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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Sad end in hunt for baby-faced student, 22, who vanished at California beauty spot
The search for a University of California Santa Barbara student who vanished while out with friends at a rural beauty spot has ended in tragedy. The body of Tanner Prentiss, 22, was discovered in Big Bear Lake on Monday. Prentiss disappeared on Saturday night while visiting the area with friends, according to the Big Bear Sheriff's Department. He was last seen just after midnight when he left his rental cabin and never returned. Police said he was wearing a black hoodie and jeans. The student was reported missing and deputies implemented an exhaustive search, recruiting dive team members to look for Prentiss. Authorities then issued a grim update that Prentiss' body was located in the water near the Pine Knot Marina. A cause of death has yet to be determined, but the coroner's office has initiated an investigation. There is no foul play suspected at this time. 'Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tanner's family, friends, and all those who are affected by his loss,' the sheriff's department said in a statement. Big Bear Lake is a popular tourist destination, and Prentiss was staying at a rental cabin in the area, according to authorities 'The family is requesting privacy as they navigate through this tragic incident.' Prentiss was a senior at the University of California Santa Barbara studying sociology and economics, according to his LinkedIn profile. A representative for the university told the Los Angeles Times,:'Losing a member of our UC Santa Barbara community is heartbreaking.' 'We understand the impact and stress surrounding this tragedy and are committed to supporting our campus community who may be impacted. 'Our campus offers resources to students, staff and faculty who are in need of support.' Tributes have already begun pouring in for the university student, with dozens of comments on social media praising Prentiss. 'Rest is paradise Tan Man love you forever brother,' one comment read on his recent Instagram post. 'You better be dj'ing your heart out up there. rest is peace tanner, you're missed so much already,' another read. 'Rest in peace [heart emoji] i hope they find out what happened to you, may your soul be safe and sound,' a third added. A GoFundMe was set up for the Prentiss family, by his roommate. The fundraiser has already surpassed the $20,000 goal. 'It's hard to put into words what Tanner meant to those who knew him. He truly was an angel on earth — kind, compassionate, and deeply selfless,' the description read. 'Tanner believed in the good in people, even when they didn't see it in themselves. 'That's something I'll always carry with me, and I know many others will too.'
Forbes
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
NCAA Softball Postseason Parity Sees Overall No. 1 Seed Texas A&M Fall
On Sunday night Liberty Lady Flames softball beat the overall No.1 seeded Texas A&M to advance to Super Regional play for the first time in program history. However and perhaps the most shocking first was the premature exit of the overall No. 1 seed, a feat that had yet to happen in the modern collegiate softball era. The 64-team regional post season play that began on Friday, May 16 saw several upsets demonstrating the parity and growth within collegiate softball, especially in the NIL era. University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) knocked out Power 4 foe Arizona State, a program with a history steeped in post season play including winning the national title in 20o8 and 2011. UCSB eventually fell to 12 time national champions and softball powerhouse UCLA in the championship game, but not before knocking out the Sun Devils and San Diego State Aztecs. In a similar trajectory to Liberty, Southeastern Louisiana shocked and eliminated the No. 10 LSU Tigers in the opening game 4-3, booting them into the losers bracket. The Lady Lions would defeat the Tigers a second time, 8-7, eliminating them from the tournament. Southeastern would eventually fall in the championship game to the Nebraska Cornhuskers led by Player of the Year finalist, two way player Jordy Bahl (formerly of Oklahoma softball). This parity continues to evolve in the game with more teams not only making the post season, but taking games from larger, stacked Power 4 teams. Despite this parity, only eight mid-majors (Fresno State in 1997, 1998, & 1999; UMass in 1998; DePaul in 1999, 2000, 2005, & 2007; Louisiana-Lafayette in 2003, 2008, & 2014; Hawaii in 2010; South Florida in 2012; Southern Mississippi in 1999 & 2000; and James Madison University in 2021) have made the Women's College World Series since 1997 when the tournament took its permanent residence at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. The Lady Flames will look to be the ninth team added to this small, but mighty list of mid-major teams etching their name into the Women's College World Series history books. For the full schedule and bracket for Super Regionals, click here. Follow me for more collegiate softball and women's sports news on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawaii softball falls in Big West Conference Semifinals
The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine came into Friday in the Big West Conference Semifinals on the winners side of the bracket. UH took on CSUN in the morning for a chance to clinch a spot in Saturdays Championship game. Hawaii started the game off with a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, but in the 2nd CSUN took a 3-1 lead and made it difficult for UH to regain. Hawaii scored 1 run in the 6th to pull within 2 runs. In the 7th inning, Hawaii looked like they had some momentum to kick start another late game run after scoring 1 run from a Jamie McGaughey homerun. But CSUN was able to close the door on UH, Hawaii fell 4-3. After the loss, Hawaii still with a chance to advance to the championship game as they took on UCSB in the losers bracket semifinals. But Hawaii played from behind the entire game as the Guachos did not make it easy on UH as UCSB scored 1 run in the 1st and then another 5 in the 4th. Hawaii tried to get late game momentum after they scored a run in the 6th and had runners on base, but just unable to make up the deficit. The Rainbow Wahine fall 8-1 and end their Big West Conference Tournament 2-2. UH ends their season 33-20 and 17-10 in conference. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Hunt for unknown man begins after student, 18, plunges three storeys from balcony to her death
