Bay Area girls volleyball team advances to NorCal final via forfeit as opponent cites ‘male athlete’ concern

The NorCal girls volleyball playoffs were upended by a forfeit by a Central Valley school alleging that its Bay Area opponent had a “male athlete” on its team.

On Friday, Stone Ridge Christian High School of Merced forfeited its California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Division VI volleyball match scheduled for Saturday night against San Francisco Waldorf, citing religious beliefs and saying, “We do not believe sex is changeable.”

“As many of you know, our girls won on Wednesday...