On Sunday, April 6, former Leon High School standout Will Newell’s current college team, the Dayton Flyers, won 9-1 in their NCAA Division I baseball game against the UMass Minutemen.
The game took place at Earl Lorden Field. This was their third matchup against the Minutemen this season.
The Flyers’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. at Hawkins Field against Vanderbilt Commodores.
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 Tallahassee Sun area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Monday, Sept. 8.
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