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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reshared an X-ray photo of two California residents appearing to make malicious gestures at teenagers protesting “Save Girls’ Sports” at a high school volleyball game Wednesday night.
Cruz condemned the two women in his post on Friday.
“If you do this to girls, your heart has gone completely dark,” Cruz wrote.
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Jurupa Valley players Hadeel Hazameh (left) and Alyssa McPherson, who filed a lawsuit against the Jurupa Unified School District in protest against transgender player AB Hernandez, watch during a CIF Southern Section Division 5 girls volleyball playoff match against Valencia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Placentia, Calif. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
The original photo was taken by California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey at a state playoff game that included a biological trans male athlete competing.
The trans athlete team, Jurupa Valley High School, lost in straight sets to Valencia High School. JVHS was included in the game after finishing as co-champions of its league, as at least 10 games were missed this season amid a national controversy involving the trans athlete.
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Fans wearing Jurupa Valley pose during a CIF Southern Section Division 5 women’s volleyball playoff game against Valencia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Placentia, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
Two of Jurupa Valley’s senior players, Hadeel Hazameh and Alyssa McPherson, were in the stands protesting with other girls after walking away from the team in September.
McPherson and Hazameh filed a lawsuit against the Jurupa Unified School District citing their experience with the trans athlete on the court and in the locker room.
Meanwhile, multiple sources, including board member Leandra Blades of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is home to Valencia High School, confirmed to Pak Gazette Digital that at least one of Valencia’s players did not take the court on Wednesday to avoid facing Hernandez.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and the California Department of Education for refusing to change their transgender eligibility policies to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order “Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
