Minnesota girls at quarterback, long snapper get playing time, acceptance on their teams

By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune , 10/07/22, 8:15AM CDT

Heidi Barber has taken varsity snaps and shares QB duties on the White Bear Lake JV; Jess Eykyn of Mankato East is the varsity long snapper and a JV receiver.

Junior quarterback Heidi Barber has taken varsity snaps for White Bear Lake this season. (Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune)

“People are always like, ‘Are they not going to like you because you’re a girl?’ But I’ve played with most of them since fifth grade, so they are used to it.” — Heidi Barber, White Bear Lake quarterback

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Minnesota girls at quarterback, long snapper get playing time, acceptance on their teams

Heidi Barber has taken varsity snaps and shares QB duties on the White Bear Lake JV; Jess Eykyn of Mankato East is the varsity long snapper and a JV receiver.

MN Football Hub

@MNFootballHub

Football Hub Headlines

The Metro Top 10: Who's in? Who's out? And who's had it tough?

Hastings makes a midnight memory (and other tales from a stormy football Friday)

St. Thomas Academy gets its work in before the storm, defeats Robbinsdale Armstrong

No. 2 Chanhassen takes out No. 1, topping Mankato West

Friday's roundup: Becker overcomes Hutchinson, weather overwhelms schedule

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