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Minneapolis – The rebels of Champlin Park are state champions.
Rebels No. 2 closed n ° 4 Bloomington Jefferson, 6-0, in the AAAA Minnesota High School Girls’ Softball Championship class on Friday morning at the Jane Sage Cowles stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.
Marissa Rothenberger celebrated in the canoe with teammates after the dramatic victory of Champlin Park. (Amber Harding)
Again, it was the junior launcher Marissa Rothenberger, a trans -identifying male athlete, who took the mound for Champlin Park – and never abandoned. Rothenberger launched a complete laundering, granting only three strokes and withdrawing six to secure the title. The performance closed a dominant tournament in which Rothenberger launched the 21 rounds in three games, with only two points in total and leading the rebels to three consecutive victories.
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For the effort, Rothenberger was appointed to the team of all tournaments.
The Trans launcher never left the mound for Champlin Park
The Rothenberger tournament started with a complete laundering in the quarter-final against Eagan n ° 7, granting seven strokes and withdrawing four in a 5-0 victory. In the semi-finals, Champlin Park was ahead of White Bear Lake N ° 6, 3-2, behind another full game from Rothenberger, who abandoned two points (a deserved), withdrew three and struck two crucial doubles-including one who led to the winning race of the seventh.
Including the 14 white rounds that Rothenberger launched in the section final to help Champlin Park reach the state tournament in the first place, the junior only granted two points in 35 rounds to close the playoffs.
The other launcher of Champlin Park, Ava Abrahamson, was listed as a designated player throughout the tournament, but never entered as a launcher.
Marissa Rothenberger launched a complete match bleaching during the quarter -final tournament of the Minnesota women’s female tournament. (Amber Harding / Outkick)
The state tournament has seen mixed emotions among the spectators
Friday morning, outside the stadium, a small group of demonstrators met peacefully, holding signs that read “women deserve fair sports” and “Democrats for title IX”, signaling bipartite opposition to the policies that allowed Rothenberger – a biological man – to compete in the girls’ division.
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) allows students-athletes to compete in events according to gender identity, whatever the biological sex.
Attempts to speak with the parents of Champlin Park after the victory were widely reduced. A parent, the father of Ava Parent junior voltiseur, made a brief comment.
“Happy to see the bats of the rebels come to life,” he said, referring to the stronger offensive screening of the team compared to their victory in the semi-finals.
Another father of Champlin Park, when asked for comments, asked what point of sale he was talking. Hearing “Outkick”, he replied, “go talk to the other side. I’m sure they have a lot to tell you.”
Champlin Park celebrates the victory of the state championship while Bloomington Jefferson looks. (Amber Harding)
The trans touches 2 double launcher launches another full game to send the team to Minnesota State Championship
For the parents of Bloomington Jefferson, the loss was heartbreaking, but they were proud of the efforts of the jaguars throughout the tournament.
“It was difficult, but what can you do? They follow the rules, whether we like it or not,” a father told Outkick.
Another father of Jefferson said: “It was disappointing. I gave the other team a credit: they took out the ball of the ball. But you can’t help but ask yourself how things could have done with an equal playground.”
A third dad highlighted his support for girls, whatever the final score.
“I am very proud of the way our daughters played this whole tournament,” he said. “We teach them their sporting spirit, and someone had to lose. It is a hard pill to swallow, however.”
A mother of Jefferson decided to make the most of a difficult situation.
“We have gone beyond expectations this season. No one expected that we are in the championship in the first place,” she said. “We will still celebrate.”
Champlin Park moves away with the title – and leaves behind a conversation far from over.
