According to Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association board of directors voted Wednesday afternoon, 32-0, to adopt the sport of girl’s flag football, beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Girl’s flag football began to pick up steam over the past two years, with support from some NFL teams.
The league in southwestern Pennsylvania area is the High School Girls Flag Football League. It had only six teams in 2022 but was up to 36 last year, including teams from WPIAL schools and four from the Pittsburgh City League. Seneca Valley and North Catholic in Butler County have teams.