On Sunday, March 23, former Hilmar High School standout Cooper King’s current college team, the Central Arkansas Bears, lost 9-5 in their NCAA Division I baseball game against the Austin Peay Governors.
The game took place at Bear Stadium. This was their third matchup against the Governors this season.
The Bears’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at Bear Stadium against Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks.
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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