Outcry after boys get trophies, girls get gift bags for state championship wins
A girls’ softball league in Florida made a call that left its players in tears. Now the story is gaining national attention after one mom posted about it on Facebook.
“My daughter along with 11 other 5-7-year-old talented and determined little girls have dedicated their entire summer to Babe Ruth Allstars,” Ashlee PartinFaith Partin, 7, and her teammates received goody bags after winning the state championships. The boys who won took home trophies and medals.The team went undefeated all season and won the state championships. But unlike the boys’ division champions, the girls did not take home personalized trophies.
Partin’s 7-year-old daughter, Faith, was confused. Some children were in tears. And this was before they even learned about the discrepancy between the boys and girls. “Faith asked me, ‘Where’s my trophy?’ And I totally lied to her. I said, ‘Oh, it’s coming,’” Partin toldThe girls were expecting trophies. Instead, they got goody bags.affiliate, Florida Babe Ruth State Softball Commissioner Doug Robinson explained in part, “Our intention was to provide the players with the recognition they deserve and a lasting keepsake of the tournament.”
Faith and her teammates aren’t satisfied with their"keepsakes" — and neither is Oviedo Babe Ruth President Jim Brashear. Brashear and the Oviedo Babe Ruth board of directors will honor the
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