Kat Sturdevant

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...

Such a good article and exactly the points I’ve mentioned. Big ups for Rob Rogers.

No way Asana has a Spotify Wrapped year in review. Brb saving each slide.

Excellent article explaining exactly who she is and what we can expect (never in my life did I think I’d see a Dave Meltzer in an ed piece)

My shift manager is in it would seem.

Everything to do with the massive anti-union efforts, abuse cover ups, horrible work schedules, and treatment of women's talent behind the scenes is all fair game.

ONE MORE THING, you're going to see a lot of wrestling slander with clips between the 80's and 2000's. 90's WWE programming was indeed problematic. It is not like that anymore.

(2/2 end) welcoming, pro-LGBTQIA and pro-women space for performers and fans alike. There are events for everyone! I have never felt safer or more welcomed than at a wrestling show. WWE operations are BAD but wrestling is not. Thank you 🙇‍♀️

(1/2) My hot take is if you're pointing to segments from WWE programming to point to how "tasteless" the Ed pick is, I strongly encourage you to reconsider and refocus on her non-televised actions. WWE is scripted entertainment. Pro-wrestling, especially in the last 5 years, has become a beautiful,

Putting it out there now, if you need any background on how the McMahons run business, I am happy to offer my services as someone deep in the intersection of ed policy and pro wrestling.

Never ran to social media so fast, my ed policy and pro wrestling worlds are colliding.

When I saw you here, I jumped in too 😭 Thank you friend

I have arrived on Bluesky 👯