Austin ISD has formed a new Girls Flag Football League, which is set to take the field this spring, with a little help from the Dallas Cowboys. According to a press release from the district, each AISD high school will have a team in the league, and AISD is one of 11 districts to partner up with the Cowboys. A championship will take place in May at Frisco’s Ford Center. “The life lessons and values these young ladies will learn from the game of football extend well beyond touchdowns and teamwork,” said Dallas Cowboys co-owner and chief brand officer Charlotte Jones in a statement to the press. “We are also thrilled that with girls’ flag football becoming an emerging sport at the collegiate level, the game can now provide these young women a path to continuing their education at a higher level as well.”
Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor. More by Elizabeth Pagano