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NCS baseball playoffs: De La Salle captures sixth consecutive Division I crown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

PLEASANT HILL — They hoisted RJ Meyn into the air Friday evening, the De La Salle pitcher getting the hero’s treatment after he led his teammates to another North Coast Section championship.Meyn, a junior left-hander committed to Santa Clara University, pitched a complete game as top-seeded De La Salle won its sixth consecutive Division I title with a 7-3 victory over Clayton Valley Charter before an overflow crowd at Diablo Valley College.“I just did it for all my seniors,” Meyn said. “They’ve been grinding for four years, day in and day out. To be honest, I really just wanted to do it for all of them. It’s a testament to how much work they’ve put in and how grateful I am for that.”De La Salle took charge in the first inning, scoring four runs as Hank Tripaldi drove in one with a double inside the bag at third and Alec Blair followed with a two-run double inside the bag at first.Third-seeded Clayton Valley cut the deficit in hal...

Criminal charges filed against three Alameda County law enforcement officers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

OAKLAND — An Alameda County District Attorney’s Office unit formed earlier this year to hold law enforcement and public officials accountable for misconduct has filed criminal charges against a juvenile institutional officer and two sheriff’s deputies.The officer — 50-year-old Nicole Perales — is accused of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and oral copulation with a minor, while the deputies — 49-year-old Sheri Baughman and 30-year-old Amanda Barcamontes — are accused of falsifying records in connection with an inmate suicide at the Santa Rita Jail, according to prosecutors.They are among the first county employees to be criminally charged by the nascent Public Accountability Unit.In a statement Friday, the district attorney’s office said Perales, a 20-year veteran of the probation department, met the 15-year-old victim when he was in custody at the Juvenile Justice Center and while he was under her supervision and care. The alleged conduct took place from Aug. 27, 2004, to Aug...

CCS, NCS softball playoffs: Friday’s championship results, Saturday’s matchups

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.NCSDivision IFriday’s finalNo. 3 California 5, No. 1 San Ramon Valley 1Division IIFriday’s finalNo. 2 Casa Grande 5, No. 5 Livermore 1Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | Oakland Section pitchers combine for 44 strikeouts in thrilling section championship High School Sports | Sportsmanship prevails in epic California School for the Deaf championship game loss High School Sports | Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Jake Sangalang, Prospect baseball High School Sports | Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Hailey King, Californi...

Brewers' Adames hospitalized after being hit by line drive in dugout against Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

(KRON) -- The Giants' Friday night contest against the Brewers was delayed in the second inning after Milwaukee shortstop Willy Adames was hit by a line drive. Adams was taken to a hospital for additional tests.Adames was in Milwaukee's dugout when he was struck by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Brian Anderson. The game paused for several minutes as the Brewers' training staff tended to Adames. A’s rookie on pace for historic season Adams eventually walked from the dugout to the clubhouse. He was replaced in the lineup by Brice Turang.Anderson was visibly rattled after the play. In the ensuing inning, Milwaukee made two errors in the field and allowed seven runs. Adames is in his third year with the Brewers after being acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021. He was batting .205 with nine home runs on the season. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .em...

Destination weddings hosted on Mt. Diablo in East Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- "Destination wedding" ceremonies were celebrated on Mount Diablo Friday. Contra Costa County partnered with the California Department of State Parks to make it happen. More than a dozen couples tied the knot. East Bay spot named in Yelp’s top 10 best burgers in US Kevin Wong and My Nguyen did not set expectations for their "Destination wedding" at the Mount Diablo State Park summit Friday. They just hoped their family and friends could make it and share their special day."I was nervous when I walked here, but now it's over," Nguyen said. It was a breathtaking ceremony with panoramic views of the Bay Area as the backdrop."Coming up was cloudy, but now it's a gorgeous day. It's not hot. It's not windy. It's beautiful," Wong said.Wong and Nguyen were one of 13 couples to exchange vows. The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder's office partners with the California Department of State Parks to offer these weddings twice a year.The weddings resumed la...

