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WIAA sanctions girls flag football, trans ban fails
The WIAA, Washington’s governing body over high school sports, announced the results of their annual amendment vote. Most eyes were on a change to girls sports that would bar any athlete that was not born female, but transitioned. While there were more yes votes than no, it did not meet the 60 percent threshold needed […]
The WIAA, Washington’s governing body over high school sports, announced the results of their annual amendment vote.
Most eyes were on a change to girls sports that would bar any athlete that was not born female, but transitioned. While there were more yes votes than no, it did not meet the 60 percent threshold needed to pass and become implemented in that state.
A couple of significant changes were approved including sanctioning girls flag football as a recognized sports. It’s the first new girls sport since 1999 when bowling was added. The WIAA saying that it’s in the hands of the schools to offer the program.
Another change is to the transfer rules which now allows any student-athlete one chance to change schools one time during their four-year career within designated windows of time. The organization said it’s not exactly like the NCAA’s rule because a transferring student will be ineligible for 40 percent of their new team’s contests. The state still offers limited waivers to transfer for hardship or other reasons.
In regards to the ban on trans athletes, the WIAA released the following statement: “Despite the failure of ML/HS #7 and ML/HS #8, the Association’s message remains clear: The WIAA remains committed to following Washington state law and will continue to do so moving forward. If state law changes in the future, the WIAA Executive Board holds the authority to revise policies accordingly—and now has input from the membership on how to proceed in that event, while remaining in compliance with state law.”
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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy. All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were ”free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora […]
NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.
All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were ”free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole.
”It was special for me because I share that heritage and so do many of my friends who are Catholic here in New Orleans,” said Honora, a historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter.
Honora and others in the Black and Creole Catholic communities say the election of Leo — a Chicago native who spent over two decades in Peru including eight years as a bishop — is just what the Catholic Church needs to unify the global church and elevate the profile of Black Catholics whose history and contributions have long been overlooked.
Leo, who has not spoken openly about his roots, may also have an ancestral connection to Haiti. His grandfather, Joseph Norval Martinez, may have been born there, though historical records are conflicting, Honora said. However, Martinez’s parents — the pope’s great-grandparents — were living in Louisiana since at least the 1850s, he said.
Andrew Jolivette, a professor of sociology and Afro-Indigenous Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, did his own digging and found the pope’s ancestry reflected the unique cultural tapestry of southern Louisiana. The pope’s Creole roots draw attention to the complex, nuanced identities Creoles hold, he said.
”There is Cuban ancestry on his maternal side. So, there are a number of firsts here and it’s a matter of pride for Creoles,” said Jolivette, whose family is Creole from Louisiana. ”So, I also view him as a Latino pope because the influence of Latino heritage cannot be ignored in the conversation about Creoles.”
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HIGHLIGHTS
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane Indians allowed six runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-1 loss to the Vancouver Canadians. The Indians and Canadians are now tied 2-2 through four games of the six-game homestand. The Canadians got on the board first in the first inning as a fielding error brought […]
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane Indians allowed six runs in the seventh inning en route to a 10-1 loss to the Vancouver Canadians. The Indians and Canadians are now tied 2-2 through four games of the six-game homestand.
The Canadians got on the board first in the first inning as a fielding error brought home Adrian Pinto to make it 1-0 Vancouver.
The Indians responded in the bottom of the fourth, when a pickoff attempt by Grant Rogers sailed into center field, allowing EJ Andrews Jr. to take third and turn the corner toward home, where the throw to the plate was not in time and the Indians tied the game 1-1.
The tie was short-lived, as Vancouver scored two runs in the fifth inning off a Sean Keys home run. The Indians threw a bullpen game and had seven different pitchers in the game, with Austin Becker throwing 2.2 innings in relief of Jordy Vargas, the longest of any pitcher for Spokane.
One more run scored in the sixth inning for Vancouver before Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit a home run to left-center field, which scored two runs and made the score 6-1 in favor of the Canadians.
An Adrian Pinto single scored another run, and the next batter, Aaron Parker, blasted one to left field for a three-run homer to put the Canadians up 10-1. Grant Rogers earned the win for Vancouver, going 5.0 innings, allowing four hits and one run while striking out seven.
The Indians look to win Game 5 of the series on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
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