Here's one for discussion

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Faced with a lawsuit it sees little chance winning, the Indiana High School Athletic Association has ruled baseball and softball are not comparable sports and that girls may now try out for their school's baseball team.
Under IHSAA rules, girls may participate on boys' teams in baseball, basketball, football, soccer and wrestling when a comparable girls program does not exist at the school. But following the lawsuit filed against the IHSAA in November on behalf of a Bloomington South freshman, the association's board recently voted 18-9 to let girls try out for baseball even if their school has a softball team.
IHSAA Commissioner Blake Ress said he thought the rule was correct as it was, but he will not fight the change.
``Our odds are against us winning it in court,'' Ress told The Herald Times. ``It's not impossible, but as we researched it, more states are doing this and when there have been court issues, more often they said they could (play) than they couldn't.''
Ress said he believed that baseball and softball were comparable sports because each involves a bat and a ball, similar positions and baselines on the diamond, and six outs in an inning. But the fields have different dimensions and use different-sized balls.
``We're just going on what is happening in other locations around the country,'' Ress said.

Has this been a problem in NC?

 

So, are they saying since baseball is open to girls that there is not a need for softball? The girls either make the baseball team or not play? Or do they keep both and allow the boys to try out for softball?

 

Wrestling

There is a girl wrestling in 4A division, I believe not sure of the school. Apparently she is pretty darn good.

 

Hey

There was a kid that made the high school football team somwhere in Tennessee and was a wide receiver !! I'll try to find the article !!!

Guru

 

Would this ruling also allow boys the to go out for softball?

 

This is covered by Title IX. My recollection is that all girls can play baseball (if the institution is publically funded) unless the institution fields a girls only baseball team.