Amiyah Kates found the end zone with 29 seconds remaining to give Wichita East a 12-8 win over Wichita Heights in girls flag football Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The game at Heights Stadium seesawed through four quarters. East jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first quarter, but Heights answered with a touchdown before halftime to knot the score at 6-6, according to KSN.

Heights grabbed its first lead of the night on a safety in the third quarter, pushing the score to 8-6. The Blue Aces trailed heading into the final period before Kates broke through for the go-ahead score.

The WPS Athletics department confirmed the final: East 12, Heights 8.

Heights bounces back against North

Heights bounced back quickly. The Falcons played a second game Wednesday night and handled Wichita North 24-6, according to KSN's Ian Sacks. The WPS Athletics department confirmed that result as well.

No individual scoring details from the Heights-North game were available.

Girls flag football in first KSHSAA season

Girls flag football is in its inaugural KSHSAA-sanctioned season after the board of directors voted 61-1 in April 2026 to add the sport, making Kansas the 18th state to recognize it at the high school level, according to the Wichita Eagle. Wichita's seven public high schools, including East, Heights and North, had participated in a pilot program that grew from 11 schools in 2024 to 29 in 2025 before sanctioning took effect.

East opened the sanctioned era with a 7-6 win over Wichita West on Sept. 3 and picked up a 20-6 road win at Wichita South on Sept. 23 to improve to 3-2 at that point, according to KSN. Heights fell to Bishop Carroll 14-0 on opening night, while North lost to Southeast 14-6.

Upcoming schedules for East, Heights and North had not been posted as of Thursday, Oct. 1.