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 ...

Coach Nic Bradshaw welcomed 17 players to the first official IHSA-sanctioned preseason practice for Alton's very first girls ...

Flag football is exploding in popularity among girls in Minnesota. In 2025, when girls flag football started in high schools, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The pass was accurate but unhurried, a high-arcing ball that hung in the air a half-second too long, allowing two defenders to bear down on its intended target. The hit was loud, a thunderous smack of ...

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 ...

HIGH POINT, NC (WFMY) — Who says girls can’t play football? A 12-year-old in High Point is ready to prove the doubters wrong. Shelby Sutphin is the first and only girl to play on the Allen Jay ...

A 36-game winning streak in the recently CIF-sanction sport of girls' flag football has JSerra flying high in the Southland. Wabash Valley high school flag-football teams are ready to hit the gridiron ...