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Girls basketball team banned from boys league after reaching championship (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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A sixth-grade girls' basketball team from northern Kentucky was banned from a boys' basketball league after romping through the regular season to reach the championship.The squad from Next Level Girls Basketball notched a 7-1 record in a city-wide basketball league run by Southwestern Ohio Basketball and was preparing for the championship when league president Tom Sunderman notified the athletic academy that it would be too risky to let them play for the title, reported WVXU-FM.

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[–] rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, so they are concerned the boys will exhibit poor sportsmanship. Yes, yes, then let's punish the girls /s It will show them how it is in life I suppose 😔