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PHOTOS: Flag Football playoffs

Blade-sponsored Purple Pounders edge out opponents 40-22

Published

14 years ago

May 3, 2012

D.C. Gay Flag Football League holds playoffs on Sunday. (Washington Blade photos by Pete Exis)

The D.C. Gay Flag Football League held the first rounds of the league’s playoffs on Sunday, April 29 at Carter Barron Field. The Washington Blade-sponsored team, the Purple Pounders, edged out its opponents with a score of 40 – 22.

(Washington Blade photos by Pete Exis)

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