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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:14 PM Oct 2015

High school football: No. 1 St. Francis has girl kicker

http://www.mercurynews.com/high-school-sports/ci_29002742/high-school-football-no-1-st-francis-has

What began as an innocent question after soccer practice last season has become something so unreal for St. Francis senior Courtney Ogren that she smiles and says, "I still don't know how I got here, to be honest."

Ogren is the first female place-kicker in the long and storied history of the St. Francis football program, one that is undefeated this season and ranked No. 1 heading into its "Holy War" clash Friday night against rival Bellarmine College Prep in Mountain View.

"I am living my own episode of Friday Night Lights," Ogren said, smiling. "It's crazy. There is so much hype around it. It's completely different from soccer -- and there is so much testosterone."...

"I thought she was just kicking, messing around with all of us. She showed up to morning workouts, and I was kind of like, 'Is this really happening?' It was a shock, but it's awesome. She gives us life to the team. She's awesome."




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