Boy vs. girls.

AuthorWise, Mike
PositionSports - Boys on girls' field hockey teams - Brief Article

Bradley Bell, a freshman in a burgundy skirt, recently scored two goals in a 4-0 victory for Amherst-Pelham Regional High School in Massachusetts. His sport: girls' field hockey.

Nearly a dozen boys play on girls' teams in the state, often displacing girls and altering the game. Women's sports advocates admit that boys are indeed stronger and faster. "Enough, already," says former Amherst coach Amy Bottke. "Put them on different teams."

But there are no boys' teams. Just as a girl can be...

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