Oak Harbor Youth Football and the NAS Whidbey Island Youth Center are partnering for form the community’s very first all girls-flag football league. The league will run September through October and is open to girls ages 9 to 14. Practice begins in mid-August.

The registration deadline is Aug. 15. Registration forms are available for download from http://www.eteamz.com/oakharborfootball/handouts/{{PERIOD}} The fee is $60 and includes jersey, weekly game and weekly practice. Please pay in cash or a check payable to OHYFL
Melissa Haley, NAS Whidbey Island Youth and Teen Program manager, is excited about a the new opportunity.

“The community has recognized that girls are more and more interested in a variety of sports, and this provides one more outlet for them,” Haley said. “Many times, activities like this bring girls who have no sports background out on the field. It allows a chance for the casual female athlete to play in and enjoy a sport.”
For more information, call the NAS Whidbey Island Youth Center at (360) 257-3150 or stop in at 54 Wake Ave. in Oak Harbor. Mark Schroeder, the Oak Harbor Youth Football League president, can also provide information at (360) 632-8416.