Overview

• Marissa Rothenberger delivered consecutive complete-game shutouts and added two doubles in a 3-2 walk-off semifinal win to send Champlin Park against Bloomington Jefferson on Friday
• The Minnesota State High School League follows state law allowing athletes to compete according to gender identity, enabling Rothenberger’s participation regardless of biological sex
• President Trump issued an executive order in February barring males from girls’ sports, triggering a Department of Education Title IX investigation into Minnesota’s policies
• Female Athletes United filed a federal lawsuit on May 20 challenging transgender inclusion in girls’ sports, and Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued the Trump administration to uphold the state’s rules
• Parents and players from Eagan and White Bear Lake teams have criticized the matchups as unfair and potentially unsafe, intensifying a nationwide debate over transgender athletes in women’s athletics