The Steelers season is still a few months away, but football was the focus of attention in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The Steelers women's flag football season came to an exciting close with the Women's Flag Football Championship held at Carnegie Mellon University.
In total, 15 teams competed over the day, bringing the girls flag football league's third season to a highly successful close.
The league determined the 2024 champion when Moon Area defeated North Allegheny, 32-6, in the finals.
“It was a great day,” Moon District head coach Jason Russell said. “It's been a long season and the girls have worked hard. Winning back-to-back championships is a great accomplishment for them. We have a lot of great players on our team who are up to the task and have done themselves proud with the win. And with Serayah Leach on your team, I think you always have a chance.”
“It's not an easy season by any means, but all of our girls had a great season,” said Moon High School senior and team captain Serayah Leach. “We lost a lot of seniors last year, so we knew it was going to be a tough season. All of our girls gave their all in the preseason, during the season, in the playoffs, in every game. We made sure we didn't make any mistakes in the playoffs that we made in the regular season because we knew it would hurt us later. We did our job and I'm really proud of us.”
Former Steelers players Troy Polamalu and Will Allen were in attendance at the finals, with Polamalu presenting the trophy to the winner.
“We had a great time today at Carnegie Mellon University with our women's flag football team and all who came out to support them,” said Steelers Director of Business Development Dan Rooney. “Women's flag football has seen tremendous growth over the last few years, both locally and nationally, and days like today only accelerate that. Congratulations to the Moon Area Tigers on their victory and to all who participated in the competition throughout the 2024 season.”
Last season, the Steelers Women's Flag Football League expanded from 22 teams to 36 for 2023. Teams competed every Sunday during the six-week season.
Last week, the Pennsylvania High School Athletic Association (PIAA) held its first council meeting and voted unanimously to make girls flag football a sanctioned sport in the state of Pennsylvania. The second of three council meetings is scheduled to be held by the PIAA later this summer.
