Pew leads Spartans flag football team in inaugural season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 4, 2026, 1:17 PM
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
BasketballTatum Pew, after being named the first flag football coach for Conneaut, guided the Spartans to a 4-6 record this season. Despite not having prior experience in football, Pew utilized her extensive background as a girls assistant basketball coach. The program, which welcomed many new players, faced challenges after losing some key athletes. Pew's efforts were recognized as she was named Ashtabula County Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Edgewood’s Olajuwon Cooper. Looking ahead, Conneaut's flag football will officially be sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association next year, a growing opportunity for female athletes in the sport.
- •Conneaut Spartans finished their flag football season with a 4-6 record.
- •Tatum Pew coached while expecting her first child, Posie, born May 1.
- •Pew received the Ashtabula County Co-Coach of the Year award.
- •The program is set to be sanctioned by OHSAA next year.
- •The team embraced the new sport with 12 players participating.
- 1:17 PMYahoo Sports — Pew took on challenges in coaching Spartans flag football team
"Tatum Pew knew she did not know a lot about football. But she probably had to figure she was as qualified as anyone in Conneaut to take on a girls flag football program. Though Pew never played or let alone coached the game, she had plenty of coaching experience as a girls assistant basketball coach, and she had grown up as a football coach’s daughter. So, when the Conneaut Athletic Director ...
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