7-3) used a four-run first inning and a five-run third to pull away from the Dragons (7-14 2-8) in Vine Valley Athletic League play Friday afternoon Tatum Mullins went 1-for-3 with two RBIs for the Trojans while Taylor Pellonari went a perfect 3-for-3 with a double Lauren Wilson added two hits with two runs scored Katherine Kiser went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored 8-1) withstood a three-run seventh inning by St 5-5) on Friday to hold on and remain tied for first place in the North Bay League Redwood Division standings Nya Parra led the way at the dish for Piner going 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a double Makayla Bignardi went 3-for-4 with a double 11-0 NCL I) scored four runs in the opening frame and never looked back as the Saints shut out Lower Lake on Friday Emily Glakeler had a monster day at the dish going 2-for-3 with four RBIs and a home run Smith also had a stellar day in the circle hurling a complete-game shutout while allowing just two hits and striking out 17 Casa Grande 9, Vintage 4 You can reach Staff Writer Kienan O’Doherty at 415-887-8650 or kienan.odoherty@pressdemocrat.com Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor Who received all-league nods in the NBL and VVAL this past season You can reach Staff Writer Gus Morris at 707-304-9372 or gus.morris@pressdemocrat.com Texas -- A teacher’s aide at Dyess Elementary School is accused of having an improper relationship with a student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having a relationship with a 17-year-old student from Cooper High School police were told Monday that a student at Cooper was "involved in some sort of relationship with a P.E teacher's aide who is employed with" Abilene ISD Police said they contacted the student who "admitted having to a sexual relationship with (Membrila)." They also contacted Membrila who "admitted to having a sexual relationship with the Cooper High School student," according to the incident report AISD spokesman Phil Ashby confirmed to KTXS that Membrila has been fired "When the accusations were first reported to the district immediate steps were taken to terminate the employee from his position as teacher’s aide at Dyess Elementary School," Ashby said in a statement "...There are absolutely no indications that any of his actions took place on any campus involved any students on his campus of employment or were related in any way to his capacity as an educational aide the employee’s actions are reprehensible and we will continue to cooperate with the police department in their investigation." Ashby said Membrila started working at Dyess Elementary in August 2016 Membrila's name was removed from the AISD website before 9:30 a.m But it previously listed him as a physical education aide According to the Texas Education Agency's website Membrila was issued a teaching certificate as an Education Aide II on Aug Educational Aide II requirementsmust be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate have satisfied one of the following requirements:-have two creditable years of experience as an Educational Aide I; or-have a minimum of 15 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis on child growth and development or related subject areas; or-have demonstrated proficiency in a specialized skill area as determined by the local school district; and have experience working with students or parents as approved by the employing superintendent Court records show Membrila was arrested for Class B misdemeanor theft in 2013 The charges were dismissed in 2015 after he completed a pre-trial diversion program KTXS will provide additional details as they become available “Los Salerosos” will perform as hosts receiving several prestigious bands both nationally and internationally the festival will feature the participation of youth bands from: The price of the ticket is €5 per concert and the vouchers for the entire Festival are priced at €20 Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Metrics details To present two cases of spinal cord infarction (SCI) in carriers of the C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department Section for Rehabilitation and Traumatology one with SCI at the C7 level American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) A and one at the C5 level (ASIA A) One patient presented an acute onset of tetraplegia and the other a centromedular syndrome In both cases the patients were carriers of the MTHFR polymorphism Increased blood levels of homocysteine related to mutation of the MTHFR gene increase the risk of a thrombotic episode These two cases increase the limited number reported in the recent literature regarding MTHFR polymorphism carriers suffering from thrombotic SCI MTHFR mutation can be considered a risk factor for thrombotic SCI We propose that a consensus regarding the inclusion of anticoagulation treatment after confirmation of the diagnosis in these patients is needed there are few published cases of carriers of MTHFR polymorphisms presenting with SCI MRI, magnetic resonance imaging: a hyperintense anterior and central band on a T2-weighted image from C3 to T6. MRI: hyperintense anterior band on a T2-weighted axial image. MRI with contrast but without significant contrast enhacement. MRI on axial image with contrast but without significant contrast enhacement MRI: centromedular and anterior injury that is hyperintense from C2 to C7 on a T2-weighted image, which is characteristic of SCI. MRI: centromedular and anterior injury on a T2-weighted axial image neuroimaging studies of the brain were normal Vascular malformation of the spinal cord was ruled out Other procoagulation genetic disorders were excluded Our 2 patients had no personal or family history of procoagulant or haemorrhagic disorders the cases of the present report had normal levels of homocysteine This could suggest another additional mechanism to cause a thrombotic episode assuming always that this mutation may not be the definitive cause of the ischaemia