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The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) is officially underway – as well as the controversy surrounding the starting launcher of Champlin Park.
Marissa Rothenberger, a trans-identifying male athlete, launched a complete laundering Wednesday morning while the Park of Champlin head of seed n ° 2 beat n ° 7 Eagan, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of AAAA class. Rothenberger granted seven strokes and withdrew four in the victory.
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The players of Champlin Park and Eagan shake hands after the quarter -final tournament of the Minnesota Women’s Softball Tournament. (Amber Harding / Outkick)
Rothenberger, whose participation in sports for girls highlights a growing trend across the state and the country, launched 14 laundry rounds in consecutive matches in the section final to help Champlin Park reach the state tournament.
On Wednesday, everyone in the stands did not apply.
Two Eagan parents, who both asked for anonymity for the good of their daughters, expressed their frustration and disappointment after the match. A mother, wearing a t-shirt “Save Girls’ Sports”, said that the result seemed inevitable.
“I was quite disappointed and frustrated,” she told Outkick. “I think we have seen that it happens again and again to our daughters. You look online, and you see women going to men, and they do not dominate any of the sports for men. You do not see that. But on the side of women, you see it many times through the country. It’s super frustrating. I knew that it was going to happen to my daughter.”
His frustration was not just the dashboard.
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“I think it’s really unfair,” she said. “I am really disappointed that not all schools have gathered and say:” Enough. We are going to protect our girls and we will have a fair playground for everyone. “”
A father of another Eagan player accepted, describing the situation to clearly violate federal law.
“Yeah, I think it’s completely unfair-violation of the federal title IX,” he said. “And the fact that the state of Minnesota wants to ignore, it’s ridiculous. If they want to continue playing sports – which, I think, is great – you can play baseball. But do that to girls and make everyone silent on things is quite ridiculous.”
Marissa Rothenberger launched a complete match bleaching during the quarter -final tournament of the Minnesota women’s female tournament. (Amber Harding / Outkick)
He added that, although the athletes were trained to compete in all circumstances, knowing that Rothenberger would be on the mound added a layer of frustration.
“As an athletes, you go there and you play in hand, so you want to continue to compete,” he said. “But again, it’s frustrating.”
Champlin Park will face Lake White Bear N ° 6 in the semi-finals on Wednesday afternoon.
