Second Annual Elementary School Flag Football Tournament By: Orange County Communications Department
Orange County Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Orange County High School Football team, hosted their second annual Elementary School Flag Football Tournament on Saturday, March 28, at Porterfield Park in Orange. Building on the exciting success of last year’s event, this year maintained enough interest for separate fourth and fifth grade divisions. All of last year’s schools, including Gordon- Barbour Elementary School, Lightfoot Elementary School, Locust Grove Elementary School, and Orange Elementary School, returned. This year, the field expanded to add Grymes Memorial School to the list of contenders. In fact, there was so much interest that participation increased from 85 last year, to 106 registered student athletes this year!
Organizers were thrilled to see the same energy and school spirit return. Parents, grandparents, and other flag football enthusiasts watched from the stands while sporting the colors of their young athlete’s elementary school. Despite strong play from all of our contenders, both of this year’s championship teams, Orange Elementary School (Fourth Grade) and Grymes Memorial School (Fifth Grade), went undefeated in their respective divisions! Parks & Recreation would like to thank all those who made this event possible, including the Orange County High School Football Team, as well as our coaches, officials, volunteers, parents, and participants!
Our fourth and fifth grade athletes enjoyed the opportunity to play on the “big” field at Porterfield Park!
We look forward to seeing which schools raise the trophy next year.
Orange Elementary School (left) and Grymes Memorial School (right) went undefeated to take home the trophies (and championship rings) in the fourth and fifth grade divisions, respectively.
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