in our patients There are only three reported cases in the literature that describe patients who were carriers of MTHFR polymorphisms and presented with SCI we admitted to our Rehabilitation department two cases of SCI with a mutation in MTHFR that appeared to be the sole risk factor of thrombotic disease While all of the cases previously described in the literature were homozygous for the mutation our second reported case is the only reported case that was heterozygous for the mutation Although the mutation in the MTHFR gene was the only risk factor for thrombosis detected in our patients we cannot conclude that this mutation is the cause of the SCI the patients continued to receive antiaggregation therapy daily These cases support the MTHFR mutation as a possible cause of SCI This study presents the first reported case of a heterozygous carrier of an MTHFR mutation suffering from SCI We believe that after confirmation of the diagnosis the appropriate anticoagulation therapy should be initiated and that once clinical stability has been reached intensive rehabilitation must be started as soon as possible to minimise the potential consequences of SCI Homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T mutation in a woman with spinal cord infarction Anterior spinal artery syndrome in a 13-year-old boy 8 days after taekwondo-fight: vascular obliteration due to vessel lesion or thrombophilia Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis Serum total homocysteine concentrations in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1991–1994): population reference ranges and contribution of vitamin status to high serum concentrations The 20210A allele of the prothrombin gene is frequent in young women with unexplained spinal cord infarction Download references I Fernández-Rodríguez & M D Membrilla-Mesa Instituto Investigación Biosanitaria (IBIS) The authors declare no conflict of interest Download citation Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article The Saints delivered an early statement win in North Central League I action handing the Eagles their first loss of the season in a run-rule decision Wednesday blew the game open with seven runs in the third Tahlia Smith went 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs and struck out 10 with one walk four hits and an unearned run allowed as she worked all six innings in the circle Ada Blanton also tripled with two RBIs and Ellie Carmichael doubled with two RBIs Cloverdale fell to 9-1 on the year and 1-1 in league with the loss The Prospectors rolled to a big win over the Greyhounds on Wednesday in NBL-Redwood action Mialynn Membrilla had a monster all-around game going 3-for-3 with three doubles and three RBIs at the plate and striking out 11 with five hits no walks and one run allowed over all six innings in the circle Genavieve De Mauro also hit a home run in two-hit game with two RBIs and Ava Parra had two hits with an RBI and three stolen bases for Piner (4-7 The Wolves put up a season-high 18 hits as they rolled to another big win in Vine Valley Athletic League play Wednesday against the Dragons with four RBIs and allowed four hits with a run and a strikeout in all five innings in the circle for American Canyon (4-2 Aliyah Harris had two hits with an RBI and Raquel Winterburn and Brianna Velasco each doubled twice The Braves picked up their first win of the season in a run-rule victory over the Grizzlies on Wednesday in VVAL play with five RBIs and Ale Guerrero had three hits with five RBIs to lead the charge offensively for Justin-Siena (1-4 Guerrero also pitched all five innings with two strikeouts Casa Grande 5, Petaluma 0 Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from 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been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish A Santa Rosa girls softball league is suing a breakaway group of former board members who executed a coup alleging they improperly used money and equipment from the first league to start their new league This is one dispute that will be settled off the field equipment and infrastructure from the first league to start their new league Suspicions of financial mismanagement and a perceived lack of transparency and unresponsiveness drove the breakaway group in June to take over from longtime leaders of the two decade- old Santa Rosa All City Girls Softball League It's a dispute that some had hoped to keep internal but it became public with a police report alleging embezzlement and dueling lawsuits filed in Sonoma County Superior Court It is a scene anyone involved in youth sports will recognize — adults fighting The argument has splintered the youth softball community and could confuse parents and discourage softball participation which could in turn affect high school softball teams in the long run Those involved said it has caused some parents to enroll their girls in competing leagues in Windsor Thousands of young girls play recreational softball in Sonoma County many moving up the ranks from T-ball to competitive fast-pitch travel teams and onto high school teams it really is,' said longtime Santa Rosa High School and travel team coach Jube Begley He was formerly a coach and board member of the league 'The kids are the ones who are really suffering here is preparing for its upcoming season at Comstock Fields with skills assessments The original league is also signing up players for its season at Rincon Valley Middle School Both leagues are for girls ages 5 to 14 in several divisions separated by age groups Practices start next month for games beginning in April volunteer board members and parents have been skirmishing about bank accounts use of membership lists and social media accounts Longtime volunteers are bickering and feel forced to choose sides The dispute seems to have been simmering for some time when board leadership was upended and the first legal claim was filed was removed in a 5-4 vote of the Santa Rosa All City Girls Softball League board Trillo and the