On Tuesday, April 1, former Palos Verdes Peninsula High School standout Jake Mckenna’s current college team, the Tusculum Pioneers, won 7-5 in their NCAA Division II baseball game against the Young Harris Mountain Lions.
The game took place at Zell B. Miller Field. This was their first matchup against the Mountain Lions this season.
The Pioneers’ next game is scheduled for Friday, April 4 at 6 p.m. at Newman Park against Catawba Indians.
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.
These former South Bay Leader area high school athletes will be active in competitions the week of Monday, Sept. 8.
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