There's nothing like beating the Arctic weather with some football. It's even better when you're playing football as opposed to just watching it. That was the attitude of the 120+ kids who played their Opening Day games of the i9 Youth Sports Indoor Flag Football League on Saturday at the Golden Goal Sports Complex in Golden.

Amazingly, of the six games played, five were decided by a touchdown or less, and three were 13-12! In the Red Grange (8-9 year olds) Division, the Bears defeated the Destroyers, and the Tigers downed the Eagles by identical 13-12 scores. In the Bronko Nagurski (10-14 year olds) Division, the offensive explosions of the day took place as the Screaming Frogs vanquished the Vipers 38-24, and the Rattlers outscored the Iguanas 26-20. The Sharks stung the Sting Rays 12-6 in the Jim Thorpe (6-7 year olds) Division, while the Killer Whales slipped past the Giants 13-12.

All of the teams celebrated a great start to the season with plenty of snacks afterward and look forward to their next action-packed games.