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Hello all,

Immy was kicked off her football team today.

A singular parent anonymously emailed the Bishop of Erie, complaining that girls should not be allowed to play football, and whining about how unfair it was to their kids that the 716 Blizzard (a professional women’s football team in Buffalo) showed her favoritism. When in reality, they were just showing her support for being one of the first girls in Erie Catholic history to play.
(Editing this because although we believed Immy was the first, she is not. A woman reached out to me and said she played football for St. George 30 years ago, and that it was a fight then too. It was also hidden from public knowledge, hence the reason we thought Immy was the first.)
So although her football coaches, the director of the Erie Knights, the Athletic Director of Erie Catholic, the President of Erie Catholic, and even her teammates, all agreed she was permitted to play/were supportive of her playing, and although she has repeatedly shown up to practices and games for the entire season and done everything she’s been asked to do, she has now been removed from her team. 4 days before they head into playoffs.
I’m beyond livid.
An 8-year-old girl was punished for just showing up to play a game she loves, because a parent was jealous their kids weren’t the center of attention, and decided to pull out and dust off an archaic rule from decades ago regarding girls not being allowed to play tackle football.
Though she’s not allowed to play, what she is allowed to do, is dress in full uniform and stand on the sidelines on Saturday to support her team.
I’m inviting anyone who can, to please come to the game wearing pink and/or the #22, at 3:00 pm on Saturday at Hagerty to stand/sit in solidarity with her, and show her and the Diocese that girls do belong in football, and she has way more people rooting for her than against her.
If Jesus could flip tables, so can I.

Here is the link to the petition in Bio!

(P.S. I know who you are “anonymous.”)

#716Blizzard #LetImmyPlay

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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 07:11 pm

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PLEASE DO NOT SKIP, READ BELOW! Tag the new outlets!

Hello all,

Immy was kicked off her football team today.

A singular parent anonymously emailed the Bishop of Erie, complaining that girls should not be allowed to play football, and whining about how unfair it was to their kids that the 716 Blizzard (a professional women’s football team in Buffalo) showed her favoritism. When in reality, they were just showing her support for being one of the first girls in Erie Catholic history to play.
(Editing this because although we believed Immy was the first, she is not. A woman reached out to me and said she played football for St. George 30 years ago, and that it was a fight then too. It was also hidden from public knowledge, hence the reason we thought Immy was the first.)
So although her football coaches, the director of the Erie Knights, the Athletic Director of Erie Catholic, the President of Erie Catholic, and even her teammates, all agreed she was permitted to play/were supportive of her playing, and although she has repeatedly shown up to practices and games for the entire season and done everything she’s been asked to do, she has now been removed from her team. 4 days before they head into playoffs.
I’m beyond livid.
An 8-year-old girl was punished for just showing up to play a game she loves, because a parent was jealous their kids weren’t the center of attention, and decided to pull out and dust off an archaic rule from decades ago regarding girls not being allowed to play tackle football.
Though she’s not allowed to play, what she is allowed to do, is dress in full uniform and stand on the sidelines on Saturday to support her team.
I’m inviting anyone who can, to please come to the game wearing pink and/or the #22, at 3:00 pm on Saturday at Hagerty to stand/sit in solidarity with her, and show her and the Diocese that girls do belong in football, and she has way more people rooting for her than against her.
If Jesus could flip tables, so can I.

Here is the link to the petition in Bio!

(P.S. I know who you are “anonymous.”)

#716Blizzard #LetImmyPlay

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