CANTON, Ohio -- Nine Staten Island teams ventured to Canton last weekend for the 2025 NFL Flag Championships, but only one returned home with a championship and some shiny new rings.

Maine South High School's girls flag football team competed in the second annual NFL Flag Championships in Canton, Ohio, over the weekend as a result of their win at the Bears' regional tournament last October.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes commented on the incredible catch at the NFL FLAG Championships | @EdEastonJr

My hope is that it will become a varsity sport,” CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker said of women’s flag football.

Two youth flag football programs from the Capital Region are sending five teams to compete in the Junior Olympics, including the area's first all-girls squad.

During a conversation with @EdEastonJr, Vice President and head of Flag Football, Stephanie Kwok discussed this weekend's 2025 NFL FLAG Championships

Kids from across the country gather in Canton, Ohio for the NFL FLAG Championships taking place on Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20.

Rising sophomore Brysen Wright made waves at the NFL Flag Championships in Canton. Here's the one-handed catch that started it all.