On Sunday, April 27, former Madera High School standout Lealani Ricks’ current college team, the Howard Bison, won 17-4 in their NCAA Division I softball game against the Norfolk State Spartans.
The game took place at NSU Softball Field. This was their third matchup against the Spartans this season.
It was the last Howard Bison’s game this season
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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