Seven California high school girls’ volleyball teams have taken a bold stand by forfeiting games rather than compete against a transgender athlete, signaling a growing rebellion against woke policies that threaten the integrity of women’s sports.

Story Highlights

• Seven high school teams forfeit volleyball matches against Jurupa Valley High School over transgender player AB Hernandez
• Female teammates file lawsuit against their own school district and California education officials
• Coordinated protests expose cracks in California’s decade-old transgender sports inclusion policy
• Legal challenge threatens to upend state policies forcing girls to compete against biological males

Teams Take Unprecedented Stand Against Unfair Competition

Multiple California high school volleyball teams have refused to play against Jurupa Valley High School due to transgender athlete AB Hernandez competing on the girls’ team. Riverside Poly, Rim of the World, Orange Vista, AB Miller, Aquinas, Yucaipa, and San Dimas have all forfeited scheduled matches. This coordinated response represents an unprecedented challenge to California’s longstanding policy allowing biological males to compete in girls’ sports, demonstrating how athletes and families are finally pushing back against unfair competition.

The controversy intensified following AB Hernandez’s participation in girls’ track and field at the California state championships in June 2025. The athlete’s presence in both track and volleyball has drawn significant attention to the California Interscholastic Federation’s policy allowing transgender athletes to compete according to their gender identity rather than biological sex. This policy undermines the very foundation of Title IX protections that were designed to ensure fair competition for female athletes.

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— Warner Todd Huston (@warnerthuston) September 22, 2025

Female Athletes Fight Back Through Legal Action

Three Jurupa Valley players—Madison McPherson, Alyssa McPherson, and Hadeel Hazameh—along with their families, filed a lawsuit on September 9, 2025, against the Jurupa Unified School District, the California Interscholastic Federation, and the California Department of Education. Represented by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, these brave young women are challenging the very system that forces them to compete against biological males. Their legal action demonstrates the courage needed to stand up against policies that prioritize political correctness over competitive fairness and safety.

The lawsuit highlights concerns about competitive integrity, safety, and privacy issues in locker rooms—fundamental rights that should be protected for female athletes. These concerns reflect basic common sense that biological differences between males and females create inherent advantages that cannot be ignored in competitive sports. The fact that teammates are suing their own school district reveals the depth of frustration with policies that sacrifice girls’ opportunities on the altar of progressive ideology.

California’s Failed Experiment Faces Growing Resistance

California has permitted transgender athletes to compete in sports aligned with their gender identity for approximately a decade under CIF guidelines. However, this controversial policy is now facing its most significant challenge as coordinated forfeits expose the practical problems with forcing biological males into female sports. The September 13, 2025 Freeway Games tournament saw three additional teams forfeit rather than play against the transgender athlete, indicating that resistance is spreading beyond isolated incidents to organized opposition.

The forfeiting teams’ actions represent a form of civil disobedience against government overreach that undermines parental rights and competitive fairness. While Riverside Poly cited their commitment to a “safe, positive environment for all student-athletes” without explicitly stating their reasons, the pattern of forfeits clearly demonstrates widespread concern about current policies. This grassroots resistance shows that families and athletes are no longer willing to accept policies that sacrifice girls’ sports to appease transgender activism.

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