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Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

16.05.2025 03:25 — 👍 31733    🔁 10024    💬 360    📌 1014

Got less than Jaylon Moore that's a win for Chicago

10.03.2025 16:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Idk if this counts but I have a terrible feeling Zeitler won't be back because they're counting on a Glasgow bounce back and don't want to block Dirtbag

10.03.2025 16:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They both have knee injuries but Barnes and Ernest Jones are easily the 2 best LB contracts this offseason

10.03.2025 15:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just put group DMs on here, literally that’s all it’ll take to get a lot of people to switch

10.03.2025 15:43 — 👍 45    🔁 10    💬 5    📌 4

With Roki Sasaki's decision hanging in the balance, do you think Blue Jays execs are chatting to reporters about how they’ll maybe trade away their franchise player? If you're reading about the Mets & Vlad Jr., there's really one team it could have come from. Seems like Mets want that out there.

16.01.2025 20:06 — 👍 104    🔁 15    💬 7    📌 3

Greg Gumbel was big time. He hosted a show on WFAN, he hosted the CBS NFL pregame show, hosted Sportscenter. And he was an anti-war protestor.

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28.12.2024 00:30 — 👍 752    🔁 123    💬 4    📌 4

Love to see Columbus PD quick to unload pepper spray on uniformed football players fighting at midfield in a stadium of 90k people versus this scene from 2 weeks ago.

30.11.2024 21:31 — 👍 201    🔁 33    💬 5    📌 0

He got gifted 2 1st round QBs plus guys like Penei Sewell as a bonus and can't even get into the playoffs

01.12.2024 00:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This guy dropped 3 truth nukes

29.11.2024 19:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

But he's been a great playcaller this year and doesn't require the same leap of faith that Campbell needed as a TE coach/Assistant Head Coach

26.11.2024 04:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I still think the way he manages the front 7 is a little bland and too static but I am legit happy for him becoming a HC candidate favorite. I thought he was going to be stuck as a DC because teams don't hire good coaches that aren't good playcallers when they're not the same skill

26.11.2024 04:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I accidentally just unlocked an elementary school memory where I wrote a science fiction story with a planet called Poon (portmanteau of Pluto and Moon) and when I found out the commonly accepted meaning years later I was horrified

26.11.2024 04:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I still think a lot of it just comes down to talent (and some luck against Indianapolis) but the defense has been so good the last few weeks it would still be elite even with those what ifs. I always thought more of him as a HC candidate than as a playcaller but he's stepped his game up this year

26.11.2024 04:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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26.11.2024 04:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

He was great the last 4 or 5 weeks especially considering Vildor was playing on sunday but this will be Moseley's 2nd week back if he isn't starting over Vildor I'm not letting him use that as an excuse (I was fine letting Moseley ease his way back this week)

26.11.2024 03:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Update?

11.11.2024 05:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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