On Sunday, March 30, former Arcadia High School standout Fernando Palencia’s current college team, the San Diego Toreros, won 6-2 in their NCAA Division I baseball game against the Pepperdine Waves.
The game took place at Fowler Park. This was their third matchup against the Waves this season.
The Toreros’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. at Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark against UC Irvine Anteaters.
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 upcoming week starting Monday, Sept. 8 will feature these former North Sab Gabriel Valley area high school athletes.
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