On Tuesday, March 25, former Madera High School standout Kailea Ricks’ current college team, the Ohio State Buckeyes, won 11-6 in their NCAA Division I softball game against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
The game took place at Buckeye Field. This was their first matchup against the Mastodons this season.
The Buckeyes’ next game is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at 5 p.m. at Buckeye Field against Akron Zips.
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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