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5 days ago
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California families of girl athletes speak out as state changes championship amid rules transgender drama
EXCLUSIVE: The California high school track and field state championship is shaping up to be one of the most unprecedented high school sports events in recent history. Amid a national controversy involving a trans athlete competing in the girls' category, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced a series of sweeping rule changes in the days leading up to the event to accommodate female competitors. But now multiple families of girls who have already been displaced by a trans athlete at previous meets have spoken out against the federation, expressing dissatisfaction with the changes. On Tuesday, the CIF announced it would expand the size of the championship competition pool and inviting "biological female" athletes who missed out on making the title meet by one spot due to a trans athlete finishing ahead of them in last week's qualifying round. Then on Wednesday, the federation announced it would also recognize female athletes on the medal podium if a girl who misses out on a medal finish does so because they came behind a trans athlete. Crean Lutheran track and field star Reese Hogan finished in second place to trans athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley High School in the triple jump at the Southern Sectional final on May 17. Then, on the medal podium, after Hernandez stepped off, Hogan stepped up to the first-place spot for a photo-op to a roaring applause. The stunt went viral as Hogan was praised by women's sports rights activists as a heroine. But CIF's latest rule changes won't be giving Hogan the first-place medal for that event. Hogan's family provided a statement from her to Fox News Digital that read, "The recent CIF rule changes clearly acknowledge a misstep on their part. However, what they've proposed falls short of what we truly need for all girls across all sports. I placed second in CIF, and I know that if I hadn't been competing against a boy, I would have claimed the top spot on the podium." "Unfortunately, we can't revisit that moment to rectify this injustice. This issue transcends a single meet, sport, or individual; it's fundamentally about the rights of all females to compete fairly among themselves. We deserve that opportunity, and we will continue to advocate for it." Hogan has previously told Fox News Digital she finds the situation involving Hernandez "sad." "It's just kind of sad just watching. He's obviously a really talented athlete, we've all seen him jump and stuff, and I wish him the best of luck, but in a boys' division," Hogan previously told Fox News Digital about competing against the athlete. "It's pretty obvious the certain advantages that he has, and it's obviously just sad as a woman to watch that." Meanwhile, the family of Hogan's Crean Lutheran teammate, Olivia Viola, also isn't satisfied with the rule changes. "While we are grateful that a few female athletes will regain their ability to compete at states and females will earn their rightful titles at this weekends competition, unfortunately CIFs trial program doesn't actually fix anything. Women are still being forced to compete against biological males. The title IX civil rights of our daughters, sisters, friends and teammates are still being violated," Viola's family said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Unfortunately, with each step our state leaders take, comes the realization that California really has no intention of protecting our girls in the ways that are necessary. The pilot program essentially admits that allowing biological males to compete in the female category was a mistake. Now it's time for full course correction. There is a fundamental truth here that must be upheld. Separating competitive athletics into two XX-XY gender categories must be a non-negotiable." President Donald Trump weighed in on the situation when he sent a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, warning the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom of potential funding cuts and orders to local authorities to prevent a trans athlete from competing in the girls' category on Saturday. The first rule change came just hours after Trump's post. The Department of Justice announced it would launch an investigation into the CIF and California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the state's law that allows biologically male trans athletes to compete with girls and women on Wednesday. The second rule change took place shortly after that announcement. On Tuesday, the family of another