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A girls basketball team had to play boys, then weren't allowed trophies after
winning A fifth grade girls basketball team had to join the boys league to keep
their practice facility. They won the championship but were denied the
championship trophy.


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A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HAD TO PLAY BOYS, THEN WEREN'T ALLOWED TROPHIES AFTER
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A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HAD TO PLAY BOYS, THEN WEREN'T ALLOWED TROPHIES AFTER
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A fifth grade girls basketball team had to join the boys league to keep their
practice facility. They won the championship but were denied the championship
trophy.



AILSA CHANG, HOST:

And now to a fifth grade basketball tournament in a suburb of Birmingham, Ala.
That's where a girls team beat a boys team for the title, but the girls were
denied their due as champions. From member station WBHM, Cody Short reports.

CODY SHORT, BYLINE: Last week, a tournament between girls and boys basketball
teams ended with the girls winning the tournament championship, but they didn't
get their trophies. Jamie Mashayekh, whose daughter was on the winning team,
went immediately to Facebook to call out the Hoover rec league, alleging gender
discrimination. According to Mashayekh, they were told they didn't get the
trophies because their team is considered an elite team. Hoover's city
administrator Allan Rice says rec teams are made up of players who are placed on
teams based on skills. Elite teams are made up of the best players in the area
but are still allowed to compete in games in the rec league due to the lack of
available space.

ALLAN RICE: They often have problems getting gym space or finding enough teams
to compete against. So for many, many years, Hoover Park and Rec has
accommodated their request to come in and play in rec league tournaments.

SHORT: After complaints came pouring into Hoover City Hall, they released a
statement. If an elite team participates and makes it to the championship round,
they are not eligible to receive any awards or trophies.

RICE: This policy has never been in writing. It's something that's been
undertaken for many, many years here in Hoover through the Park and Rec board.

SHORT: The coach of the girls team, Wes Russell, said he knew the rules but
chose to compete in the boys tournament anyway. Jamie Mashayekh later updated
her Facebook post to say she now knows this decision was not based on gender. It
was a huge lack of communication. But the city of Hoover felt compelled to do
something.

RICE: It's very hard to unring a bell. And we made the decision that it was more
expedient to provide these players with the recognition that some of their
parents thought that they deserved and revise our policy so none of us,
including players, are in this position going forward.

SHORT: Last night the mayor of Hoover awarded the girls with individual trophies
and commemorative coins. For NPR News in Birmingham, I'm Cody Short.

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