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Transgender Pitcher Marissa Rothenberger led Champlin Park High School to Minnesota’s State Softball Championship game after a few playoff winners on Wednesday.
Pitcher’s dominance this season has led to a trial of three anonymous opposing players in the midst of a national gap over the legality of trans athletes in girls’ sports.
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Transgender Pitcher Marissa Rothenberger. (Amber Harding)
One of the players involved in the lawsuit responded to Kande’s race to the championship in an exclusive statement to Pakinomist Digital, provided by her lawyers at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
“It is disturbing to see a male athlete dominate our sport and take opportunities away from girls who have worked hard all season to reach it to the championship of the state tournament. On top of the unfairness, it is often a risk to play a physical sport as a softball against a male athlete,” the statement states.
“I’m proud of the girls who played hard, and at the end of the day it deserves more than a boy, but I hope more people will continue to stand up for female sports and take the rights of women and girls seriously.”
The anonymous player’s team did not reach the championship, ADF said.
ADF lawyer Suzanne Beecher also weighed the situation.
“A man’s belief in his gender does not delete the physical benefits over female athletes. And every girl who competes deserves the chance to experience the excitement of victory,” Beecher told Pakinomist Digital.
“What happened tonight was not only unfair, but put every female athlete in danger of being wounded because of the clear differences in man -to -woman. We filed a lawsuit against Minnesota officials to increase their radical policies that harm female athletes throughout the state and restore their opportunities in a fair and secure competition.”
Rothenberger beat both the quarterfinals and the semi -finals on Wednesday and even hit two doubles in the semi -finals to help trigger a comeback.
Champlin Park is now facing No. 4-seeded Bloomington Jefferson in the title game Friday at the University of Minnesota’s Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
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Champlin Park and Eagan Players Shake Hands after the quarterfinals Round of Minnesota Girls’ Softball State Tournament. (Amber Harding/Outkick)
Champlin Park’s school district previously made a statement to Pakinomist Digital, defending the decision to allow the athlete to compete for the softball team.
“Throughout the season, and as the rebels move on to the state tournament, it is important to note that all students who participate in Champlin Park Softball team are eligible to compete in accordance with Minnesota State High School League rules and applicable state law. Athlet, “A statement from Anoka-Henpin district.
“In addition, the district is named in an active trial that limits what information can be shared.”
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office has released a statement that responds to the trial against the state of Rothenberger’s participation in girls’ softball season.
“In addition to getting training and the fun of competition, sports play with so many benefits for young people. You build friendships that can last life, you learn how to work as part of a team and you feel you belong,” Ellison said.
“I think it’s wrong to appoint a group of students who are already facing higher levels of bullying and harassment, and telling these children that they can’t be on the team because of who they are. I will continue to defend all students’ rights to play sports with their friends and peers.”
After President Donald Trump signed “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, Minnesota State High School League advertised that Would defy federal law by allowing transking athletes to continue playing in women’s sports. Ellison then claimed at a press conference on April 22 that he received notice from the Department of Justice, who threatened litigation if the state did not follow the executive order, so the lawyer decided to sue first.
The White House later responded to the trial and condemned Ellison for having taken lawsuits to enable trans -cluttering.
Marissa Rothenberger celebrates in Dugout with teammates after Champlin Park’s dramatic victory. (Amber Harding)
“Why should an adult man sue the Trump administration to allow other biological men to participate in women’s sports? This is creepy and anti-woman,” spokesman for the White House Harrison Fields told Pakinomist Digital.
Minnesota’s state laws failed to adopt “Preserving girls’ sports action“At the beginning of March, which would have stated that” only female students can participate in an elementary school or the athletic team at the high school level that an educational institution has limited to women and girls. “
