SACRAMENTO STANDOUT BEFORE THE GAME. GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO USA FOOTBALL, MORE THAN 200,000 GIRLS AGES 6 TO 17 PLAYED FLAG ...

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

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Elsa Morin gripped the football and launched a perfect spiral. Then the 17-year-old dodged in and out of cones and yanked the flag hanging from another girl’s belt for a ...

Girls flag football is now a fully recognized varsity sport in Maryland, with 132 schools expected to field a team next ...

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 ...