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Massachusetts girls flag football game ends in coach-referee brawl

Parents had to physically separate the fighting coach and referee during a girls tournament in Massachusetts; flag football's defining feature apparently optional.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on Wake Up, America
Published 5:44 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Massachusetts girls flag football game descends into chaos as coach and referee brawl in front of kids”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:44 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.

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New York PostMassachusetts girls flag football game descends into chaos as coach and referee brawl in front of kids

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA girls flag football tournament in Massachusetts, where a coach and a referee allegedly traded punches in front of the kids, and outraged parents had to keep them apart.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Post says the parents were the ones refereeing by the end. Finally, somebody who knew the rules!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlag football. The one sport where nobody is supposed to touch anybody.

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