Senior Kelly Bornemeier is the first female on Massaponax Virginia's high shool varsity football team.
"The coach thought about sitting the other players down to tell them a girl would be joining the team. But he soon realized that was not necessary. "They look out for her like she's their sister," Ludden said.
Bornemeier says she can kick field goals from 35 yards, and would like to stretch her limit to 40 by the end of the season. In the Panthers' 51-8 victory over Spotsylvania last Friday, Bornemeier made six of seven extra-point tries and the 25-yard field goal."
Continue reading She's no pink Panther: Female kicker one of the guys, by Adam Himmelsbach at The Free Lance Star's Fredericksburg.com site.
Kelly Bornemeier first female on Virginia football team
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