girls' track star who has been displaced by Hernandez in the track and field postseason, Katie McGuinness of La Canada High School, told Fox News Digital they are grateful for Trump's intervention. "We are grateful that President Trump is fighting for female athletes and giving them a fair shot to compete on a level playing field. CIF's 'solution' to this situation, which allows additional girls to compete at the state championship who otherwise didn't qualify because the transgender athlete took their spot, isn't good enough – it's still an unfair competition and an injustice to the girls competing," the family said in a statement. "Allowing biological males to compete in women's sports is unfair, unjust and defies common sense," the family added. Katie previously spoke out against CIF for allowing the situation to get this far in an interview on Fox News' "America Reports" last week. "I have nothing against this athlete as a person, and I have nothing against the trans community," McGuinness said. "My message today is really specifically to CIF and for them to act quickly and in a timely manner because this is a really time-sensitive issue." 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Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
California girls' track star reveals furious verdict on trans athlete who beat her
A high school track athlete has said she 'can't stand' for trans athletes competing in girls' sports after she was beaten by a trans competitor in a recent event. Katie McGuinness of La Canada High School competed in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Final over the weekend, and placed second in the long jump. But a trans athlete wound up winning both the long jump and triple jump, and McGuinness expressed her disappointment in the situation in a recent interview. 'There are just certain genetic advantages that biological males have that biological girls don't,' she told Fox News' 'America Reports.' 'Frankly, I just can't stand for that.' She also recalled the events from the meet on Saturday, saying: 'I ran down the runway and I landed and I watched them measure my mark, and it was 18.9. 'And I just remember thinking that there was nothing else that I could do. That was it. And I was honestly very discouraged, and I'm a high school senior and winning CIF has always been a goal of mine, and I wasn't able to compete with someone who was genetically different than me.' Reese Hogan also placed second to the trans competitor in the triple jump, and posed on the winner's podum after In the triple jump category, Crean Lutheran High School's Reese Hogan finished in second to the same trans competitor. After posing alongside the winner and third-place finisher on the podium (in the second-place spot), Hogan briefly posed in the winner's podium spot - resulting in viral attention and an endorsement from anti-trans activist Riley Gaines. 'When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion,' Gaines wrote on X. 'The crowd erupts with applause. THIS is the way. Congrats to ReeseHogan , the REAL champ!!!' Hogan had previously competed against the trans athlete and told Fox News Digital: 'It's just kind of sad just watching. He's obviously a really talented athlete, we've all seen him jump and stuff, and I wish him the best of luck, but in a boys' division. 'It's pretty obvious the certain advantages that he has, and it's obviously just sad as a woman to watch that.' The issue of trans athletes competing in women's sports has been in the spotlight even more since President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled 'Keeping Men out of Women's Sports' in February. His administration has been at war with the state of Maine over its alleged failure to comply with his stance, while the CIF has previously come under fire as well. This past winter, a transgender basketball player dominated play in California, but ultimately did not participate in a playoff game amid fury at the situation. Fox News Digital reported at the time that Trump's Department of Education and Office of Civil Rights was investigating the CIF, and that the trans athlete's school was not the only one in California flouting Trump's executive order. Nonetheless, despite the federal ruling on trans athletes, California has had a law in place since 2014 that allows trans athletes to compete in girls' sports.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
