Girls ‘Thriving’ With New High School Flag-Football Opportunities

Girls ‘Thriving’ With New High School Flag-Football Opportunities
Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2023. Sophie Li/The Epoch Times
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IRVINE, Calif.—Born into a football-loving family that includes an older and a younger brother, Katelyn McAlister grew up watching the NFL, rooting passionately for the nomadic Las Vegas Raiders.

Julia Jimenea was “never the biggest fan,” but asked her father questions during professional and college telecasts “to try to get a better understanding of the game.”

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Dan Wood is a community sports reporter based in Orange County, California. He has covered sports professionally for some 43 years, spending nearly three decades in the newspaper industry and 14 years in radio. He is an avid music fan, with a strong lean toward country and classic rock.
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