College freshman Liz Hamel died in February after falling three storeys from a balcony on campus, and her distraught father has shared images of the mystery man she was last seen with as he seeks answers for his daughter's death. The 18-year-old was last seen alive on Valentine's Day after she went for a celebratory dinner with her University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) colleagues. Hamel left the restaurant with a stranger her friends had never met before, according to KIRO 7, and the man's also not been seen since. Less than 30 minutes after leaving, Hamel plunged several feet from a three-storey breezeway on the UCSB campus. When a student called 911, first responders found Hamel in cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Hamel's father Alain Hamel held a press conference this week to release the images of the mystery man with his daughter, something the police never actually did, he told KIRO. Alain told the outlet: 'He is the last person that we know of that had contact with Liz. 'And just if he has information with respect to her last moments, that could be useful.' There's no suggestion the man whose images were shared was with Hamel when she died, or that he did anything wrong. Alain's requested help from the Santa Barbara and UC community to find further information as to what led to his daughter's balcony fall. Hamel reportedly spent 'a large part' of the evening of her death with the mystery man and left the restaurant with him sometime after 10pm. She was found unconscious on campus just 21 minutes later. The stranger's described as white, 'approximately 6ft tall' with 'dark blond hair'. He was wearing light blue Carhartt jeans, a gray Patagonia sweater, and 'a carabiner with keys on his right hip'. Alain slammed authorities for not releasing the images to the public as part of their probe into the case. UCSB's student paper Daily Nexus reported that Alain said: 'I shouldn't be standing here. I should be at home, grieving my daughter and trusting in the institutions that are responsible for this investigation.' The Hamel family has said they've never met the man before. Attorney Tyrone Maho, who was with Alain at the press conference, emphasized they are not 'accusing anyone of wrongdoing'. Maho said: 'If you are this young man, or you know who he is, we are pleading with you to come forward. If you have any information about that evening, we are pleading with you to come forward. 'If you were on campus that night, or in Isla Vista, or you heard someone talk about this who may know something, please come forward. You may hold important information that can help bring peace to a family that is suffering greatly.'
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Beautiful student died after falling from balcony...now dad has shared images of mystery man she was seen with
A college freshman died after falling from a balcony on campus, but her father has now shared images of the mystery man she was last seen with as he seeks answers about her death. Liz Hamel, 18, was last seen alive on Valentine's Day as she and her friends at the University of California Santa Barbara celebrated at dinner together. Hamel left the restaurant with a young man her friends had never met before, as reported by KIRO 7. That man has also not been seen since. Less than 30 minutes later, she plunged several feet from a three-story breezeway on the UCSB campus. After a student called 911, first responders found Hamel in cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Hamel's father Alain Hamel held a press conference this week to release the images of the mystery men with his daughter, which police never did, he told KIRO. 'He is the last person that we know of that had contact with Liz,' the heartbroken father told the outlet. 'And just if he has information with respect to her last moments, that could be useful.' There's no suggestion the man whose images were shared was with Hamel when she died, or that he did anything wrong. Alain Hamel is asking the Santa Barbara and UC community for help finding information into what led to the tragic balcony fall. The college freshman had reportedly spent 'a large part of' the evening of her death with the mystery man. She left the restaurant with him sometime after 10.06pm and was found unconscious on campus 21 minutes later. The mystery man is described as white, 'approximately 6-feet tall' with 'dark blond hair.' He was wearing a light blue Carhartt jeans, a gray Patagonia sweater and 'a carabiner with keys on his right hip.' The grieving father slammed authorities for not releasing the images to the public as part of their probe. 'I shouldn't be standing here. I should be at home, grieving my daughter and trusting in the institutions that are responsible for this investigation,' Alain Hamel said, as reported by UCSB's student paper, Daily Nexus. The 18-year-old was only in her second semester at the University of California Santa Barbara when she mysteriously died 'But the academic quarter is coming to an end. Students are graduating or leaving campus. People's memories fade. The Hamel family has said they have never met the man before. Attorney Tyrone Maho of the law firm Maho Prentice, who was with Alain Hamel at the press conference, emphasized they are not 'accusing anyone of wrongdoing.' 'If you are this young man, or you know who he is, we are pleading with you to come forward. If you have any information about that evening, we are pleading with you to come forward,' Maho said. 'If you were on campus that night, or in Isla Vista, or you heard someone talk about this who may know something, please come forward. You may hold important information that can help bring peace to a family that is suffering greatly.' Anyone with information is asked to contact 805-335-3851.
