The Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne is taking an idea from its athletic director and turning it into something new for the organization.

A league for teenagers from the club to compete against other groups in recreational sports.

The new Building Futures Sports League debuts at 3:30 p.m. Friday with a flag football game at the Boys and Girls Club Park on Fairfield Avenue, with members of the Boys and Girls Club facing a team from the Jennings Center.

Jakil Jelks, the club’s athletic director, who’s been with the organization for just over a year, came up with the idea to grow the organization’s outreach while providing kids a competitive yet relaxed environment to develop.

“The Boys and Girls Club is always trying to extend its athletic program,” Jelks said. “They trusted me to carry

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