Two South Florida high school weightlifting teams have made history, bringing home top marks in this weekend's state championships.

Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history in order to compete.

The State of Florida is considering a change that would force teenage girls who play high school sports to tell school officials about their menstrual cycles.

MIAMI The Florida High School Athletic Association says its game on for high school sports in the state, but what that means for Broward and Miami-Dade counties remains unclear. The states athletic association voted Friday to allow practices for fall sports to begin Aug. 24 just one week from Monday. That would mean games could kick off on Sept. 4 and the season would stay pretty close to what was already scheduled. However, we dont know what that means for South Florida schools, as the regions COVID-19 numbers have been higher than elsewhere in the state and schools in Miami-Dade and Broward are opening virtually. Local 10 News has reached out to both Miami-Dade and Broward county schools for their comment on how they plan to proceed with athletics.

MIAMI Although the Florida High School Athletic Association allowed school athletics to begin on Monday, public school students in South Florida wont be able to compete. Roland Smith Jr., Miami Central Senior High Schools head football coach in West Little River, is concerned that without competitive sports his students will suffer. I can recall when I was in high school playing football at Miami Northwestern going home to those projects and my way out was trying to get an athletic scholarship and I earned that, Smith said. The school districts that will allow school teams to compete later will play fewer games. Demetrius Jackson, the head coach at American Senior High School in Hialeah said his team has one senior who has a scholarship offer and there are 13 others who dont.

44 for Christopher Columbus High School's lacrosse team, said Wednesday night before a game against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. The 17-year-old senior had been sidelined earlier this year after the Florida High School Athletic Association punished him for allegedly taking part in unsportsmanlike conduct while playing lacrosse against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Attorneys for the FHSAA argued the ban was warranted, but during the game, Johnson received support from both sides of the field. Adrian Alfonso, the parent of a Columbus High School student, said the FHSAA punishment was too severe. Tony Franyie, the parent of a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School student, agreed with Alfonso.

44 for Christopher Columbus High School's lacrosse team, said Wednesday night before a game against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. The 17-year-old senior had been sidelined earlier this year after the Florida High School Athletic Association punished him for allegedly taking part in unsportsmanlike conduct while playing lacrosse against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Attorneys for the FHSAA argued the ban was warranted, but during the game, Johnson received support from both sides of the field. Adrian Alfonso, the parent of a Columbus High School student, said the FHSAA punishment was too severe. Tony Franyie, the parent of a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School student, agreed with Alfonso.

"I am ready to step on this field with my brothers tonight and play," Johnson, who is Christopher Columbus High School's No. 44, said Wednesday night before a game against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. The 17-year-old senior had been sidelined earlier this year after the Florida High School Athletic Association punished him for allegedly taking part in unsportsmanlike conduct while playing lacrosse against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Adrian Alfonso, the parent of a Columbus High School student, said the FHSAA punishment was too severe. Tony Franyie, the parent of a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School student, agreed with Alfonso.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A promising South Florida student-athlete has been cleared to return to the playing field after he was originally banned from all high school sports earlier this year. Officials said Luther Johnson V took part in two rough lacrosse hits, which led to the ban. But Johnson's attorney said the yearlong ban was unfair and would potentially cost him several lucrative scholarships. "So today, justice has been served," Johnson's attorney, Rawsi Williams, said. One took place during a game against Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and the other occurred during a game against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.