Two California high schools to leave NIAA due to Nevada's ban of trans...

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Two California high schools to leave NIAA due to Nevada's ban of transgender athletes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/two-california-high-schools-to-leave-niaa-due-to-nevada-s-ban-of-transgender-athletes/ar-AA1Ec2fe?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=0075f623a89f4832ddb71f2b9b962bd7&ei=101

Story by Andy Villamarzo (5 May 2025)

According to a report by the Reno Gazette Journal's Jim Krajewski, the Nevada High School Athletic Association's (NIAA) ban on transgender athletes is forcing two California schools to no longer participate with the governing body.

Starting with the 2025 fall season, Northern California schools North Tahoe and Truckee have decided to leave the NIAA because of the association's vote to ban transgender athletes from playing in girls sports. As of now, South Tahoe High School will remain apart of the NIAA, per the report.

The Warriors have been a very successful high school football program out of the Northern California region of the state, with Truckee winning a total of 14 state championships in the NIAA. Truckee has won the NIAA's Class 3A state title the last three seasons, according to the report.

Per Krajewski's report, the move is being made by the two schools in accordance with California's laws that prohibits discrimination when it comes to sex or gender identity.

A move into California's CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) is where Truckee and North Tahoe are headed, as parents have been notified via a letter sent by the Truckee Tahoe Unified School District. Per the report, a full statement was released by Truckee Tahoe Unified School District's Superintendent Kerstin Kramer on the decision to leave the NIAA.