As our local students head into summer break, they can look forward to a new sport when they return to campus next year.⁠ ⁠ For the first time in San Diego, girls’ flag football will be a high school sport starting this coming 2023-24 school year.⁠ ⁠ This new opportunity for high school athletes comes at a time when the popularity of the sport is soaring: According to nbcsandiego, the number of girls playing flag football nationwide has doubled over the past decade.⁠ ⁠ #SportsSanDiego #FlagFootball #GirlsFootball #HighSchoolFootball #SanDiegoSports #SanDiego #SanDiegoSchools #HighSchoolSports #SportsNews