Fury as trans volleyball player switches to track and field and dominates, ‘coward’ Newsom told to act

Nypost · May 10, 2026 · 747 words · By Jeremy Louwerse

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Fury as trans volleyball player switches to track and field and dominates, ‘coward’ Newsom told to act A transgender volleyball player has sparked fury by switching to track and field — and dominating all the women in those events too.

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Why it matters

AB Hernandez, a biological male from Riverside County, wiped the competition in all three jumping events against female athletes in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries on Saturday.

Common ground

The high school senior posted massive scores in the long jump, high jump and triple jump, which he won by nearly three foot over the girl who came second.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that He has previously competed in women’s volleyball tournaments?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He has previously competed in women’s volleyball tournaments”

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Multiple web search results confirm that AB Hernandez previously competed in women's volleyball tournaments.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hogan had previously made headlines by stepping onto the first-place podium position after an event Hernandez had won, a gesture celebrated by advocates for women's sport as a symbolic statement about…
https://www.gbnews.com/sport/transgender-athlete-wins-three-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hernandez, a trans athlete who previously competed in women’s volleyball, achieved a significant lead, winning the long jump and triple jump by wide margins. He tied for first in the high jump with Re…
https://totalnews.com/transgender-athlete-ab-hernandez-excel…

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web search NEUTRAL — He has previously competed in women’s volleyball tournaments, which has also drawn outrage over the past few months and saw girls quit rather than play against him.Hernandez has also competed in women…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/fury-as-trans-volleyba…

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Claim 2: “transgender athletes allowed to compete in the sport of their gender identity in California.”

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Web search results confirm that California and nearly two dozen other states have laws allowing transgender students to participate in sports according to their gender identity.

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web search NEUTRAL — California refuses to ban transgender athletes from school sports, responding to a federal civil rights investigation.Nearly two dozen states, including California, have laws that allow transgender st…
https://gacapal.com/california/story/2025-07-07/california-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — California is not the only state with such legislation. Nearly two dozen states have laws that allow transgender students to participate in sports according to their gender identity.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-violated-title-ix-over…

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web search NEUTRAL — California education officials have defended their position, stating that the state’s laws aim to create inclusive environments for all students. Feds lay out tough demands for California over trans a…
https://news.meaww.com/dept-of-education-accuses-california-…

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Claim 3: “At the Yorba Linda High School meet up on Saturday, Hernandez posted a monster 42 feet, 4 inches triple jump score, crushing the next place that only hit 39 feet, 7 1/2 inches.”

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The Daily Caller and other web search results specifically cite the triple jump score as 42 feet, 4 inches and the second-place score as 39 feet, 7 1/2 inches.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Arnold Schw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_California_gubernatorial_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 50, officially known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of California, which was passed by voters in a special election …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 90 (SR 90) is an east-west state highway in the U.S. state of California that consists of non-contiguous segments in Greater Los Angeles. The highway was initially planned to connect south…
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Claim 4: “Hernandez also tied for first in the high jump after clearing 5 feet, 2 inches alongside Reese Hogan.”

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There is a contradiction in the evidence. Two sources (Particle and 'Fury as trans volleyball player...') state Hernandez tied for first with Reese Hogan at 5 feet, 2 inches. However, another source ('Transgender athlete wins CIF track and field titles...') explicitly states Hernandez finished seventh in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 2 inches.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1934, the breakfast cereal Wheaties began the practice of including pictures of athletes on its packaging to coincide with its slogan, "The Breakfast of Champions." In its original form, athletes w…
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Claim 5: “Last October Borne stripped down to a bikini during the Davis Joint Unified School District board to make the point that a locker room is a place where women need their privacy.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Beth Bourne stripped down to a bikini at a Davis Joint Unified School District board meeting to protest locker room policies.

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web search NEUTRAL — Beth Bourne removes her clothes at the Sept. 18 Davis Joint Unified School District board meeting in protest of the district's bathroom and locker room policies.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-01/woman-un…

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web search NEUTRAL — A local California parents' rights activist stripped down to a bikini during a school board meeting to protest allowing males into women's locker rooms.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/woman-disrobes-california-scho…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beth Bourne, a protestor who regularly arrives at government meetings, removed her shirt and pants Thursday at a Davis Joint Unified School District board meeting over what she called the school ...
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article312216500…

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Claim 6: “In the long jump, he recorded 20 feet, 4 1/4 inches, finishing more than a foot ahead of the second-place mark of 19 feet, 1 1/2 inches. Third place reached 18 feet, 7 inches.”

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The long jump marks (1st: 20' 4 1/4", 2nd: 19' 1 1/2", 3rd: 18' 7") are consistently reported across a cross-reference (Nypost), The Daily Caller, and other web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Odin Leonardo John Lloyd (November 14, 1985 – June 17, 2013) was a semi-professional American football player. Lloyd was murdered by Aaron Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Josef Hernandez (November 6, 1989 – April 19, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons with the New E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez

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Claim 7: “Outside the venue, demonstrators gathered before the meet for a “Save Girls’ Sports” rally led by former NCAA athlete Sophia Lorey.”

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Multiple sources, including Particle and other web search results, confirm a 'Save Girls' Sports' rally led by Sophia Lorey took place outside the Yorba Linda High School meet.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big Shot is an American sports comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett for Disney+ starring John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, and Yvette Nicole Brown. The se…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Save Girls Sports' rally erupts outside California girls' track meet. Activists held a "Save Girls Sports" protest at the site of a state tournament girls' high school track meet in California, where…
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/rally-erupts-californ…

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web search NEUTRAL — A California high school track meet on Saturday became the latest flashpoint in the debate over transgender athletes in women's sport, with a demonstration outside the venue giving way to commanding p…
https://www.gbnews.com/sport/transgender-athlete-wins-three-…

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Claim 8: “AB Hernandez, a biological male from Riverside County, wiped the competition in all three jumping events against female athletes in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries on Saturday.”

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Multiple independent web sources (The Daily Caller, Particle, and other news reports) confirm that AB Hernandez, identified as a transgender athlete, won the long jump, triple jump, and tied for first in the high jump at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Servite High School is a private, Catholic, all-boys college preparatory high school in Anaheim, California founded in 1958. As of 2023, it enrolled 751 students and had nearly 10,000 alumni. While lo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — University High School Charter, commonly known as Uni, is a public secondary school, built 1923–1924, and founded 1924, located in West Los Angeles, a district in Los Angeles, California, near the cit…
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Claim 9: “That federal investigation now includes the California Community College Athletic Association, which oversees 108 athletic programs statewide.”

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Claim 10: “the Department of Justice suing the state over its transgender athlete rules.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that the Department of Justice is suing the state of California over its transgender athlete rules.

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Claim 11: “The Department of Education has expanded investigations into multiple California schools and athletic organizations over potential Title IX violations tied to trans athletes competing against girls.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that the Department of Education has expanded investigations into California schools over Title IX violations related to trans athletes.

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