On Sunday, March 30, former Madera High School standout Kailea Ricks’ current college team, the Ohio State Buckeyes, won 12-4 in their NCAA Division I softball game against the Indiana Hoosiers.
The game took place at Buckeye Field. This was their third matchup against the Hoosiers this season.
The Buckeyes’ next game is scheduled for Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Buckeye Field against Indiana Hoosiers.
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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