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A nationally contentious season came to an end Wednesday night for a high school girls’ volleyball team in California.

Jurupa Valley High School lost their first round state playoff game to Valencia High School in straight sets. The loss, presumably, marked the end of trans athlete AB Hernandez’s high school volleyball career.

Jurupa Valley’s 2025 season was overshadowed by a national controversy centered on Hernandez. The team saw 10 games forfeited off the team’s schedule, and a lawsuit against the school district was filed by two current and one former teammate of Hernandez.

Still, Hernandez and other JVHS players pressed on with their season and finished as co-champions of the River Valley League, earning a playoff match against Valencia.

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