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CYPRESS, Texas — For the second year in a row, a transgender
wrestler has won the Texas girls' Class 6A 110 -pound division.
Mack Beggs, an 18 -year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School
near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston
with an undefeated record. He beat Chelsea Sanchez — who he beat
for the title in 2017— in the final match Saturday.
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Transgender prep wrestler Mack Beggs continues to dominate women I Ottawa Sun
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Video posted online showed a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd
following Beggs' win.
Beggs is in the process of transitioning from female to male and
taking a low-dose of testosterone.
It was his steroid therapy treatments while wrestling girls that stirred
a fierce debate about competitive fairness and transgender rights last
season. It's been a lot quieter since last year when his march to a
state championship was dogged by a last-minute lawsuit that tried to
stop him.
Transgender wrestler advances to state final
Beggs had asked to wrestle in the boys' division, but the rules for
Texas public high schools require athletes to compete under the
gender on their birth certificate.
Beggs entered the state tournament with a 32-0 record, beating three
female wrestlers on his way to the championship.
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"He has so much respect for all the girls he wrestles," said Beggs'
mother, Angela McNew. "People think Mack has been beating up on
girls ... The girls he wrestles with, they are tough. It has more to do
with skill and discipline than strength"
McNew would not make Beggs available for interviews ahead of the
state meet. The solitude allowed him to concentrate on the task
ahead and perhaps shield him from attacks on social media and
occasional insults from the stands — or even other wrestling mats —
during meets.
Beggs' road to the championship last season included two forfeits in
the regional tournament by wrestlers who feared injury. Beggs faced
only one forfeit this season. The opposing coach and teammates had
insisted the girl wrestle Beggs, but she refused, McNew said.
Beggs' family has repeatedly said he wants to wrestle boys. The birth
certificate rule was approved in 2016 by the University Interscholastic
League, the governing body for Texas high school sports. It was done
to help schools determine competition, said Jamie Harrison, the UIL's
deputy director.
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