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Linfield Wildcats head to Texas for NCAA World Series after double home wins

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3 weeks ago

May 25, 2024

Linfield Wildcats head to Texas for NCAA World Series after double home wins

MCMINNVILLE Ore. (KPTV) – The top-seeded Linfield softball program did it again Friday in McMinnville as the Wildcats keep dancing in the Division III tournament.

You gotta win one to win two and these Wildcats did just that with emphasis: 11-0 in game two, 13-to-1, mercy rules in five innings, both times out.

Coach Jackson Vaughan’s club of Catballers is now 48-and-2, Super-Regional champs with a ticket for the Division III World Series in back-to-back years.

“Literally if we would have lost, we’d just be going home tomorrow, and the team just dissipates and now at least we get to end it on the road together and end it win or lose in Texas,” Vaughan said.

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The Linfield University softball program remains on the prowl for a national title.

Junior second baseman Brynn Nelson went 6-for-8 at the plate and bopped a pair of homers against the Central College Dutch from Iowa as the ‘Cats keep scratching for the ultimate prize together.

“Getting back there and pushing for all three of our seniors and give them another game and extend our season one more week was our why. It was my personal why and it was a lot of our whys to keep playing together and getting a second chance on where we think we can do better,” Nelson said. “I do wear a lot of pride wearing Linfield and I’m so proud to be part of this team.”

Myrtle Point’s Tayah Kelley came back from throwing 196 pitches in 11 innings on Thursday to allowing just four hits combined in both five innings affairs on Friday for the senior All-American’s final game at home.

“It’s kind of surreal just because I have been here so long and now, I know that I won’t be playing again on this field, but I couldn’t have left it any happier than I could today, so it was worth it all,” Kelley said.

Sunday is graduation and on Tuesday, Linfield boards the bird ahead of their first game in the double-elimination eight-team tourney where the mercury will hover around 90 to 100 degrees on the Texas turf.

“Just because you make it there doesn’t mean anything once you get there,” Kelley said. “So it’s kind of about keeping your skill levels up and staying in the moment because we worked so hard to get here so why not just enjoy it while we’re there and play our butts off?”

These Wildcats last won it all in 2007 and 2011 and now they’ll head down to Marshall, Texas next week in the Elite Eight to become No. 1 as they are also seeded No. 1 here in this Division III tournament at Del Smith Stadium in McMinnville.

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2 dead, multiple injured in shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration: police

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9 hours ago

June 16, 2024

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2 dead, multiple injured in shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration: police

by: Jala Washington, Chelsea Moreno

Posted: Jun 16, 2024 / 08:53 AM PDT

Updated: Jun 16, 2024 / 08:53 AM PDT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Two people are dead and multiple others were injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas.

Police in Round Rock, a city located less than 20 miles north of Austin, said the shooting began just before 11 p.m. at Old Settlers Park after a fight between two groups who were at the Juneteenth event.

“The unfortunate part is that we had innocent victims as a result of this reckless actions of certain subjects,” Police Chief Allen Banks said during a media briefing. “We’re here to celebrate Juneteenth and the unfortunate part is these folks could care less about someone’s life and take someone’s life and on a day we’re here to celebrate community.”

Police respond to shooting at Juneteenth Celebration in Round Rock on June 15, 2024. (KXAN Photo: Frank Martinez)

Banks shared that officers and members of the Round Rock Fire Department who were there immediately tried to help the victims of the shooting. Austin-Travis County EMS medics also responded to the incident and said four adults and two kids had potentially serious injuries.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Their ages and identities have not yet been released.

Those injured, who were not part of the fight, were taken to area hospitals.

“My thoughts and my prayers go out to the victims,” said Banks. “My condolences go out to the families of the deceased.”

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No additional details were immediately available. Banks said police believe the suspects fled the scene but that there is no threat to the public.

Anyone with video or information about the incident is asked to reach out to the Round Rock Police Department at 512-218-5500.

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Texas mass shooting as multiple people hit at Juneteenth event

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16 hours ago

June 16, 2024

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Texas mass shooting as multiple people hit at Juneteenth event

At least six people have been injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth festival in Texas, according to authorities.

Round Rock Police said officers were investigating a shooting that took place at Old Settlers Park on Saturday night. “This is an active scene, and the investigation is ongoing. Please avoid the area,” the department wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Austin-Travis County EMS wrote that it responded to “a mutual aid request for a reported shooting involving multiple patients.”

Medics transported four adults and two children to local hospitals, “all with potentially serious injuries,” the department wrote on X.

Videos posted on social media showed a huge police presence at the scene after the shooting. One clip reportedly shows police officers surrounding a possible suspect.

Police said they have no suspects in custody, CBS Austin reported.

Newsweek has contacted the Round Rock Police Department for comment via social media.

🚨#BREAKING: Numerous people have been shot and injured with fatalities in a mass shooting during at a Juneteenth festival
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⁰Currently numerous Law enforcement along with emergency personnel are on the scene in old settlers park located in round rock… pic.twitter.com/P0Vb6WNIoN
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 16, 2024

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Texas voters cast ballots in runoff election

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24 hours ago

June 15, 2024

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Texas voters cast ballots in runoff election

Voters went to the polls Saturday to make their final selections in 11 races that required runoffs after the May 4 local elections.

Most of the races were for city council seats in suburban communities around Dallas-Fort Worth. In Dallas County, the only races were for Irving City Council District 4 and Lewisville City Council, Place 2. You can see full results at dallasnews.com/election-results/.

Most of the attention on May 4 was on Dallas’ $1.25 billion bond program that overwhelmingly passed on a day that saw low voter turnout in the city. Turnout on Saturday was expected to be light, as well.

Among the races on the ballot: Two city council races in Allen, and single council races in Euless, North Richland Hills, Kennedale, Anna, Midlothian, Fate, Irving and Lewisville. Also being decided was a seat on the Ellis Appraisal District board of directors.

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