On Sunday, March 23, former La Mirada High School standout Alexa Sams’ current college team, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, won 12-1 in their NCAA Division I softball game against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.
The game took place at Roadrunner Softball Complex. This was their third matchup against the Roadrunners this season.
The Gauchos’ next game is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at 12 p.m. at Campus Diamond against Santa Clara Broncos.
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 Southeast Los Angeles County area high school standouts in action.
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