I’m not the only one with sportsr elated wishes for this area and myself.

As you might recall, I’ve shared some of my sports-related dreams in previous columns. They’ve included dreams of smallsided soccer being offered to students at small high schools, staging exhibition prep sports events through sister cities programs and staging the Olympics in the metro area. And, of course, there’s my dream U.S. pickleball/sports-watching/music-related sightseeing tour (look for the next stop on that dream tour soon).

Recently, I learned a fellow pickleballer and I share a dream – to see girls flag football become an interscholastic sport at area high schools. And this dream might soon become a reality, thanks to the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA).

A few weeks ago, I caught some of the NFL Flag Championships on television and considered writing a column about high school flag football. I was leaning toward what area prep athletes I would try to recruit, if I were t…