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    Girls flag football is officially a high school sport in Illinois: ‘This is just the beginning of greatness’

    by Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune Feb 16, 2024 4 minutes
    Juliana Zavala, senior manager of elementary sports for Chicago Public Schools, high-fives Morgan Ellis as she speaks with Simeon players and coach Erin Pruitt after a news conference announcing the sanctioning of girls flag football on Feb. 14, 2024, at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois.

    CHICAGO — Juliana Zavala, senior manager of elementary sports at Chicago Public League, recalled when Gustavo Silva, Chicago Bears manager of youth football and community programs, reached out to her in 2019 saying he wanted to start girls flag football in Chicago and then for it to expand throughout Illinois.

    In three years time, it happened: Girls flag football is officially an IHSA-sanctioned sport after the IHSA Board of Directors approved the motion during their meeting on Feb. 4.

    Zavala got a bit emotional during a news conference Wednesday to announce the news at Halas Hall, sharing thank yous to Silva, the Bears organization and Chicago Public School sports administration among others for their support. She

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