Transgender man warmly received in sports Hall of Fame ceremony.

J McKnight, bottom right, poses for a photograph with fellow inductees before being inducted into the 2018 Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame in Los Gatos, Calif., on Saturday, May 5, 2018. McKnight, a transgender man was a three-sport Wildcats star 40 years ago and is receiving the honor along with 9 other athletes from the school at this years' ceremony held at the La Rinconada Country Club. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

All that mattered was being there.

J McKnight, a transgender man who was a girls sports star four decades ago, provided a poignant moment Saturday night at the Los Gatos High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Then known as Jennie McKnight while competing in basketball, softball and…