Young Fans Skip School for Valkyries Finals Watch Party in San Francisco
Young girls in San Francisco, with their parents, skipped school to attend an early WNBA Finals watch party for the Golden State Valkyries outside the Chase Center.

Evansville, IN, October 29, 2026 —
Young girls in San Francisco skipped school with their parents to attend an early WNBA Finals watch party for the Golden State Valkyries outside the Chase Center, according to the available account of the gathering.
The summary identifies the attendees as young girls accompanied by parents and places the event outside the Chase Center. It does not specify how many people attended, when the watch party took place, or what time it began. The girls’ ages and the schools they missed are also not identified.
The account describes the event as an early watch party connected to the WNBA Finals and the Golden State Valkyries. It does not explain why the gathering was held early, whether the team or the venue organized it, or whether players or team representatives were present. No statements from attendees, parents, the team or the venue were included.
The available information does not say whether the event was open to the public, how long it lasted, or what activities took place beyond watching the Finals. It also provides no details about attendance arrangements or the circumstances under which the children left school.
As described, the gathering brought young fans and their parents together outside the Chase Center for a Finals-related watch party. Further details about the event, including its date and organizers, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by BY JANIE McCAULEY, Associated Press on www.tristatehomepage.com, see more information here.
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