News 2005-05-28 - Storm to Honor Kara Dowell

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Kansas City Storm to Honor Kara Dowell at May 28th Home Game

The Kansas City Storm will honor Kara Dowell at their upcoming game May 28 at St. Pius X High School. Kara plays guard on her White City Kansas high school football team. Last season, White City High School was to play a game against St. Mary’s Academy. But when the St. Mary’s team realized that White City would be fielding a girl, the team said it would forfeit the game rather than play against a girl.

Kara, offered to sit the game out. But her teammates at White City High School voted unanimously that if she didn’t play, then the whole team wouldn’t play. So no one played, and St. Mary’s Academy lost by forfeit, a disappointing solution for a team with a limited game schedule.

Kara will be honored during pre game festivities, joining Storm team captains on the field for the coin toss and be interviewed at half time.

Kara Dowell, freshman guard on the boys football team