Xavier Wins First State Girls Flag Football Title

Six Wisconsin schools played in the inaugural state high school girls' flag football tournament held in Titletown in Green Bay.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Football

Expressive sports illustration of two girls in red and navy jerseys contesting a flag play on green turf under a cool autumn sky. — Xavier defeated Bay Port 19-6 in Saturday's inaugural Wisconsin state high school girls' flag football championship game in Green Bay's Titletown. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Xavier defeated Bay Port 19-6 in the first state title game of the Wisconsin high school girls' flag football tournament, held Saturday, November 7, 2026 in Titletown in partnership with the Packers. Each Xavier player and coach received a ring and the championship trophy, and every team was given medals.

Why it matters

The tournament signals growing momentum for girls flag football in Wisconsin, where nearly 50 schools already field a program. Girls flag football is not yet a sanctioned WIAA sport, and work continues at the school level to change that.

Six schools competed in the first state tournament, while nearly 50 Wisconsin schools already have a girls flag football program. Xavier won the title game 19-6 over Bay Port, but a timeline for WIAA sanctioning has not been set.

The players

Green Bay Packers

The NFL franchise that partnered with the state tournament and whose stadium complex, Lambeau Field, sits near the Titletown venue.

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA)

The statewide body that governs high school athletics in Wisconsin and has not yet sanctioned girls flag football as a sport.

The details

The inaugural tournament was held in Titletown in Green Bay, in the shadow of Lambeau Field, in partnership with the Packers. Xavier and Bay Port met in the first state championship game.

Saturday, November 7, 2026: First state high school girls' flag football tournament held in Titletown.

Season Trajectory

The first state tournament follows the WIAA's pattern of formalizing a sport only after school-level programs reach critical mass. With nearly 50 Wisconsin schools already fielding teams, the event adds pressure on the state association to consider sanctioning girls flag football.

Girls flag football programs at nearly 50 Wisconsin schools now have a state tournament to aim for. Players and families should watch school-level announcements for any changes to program structure.

The takeaway

The first state tournament shows that girls flag football has enough schools to support a statewide event, even before formal sanctioning. Local programs can use the tournament as a benchmark while the sport's status is still being worked out.