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Shame on us for making brave girls fight for women’s sports alone
The articles report that AB Hernandez, a transgender athlete, dominated girls’ track events at California CIF Southern Section Championships, sparking political and cultural reaction ahead of elections. Fox News articles describe Hernandez as a trans student who co-championed the girls’ triple jump and highlighted controversy over podium policy and shared medals. The New York Post pieces mirror this framing, noting Hernandez swept multiple events at sectionals and eliciting critiques from officials and media. Disagreement centers on policy language and fairness narratives; one side emphasizes perceived unfair advantage and policy responses, while others stress legality and governance of transgender athletes. The most recent coverage confirms Hernandez’s dominance and ongoing debate over podium placements.
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Shame on us for making brave girls fight for women’s sports alone
See more of our coverage in your search results. Federal law is supposed to forbid it, and even California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls it unfair. Yet on Saturday, AB Hernandez, a boy, swept the girls’ high jump , triple jump and long jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Sectionals competition.
High school athlete slams CIF's shared podium rule as humiliating response that fails female competitors
AB Hernandez, a trans student at Jurupa Valley HS, is named co-champion of the girls' triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Championship Finals in Moorpark, Calif., on May 16, 2026. (Credit: Fox News Digital) AB Hernandez, a trans athlete (biological male), spent another weekend dominating girls' track and field.
Trans athlete AB Hernandez’s mom posts criticism of new policy allowing girls to ‘win’ too
See more of our coverage in your search results. The mother of controversial transgender high school track athlete AB Hernandez publicly shared a post slamming California school officials for allowing biological female athletes to receive duplicate podium placements and medals at state track competitions. The post.
Inside the trans athlete podium controversy sending political shockwaves in California ahead of elections
OutKick contributor Riley Gaines discusses female high school athletes speaking out after a transgender participant won multiple events at a California track meet on ‘Fox & Friends.’ MOORPARK, Calif. – On the morning of a day that would live in girls' sports infamy, a letter was handed out to coaches who entered a.