OC Fall Flag Football League Underway

Sep 21,2017 by Shawn Soper

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s Fall Flag Football got underway this week with the first regular season games.

The league formed several years ago as an informal collection of teams representing local businesses gathering each Monday evening in the fall. Over a decade ago, it became an official Recreation and Parks program and has become one of the department’s most popular programs. Teams compete in a seven-on-seven screen flag football format with games played in 25-minute halves. The league this week and will run through mid-November on Mondays and some Wednesdays. Most games are played at Northside Park although the action moves downtown when Winterfest of Lights is set up.

About The Author: Shawn Soper

Shawn Soper has been with The Dispatch since 2000. He began as a staff writer covering various local government beats and general stories. His current positions include managing editor and sports editor. Growing up in Baltimore before moving to Ocean City full time three decades ago, Soper graduated from Loch Raven High School in 1981 and from Towson University in 1985 with degrees in mass communications with a journalism concentration and history.