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A high school volleyball team in California received national attention Friday when its players lost a team with a trans athlete on his list. Now, three women who saw their own volleyball careers affected by a Trans -competitor have stated in response.
Riverside Poly High School announced that girls’ volleyball team lost to the Jurupa Valley High School’s team showing the well -known Trans Teen Ab Hernandez. Riverside Poly did not cite a specific reason for the forfeiture in his statement, but several parents and a school -member member told Pakinomist Digital that it was due to the presence of the Trans athlete.
Former High School Girls’ volleyball player and current activist Payton McNabb suffered permanent brain injury after being spiked in the head of a male opponent in a 2022 game. McNabb praised Riverside Poly girls for refusing to take the court against the Jurupa Valley.
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Payton McNabb, Center, along with Second Lady Usha Vance, attend President Donald Trump’s address at a joint congressional meeting at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
“I welcome these girls! They were put in a situation that no young athlete should ever face – to choose between their safety and their sport. I’ve been there. I am still living with the consequences of being injured by a male athlete on the field. There is a reason why the boy’s net is seven inches higher – because the game is different,” McNabb told Pakinomist Digital.
“What these girls did really go, and it’s devastating that they are the ones who pay the price of decisions made by adults.”
Two former woman’s college volleyball players who lost games for a team with a trans athlete last season also praised Riverside Poly players.
San Jose State University’s Women’s Volleyball team saw seven of its matches lost by opponents in the midst of a national controversy involving Trans Athlet Blaire Fleming.
One of the teams that lost SJSU was Univeristy of Wyoming, who sacrificed a 5th October game as the controversy involving Fleming grew. Former Wyoming player Macey Boggs told Pakinomist Digital that she stands with Riverside Poly players.
Former University of Wyoming Volleyball Player Macey Boggs (With the permission of Macey Boggs)
“It takes courage to get up. I’m so proud of them to do what’s right. Women fought for us in the past, and it’s time for this generation to step up and fight for women to come. It’s refreshing to see this and very encouraging. I look up to these women. And I will continue to stand unpublished for the truth with them.”
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Meanwhile, the University of Nevada, Reno Women’s Volleyball players had to fight against their own school just for the right to be forfeited against SJSU later that month. The Nevada players approached university administrators privately to express their desire to lose the match and participate in four other programs that refused to play SJSU. But Nevada did not respect this request and instead released a statement Insists it would play the match.
Nevada eventually lost the day before the match because of not having enough players. However, the university previously told Pakinomist Digital that it had discussions with the players on potential “legal issues” that would emerge if the match was not played.
Nevada -Captain Sia Liilii led her players in their opposition to SJSU last season and took over an important public role in the national debate on Trans athletes in Women’s Sports, who partially defined the election season 2024. will be played on October 26th.
Now Liilii says she “welcomes” Riverside Poly players for their stand.
GOP -Senat’s candidate Sam Brown, Left, with Nevada’s Sia Liilii, center on the right and former congregation Tulsi Gabbard. (Sam brown -campaign)
“I would like to welcome the Riverside Poly Volleyball team to stand up for themselves by sacrificing a loss for the future of girls and women’s sports. I also want to praise his school administration for prioritizing the rights and security of their female students athletes, something I did not get available from my university when I was confronted with this situation. -Team! ” Liilii told Pakinomist Digital.
Months after the SJSU -Volleyball season ended, Hernandez was the focus of a national media four -storm in May during the athlete’s race for a California’s girls championship. The autumn season meets that Hernandez competed in, was met with protests by female athletes and their families who often had “Save Girls Sports” jerseys.
Hernandez’s race apparently pulled a response from President Donald Trump, who published a Truth Social Message the week that led to the state final advising the state not to allow a trans -athlete opportunity to compete. Trump did not refer to Hernandez directly in the position.
In response to Trump’s warning, California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) changed its policies in the days before the event to make sure any female athlete ended behind a trans athlete at the championship would be encountered in a place. This resulted in Hernandez sharing the first place on the medal podium in high -mood and triple jumps and second place podium space in long jump at the state meeting.
In July, however, the US Ministry of Justice brought a lawsuit against California Department of Education (CDE) and CIF for its policies that have enabled biological men to compete in girls’ sports throughout the state, despite Trump signing an executive order in February to ban it.
Jurupa Valley made a statement to Pakinomist Digital Friday, which addresses Riverside Poly’s forfeiture.
“We were informed that Riverside Poly High School canceled today’s scheduled girls volleyball match with Jurupa Valley High School. They did not reveal the reason. We have no further comment at this time,” the statement states.
Jurupa Valley’s Next Girls’ Volleyball Game is set to August 25 against Rim of the World High School.
