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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Animal lovers brave long, wet night in sleepout for great cause
A group of animal lovers raised funds by getting their heads down. Nicola Boyle, 30, Laura Ashton, 35, Dawn Wood, 35, and her 10-year-old daughter Charlie-Mai, took on a 12-hour sleepout for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield. By setting up camp outside Bury's Tesco store on Friday, May 23, they raised more than £1,100 for the charity. Nicola, who has her own dog -walking business, Walkies with Nic, said: 'The idea came after seeing a number of animals brought into the sanctuary as strays. "These animals have most likely come from a once-loving home and find themselves on the streets through no fault of their own, scared, vulnerable, cold, and wet.' She said Bleakholt was the chosen charity because of the hard work it puts into rehabilitating animals and rehoming them. She added: 'The staff and the public were very supportive. "We had people making donations on the night, including a police officer. Everyone was amazing.' So committed was the group, that they braved adverse conditions despite only having sleeping bags to protect them from the elements. 'Although it was warm, we were faced with some awful rain from about midnight right through to 6am,' said Nicola. 'Thankfully we had shelter, however not all animals that get dumped have that luxury and often find themselves abandoned with nothing.' To make a donation to Nicola's fundraising, visit
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Who is the FSU catcher? What to know about Michaela Edenfield, eye makeup, Area 51 and more
Florida State softball is no stranger to the ACC championship game and the Women's College World Series. Under coach Lonni Alameda, the Seminoles make regular work of winning the conference tournament. FSU (46-8) made the final for the 27th time in 2025 and face Clemson (43-12) looking for its 20th ACC title. A lot of that is thanks to catcher Michaela Edenfield. Advertisement The redshirt senior continues to be one of the most powerful bats in the country — and a key part of the FSU lineup — and her home run in the ACC semifinal vs. Duke proved to be the difference. Edenfield is also the key for the Seminoles pitchers as she has started every game this season and catches the majority of the games for FSU. ACC softball championship: Latest updates, highlights from Florida State vs Clemson Here's everything to know about Edenfield, her eye makeup routine and more: Who is Michaela Edenfield? Edenfield grew up less than 50 miles away from JoAnne Graf Field, attending Sneads (Florida) High School. She finished her high school career with a .440 batting average, 101 runs scored, 32 doubles and 29 home runs. Edenfield participated in the 2019 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team selection trials. She was also a standout volleyball player, being selected as her volleyball team's MVP in 2017. Advertisement The catcher redshirted her first year on campus in 2021 and built a relationship with the team's players, including former star ace Sandercock, as the Seminoles won their first national championship that season. Edenfield hit 16 home runs in her redshirt freshman season in 2022, three off the school record for the Seminoles. Edenfield put together her best season as a redshirt junior in 2024 with career highs in batting average (.381), on-base percentage (.509), hits (51) and home runs (15) to go along with 46 RBIs. She's been just as good in 2025, hitting .333 with a .500 OBP, 45 hits and a career-best 13 doubles with nine homers and 47 RBIs. What is Area 51 at JoAnne Graf Field? Edenfield packs a lot of power ― as is obvious with her 42 career home runs in three seasons ― and wears No. 51 on the softball field. With her immense power from the right side, she hits a ton of balls over the left field wall at JoAnne Graf Field. Some of the home runs even reach the parking garage just across the street from the stadium, where fans usually sit in their cars and tailgate for games. Advertisement Due to this, beyond the left field has become known as "Area 51" by FSU fans, as Edenfield sends over "unidentified flying objects." She even has an X account (formerly Twitter) which tracks her home runs. "All of this like 'Area 51' stuff, it's really cool. It's kind of interesting because it's making its own brand and label for myself. I would have never had this if I didn't choose to wear her number," Edenfield told in an interview in 2022. Michaela Edenfield eye makeup Behind Edenfield's catcher's mask — or when she's hitting — fans get a small glimpse into Edenfield's world. She wears different eye makeup ahead of every game, posting videos of her applying makeup pregame and giving fans a tutorial. She has developed a following on TikTok. She bedazzles her eyes ahead of each game with colorful and gem-studded looks, oftentimes with a message. Advertisement Edenfield told D1Sotball's Rhiannon Potkey in 2022 that she drew the inspiration for the eye makeup from the TV show RuPaul's Drag Race. 'They just exuded this crazy amount of confidence and attitude and fierceness and I wanted that for myself,' Edenfield said. 'Being bullied, I was a little down on myself and really insecure and I really wanted to have that confidence.' Michaela Edenfield stats Here's Michaela Edenfield's year-by-year stats at Florida State 2025: .333 batting average with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs 2024: .381 batting average with 15 home runs and 46 RBIs 2023: .255 batting average with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs 2022: .281 batting average with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Who is Michaela Edenfield? Florida State catcher's stats, eye makeup
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sneads alum, Edenfield drafted to pro softball league
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WMBB) – FSU star softball player, Michaela Edenfield was granted a 'Golden Ticket by the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, making her one of 12 NCAA seniors to be drafted for their inaugural season. The Sneads High School alum is in her redshirt senior season with the Seminoles, wrapping up a decorated career that will leave her as one of the best Florida State softball players of all time. The AUSL is beginning its inaugural season this fall and will have its first draft on Saturday, May 3. According to the AUSL's website: 'Launching in 2025, the AUSL is a professional women's softball league operating a traditional format, complementing the existing AU Pro Softball Championship Season, which will be renamed the AUSL All-Star Cup, and creating a new opportunity for the world's best players to compete.' Four teams are competing in the inaugural 2025 AUSL season – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts. Edenfield and the other 11 NCAA seniors who were granted a golden ticket will find out which team they will play for during the AUSL College Draft Show (May 3). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
