Idaho
These girls have game: Flag football on the rise in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Flag football; it’s a sport that’s gained popularity in recent years, especially among women and girls like Boise 8th graders Megan and Audrielle.
“It’s really inspiring, it’s fun to see other girls play. You kind of learn from them a little bit,” said Audrielle.
“Because I’m a quarterback, being a leader for my team is really fun,” said Megan.
The Optimist Youth Football clinic hosted over 150 girls aged 7 to 17 Saturday, more than double the amount they had last year. Some athletes were returning to the field, while others were just getting started.
“This is really getting me back into being more competitive, getting ready to be with my team and leading them to victory,” said Megan.
Footwork, throwing, catching, and of course flag pulling technique drills were all part of the clinic.
“In flag football you have to be true to technique, you can’t touch them so you have to be quick out of your breaks, quick on your feet, I’d say that’s a pretty big difference,” said Laneah Bryan.
Laneah Bryan is a defensive player on the US National Flag Football Team. She helped coach the girls as many of them were playing for the first time.
“You can see the difference right away, and seeing their face and their reaction to that improvement… that’s what we’re here for,” said Bryan.
The sport is gaining so much popularity that it will be played in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, bringing women’s football to the world’s highest sports stage.
“A lot of things are possible in this sport, and it’s endless at this point, especially with the Olympics coming up,” said Bryan.
Like Laneah Bryan, the middle school girls say they’re glad they discovered flag football and they’re excited to pave the way for future athletes.
“[Now] I’m the inspiration,” said Audrielle.
“A lot of other younger girls 1743921734 get opportunities to start playing,” said Megan.
BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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