DC Courts or DMV — Who’s to blame for license issue at the heart of Rock Creek Parkway crash?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

D.C. Councilmembers have weighed in on the back and forth between the DC Superior Court and Mayor’s office as the District’s branches search for answers to a single question: How did a repeat DUI offender who killed three people in a crash still have a license?The DC Mayor’s office and courts said 43-year-old Nikita Walker should not have been licensed to drive on March 15 when she caused a deadly head-on crash along Rock Creek Parkway, killing three people.Officials said Walker had at least three prior DUI convictions in the District before the Rock Creek Parkway incident and two more in nearby Northern Virginia.D.C. Deputy Mayor Lucinda Babers, who oversees the DMV, initially blamed the city’s high court for failing to notify her office about the convictions. During a D.C. Council roundtable on May 23, Babers testified that she found out from press reports that Walker had three DUIs on record.“D.C. DMV had notification of none of them,” she claimed.Tuesday’s hear...

Soto, Tatis Jr hit long home runs, Padres beat Yankees 5-1 in series opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr. didn’t just hit long two-run homers followed by impressive bat flips. They were making memories.Each time a player homers for the San Diego Padres, the batter poses in the dugout with the baserunners for a Polaroid that is added to the celebratory wall between the clubhouse and field back at Petco Park.“Beautiful memories,” Tatis said after Friday night’s 5-1 win over the New York Yankees. “If you have a Polaroid, something good happened.”Soto and Tatis lingered at home plate to admire no-doubt drives that totaled 871 feet and highlighted a series opener between high-profile teams trying to overcome sluggish starts.A crowd of 46,724 filled Yankee Stadium, just the third sellout this season. San Diego is 24-27 and 6 1/2 games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees are 30-23 following their third straight loss, eight games back of Tampa Bay in the AL East.Soto put the Padres ahead in the fifth inning against R...

Walsh pitches Nebraska into Big Ten semis with 4-0 win over Michigan State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Will Walsh tossed a complete-game four-hitter to lead Nebraska into the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Michigan State on Friday night.The fourth-seeded Cornhuskers (33-22-1) will play top-seed Maryland on Saturday for a berth in the championship game. Walsh (5-3) surrendered just four singles in his nine innings of work, striking out seven.Charlie Fischer singled to lead off the top of the fourth inning and moved to second on a bunt by Dylan Carey. Ben Columbus followed with an RBI single and a 1-0 lead.It remained a 1-0 game until the top of the eighth when Nebraska used another run-scoring single by Columbus and a two-run triple by No. 9 hitter Casey Burnham to score some insurance runs.Nebraska leadoff hitter Brice Matthews, who became the first player in school history with 20 home runs and 20 steals in the same season, went 0-for-5. Joseph Dzierwa (6-4) took the loss for the eighth-seeded Spartans (33-22). He allowed one run on s...

Harding’s 2-RBI double helps Florida St. sweep Georgia in super regional, advance to WCWS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Kalei Harding went 2 for 4 with a two-RBI double, Kathryn Sandercock pitched two scoreless innings of relief and Florida State beat Georgia 4-2 Friday night to sweep the best-of-three Tallahassee Super Regional.Florida State (54-9) advanced to the 12th WCWS in program history. Florida State capitalized on two hit-by-pitches in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. The Bulldogs appeared to get a second out at the plate but umpires reversed the call to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead. Then Harding hit a two-run double to give Florida State a 3-0 lead before being thrown out at third.Florida State starter Mack Leonard (2-1), who had a five-pitch inning in the fourth before a pitching change with one out in the fifth, got the win. It was her longest outing of the season. Freshman Makenna Reid entered and recorded two strikeouts to end the inning, but allowed a hit and an unearned run. Sandercock, who allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, earned her ninth...

Mendham leads Oklahoma State into Big 12 semis with 8-3 win over Oklahoma

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:57 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Mendham hit a three-run home run to spark a five-run second inning and Oklahoma State defeated Oklahoma 8-3 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament.The top-seeded Cowboys (39-17) move on to play Texas Tech on Saturday.Mendham, the No. 8 hitter, finished with three hits — also driving in two runs with a seventh-inning single for Oklahoma State. Roc Riggio used a single and a sacrifice fly to drive in a pair.Leadoff batter John Spikerman had two hits and drove in two runs for No. 7 seed Oklahoma (31-26).Starter Ben Abram (8-2) gave up six hits and a run in six innings to earn the win for the Cowboys.Will Carsten (1-3) surrendered four runs and retired just four batters in a start for Oklahoma.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Source