On Sunday, April 27, former Madera High School standout Erika Perez’s current college team, the Creighton Bluejays, won 12-5 in their NCAA Division I softball game against the DePaul Blue Demons.
The game took place at Cacciatore Stadium. This was their third matchup against the Blue Demons this season.
The Bluejays’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 3 p.m. at Creighton Sports Complex against Kansas City Roos.
In January 2025, Mecklenburg County Magistrate Teresa Stokes signed the release of DeCarlos Brown Jr., a repeat arrestee later accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light-rail.
Mecklenburg County received $3.3 million from a Chicago-based political foundation after leaders agreed to “reduce the use of incarceration” for repeat criminals like DeCarlos Brown, Jr.
The week of Monday, Sept. 8 will see these former Merced Metro area high school standouts in action.
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