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Katie Crim, a 15-yearold sophomore, is the Patriots’ place-kicker.
Getting Her
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Katie Crim Makes History as Homewood’s First Female Varsity Football Player By Rubin E. Grant
Journal photos by Jordan Wald, Marvin Gentry (far right)
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ddie and Michelle Crim have been attending Homewood football games for a number of years to support their three daughters, but this year it’s different. Instead of watching a daughter cheer for the Patriots as a varsity cheerleader, as their WHEN SHE REACHED oldest daughter, Hannah, did, or MIDDLE SCHOOL, watching a daughter perform as a SHE SAW A PARENTAL Star Spangled Girl in the band, CONSENT FORM ABOUT as their middle daughter, Bella, TRYING OUT FOR THE did, this season they are watchFOOTBALL TEAM. “I ing their youngest daughter, GRABBED THE SHEET AND Katie, actually play football. SAID TO MYSELF, ‘I THINK I Katie Crim, a 15-year-old SHOULD TRY THIS.’” sophomore, is the Patriots’ placekicker. She’s the first girl to play varsity football at Homewood. She doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal. “I’ve always played with boys, beginning on the playground in See CRIM, page 30