A huge win for girls that love to play football came last week as California is one step closer to including girls flag football as a high school sport. The CIF Southern Section passed a proposal Thursday, Sept. 29, to make girls flag football a CIF-sanctioned sport, which could come as soon as the fall of 2023. The section’s league representatives passed the motion with a vote of 61 to 26, with two abstaining. In flag football, no one gets tackled. A play ends when an opposing player pulls off the flag of a ball-carrier. It also is far cheaper than tackle football since no helmets or pads are needed.The next step is for the proposal to be considered by state officials, who have to give the final approval for it to become an official sport throughout California. All 10 sections in th
