Vikings Partner with 51 Minnesota High Schools to Launch Girls Flag Football League

Proctor High School’s Matt Solberg expressed gratitude to the Vikings for enabling the outstate school’s participation.

“Without having that financial backing, this would be an impossibility,” said Solberg.

Proctor has made the girls flag league free of charge to any female athlete who currently plays another sport, as well.

“When I first got the email about this opportunity, I was teaching our precalculus class and asked a couple of the kids, ‘Hey, if we do this, are you interested?’ And they were all-in,” said Solberg, who also coaches Proctor’s girls basketball team. “So that afternoon when I got down to the gym before basketball practice, my basketball girls were all throwing the football around the gym, trying to get ready for flag. Suddenly the pre-practice time where they’re usually shooting around or talking to each other, now they’re throwing a football around, trying to get ready for flag.”

Vikings Vice President of Social Impact Brett Taber noted the exciting time in Minnesota for girls and women’s flag football, including the recently announced collegiate league.

“Since testing the pilot league in 2024, interest in girls flag football has increased dramatically at the high school level, and to see such a high number of schools participate this year is a tremendous sign for future growth,” Taber said. “We take pride in our role of creating opportunities and empowering young women to compete in this sport.”