Wedemeyer game adds flag football, opens door for daughter to follow in dad’s footsteps

SAN JOSE — Melia Morales had a dream.

After watching family friends play football at Bellarmine as a child, she wanted to get on the field herself. But at that time, there was no viable path to do so. 

Fast-forward about a decade. Morales is now a star linebacker on the flag football team at Notre Dame-San Jose and will live out another dream on Saturday.

She will play in the first flag football edition of the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game, a new addition to this...