High school football

No Central probe until season ends

Class 6A State Semifinal | Central 17, Daytona Mainland 7

Yearby leads Central into championship game

Joe Yearby rushed for 160 yards and two scores as defending Class 6A champion Central beat Daytona Beach Ma...

Roundup

Central advances to state semifinals

Miami Central sputtered out of the gate.

Region 4-6A semifinal: Central 42, Belen 19

Central dominates Belen in rematch

The Rockets beat the Wolverines in a rematch of their overtime thriller and advanced to the regional final ...

Regional semifinal: Belen vs. Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday (Traz)

Belen gets second chance to take down powerhouse Central

Belen will take on undefeated Central for the right to advance to the regional final.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Miami-Dade Public Schools: Central QB not breaking any rules

Central 59, Belen 56 (4 OT)

Central captures district with wild, 4OT win against Belen

With the District 16-6A championship on the line, Central and Belen treated the 6,500 fans at Traz Powell ...

Girls’ state soccer | Class 1A title game: Palmer Trinity vs. St. Johns Country Day

Falcons thrive with players making the call on penalty kicks

Palmer Trinity reached the state title game with an unorthodox approach: Players decide who takes the penal...

Girls’ basketball | Regional quarterfinals

Mompremier’s double-double leads Miami High

Roundup

Lourdes dominates Varela, advances to regional semifinals

Varela’s 2-0 lead in the opening seconds was not nearly indicative of the onslaught that was to come a...

Tennis

Dade girls’ teams eye return to dominance

Girls’ tennis teams from the county will try to restore order after Krop’s state title run ended ...

Boys’ soccer | Regionals

Lightning loses keeper in win

As the whistle blew ending Wednesday night’s Class 5A Region 4 championship boys’ soccer match, t...

Roundup

American edges Carol City, advances to district final

American didn’t look at Wednesday’s District 13-8A semifinal game as a chance to stop the nation&...

High school baseball | Ernesto ‘Kiko’ Martin

Southwest’s ‘Kiko’ determined to get on the field again

Ernesto ‘Kiko’ Martin, once a speedy outfielder for Southwest junior varsity, just wants to r...

Boys’ soccer

American rallies for victory in region final

roundup

Westminster in state final four

In a matchup of teams looking for their first state final four appearances, it was Westminster Christian t...

Miami Herald’s South Florida top 10 rankings

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Softball | Season preview

Gulliver girls setting their goals higher

Boys’ basketball

Ely quintet focuses on winning look

Whether it’s sartorial splendor or defensive pressure, Ely’s starting five seniors are gettin...

Girls’ basketball | Regional quarterfinals

Pinder gets win No. 800, but Dillard on a mission

Roundup

Inspired South Broward reaches girls’ basketball semifinals

South Broward co-head coach Sharlene Ferguson’s father passed away this week, but when she showed up f...

Boys’ basketball

Myers lifts Ely past Dillard for Big 8 title

Krishaun Myers scored a game-high 27 points as Ely held off Dillard in the Big 8 championship game.

Tennis

Patriots hope to extend their winning heritage

For a program that hadn’t won a state title until 2008, American Heritage girls’ tennis holds...

Roundup

Late shot lifts Pine Crest over North Broward in semis

After North Broward Prep 6-11 forward Josip Mikulic’s bank shot tied the score 66 with 1:16 remainin...

Boys’ soccer | Regionals

Lightning loses keeper in win

As the whistle blew ending Wednesday night’s Class 5A Region 4 championship boys’ soccer match, t...

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Dillard hoops coach aims for milestone in regional quarters

Five victories away from winning her third consecutive state title and seventh overall, Dillard’s Marc...

Boys’ soccer

Heritage earns spot in regional final

Oh, how the people of Titusville wanted their Terriers to win the Class 3A Region 4 semifinal Tuesday night...

Roundup

St. Thomas Aquinas girls poised for state final

Clara Rivera ended her phone interview with a question wrapped in innocence.

Miami Herald’s South Florida top 10 rankings

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

In my opinion

Cristobal transforms FIU’s program

From the first day he accepted the position of footbal coach at Florida International University, Mario Cri...

IN MY OPINION

With Signing Day over, focus is on Class of ’13

Just as the dust settles on National Signing Day, and the Class of 2012 has been pointed toward that next l...

State roundup

UCF fills needs, signs 19 players; USF brings in 20 recruits

UCF signed 19 players Wednesday, including 14 high school prospects, three gray shirts and two transfers.

Miami Hurricanes | Recruiting

Miami Hurricanes pick up 10 four-star or better recruits

‘We’ve already endured a lot as a program, then we had to go out and [recruit] against it,’ ...

FIU football

Mario Cristobal focused on FIU Golden Panthers, new recruiting class

FIU had its largest class of signees in school history as the Golden Panthers picked up 29 recruits.

National Signing Day

Top 20 recruiting classes of 2012

1. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

Miami Hurricanes get prized recruit Tracy Howard of Miramar

The Hurricanes’ late push for Tracy Howard paid off as the Miramar cornerback chose his hometown team ...

Florida

Dante Fowler Jr. a big catch for Florida Gators

Five-star defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. shunned Florida State and picked Florida.

Florida State

Florida State Seminoles land one of nation’s top recruits in Mario Edwards Jr.

Signing the nation’s top defensive end, Mario Edwards Jr., headlined a productive morning for FSU.

Miami-Dade high schools recruiting

Duke Johnson makes it official; Varela’s Carl Pierre Louis selects Fairmont State

Duke Johnson, who led Norland to a state title in December, makes his intention to play for the Miami Hurri...

National Signing Day

Impressive hauls for UM, FIU, UF and FSU on National Signing Day

Miami, Florida and Florida State signed top-10 recruiting classes in the nation, and FIU added its largest ...