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Indianapolis Star
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Kiley Renick 'brings people with her.' When she has that command, she's 'a force to be reckoned with'
MOORESVILLE — Kiley Renick silently packed up her things and left the visitors' dugout. It was an unseasonably chilly, damp night in Mooresville and the mood on that side of the field was understandably somber, with the Franklin Central softball team still reeling from a heartbreaking 3-0 loss to Center Grove in the Class 3A Sectional 12 championship game. Before reuniting with her family, Renick walked down the third base line towards left field. There, she was met by coach Erica Glasener, who tearfully wrapped the junior pitcher in a hug, before talking with her one-on-one for a few minutes. "I know a loss like that is hard, especially on a pitcher," Glasener said. "So I was reminding her that she has one more year — and she's going to be a force to be reckoned with. She's doing amazing things in amazing ways, and just needs to keep that mentality of 'I'm a leader. I'm strong. I can fight through this and come back stronger.'" More: Sydney Herrmann has been 'killing it.' She delivered again to send Center Grove to regional If Renick progresses next spring like she did in 2025, she'll further solidify herself among the area's best — and within her class. After posting an ERA around 4.50 the past couple seasons, the Western Michigan commit posted a 3.95 ERA with a career-high 10 wins and 98 strikeouts. She walked a few more hitters and allowed a couple more home runs than last season, but Renick also worked 101 innings (career-high) and emerged as one of FC's most dependable hitters, batting .454 with 44 hits, 27 runs, 38 RBIs, three homers, 18 doubles and a triple. Franklin Central took care to preserve Renick's arm ahead of Wednesday's sectional finale, using her sparingly against Mooresville (92 pitches in 4.1 innings) and Southport (63 pitches in three innings). And though it very nearly backfired — Mooresville scored four in the seventh and led 10-8 in the eighth; Southport led 7-2 after four — the strategy ultimately paid off. Renick was sharp from the jump vs. CG, striking out two in the first, another in the second and recording the first two outs in the third before encountering turbulence. Lead-off hitter Mae Munson was hit by a pitch, Brynn Meyer notched CG's second hit of the game then senior Sydney Herrmann chased them in with a double to center. "I just didn't get the pitch outside enough and she barreled it up," lamented Renick, who finished her final appearance of the season with three runs allowed on five hits with zero walks and five strikeouts. "But you can't always get every pitch." Renick is the type of player who wants to do everything, Glasener observed, listing off her standout player's contributions at the plate, in the circle and on the basepaths. And perhaps most importantly, she wants to be a leader, a vocal presence in the dugout who gets everyone involved. It's a necessary role — and one Renick is well-suited for. "One of the things I just told her was she can bring people with her," Glasener said. "People are going to follow her lead, her command, on the field. And when she has that command, we are solid. That's a special thing for her to have." That command, Glasener continued, was not there at the beginning of the season. And as an entire team, they were "timid." This season was the first without Kathy Stricker leading the Franklin Central softball program. The 67-year old coach died in July following a five-year battle with cancer. She was remembered for being an advocate for girls' sports during her 45-year career as a teacher and coach at FC, and was literally the only head coach in the softball program's history. The Franklin Central coaches and players didn't know what they were coming into, Glasener said. "It was a changing program." "Nobody's been here besides Strick," she continued, pausing briefly to collect herself. "That's been a hard thing for us to overcome. … We carried (Stricker) with us (this season). She's been with us the entire time. And watching Kiley grow into that (leadership) role has been phenomenal to see." Glasener pointed to a mid-April game against New Palestine as the turning point in their season. They held a memorial for Stricker that night and were run-ruled, mustering just five runs in a 10-0 loss. It was rough because of the emotions involved, Renick said, "but that also made us realize what we were playing for." "It made us really think about what we were doing and lit a fire under our butts." Three days later, Franklin Central headed to the Lake Central tournament, where they took down out-of-state powers Lincoln-Way Central and Edwardsburg, and went to the wire with Lake Central and its ace, Maddie Such. The Flashes won 9-of-10 between the end of April through the start of May, and entered sectionals on a four-game win streak. "I couldn't be more proud of our girls," Glasener said. "We stepped up and did things people did not expect us to do. We were in games that people did not expect us to be in, and we should be proud. We did a phenomenal thing this year, and there's more to come."
