IN THE HUDDLE

 

By Erin Throneberry

 

As we go through life we meet many people. They have shared lunches, shared bus seats, held our hands through break-ups, dried our tears in good and bad times, they have become our friends. These are the people we look back and say, "They changed my life."  Some of those friends started with us in grade school or maybe you met them in High School or College.

 

As your start your new adventure in football, new friendships will form. You may have recruited a friend to come play or you may be the shy girl on the team finding your own niche. In any case, your new friends will be with you for some time to come. You will talk with them at practice, maybe chat online. You might exchange numbers and go have dinner or watch football. more...

THE BOYCE BOX -

FIRST AND TEN

By Jennifer Boyce

Monday Night Football has nothing on SPITFIRE Football at Bowen Field House!  A recent Monday night practice was HANDS-DOWN one of my favorites.  Although there were fewer team members than we had hoped for (as always seems the case), we did have a new player drive an hour and forty-five minutes to join us!  We went long past the scheduled 9pm end time, and some people did have to leave, but those of us who lingered could have made it last until midnight for sure!

 

The defensive unit was giving the offense a chance to "feel the pressure" and learning to communicate; receivers were running better routes; running-backs seemed faster; and everyone knew the SPITFIRE squad was in the house!  I got a chance to play defense and can see why people are so intense about doing so.  If I lose my QB spot I have no problem joining you guys on the defensive side of the ball!  Some of you may have to fight me to the ball and the QB.  more...

 

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT:

Holly "Dutch" Horodeczny

By Erin Throneberry

 

How many women in our league can say they had the opportunity to play football in high school? One of our own has the honor -  Holly Horodeczny played football in 7th grade and again as a junior in high school.  She says the biggest difference between playing football in high school with the boys to now is now she shares one locker room with 35 sweaty women instead of having her own locker room to herself after a team meeting with 30 sweaty high school boys.

 

One of Holly's favorite memories is playing ball with her older brother Matt.  He lost his identity that year and was known as "Holly's older brother."   Holly grew up with 2 older brothers, Matt (1 year older) and Kirk (3 years older), and 2 older sisters; Kathryn (her twin older by 1 minute), and Hillary (5 years older).  She learned to play football with her family.  Her father and brothers were her biggest influence.  more...

Special thanks to the

EMU Athletic Department!!!

THREE AND OUT -

FOOTBALL THE COACH TED WAY

By Ted Moore

This year's team is going to be exciting.   The 2008 Spitfire rookies have brought a new energy to the team and practices are starting to heat up!  Each practice is an improvement over the last - drills are being smoother, plays are run faster and conditioning has begun.

 

Not only are the coaches starting to decide which positions each player will learn - the players are finding out which positions they like best.  more...

 

Player Spotlight

Latoya Pettaway

 

By Erin Throneberry

 

Latoya is 26 and from Toledo, Ohio.  She is a sports fanatic.    In her spare time Latoya loves to play her XBOX and listen to R&B.  When she was 9, Latoya started dribbling a basketball.    During a summer sports program at University of Toledo she added track.  By the time she was in High School she got involved in basketball, track, and cross country.

 

Latoya has "technically" been on the Spitfire roster for 2 years, but has actually played for 1 full season and 1 game.  Her first season was 2006.  more...