Kalispell teams head to new-look flag football state tourney

BOZEMAN — For the first time in its three-year history, the annual girls flag football state championship held at Bobcat Stadium is going to look drastically different when it kicks off Thursday.  

All 17 schools that field a flag football team in the state are invited to the packed two-day event, with last week's regional tournaments determining the seeding.  

Last year, just five teams were invited to state — Glacier, Flathead, Lockwood, Butte and St. Ignatius.