High school baseball: Southern Section playoff results and pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY'S RESULTS FIRST ROUND DIVISION 2 Crean Lutheran 6, La Habra 1 West Ranch 4, Palm Desert 3 Sultana 2, Royal 1 Loyola 8, Sierra Canyon 1 Servite 1, Riverside Prep 0 Anaheim Canyon 10, Maranatha 6 Advertisement Etiwanda 11, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 5 Gahr 10, La Salle 0 Oaks Christian 9, Redlands East Valley 2 Torrance 5, Chino Hills 1 Fountain Valley 4, El Segundo 2 Trabuco Hills 4, Bonita 3 Foothill 6, Millikan 4 San Clemente 8, Westlake 0 Mater Dei 3, South Hills 0 Simi Valley 3, Ventura 0 DIVISION 4 Woodbridge 4, Cerritos Valley Christian 1 Irvine 8, St. Bernard 0 Thousand Oaks 5, La Quinta 1 Claremont 2, Apple Valley 1 Dos Pueblos 5, Katella 3 Valencia 4, Northview 1 Trinity Classical Academy 3, Don Lugo 2 Grand Terrace 4, Chino 3 Saugus 22, Wiseburn Da Vinci 3 Murrieta Mesa 6, Santa Monica 0 Ganesha 2, Burbank Burroughs 0 Advertisement La Canada 6, Downey 5 South Torrance 2, Culver City 0 Sonora 3, Linfield Christian 2 Monrovia 5, Capistrano Valley Christian 2 Oxnard Pacifica 8, California 0 DIVISION 6 Shadow Hills 2, Arroyo Valley 1 St. Monica 12, Paramount 8 Crossroads 6, Hesperia 3 Rancho Mirage 7, Rancho Verde 2 Estancia 10, Alhambra 8 Foothill Tech 3, South El Monte 1 Orange County Pacifica Christian 6, Quartz Hill 2 Muir 3, Rio Hondo Prep 1 Cerritos 5, Banning 1 Marshall 7, Leuzinger 0 Ridgecrest Burroughs 7, Savanna 6 Sante Fe 4, Windward 1 Tustin 2, Littlerock 0 Heritage Christian 9, Adelanto 2 St. Bonaventure 3, Pasadena 1 Montebello 2, Oakwood 0 Advertisement DIVISION 8 Colton, bye University Prep 9, Bolsa Grande 4 New Roads 11, Santa Ana 6 Duarte 7, Dunn 5 Fillmore 7, Santa Maria Valley Christian 2 San Jacinto Valley 6, Lancaster Desert Christian 4 Cate 3, Azusa 2 Westminster La Quinta 2, Rosemead 1 Yeshiva 7, Rancho Alamitos 3 Beverly Hills 10, Pasadena Poly 6 Hesperia Christian 3, Big Bear 2 Pioneer 5, Calvary Baptist 0 Arroyo 7, Edgewood 0 Placentia Valencia 11, Temecula Prep 5 San Bernardino 5, Rolling Hills Prep 4 AB Miller 7, Cal Lutheran 6 DIVISION 9 Nuview Bridge 17, Gorman 0 TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE (Games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted) SECOND ROUND DIVISION 1 Los Osos at Corona Advertisement Norco at Laguna Beach Villa Park at Aquinas Vista Murrieta at St. John Bosco Santa Margarita at Huntington Beach Orange Lutheran at Los Alamitos Arcadia at Mira Costa El Dorado at Crespi DIVISION 2 Crean Lutheran at West Ranch Loyola at Sultana Anaheim Canyon at Servite Gahr at Etiwanda Oaks Christian at Torrance Trabuco Hills at Fountain Valley Foothill at San Clemente Mater Dei at Simi Valley DIVISION 3 San Dimas at Colony Fullerton at Paraclete Arrowhead Christian at Warren Cajon at Beckman Temecula Valley at Great Oak Crescenta Valley at Castaic Costa Mesa at San Juan Hills Yucaipa at Glendora DIVISION 4 Irvine at Woodbridge Advertisement Thousand Oaks at Claremont Dos Pueblos at Valencia Trinity Classical Academy at Grand Terrace Saugus at Murrieta Mesa Ganesha at La Canada South Torrance at Sonora Monrovia at Oxnard Pacifica DIVISION 5 Northwood at Laguna Hills Citrus Hill at Highland Jurupa Hills at St. Anthony Kennedy at Hillcrest Liberty at La Serna Bishop Montgomery at Elsinore Camarillo at Moreno Valley Riverside Poly vs. Long Beach Poly at Long Beach City College DIVISION 6 Shadow Hills at St. Monica Rancho Mirage at Crossroads Foothill Tech at Estancia Muir at Orange County Pacifica Christian Cerritos at Marshall Santa Fe at Ridgecrest Burroughs Advertisement Tustin at Heritage Christian Montebello at St. Bonaventure DIVISION 7 Channel Islands at Chaffey Western Christian at Norwalk Mary Star of the Sea at Lancaster Milken Community at Garden Grove Silverado at Grace Flintridge Prep at Don Bosco Tech Granite Hills at Riverside Notre Dame DIVISION 8 University Prep at Colton, Monday Duarte at New Roads Fillmore at San Jacinto Valley Cate at Westminster La Quinta Yeshiva at Beverly Hills Pioneer at Hesperia Christian Arroyo at Placentia Valencia AB Miller at San Bernardino DIVISION 9 Coast Union at Loma Linda Academy, Monday at 4 p.m. Coast Christian at Saddleback Mountain View at Shalhevet Advertisement Pomona at Academy of Careers & Exploration Twentynine Palms at Cobalt Academy for Academic Excellence at Garden Grove Santiago Santa Rosa Academy at St. Lestonnac Nuview Bridge at Ojai Valley Note: Quarterfinals in all divisions May 23; Semifinals in all divisions May 27; Finals in all divisions May 30-31. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep baseball roundup: Quentin Young's 14th homer powers Oaks Christian to playoff win
