Grid Kids to start girls flag football this fall
Participants in an NFL Flag league game fight for yardage. Girls flag football has existed in the Columbia Basin in the past, but it’s expanding this year with the help of Grid Kids Football.
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Emma Houvener rushes with the ball during a prior youth flag football game. JD Houvener said his interest in getting a girls flag football league started came from both of his daughters’ desire to continue playing the sport into the future.
A girl in one of the other NFL Flag leagues prepares to hike the ball. JD Houvener said he has seen a growing interest in flag football over the years with its addition to the 2028 Olympics and approval in the WIAA for the 2025/26 school year.
MOSES LAKE – Grid Kids Football has partnered with NFL Flag to bring more flag football opportunities to girls in grades 1-12 with practices starting in August and their season starting this Fall.
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