Brent Nyitray
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Let the mutherfuker burn!
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Kevin S. Willis
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markinaustin
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yellojktBut I can’t tell you how much I love this story. This is close to the area of Michigan that I grew up in and it takes me back to my high school days; we were a small, small, tiny school and I ran cross country and played basketball on the boys’ teams (more successful in cross country than round ball) and it wasn’t that big a deal once the guys got used to it. Homecoming queen was out of my league, though!!
On Friday, with Pinckney leading powerful Michigan rival Grand Blanc, 6-0, at the half, Amat, the first girl to play football for the school’s varsity, was asked to return to the field. When she arrived, she was told that her fellow students had voted her queen. When the tiara was placed on her head, she was wearing not a dress, like the other girls in the homecoming court, but her No. 12 uniform, pads and all.
A short while later, with five minutes to play in the third quarter, Amat was called to the same field to attempt a 31-yard field goal. She split the uprights.
The kick proved decisive as Pinckney held on for a 9-7 victory against a Grand Blanc team that had come into the game ranked seventh in the state in its division. It also earned Amat the nickname the Kicking Queen.
Emphasis added. This girl is my hero for the week!!
Filed under: Football, fun stuff | Tagged: girl power |
All Things in Moderation 
Cool! 50 years ago I met a woman at Rice who was blasting 50 yard punts in the "powder puff" touch FB game the women students played. Jess Neely, the Rice coach, asked the Commish of the SWC if a female punter or place kicker could be allowed to try out. "NO".There have been some Division 3 female kickers/punters, but someday maybe OK, UT, LSU, or USC will have one.That woman, a PhD retired in Columbus MO, is still someone I count as a friend. I don't think she can still kick 50 yard punts, but she could always outkick her now adult son.
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That's a great story. I love it when people, men or women, break the mold.
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There was a female kicker for CU who eventually transferred to UNM about 10 years ago. Katie Hnida. VT tried out a female kicker this year.
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Then there was Manon Rheaume who played an NHL exhibition game as a goalie. Seems hard to believe that was almost 20 years ago now!
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NHL — this week!
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So there has been an FBS Div 1 female kicker – thanks Mike. 'Goose, I have not lost sight of the fact that your hero wore her crown with her pads. I am guessing she wore her padded helmet on field, however.
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One would assume, Mark. I bet she changed out of the pads for the dance, though! 🙂
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Great story, Michi! Thanks!
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Great story!mike, we have not met. Welcome. You are here by invite? I've been away for a bit so maybe I'll find your introduction as I work my way back through the posts.
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okiegirl:Thanks for the welcome. You can blame Kevin for me being here. I didn't write an intro — I'm a professor at the University of South Florida medical school working on viruses. I've lived a bunch of different places but am from Chicago originally. I usually register as NPA/independent, but since I want a say in FL politics (closed primaries), I'm a registered R. But I'm generally center-left politically.
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