Girls shouldn’t play the boys, even if they happen to be better. I don’t mean exhibition games or practice games. If a girl wants to practice with the boys, in order to be a better player, I have no problem with that.
However, in general, boys and girls sports should be kept separate.
Tell that to Isabella Cepak or Sabrina Nauss who had to compete against boys most of their lives.
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.