Another Girl’s Soccer Team Refuses To Play Against Team With Trans-Identifying Male

Another girl’s soccer team has refused to play against the team that’s allowed a biological male to play with them, despite a law in New Hampshire that says kids can only compete on a team that corresponds with their biological sex.

Last week, varsity members of the Catholic Bishop Brady High School in Concord refused to show up for its game against the public school Kearsage Regional High School in North Sutton after a judge ruled that the nearly 6-foot-tall trans-identifying goalie — who goes by the name of Maelle Jacques (Jr) — would be allowed to compete on the girl’s team, the Daily Mail reported.

“Bishop Brady HS Varsity Girls Soccer Team STANDS UP for fairness in sports!” The Moms for Liberty group of Hillsborough County wrote. “These brave athletes in Concord, NH boycotted a game with a male player on the opposing team, saying NO to unfair competition. Let’s support their courage and commitment to protecting women’s sports!”

Earlier this year, Jacques was prevented from playing on the girl’s team because the state restricts trans-identifying students from competing on the team that doesn’t align with their biological sex. 

However, in September federal judge Landya McCafferty — appointed by then-President Barack Obama — blocked the ban to allow Maelle to play on the girl’s team and alongside them in the locker room. The block remains in play until a final ruling is made, which hasn’t occurred yet, Fox News noted.

Former collegiate swimmer and outspoken women’s sports activist Riley Gaines praised the team for refusing to play.

Bishop Brady high school varsity girls soccer team in NH forfeits and accepts a loss against opposing team whose star player is a man.

They are the second team in the district to do so.

This is the way. #BOYcott pic.twitter.com/JhgEXPCIBV

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) October 19, 2024

“Bishop Brady high school varsity girls soccer team in NH forfeits and accepts a loss against opposing team whose star player is a man,” Gaines wrote. “They are the second team in the district to do so. This is the way. #BOYcott.”

Several weeks ago, several members of Hillsboro-Deering varsity team also refused to play against Kearsage’s team, as previously reported.

“This isn’t about transgenderism,” Heather Thyng, the mother of a Hillsboro-Deering player who refused to play, told the outlet. “This is about biology for us and the increased physical risk when playing a full contact sport against the opposing sex.”

“We believe, my daughter included, that refusing to compete is the best way to push back on this issue, and we are hoping parents will be more willing to put themselves out there knowing they don’t have to be the first or the only family within our community to do so,” she aded.

Jacques is not only dominating in soccer but also in high school track and field, taking away the opportunity for a female to be named the girls’ high jump champion when the biological male won first place at the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in February.

Related: Girls’ Soccer Team Refuses To Play Team With Biological Male, Following Similar Move By University