Flag Football Recap: Emery Bowman and Zadie Broomhall Pace Dakota Ridge Defense

Dakota Ridge fell victim to Steamboat Springs and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 13-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sailors.

Emery Bowman

Sacks

10/07/25 vs Steamboat Springs	4
10/04/25 @ Evergreen	2
10/03/25 vs Pomona	6
09/30/25 vs Ralston Valley	1
09/29/25 @ Wheat Ridge	1
+ 13 more games

Even if they lost, Dakota Ridge's defense still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Emery Bowman and Zadie Broomhall, who racked up seven sacks between them. Bowman is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted at least one in each of the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.

The critical scores for Steamboat Springs came from Sophie Ciarallo and Julia Sturges.

Dakota Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Steamboat Springs, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Dakota Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-6 victory against Standley Lake on the 8th. As for Steamboat Springs, they will face off against Regis Groff at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.