The deal here apparently was that there wasn’t a local league for the girls and they had to pay to practice in the gym. Part of that deal was that they could compete in the boys’ league, but not receive the trophy if they won.
IMO the solution in that case should have been that 2 trophies would have been awarded had they won—and it sounds like that is how the city will resolve it.
It surprised me, but Hoover is a relatively affluent city of over 60k. So I am not sure how the girls’ opportunity could have been so limited.
In my view, that’s what entrepreneurialship is for. They didn’t have a league today, so they should get busy to create one, so they might have one for next season or the next. In any city of 60,000, there has to be at least 24 girls that might be interested in playing basketball.
However, having said that, I don’t mind girls playing against the boys for practice and enjoyment of the game. I just don’t think they should be competing with each other.
Until a league is created, it should have remained an exhibition type game when the two genders played.