St. Joseph repeated as the Michigan Girls Flag Football champions

Published June 7, 2026 8:50 PM EDT

The St. Joseph Bears won their second consecutive Michigan Girls High School Flag Football League championship Sunday night, with a 28-12 victory over Gibraltar Carlson. 

This is the second year of the league, with St. Joseph winning both titles. 

The 2026 season featured a 4-week regular season and culminated with the top 15 teams competing in the single-elimination championship tournament to lift the trophy Sunday night at Ford Field. 

St. Joseph is coached by Matt Koch. 

The semifinal games earlier in the day featured a 64-0 win by St. Joseph over Goodrich and a 19-0 win by Gibraltar Carlson against L’Anse Creuse North.

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