On Saturday, March 29, former Crescenta Valley High School standout JD Schaffer’s current college team, the Dubuque Spartans, won 8-1 in their NCAA Division III baseball game against the Augsburg Auggies.
The game took place at Dan W. Runkle Baseball Field. This was their third matchup against the Auggies this season.
The Spartans’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. at Petrakis Park against Loras Duhawks.
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 Verdugos area high school athletes.
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