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Schwab Network Commentators Pile on AAPL Stock
Schwab Network commentators Oliver Renick and Jenny Horne expressed bearishness on Apple (AAPL) stock today. Renick suggested that AAPL could get hit worse than its peers by the market's retreat because it has tended to be the last refuge for investors, while Horne asserted that the tech giant's forays into AI have been disappointing so far. An Apple store displaying the latest in consumer electronics, from smartphones to wearables. Commentators Discuss Reasons To Be Bearish on AAPL Noting that AAPL had performed very poorly on one day last month near the market's previous bottom, Renick said that the shares have "held on a lot longer, so maybe it has more to give (now)." He added that the stock had performed badly near the market's bottom in March because investors tend to avoid selling it for longer than its peers. The tech giant's strong momentum over the last six months has been based on the idea that AI innovations would produce "a supercycle" for the iPhone 16, Horne said. But since that scenario has not materialized, "maybe AAPL is the most due for a downturn" among large tech names, Horne theorized. "I have a very hard time with Apple's fundamentals," the commentator stated. Since the shares have been trading at their highest valuations ever, AAPL is "a weird place to" seek shelter from market downturns, she added. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AAPL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Let kids be kids': Army vet who detransitioned urges parents to speak up
Lex Renick started taking hormones to live as a man at 18, a decision she now calls a 'mistake' — one she came to regret 14 years later. "I was the kid that liked to hike, who liked to be in the mud, who was a total tomboy, and I just needed a parent to come alongside me and say like, 'Hey, that's okay.' But now we live in a world where there's no tomboys anymore. We live in a world now where if you like these things, then you're that," the Army veteran told Fox News Digital. "That's a very scary place to be because children are so vulnerable and we need to protect our children," she continued. From Trans Man To Traditional Mother: How One Woman Broke Free From Ideological Chains After Finding Christ Renick, recognized as the first transgender religious affairs specialist in the U.S. Army, reflected on her experience of being exposed to gender ideology at a young age, now labeling the endeavor as "dangerous." "We need to take this ideology away from our children. I think that it's a very dangerous topic to expose our kids to," the mother of two said. Read On The Fox News App "If you actually do research, you can find curriculum of where they're teaching kids about masturbation at five years old, where they're teaching kids about the LGBTQ community," she added. "When I was five years old, I [just] wanted to play on a playground and eat ice cream. We need to let kids be kids. We need to protect our kids." Trump Administration Asks Scotus To Approve Dei-related Education Cuts Currently, states like California, Renick's home state, mandate that K-12 schools have LGBT education in their curriculum under FAIR Education Act. According to California Health Education, parents cannot opt their children out of LGBT education, and all schools are "required to teach about sexual orientation and transgender, cisgender, and non-binary gender identities." Renick wanted to "take a stand" against mandated curricula such as this by speaking in Nashville for the "Don't Mess with Our Kids" movement. "We're talking about children right now. We're talking about protecting our children from all of this. Let's keep the sex, the gender, all of it out of our school system and focus on what they need to actually be learning to be good Americans," the content creator stated. Trump Is Bringing Back An Education That Will Emphasize 'American Values' "I feel very strongly about this as a mom now, because if my child was exposed to something like this, it would really anger me," Renick added. "As a parent, my husband and I have realized that you need to be the one to start the conversation. Don't let the world start the conversation because the world is going to tell them [the] opposite of what the Word of God says… Ultimately, that's really scary." Renick encouraged parents if they have the ability and resources to homeschool their kids because "the world is going to pollute our children with all this confusion."Original article source: 'Let kids be kids': Army vet who detransitioned urges parents to speak up
Fox News
31-03-2025
- Health
- Fox News
'Let kids be kids': Army vet who detransitioned urges parents to speak up
Lex Renick started taking hormones to live as a man at 18, a decision she now calls a 'mistake' — one she came to regret 14 years later. "I was the kid that liked to hike, who liked to be in the mud, who was a total tomboy, and I just needed a parent to come alongside me and say like, 'Hey, that's okay.' But now we live in a world where there's no tomboys anymore. We live in a world now where if you like these things, then you're that," the Army veteran told Fox News Digital. "That's a very scary place to be because children are so vulnerable and we need to protect our children," she continued. Renick, recognized as the first transgender religious affairs specialist in the U.S. Army, reflected on her experience of being exposed to gender ideology at a young age, now labeling the endeavor as "dangerous." "We need to take this ideology away from our children. I think that it's a very dangerous topic to expose our kids to," the mother of two said. "If you actually do research, you can find curriculum of where they're teaching kids about masturbation at five years old, where they're teaching kids about the LGBTQ community," she added. "When I was five years old, I [just] wanted to play on a playground and eat ice cream. We need to let kids be kids. We need to protect our kids." Currently, states like California, Renick's home state, mandate that K-12 schools have LGBT education in their curriculum under FAIR Education Act. According to California Health Education, parents cannot opt their children out of LGBT education, and all schools are "required to teach about sexual orientation and transgender, cisgender, and non-binary gender identities." Renick wanted to "take a stand" against mandated curricula such as this by speaking in Nashville for the "Don't Mess with Our Kids" movement. "We're talking about children right now. We're talking about protecting our children from all of this. Let's keep the sex, the gender, all of it out of our school system and focus on what they need to actually be learning to be good Americans," the content creator stated. "I feel very strongly about this as a mom now, because if my child was exposed to something like this, it would really anger me," Renick added. "As a parent, my husband and I have realized that you need to be the one to start the conversation. Don't let the world start the conversation because the world is going to tell them [the] opposite of what the Word of God says… Ultimately, that's really scary." Renick encouraged parents if they have the ability and resources to homeschool their kids because "the world is going to pollute our children with all this confusion."
