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Three High Schools Forfeit Matches to Avoid Competing Against Trans Volleyball Player

Three schools forfeited volleyball matches against Jurupa Valley High's transgender athlete AB Hernandez, triggering statewide debate on fairness in girls' sports, officials said.

Controversy has followed AB Hernandez from the track to the court. Hernandez, a 17-year-old senior transgender athlete at Jurupa Valley (Calif.) High School, drew national headlines this past spring when she won three medals in the state track and field championships

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A high school transgender athlete who won three medals in state athletics championships last spring, sparking a noisy national debate on gender identity in youth sports, is once again under an unwanted projector after several competitors have chosen volleyball matches instead of playing and Jurupa Valley High High Three schools have announced that they would not take the court for their matches not linked to Lady Jags this month. The most recent…

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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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