Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Jr Stockmen girls flag football team are looking to make a name for themselves nationally and grow the sport of girls flag while they’re at it. Founded in 2023 by Andrew Mather and Coach Jason, the team began as a high school league before evolving into a travel team. What was once a team of just nine players now has up to 50!
And among those 50 players are some real stars. Adelaide is the team’s “most dominant player” according to Mather, able to keep track of the ball anywhere on defense and catch from anywhere in her radius on offense. Ava, a center and corner, is one of the best corners in the area’s tournaments, a “lockdown corner”, and Ella is a wide receiver and safety who Mathers also says is one of the best safeties he’s seen.
Jr Stockmen pulls students from the entire Omaha metro area, and since their founding, two high schools in that area have announced the formation of their own girls flag teams, as well as the College of Saint Mary, where the team holds practices. Mather says this has always been a goal of the team, for them to inspire and encourage more schools to start their own teams, supporting the growth of the sport in the region. At many schools, students from Jr Stockmen are the ones initiating these new teams, showing great leadership skills as well as dedication to the sport.
Having recently transitioned to a travel team, Mather says that many of the students on Jr Stockmen have committed more fully to flag football than other sports, and the hard work is paying off. While they struggled at first against the tougher travel competition, this year the Jr Stockmen high school 7v7 team won a MoKan Sports 7v7 tournament, beating a team they’ve never won against before for the championship. Their 14 year old team also saw great success this year, winning the Kansas City NFL Regionals to go on to represent the Chiefs at the NFL Flag Nationals.
Wanting to branch out more into 7v7 football, Jr Stockmen has and will continue to participate in many of our MidAmerica 7v7 tournaments! The team will continue to work for the growth of girls flag football, and hopes to get many of their players recruited for college teams, furthering their careers and the sport. With an already impressive track record and fantastic goals, Jr Stockmen will be an exciting team to watch!
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