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From trans man to traditional mother: How one woman broke free from ideological chains after finding Christ
Surrounded by baby gear scattered in her living room with the distant cry of a newborn in the background, Lex Renick, a former transgender man who de-transitioned back to being a woman after reconnecting with Christ, reflected on her life-changing living as a man for 14 years, Renick recalled the moment she reconnected with God after losing her faith. "I remember falling on my face at a dock in our small town in Big Bear, where I ended up giving my life to the Lord in the sense of finally saying, 'I trust you with all of it'," she told Fox News Digital. "I just wish that I had someone to lovingly come alongside me and say, 'hey, it's OK if you're a tomboy,'" the influencer revealed. "I was the kid that liked to hike, who liked to be in the mud, who was a total tomboy, and I just needed a parent to come alongside me and say, 'hey, that's OK.' But now we live in a world where there are no tomboys anymore. We live in a world where if you like these things, then you're that. And that's a very scary place to be because children are so vulnerable, and we need to protect [them]." Trans Activist Accused Of Witnessing Sexual Misconduct Of Minors Leads Chaplain Prayer In Maine Legislature Renick began identifying as a boy at the age of 13 in school, which was supported by staff and students while her parents were left in the dark about her identity. Now a mother of two with more than 100,000 Instagram followers, she relays the importance of allowing kids to be kids during childhood. "If you're maybe a boy who loves to sing, who loves to dance, who's great at drama like my husband was, that doesn't mean that you have to belong to this community. That just means that God has put different gifts and talents within you. And I think that when we start putting these kids in these boxes, it brings on confusion. So I would say, instead of running to that, you know, see your authenticity and walk in it and ask God to lead you through the [discomfort]," she said. After eventually being blocked from starting hormones while underage by her parents, Renick now echoed that she felt "very thankful" her father didn't allow her to begin gender treatments until she was 18 and able to sign on the dotted line for herself. Transgender Runner Blows Out Competition, Sets Season Records In Girls' Races At Oregon High School Track Meet Read On The Fox News App "I can't breastfeed," Renick shared, now left unable to nurse her own children as a consequence of top surgery. "I paid $10,000 cash for the [top] surgery experience… and I did all this because I believed the lie of the world that I had to do all these things." The Southern California native, who grew up with "a family that was doing ministry", mentioned that the alcohol and pill abuse witnessed "behind closed doors" during her childhood was the culprit that "planted seeds for the enemy to come in and cause this confusion." Renick spoke about a fragment of the Christian community she experienced early on that can make it difficult for those who seek God during hardship to face problems instead of flee them. "Instead of being able to run to a loving community, which should be the Christian community, I would run there and experience rejection and be shunned, even from my family at some point in my testimony – and that caused more of a divide," she shared. Trump Admin Asks Federal Judge To Dissolve Injunction Barring Transgender Military Ban "I ended up running to this loving queer community, this community that affirmed me, this community that accepted me. And it took me down a whole other rabbit hole of actually living out my truth, which led ultimately to me dying to myself [and] getting to the end of myself, because this world sells you the knockoff version of Jesus, and it just does not stick. Only God can stick," the content creator added. After giving her life to God and ripping herself away from ideologies within the LGBT movement, Renick claimed she "met the love of [her] life", whom she creditsspotlight on for their renewed relationship with Jesus. Renick, who previously identified as "Austin," also identified with the label "gay trans couple" during the start of her relationship with her now husband, Nic. "My husband identified as a gay man, and biologically I was still a woman… We presented as this gay couple. My husband never signed up to be married to a woman, he never signed up to have a wife. And let me just say, when you fully sacrifice everything, and you lay it at the feet of Jesus, he doesn't take something away from you, he gives you something more fruitful." Onlyfans Star Sophie Rain Believes God Is 'Happy' She's Successful After Earning $43M Fortune "As a parent, my husband and I have realized that you need to be the one to start the conversation. Don't let the world start the conversation because the world is going to tell them [the] opposite of what the Word of God says," the influencer continued. "It is so important that, as a parent, instead of running from this conversation, because even sometimes the church runs from the conversation. [Start] with biblical grace and biblical truth that God doesn't make a mistake, and he loves his children, and he loves us enough not to create us to be put into bondage or to be put in these boxes. And so we've been so passionate about this topic as [parents] that we really wish that this was more talked about to us as kids." For those currently struggling with their identity or feeling "misfit" in some way, Renick declared, "I want you to know that you are so deeply loved by the Lord that God didn't make a mistake, that you were created for such a time as this, that God has a plan and a purpose for your life, and that the best is yet to come."Original article source: From trans man to traditional mother: How one woman broke free from ideological chains after finding Christ
