Ah, the joys of modern sports, where the rules of the game are more convoluted than an episode of your favorite soap opera. Picture this: the Mid Vermont School girls basketball team, ready to bask in the glory of the Vermont Division IV state tournament, suddenly pulls out. Why, you wonder? Because they refused to play against a biological male who identifies as a female. And thus begins our tale of conviction, chaos, and the sad state of fairness in sports.

Vicky Fogg, the head of school, channeled her inner gladiator and declared, ‘Playing against a biological male jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players.’ And she wasn’t wrong. Mother Nature never intended girls to bench press the weight of societal debates or dribble past the tangled web of political correctness.

Meanwhile, Vermont law gives a thumbs-up for transgender female students to dive right into girls’ sports teams. The Vermont Principals’ Association, in their infinite wisdom and inclusivity, provides lip service to best practices while seemingly turning a blind eye to what it means to be truly fair. It’s a bit like having a wolf guard the henhouse while handing out feathered boas to everyone.

This isn’t the first time, and unfortunately, won’t be the last that bureaucratic acrobatics overshadow logical reasoning. Mid Vermont School’s letter, affirming their right to not follow all of Vermont’s anti-discrimination laws, is a beacon of defiance amidst a storm of compliance.

For those keeping score, VNews reported the nitty-gritty: the No. 12 seed Eagles were supposed to face off against the No. 5 seed Long Trail. But oh, the plot twist! By withdrawing, they handed the game to the Mountain Lions on a silver platter. It’s almost Shakespearean, isn’t it?

‘We believe playing against an opponent with a biological male jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players,’ echoed Fogg in an email to Valley News. And can we blame her? Allowing biological males to don a female jersey sets a questionable precedent for the future of women’s sports. I mean, what’s next? Weightlifters bench pressing societal expectations?

Naturally, Fogg wasn’t available for further comment, but do you need more words when actions scream through the rafters of the gymnasium? The female players and their team took a valiant stand, wielding righteousness like a three-point shot at the buzzer. The endgame: Protecting real women and the sanctity of their sports. The heroics of forfeiting a playoff game for the sake of fairness—now, that’s a sports story worth a standing ovation.