Poland youth playing flag football

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Neighbors | Submitted.Poland flag football player Michael Cougras attempted to score as defensive players closed in. The Poland Flag Football League kicked off its season Sept. 19.

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Neighbors | Submitted.K-1 division players from left, Sophia Yurich, Abby Farber and Connie Cougras prepared to hit the grid iron. The players belong to the Poland Flag Football League.

Poland youth are learning the fundamentals of football, while scoring a few touchdowns this fall.

The Poland Flag football league kicked off its season Sept. 19. More than 100 boys and girls will play a six-week season on Sundays at Baird Mitchell Field, culminating with a Super Bowl Oct. 23.

The league has been around for several years and has three teams in the K-1 division, four teams in the second and third-grade division and four teams in the fourth, fifth and sixth-grade division.

The league is directed by Jeff Sabrin and sponsored by Joseph Yurich, Patrick Skarote, Morgan Oil - Nancy and Mike Kassem, Betras, Maruca, Copp and Harshman - Chris Maruca, Omega Medical - Michael Marantis, Youngstown Hard Chrome, Associates in Nephrology and Tony Cougras.