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July 28, 2026
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LA Conquer Girls High School Division Win NFL FLAG Championship Against Defending Champions Texas Fury
LA Conquer’s Girls High School Division, playing as the Los Angeles Seahawks, beat defending champions Texas Fury, playing as the Austin Texans, 15-14 in overtime.
LA Conquer's Girls High School Division delivered a national-title finish on Sunday, winning the NFL FLAG girls high school championship while competing as the Los Angeles Seahawks. Their opponent was defending champion Texas Fury, playing as the Austin Texans. From there, the final became a Seahawks-Texans thriller. The Seahawks won 15-14 in overtime after a back-and-forth game that turned on red-zone defense, replay review and a bold decision to go for two with the championship on the line. At a Glance Final:…
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Team USA Flag Football’s 2026 World Championship Runs Through Germany
USA Football’s 2026 IFAF World Championship hub points to Düsseldorf, Germany, where the U.S. men are grouped with Australia,…
Team USA Flag Football Will Train in Chula Vista Ahead of 2026 World Championships
USA Football is making Chula Vista a 2026 training home for the U.S. national flag football teams as the sport builds toward the…
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Team USA Women Are Becoming the Faces of Flag Football’s LA28 Pathway
Deliah Autry-Jones, Madison Fulford and Loryn Goodwin show how Team USA women’s flag football is becoming a visible pathway before LA28.
Team USA Men Roll Past Canada in Rivalry Series Win in Los Angeles
Team USA’s existing men’s flag football specialists showed their international gap, beating Canada 50-16 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Canada Women Edge Team USA in Rivalry Series Thriller in Los Angeles
Canada scored late, made the one-point try, and ended Team USA’s final chance with a sack to win 34-33 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
UCLA Freshman Tenley Hill Builds Women's Flag Football Program
Former UCLA cheerleader Tenley Hill turned a missing campus opportunity into a women's club flag football program with Southern California roots.
Saint Joseph’s College Adds Women’s Flag Football in Maine
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine says it will add women’s flag football, another sign that the college pathway is expanding beyond early-adopter states.
Hawaiʻi-Born Akemi Higa Chases Team USA Flag Football Roster Spot
Hawaiʻi-born quarterback Akemi Higa is part of a younger wave of players trying to earn a place in the U.S. women’s flag football pipeline.
Azusa Pacific Adds Women's Flag Football for 2026-27
Azusa Pacific will launch women's flag football as a club sport in 2026-27, then move toward full intercollegiate competition in 2027-28.
Sacramento State Adds Women’s Flag Football for 2026-27
Sacramento State will launch women’s flag football as a club program in 2026-27, with plans to elevate it to NCAA Division I status in 2027-28.
Team USA vs Canada Flag Football Comes to Los Angeles June 19
Team USA's men's and women's flag national teams face Canada at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 19 as USA Football's Summer Series brings elite…
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