Quentin Young of Oaks Christian is in his final days of high school baseball, giving pro scouts one final chance to evaluate his immense skills. Fans have already decided his entertainment value is off the charts. He hit his 14th home run on Friday in the opening round of the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs — a three-run blast — that helped send the Lions to a 9-2 victory over Redlands East Valley. Young finished with two hits and four RBIs. Joshua Brown and James Latshaw also hit home runs. Ty Hanley threw a complete game. San Clemente 8, Westlake 0: Stanford commit Mike Erspamer threw a one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and one walk. Kaden Raymond had a two-run home run. Advertisement Servite 1, Riverside Prep 0: Toby Kwon gave up two hits and no walks in the complete game. Mater Dei 3, South Hills 0: Brandon Thomas struck out seven, walked none and gave up four hits in a Division 2 playoff opener. Ezekiel Lara had two RBIs. West Ranch 4, Palm Desert 3: Hunter Manning had three hits and three RBIs and also threw six innings with six strikeouts to lead West Ranch to a road victory in Division 2. Mikey Murr got the save with a scoreless seventh. Simi Valley 3, Ventura 0: Kyle Casey struck out four and walked none in a complete game for No. 2-seeded Simi Valley in Division 2. Crean Lutheran 6, La Habra 1: Ben Keller had three hits and three RBIs as Crean Lutheran toppled top-seeded La Habra in Division 2. Advertisement Etiwanda 11, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 5: Angel Mejia and LJ Roellig hit home runs for Etiwanda, which had a six-run fifth inning. Gahr 10, La Salle 0: Andres Gonzalez and Adrien Ramirez each had three RBIs and Jake Ourique struck out eight in six innings. Trabuco Hills 4, Bonita 3: Ryan Luce had two doubles for Trabuco Hills. Fountain Valley 4, El Segundo 2: A three-run fifth inning helped Fountain Valley come back from a 2-1 deficit. Anaheim Canyon 10, Maranatha 6: Cooper Stevenson had a two-run double in the first inning to ignite the Comanches. Camden Goetz had a home run. Foothill 6, Long Beach Millikan 4: Gavin Lauridsen threw 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven. Advertisement Torrance 5, Chino Hills 1: Hector Chavez hit a two-run home run for Torrance. Murrieta Mesa 6, Santa Monica 0: Tanner Blackmon struck out seven and gave up three hits in the Division 4 victory. Valencia 4, Northview 1: Lincoln Hunt had three hits for the Vikings. Saugus 22, Wise Da Vinci 3: Zach Seeley hit two home runs and finished with nine RBIs. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep baseball roundup: Quentin Young's 14th homer powers Oaks Christian to playoff win
Quentin Young of Oaks Christian is in his final days of high school baseball, giving pro scouts one final chance to evaluate his immense skills. Fans have already decided his entertainment value is off the charts. He hit his 14th home run on Friday in the opening round of the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs — a three-run blast — that helped send the Lions to a 9-2 victory over Redlands East Valley. Young finished with two hits and four RBIs. Joshua Brown and James Latshaw also hit home runs. Ty Hanley threw a complete game. San Clemente 8, Westlake 0: Stanford commit Mike Erspamer threw a one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and one walk. Kaden Raymond had a two-run home run. Servite 1, Riverside Prep 0: Toby Kwon gave up two hits and no walks in the complete game. Mater Dei 3, South Hills 0: Brandon Thomas struck out seven, walked none and gave up four hits in a Division 2 playoff opener. Ezekiel Lara had two RBIs. West Ranch 4, Palm Desert 3: Hunter Manning had three hits and three RBIs and also threw six innings with six strikeouts to lead West Ranch to a road victory in Division 2. Mikey Murr got the save with a scoreless seventh. Simi Valley 3, Ventura 0: Kyle Casey struck out four and walked none in a complete game for No. 2-seeded Simi Valley in Division 2. Crean Lutheran 6, La Habra 1: Ben Keller had three hits and three RBIs as Crean Lutheran toppled top-seeded La Habra in Division 2. Etiwanda 11, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 5: Angel Mejia and LJ Roellig hit home runs for Etiwanda, which had a six-run fifth inning. Gahr 10, La Salle 0: Andres Gonzalez and Adrien Ramirez each had three RBIs and Jake Ourique struck out eight in six innings. Fountain Valley 4, El Segundo 2: A three-run fifth inning helped Fountain Valley come back from a 2-1 deficit. Anaheim Canyon 10, Maranatha 6: Cooper Stevenson had a two-run double in the first inning to ignite the Comanches. Camden Goetz had a home run. Foothill 6, Long Beach Millikan 4: Gavin Lauridsen threw 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven. Torrance 5, Chino Hills 1: Hector Chavez hit a two-run home run for Torrance. Murrieta Mesa 6, Santa Monica 0: Tanner Blackmon struck out seven and gave up three hits in the Division 4 victory. Valencia 4, Northview 1: Lincoln Hunt had three hits for the Vikings.