other three board members who voted with him — Jennifer Galusha Janeth Membrilla and Justin Voight — are alleged to have called their own board meeting without notifying the directors who voted to oust Trillo The lawsuit alleges the breakaway group then voted to remove Miramontez as president and Carr as vice president and passed a new set of bylaws to govern the nonprofit organization The suit alleges that because there was no notification to the other board members about the meeting and not enough members present to form a quorum Other meetings were held under similar circumstances the breakaway group filed a report with Santa Rosa police embezzled funds from the nonprofit's bank account Dan Marincik said officers found no evidence of a crime and the case has been suspended Santa Rosa attorney Justin Hein filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Santa Rosa All City Girls Softball League against Carr the foursome used league funds for personal expenses awarded a no-bid concessions contract to a fellow director failed to account for funds and failed to conduct financial audits It sought control of the league property and bank account and asked for a restraining order against the four A judge denied the restraining order on July 15 and the lawsuit was dismissed in October That suit wasn't authorized by the legal board of directors a Santa Rosa attorney who represents the existing Santa Rosa All City Girls Softball League board 8 filed a 47-page civil suit on behalf of the original league against Trillo and 13 others who are believed to have formed the Santa Rosa Red Barons Association and the Northbay Girls Softball League The latest suit alleges the splinter group damaged the Santa Rosa league lying to bank personnel to access league money filing a false police report and frivolous lawsuit using the league contact lists to poach participants to benefit their own organization misappropriating equipment and stealing its traditional team names The actions are 'an unfortunate depiction of a minority of the directors of a nonprofit charitable corporation having not gotten their way and then taking extreme and misguided steps to take over and destroy' the original league 'Defendants have repeatedly violated the law breached their fiduciary duty to the corporation inappropriately alleged criminal behavior against certain of these plaintiff's directors and improperly attempted to use the judicial system to prevent the other directors from doing their jobs as volunteers,' it alleges The suit seeks a legal determination of the rights and duties among the assorted board members legal costs and $90,000 in punitive damages president of Northbay Girls Softball League disputed the suit's contention that other board members weren't notified of actions taken in meetings after Trillo had been ousted 'They notified all the other board members and none of them came,' he said We opened it up to all girls and parents who would like to attend.' He said members of the new league are 'committed to being a fully transparent organization,' something many found lacking in the previous board Parents associated with the breakaway group said discontent had been growing within the organization for some time particularly with finances and a perceived lack of openness about how funds were spent They sought a freeze on the bank accounts for that reason whose daughters are not playing recreational softball this year an attorney but not involved in the lawsuits said she and other parents felt the original league was suffering from atrophy and a stagnancy because of the same leadership for years Several parents wanted to see change at the top There was also suspicion about self-dealing since two board members had relatives heavily involved in league business Another parent said longtime friends have taken sides in the dispute and had bruised feelings hurting the girls in the long run as some split with teammates they'd played with for several years Sterbens said Hein does not represent his league Hein declined to comment on the original lawsuit he filed The four breakaway board members named in the lawsuit are not on the new league's board Openness is a key objective of the new league 'We wanted a better experience for our girls 'We also want to be completely transparent All our meetings have been open to the public said it was a shame such a dispute between adults is hurting youth softball and girl athletes 'It's one thing to break away and start your own league So now the city has two softball leagues going and these girls and the parents are all bickering and gossiping about this,' he said 'What was once a great league was ruined by these four people Carter at 707-521-5470 or lori.carter@pressdemocrat.com more results from North Bay softball diamonds 6-1) put up eight runs in the second inning Thursday to break the game open and never look back as they swept the Pumas (10-7 4-3) in North Bay League Oak division play Pearl McKay came up clutch with a grand slam and had six total RBIs for the Jaguars Alyssa Rivers added a double and three RBIs while Haley Homan scored twice and hit a triple 5-1) exploded for 12 runs in the last five innings to handle Piner (7-8 Taylor Allen led Ukiah with two hits in four at-bats Kaloni Brown went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored Mialynn Membrilla went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three doubles 2-5) amassed 18 total hits as they cruised to beat Analy (2-10 Sadie Yahya went 2-for-5 with a double and four RBIs at the plate Isabella Scardina launched a home run and had three RBIs while Lily Alvis went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI 3-3 NBL-Redwood) scored five runs over the opening two innings and withstood a late-inning comeback by St Hannah Levine-Smith went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Healdsburg while Claire Berry went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI Lidia Brady went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double