26-02-2025
- CBS News
Murder suspect confesses to decades-old Florida cold case after DNA leads to arrest, sheriff's office says
A Florida man has confessed to murdering another man in 1997, closing a cold case that's more than a quarter-century old, officials said. Stephen Edenfield was found stabbed and beaten inside his Tampa, Florida, condo on Feb. 1, 1997, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday. The night before he was found dead, Edenfield had gone out twice, sheriff's office cold case investigator Dan Bendig said on "Unfinished Business," a podcast run by the agency. First, he had gone out to dinner with his brother and sister, Bendig said. Before midnight, he left the complex again, then returned around 12:50 a.m. on Feb. 1. Edenfield briefly spoke to a security guard because he had forgotten his remote to enter the complex gate, Bendig said. Edenfield told the security guard that the driver of the car behind him was also with him. The security guard let both cars into the complex, but did not get a good look at the driver of the second car, Bendig said. Bendig said that neighbors started hearing "violence in the house" and "calls for help" within an hour of Edenfield returning home. Three neighbors told police they had heard "some sort of disturbance." Around 2 in the morning, the security guard was conducting rounds at the complex. He saw a "dark shadow" near Edenfield's apartment, Bendig said, and realized it was a person, but did not get a good look at the person's face. Edenfield's brother found him dead in his apartment the next day. There was evidence of a violent struggle, and the word "Greed" was written on Edenfield's bedroom wall in blood, but there were no signs of forced entry. An initial investigation did not lead to any arrests. The sheriff's office's Cold Case Unit reopened the investigation in 2022. The unit worked with Othram Labs, a forensic genetic genealogy company. Othram Labs said that it used forensic evidence from the initial investigation to develop a comprehensive DNA profile for an unknown suspect. That profile was then used in a forensic search to find new investigative leads, the company said. In 2024, a forensic search found that the DNA profile was also linked to an unsolved 2005 sexual assault case in Illinois, the sheriff's office said. Brandon Gliha had been identified as a suspect in the case. Police turned their attention to Gliha, now 47 and living in Tampa. They found he had been arrested on an Illinois forgery warrant just weeks before and was in custody, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office told CBS News. Investigators from the Cold Case Unit interviewed Gliha at a police facility, the spokesperson said. During the interview, he confessed to Edenfield's murder, the sheriff's office said. On Monday, he was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon. Online jail records show Gliha is being held at a Tampa jail. A bond amount has not been set. Edenfield's sister, who he had dined with the night before his death, died before Gliha's arrest. Edenfield's brother, who found his body, was alive to see it, local media reported. "For 28 years, Stephen Edenfield's family has waited for answers. Today, we can finally give them some measure of peace," said Sheriff Chad Chronister in the news release. "No family should have to endure this kind of pain for so long. While nothing can erase the loss they have suffered, we hope knowing that justice has been served brings them comfort."
USA Today
17-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
FSU softball rallies to beat Wichita State
FSU softball rallies to beat Wichita State The No. 8 FSU softball team used a seven-run fifth inning to complete a comeback victory over Wichita State, winning 15-5 in six innings on Saturday night in the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational. The Seminoles are now 7-1 and have won their last seven games. The Seminoles took an early lead thanks to an infield single by Michaela Edenfield that allowed Kennedy Hard to score with two outs. Harp reached base with a two-out single of her own and advanced to third on a poor throw when she stole second. The Shockers took the lead in the second inning when they hit a one-out single then a triple and double with two outs to take a 2-1 lead. FSU starting pitcher Makenna Reid pitched 2.0 innings, allowing two runs on three hits. Julia Apsel came in to start the third inning and Wichita State loaded the bases with a double, walk, and a hit-by-pitch. They drove in two more runs with a two-out single. Apsel retired them in order in the fourth inning but allowed a leadoff homer in the fifth and Lonni Alameda turned to freshman Jazzy Francik to end the inning. FSU's offense roared back to life in the bottom of the inning. Isa Torres led it off with a single and scored on a double by Jaysoni Beachum. Katie Harp kept it going with a home run, making it a 5-4 Wichita State lead, which didn't last long. Harp now has four home runs and 17 RBI on the season. Edenfield hit a double and advanced to third on a one-out single from Jahni Kerr. A hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Katie Dack, who drew a walk to tie the game at 5-5. Annabelle Widra broke the tie with a bases-clearing triple, putting FSU ahead 8-5. Francik retired the Shockers in order in the top of the sixth inning and FSU's offense took care of the rest. Harp led the inning off with a walk and Edenfield hit a two-run homer to left field. It is her third homer in as many days. Hallie Wacaser reached via a hit-by-pitch and was replaced by speedster Addie Delong, who scored on a single by Amaya Ross after she advanced to second on a wild pitch and to third on a sacrifice bunt. A fielder's choice and walk allowed the Seminoles to load the bases for Torres who hit a game-ending grand slam to centerfield. Francik improved to 2-0 with the win and has a 0.00 ERA in 12.0 innings pitched. She leads FSU in innings pitched, strikeouts (12), and appearances (5). Up Next for FSU The Seminoles will play their final game in Clearwater on Sunday against the UCF Knights, the game is set to start at 8 p.m. ET and will be on ESPN. The Seminoles lead the series 25-5 and have won the last 15 meetings.
