2026 Women's Flag Football News
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OEC Flag football MVP Maia Helmar headed to Cal Poly SLO
May 21, 2026The star of the Orange Empire Conference flag football season, Irvine Valley freshman wide receiver and safety Maia Helmar is headed to NCAA Division I Ca Poly San Luis Obispo. Helmar helped lead IVC to the OEC tourney title. -
Lacy and Hinkel selected as Character Champion award winners
May 18, 2026Sophomore women's flag football player Mia Lacy and sophomore men's tennis player Jonathan Hinkel have been selected as Irvine Valley's annual Character Champion award winners. Hinkel also captured it for the conference.
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Flag football standout Marisol Gongora is off to Redlands
May 17, 2026Irvine Valley, which was one of the first squads to start a program in the state in 2025, had another player commit to a four-year college. Sophomore wide receiver and defensive back Marisol Gongora is headed to Redlands.
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Women's flag football team takes first OEC tournament title
May 05, 2026Irvine Valley rallies in the final minutes of the game to rally and defeat Cypress, 32-27, in the first Orange Empire Conference Tournament Final last Thursday at IVC. The Lasers and Chargers shared the regular season OEC title.
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Women's flag football team takes on Cypress for the OEC title
April 29, 2026Irvine Valley hosts Cypress in the first Orange Empire Conference Tournament final on Thursday at 4 p.m. The two teams split games during the season and it should be a battle between two of the best squads in the state.
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Women's flag football team sticks at No. 5 in recent rankings
April 21, 2026Irvine Valley sits only behind Florida Gateway, Wallace from Alabama, Ventura and Daytona State in Florida in the latest JCGridiron.com Filthy 20 Rankings. IVC hosts Golden West on Thursday in semis of the OEC tournament.
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Flag football team moves up to No. 5 in latest rankings
April 06, 2026Irvine Valley moves up in the latest version of the JCGridiron.com Filthy 20 Rankings. IVC is coming off two big wins in its last two contests, defeating Saddleback and shutting out Cypress. The Lasers host Golden West Thursday.
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Flag football's Allison Faggella off to University of Redlands
April 01, 2026Irvine Valley's women's flag football team, which was one of the first squads to start a program in the state in 2025, has now had its first signing to a four-year school. Sophomore Allison Faggella is off to the University of Redlands.
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Flag football training gallery (Mar. 20) - by Jesus Martinez
March 21, 2026Irvine Valley dropped a tough game, 33-31, to Golden West on Thursday at Cypress. IVC got off to a great start, but was out-scored in the second half. The Lasers, still with a record of 9-3 overall, were back and ready to train.
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Flag football vs. Long Beach State gallery - by Jesus Martinez
March 15, 2026Irvine Valley recorded a comfortable 45-12 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday afternoon at home to get back in the win column. The Lasers improved their record to 9-2 and Jesus Martinez was there to capture the action.
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Flag football team bounces back, downs Long Beach State
March 14, 2026Irvine Valley defeats Cal State Long Beach's club team, 45-12, on Saturday afternoon at home. The Lasers improved their record to 9-2 on the year. They play again next Thursday against Golden West at 3 p.m. at Cypress College.
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Flag football team is at No. 16 in the nation in latest rankings
March 09, 2026After three wins over the weekend, Irvine Valley comes in at No. 16 in the latest Women's College Flag Football.com Top 25 Rankings. The Lasers get started in Orange Empire Conference play Thursday at home vs. Cypress.
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Flag football vs. Ventura photo gallery - by Jesus Martinez
March 04, 2026Irvine Valley dropped its first game of the 2026 season on Tuesday at home, 32-12, to a tough Ventura squad. The Lasers were coming off of a solid win over Grand Canyon over the weekend. IVC's record went to 5-1 overall.
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Flag football team wins again, takes down Grand Canyon
March 01, 2026
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Flag football vs. Southwestern gallery - by Jesus Martinez
February 28, 2026Irvine Valley improved its record to 4-0 on the 2026 season with a dominant 69-0 victory over Southwestern at home on Thursday afternoon. The Lasers have now out-scored opponents an impressive, 209-18 on the year.
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Women's flag football enters the rankings at No. 8 after win
February 10, 2026Irvine Valley started its 2026 season on Saturday with a 28-12 win at home over four-year Simpson University. The Lasers, under second-year star coach Sami Logan, are looking to make even more strives this season.
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IVC flag football is ready for its second season this spring
January 04, 2026Irvine Valley's flag football schedule for 2026 is set. IVC, under the guidance of head coach Sami Logan, started one of the first programs in the state and had record of 11-5 in 2025. The Lasers open '26 Saturday, Feb. 7 at Redlands.
