Vikings-Backed Girls Flag Football Is Taking Off in Minnesota

In a matter of days, Minnesota will see its newest girls’ flag football champion crowned.

After officially commencing play in 2024, the second season of high school girls flag football will wrap up on Monday, June 8, at TCO Stadium in Eagan.

The sport, while drawing some big names, like recent Vikings retiree Harrison Smith , is not quite at the level of official sanction in the state of Minnesota. But this year saw a major step forward in the game’s growth.

The Minnesota Vikings will be hosting their second annual high school girls flag football state championship Monday, in partnership with the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Thirteen qualifying schools will play for a state title at TCO Stadium in Eagen, Minn.

It’s the culmination of this year’s Minnesota high school girls flag football season, run by a league the Vikings piloted in 2024 and officially launched in 2025. The 2026 season saw exponential growth for the league, with participation more than doubling from 51 teams in 2025 to 106 teams in 2026.

But with the growth of high school girls’ flag football on the rise, this is starting to become an exciting time for the gridiron. So, which teams are participating in this year’s championship? And what is the current status of girls’ high school flag football? Let’s take a closer look.

First off, let’s discuss the bracket for the upcoming event on Monday.

As already mentioned, 13 teams will take part in the competition, which begins at noon Central Time, with eighth-seeded St. Cloud Tech facing ninth-seeded Park Cottage Grove. The other game at noon will be fourth-seeded St. Louis Park High School taking on the number 13-ranked Rogers High.