Quote:A Massachusetts charter school ended a girls’ varsity basketball game at halftime on February 8 after multiple players were injured by a trans-identified male on the opposing team.

The coach of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Girls’ Basketball Team made the decision to end the game against KIPP Academy "after watching a third player injured in the game," a press release from the school states.

"The bench was already depleted going into the game with the 12-player roster having four players unable to play. When the coach saw three more girls go down in the first half leaving him with five players, he made the call to end to end the game early."

The school wrote in the press release that Charter School playoffs were approaching, "and he needed a healthy and robust bench in four days."

"Once the third was injured, the remaining five expressed concern to him about continuing to play. The players feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs."

The school wrote that it "supports this decision and reiterates its values of both inclusivity and safety for all students."

"We take the standards set by the MIAA and our Board of Trustees seriously and strive to uphold them on and off the court. We also follow the guidance from the MIAA and state laws regarding equity and access for all student-athletes."

One video of the game showed the biological male player, standing taller than the female players, ripping the ball out of a female Collegiate Charter School of Lowell player’s hands. She was seen clutching her back while she laid on the ground, grimacing in pain as team members surrounded her.

According to the ItemLive, KIPP led at halftime 31-14. The trans-identified male player is reportedly over 6 feet tall, and has facial hair.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athlete Association (MIAA) states in its handbook that "If a school offers a single team in a particular sport, it may not restrict eligibility based on gender unless such a restriction is necessary to ensure that the school’s gendered designation of athletic opportunities complies with Title IX."

"A student shall not be excluded from participation on a gender-specific sports team that is consistent with the student’s bona fide gender identity," the handbook adds.

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Athletic Director Kyle Pelczar told ItemLive that he and Coach Kevin Ortins knew ahead of time that the trans-identified male played on the team, as they have played that school before this season. The trans-identified male has been on the girls roster since the start of the season.

“No, and coach knew going into the game, already, because we had them at home the first game of the year and nothing happened then, so he knew going into the game,” Pelczar said.

The previous game, which took place on December 12, resulted in KIPP winning 36-29 against Collegiate Charter School.

“So, he felt that his girls were getting injured, basically, all game,” Pelczar said. “He has a playoff game on Monday, so he didn’t want to have any more of his girls go down.”

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I've said it before it's the parents fault. They need to take out ALL the biological girls off the teams to showcase their demand that ONLY biological girls should be on Girls Teams.

(02-19-2024 05:50 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I've said it before it's the parents fault. They need to take out ALL the biological girls off the teams to showcase their demand that ONLY biological girls should be on Girls Teams.

Yep, let the school field a team without players. That's actually the answer to a lot of the BS we see from the left, refuse to participate, refuse to engage.

Another subject where the left has no reasonable argument at all, yet they support it with their silence.

(02-19-2024 05:50 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I've said it before it's the parents fault. They need to take out ALL the biological girls off the teams to showcase their demand that ONLY biological girls should be on Girls Teams.

I'm sure the parents want to show how woke they are, even at the expense of their daughter's well being. Sickening.

(02-19-2024 07:14 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Another subject where the left has no reasonable argument at all, yet they support it with their silence.

That's why I came here this morning, to see if any of our leftist brethren had responded. And just as you say, their silent support is right there.

If I had been the coach of that team, I would've pull the team and forfeited the game before tip-off. Also, I'd call for any and all sports organizations to disqualify any girls' sports team that fields any biological males.

How screwed up of an upbringing is required to make someone so delusional and so unsure of themselves that they have to compete against those not able to compete with someone larger and stronger? That dude towered over those girls and outweighed them with 25 more pounds of muscle.

How screwed up does a society have to be that it allows and even encourages this kind of crap?

That opposing coach was an idiot for even playing the game.

As soon as I see a weirdo on the other team parading as a girl, forget it.

(02-20-2024 07:59 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  That opposing coach was an idiot for even playing the game.

As soon as I see a weirdo on the other team parading as a girl, forget it.

Yep. I pulled one of my Little League teams from a game when some farmer from Arkansas showed up with a bunch of 12 year olds who had been shaving for two years and looked like they'd been on steroids. Their pitcher was so big he could hand the ball to his catcher from the mound.

Where are the fathers?

(02-20-2024 09:36 AM)fsquid Wrote:  Where are the fathers?

This is what I was thinking. I wouldn't let my daughter play in such a game. Not allowing her to risk injury just so a bunch of weirdo lefties can feel good about themselves.

I also question where is this boy's father. What kind of man wants to see their son playing as a girl. I know what my Dad would have said if I wanted to dress up and play with the girls. I know what I would have said to my son.

Chances are he's only got a Mommy at home. She obviously should have gotten a cat like the rest of her kind.

(02-20-2024 09:36 AM)fsquid Wrote:  Where are the fathers?

Probably cowering in the stands with their masks on while putting a scrunchi on their pony tails.

Where's Tonya Harding?

You know there is no way I would’ve let my daughter compete in any physical contact sport against men.

She did compete and practice with them her whole jr tennis career. As she got older she started having some elbow problems due to pace of the ball. I had to buy natural gut for racquet's strings which was expensive but cheaper than doctors.

Bottom line even non contact sports young women versus young men can have adverse effects.

There were other young ladies in area playing on her level. The ones at her level and above were at tennis academies being home schooled. So, we didn’t have much of a choice. It hurt her in championship tournaments because the guys play a different game of tennis than girls. You play like you practice certainly fit.