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Minnesota High School Faces Scrutiny Over Transgender Softball Player's Playoff Performance

  • On May 22, Champlin Park High in Minnesota secured a 1-0 victory over the reigning state champions, Rogers High, to advance to the state softball tournament, led by a transgender pitcher who pitched 14 scoreless innings.
  • This event follows Minnesota’s 2015 policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports and the recent failure of the 2025 'Preserving Girls' Sports Act' to restrict participation to female students only.
  • Three anonymous players filed a lawsuit on May 20 through Alliance Defending Freedom challenging the state’s policy, while Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the Trump administration to protect transgender athlete participation rights.
  • The transgender pitcher’s season ERA is 0.88, and the school district confirmed all team members meet Minnesota State High School League and state eligibility rules.
  • The case highlights a national political divide over transgender athletes in girls’ sports, raises Title IX concerns, and continues to fuel debates about fairness and student rights in athletics.
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WVII / Fox Bangor broke the news in on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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