CLEVELAND, Ohio — Coldwater took home its eighth OHSAA state football championship since 2005 with last season’s 31-7 romp of Kirtland in the Division VI final.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Thursday announced it will sanction a state championship in girls flag football, beginning in spring 2026.

Wheeler, who served on the OHSAA Board of Directors 3 years ago when girls wrestling became a sanctioned varsity sports by the OHSAA was also in support of girls flag football being added.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced this week that it will sanction a state championship event in girls flag football beginning in the spring of 2026.

The rapid growth of girls flag football has the attention of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. OHSAA announces its future with the sport.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Thursday announced it will sanction a state championship in girls flag football, beginning in spring 2026.

The Browns, Bengals, and NFL have already put in so much work to promote the game and bring us to this moment to welcome girls flag football to the OHSAA.” Three years ago, 20 schools in Ohio ...

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