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READY, SET, HUT: Livingston earns first-ever female flag football scholarship

Matt Malatesta
May 16, 2022

The definition of opportunity is a set of circumstances that makes it possible for you to achieve something. There is a new opportunity for female athletes to receive scholarships to play flag football in college, and two students from Legacy the School of Sport Sciences are taking full advantage.

For the past few decades, flag football has been a popular high school sport in states such as Georgia and Florida, but it has never caught on in Texas...until now. After discovering that scholarships were available to play flag football in college, the staff at Legacy began a mission to bring girls flag football to Houston. After a year of researching, networking and partnering with Texas Fury, NFL Flag, Houston Texans and Nike; the first girls high school flag football event took place on April 9th 2022. Ten Houston-area high schools and middle schools participated in the event, with over 90 female athletes playing flag football for the first time.


  

Allaya Livingston - a senior at Legacy - took the opportunity and participated in the event. Little did she realize that her athletic abilities would catch the eye of Liz and Katie Sowers, the coaches for Ottawa University. Allaya grew up playing basketball, but she is no stranger to trying new sports. During her senior year at Legacy Allaya, not only scored her 1,000th career points in basketball but she became a NCA All-American Nominee cheerleader, State Champion Softball player, Top 12 sprinter for Texas private schools and flag football player.

Exactly one month after the Houston Texans Flag Football Jamboree, Allaya took a visit to the two-time NAIA National Champions campus, Ottawa University, where Coach Sowers offered Allaya a scholarship to play flag football. Allaya Livingston has been offered the first women’s flag football scholarship to a high school athlete from Houston.

Allaya may be the first to be offered a scholarship to play flag football, but she will not be the first from Houston to play college flag football. Another Legacy alumni has already made her presence known in the sport. Vanessa Towne grew up playing softball and was a member of the sports medicine program at Legacy. Vanessa received a scholarship to attend Kansas Wesleyan University to play softball, but she is now part of their flag football program. Kansas Wesleyan competed in the Silver bracket division of the 2022 NAIA Women’s Flag Football National Championship, where they defeated St. Mary’s. Vanessa Towne is now a NAIA Women’s Flag Football Champion.

College Coaches are just beginning to uncover the raw athletic talent in the city, and these two young ladies are already making a name for themselves in the game. The ten teams who participated in the Houston Texans Jamboree will also get a chance to make a name for themselves next Spring in the first Houston Girls High School Flag Football League. The Houston Texans, Nike and Legacy the School of Sport Sciences will partner up again to create and facilitate the league in the Spring of 2023. Schools lined up to participate include Legacy SSS, Cy-Creek, Awty International, Concordia Lutheran, Houston Gateway Academy, Lifestyle Christian School, ILT Westpark, KIPP Mosaic, Nehemiah, and YellowStone College Prep.

This is just the beginning of something big in Houston and the future of girls flag football. Keep an eye out for upcoming leagues, showcases, combines and other opportunities for girls to play flag football in Houston.

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TOP OF THE LINE: Midway triumphs over Atascocita to claim 6A-D1 crown, first title since 2003

Matthew Ogle
09 Jun, 2025
Matthew Ogle (VYPE)

ROUND ROCK — The Midway Panthers ended a two-decade title drought in resounding fashion Saturday evening at Dell Diamond, defeating Atascocita 6-2 to claim the UIL 6A-Division I State Championship. It marks Midway’s second baseball state title in program history — and the first since 2003.

Fueled by a fast offensive start and a dominant bullpen performance from junior right-hander Brody Potts, the Panthers (33-8) took control early and never looked back.

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GLORY ROAD: Aledo's high-octane lineup propels them to a 5A-D1 Championship against SV

Matthew Ogle
09 Jun, 2025
Alex Hinson (VYPE)

ROUND ROCK, TX — Aledo capped a dominant postseason run with an emphatic 8–1 victory over Smithson Valley on Friday night at Dell Diamond, capturing the UIL 5A-Division I State Championship in convincing fashion.

With the win, Aledo (34–8) secured its second state title in program history and first since 2014, adding another chapter to a growing legacy under head coach Chad Barry.

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BACK-2-BACK: Grapevine prevails against K-Park in the 5A-D2 State Title game

Matthew Ogle
08 Jun, 2025
Matthew Ogle (VYPE)

ROUND ROCK, TX — The Grapevine Mustangs cemented their place among Texas high school baseball’s elite on Friday night, securing their second consecutive UIL 5A-Division 2 State Championship with a 9-5 win over Kingwood Park at Dell Diamond.

The victory marks Grapevine’s third state title in program history—and second in as many years under the steady guidance of veteran head coach Jimmy Webster.

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