Posted on Sat, Mar. 15, 2008

Pembroke Pines Charter's baseball team earned a big road win Friday, knocking off Cooper City in a 5-2 contest on the Cowboys' home field.

The Jaguars (8-3) jumped ahead 2-0 in the top of the third and never relented, though the Cowboys kept it close. The hosts closed to within one with a run in the bottom of the fourth, but two in the sixth and one in the seventh gave Pines Charter the cushion it needed.

John Hollmagel (1-1) went five innings for the win, also going 1 for 3. Robert Mesa went 2 for 4 with two RBI, a double and a home run. Sean Negron pitched two innings for the save.

David Pupo took the loss for Cooper City.

Pines Charter 002 002 1 --5 7 1 Cooper City 000 100 1 --2 2 3

WP: John Hollmagel (1-1). LP: David Pupo. SV: Sean Negron. Records: PPC 8-3.

NOVA 12, STRANAHAN 1

Nova 640 20 --12 11 0 Stranahan 001 00 --1 1 2

WP: Patrick Morris (5-0). LP: DePaul. Top performers: Michael Broad and Arandlo Rincones each went 2 for 2 with 3 RBI and a 2-run home run. Timmy Remes went 1 for 2 with an RBI. Records: Nova 12-1.

SOUTH PLANTATION 10, MCARTHUR 0

McArthur 000 000 --0 4 1 S. Plantation 011 134 --10 8 1

WP: Matt Bledsoe (3-1). LP: Kenny Copeland. Top performers: Cody Sazama, Alex Hoeg and Nick Sammarco each homered, with Sammarco going 2 for 4 with a double and 5 RBI. Bledsoe struck out six in his complete game. Records: MCA 7-3, SP 5-5.

ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY 20,

SOUTH BROWARD 7

McCarthy 062 0(12) --20 17 1 S. Broward 000 70 --7 4 0

WP: Nick Mirto (2-0). LP: Pare. Top performers: Chad Cabrera went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI and a two-run home run. Jordan Stampler went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI, and Al Avila went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Records: AMC 9-2, SB 3-9.

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WEDNESDAY

GIBBONS 6, PINES CHARTER 2

Gibbons 030 021 0 --6 4 1 Pines Charter 001 001 0 --2 7 3

WP: Eric Whaley (3-0). LP: Anthony Bondarenko. Top performers: John Haberlein went 1 for 4 with a two-run double, and Nick Plaster went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run for the Chiefs. For the Jaguars, Tyler Jacobs went 2 for 2 with 2 doubles. Records: CG 9-1.

FOOTBALL

Westminster Academy athletic director Alan Wackes announced the hiring of Jameson Allen to oversee the school's football program.

Allen, who will replace Miami Varela-bound Rod Payne, last coached at Windsor High in Imperial, Mo. He held four different offensive coordinator posts at various Missouri high schools and served as a collegiate defensive assistant.

In addition to his coaching background, Wackes cited Allen's strong participation in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his work overseeing strength and conditioning programs as reasons for the hire.

Earlier this week, Coral Springs Charter hired Robb Wilgoren to replace Otis Mounds, who resigned following the 2007 season.

The hirings still leave vacancies at Coral Springs Christian, Monarch, Nova and Western.

BASKETBALL

Pine Crest sophomore guard Brandon Knight, and coach David Beckerman were named the Class 3A Player and Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. Dillard coach Darryl Burrows was named the Class 5A Coach of the Year.

South Broward's Sharlene Ferguson and Parkway Academy's Adam Hopkins were named the Class 6A and 3A Coaches of the Year, respectively.

Voting of selected media members is currently ongoing, and the overall winners will be announced by early April.

-- BOB EMANUEL JR.

SOFTBALL

PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER 6,

BELMONT (CALIF.) NOTRE DAME 2

Notre Dame 020 000 --2 0 2 Pines Charter 000 15X --6 9 1

WP: Lauren Sewell (6-0). LP: Amanda Banducci. Top performers: Sewell went five innings and combined with, and Audrey Broyles for the no-hitter, with Sewell striking out 10. Cassie Sigler went 2 for 3 with a grand slam and 2 runs, Kandice Redondo went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI, and Shayla Jackson went 2 for 3 with a run and a stolen base. Records: PPC 13-0.

S. BROWARD 21, BOYD ANDERSON 3

S. Broward 3(11)7 --21 18 1 Boyd Anderson 111 --3 0 6

WP: Renee Basile (1-0). Top performers: Jessica Knapp went 3 for 5 with 4 runs, 3 RBI, a double and a home run.

Michelle Oterro went 3 for 3 with a run and 6 RBI. Records: SB 5-6.

EVERGLADES 5,

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIAN 4

Hollywood Chr 001 010 2 --4 7 2 Everglades 200 000 3 --5 7 1

WP: Kayla Johnson (7-5). LP: Cassy Famularo. Top performers: Johnson went 1 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI, Dana Ericson went 1 for 1 with a 2-run home run, and Megan Donnelly went 1 for 4 with a game-winning single. Records: Ever 7-8.

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

• Flanagan d. Somerset, 25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23: Brian Goldstein had 18 kills, 13 service points and five aces for the Falcons (1-3). Jesse Ochoa added nine kills, 14 service points and five aces, and Danny Heil had 18 assists, 12 service points and four aces.

• South Broward d. Pembroke Pines Charter, 25-9, 26-28, 25-14, 25-10: Guy Esteveo had 24 assists, 10 digs and a block for the Jaguars (2-3). Shane McNally added 14 blocks, seven digs and three kills, and Greg Strubb had six kills and four blocks. For the Bulldogs (4-1), Alex Alfonso had 10 kills, two blocks, nine service points, an ace and two digs. Justin Romeu had 10 kills, 16 service points, four aces and 11 digs. Caio Pereira had five kills, two blocks, 15 service points and three aces.

• Cardinal Gibbons d. Piper, 25-7, 25-6, 25-13: Austin Belt led the Chiefs (6-0) with 27 assists, six kills and four service points, and John T. Downs had 12 kills, eight service points and an ace, and Nick Williams had eight kills, 12 service points and three aces.

• Western d. Cypress Bay, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11: Kevin Abbanato led the Wildcats (1-2) with 19 kills, four blocks, seven digs and 14 service points.

Amir Eldick added five kills, two blocks, 11 digs and 16 service points, and Jake Richardson had 11 kills, five blocks, 12 digs and 18 service points.

• Cooper City d. Hollywood Hills, 25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-16: Travis Nichols led the Cowboys (4-0) with 26 kills, five blocks, seven service points and two aces.

J.P. Peleaz added nine service points, three aces, 38 assists, two kills and two blocks, and Travis Burch had 10 kills, nine service points, four aces and four blocks.

• Ransom Everglades d. Archbishop McCarthy, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13: Michael Savery (seven blocks), Mike Redondo (10 kills, three service points) and Armani Appolon (eight kills) led the Mavericks, who were 3-1 after the loss.

• Archbishop McCarthy d. Coral Reef, 25-17, 25-23: The Mavericks moved to 4-1 with the help of Alex Pope (seven service points, four kills, six blocks, seven assists), Mike Redondo (seven kills, two blocks) and Eric Koscs (four points, 10 assists).

• Archbishop McCarthy d. Mater Academy, 25-12, 25-9: The Mavericks ended the day at 5-1 with the help of Corey Maisa (20 service points, 13 aces) and Nick St. Thomas (eight service points, 12 digs).

BOYS' WATER POLO

• Northeast 23, South Broward 5: Giovanni Martino led the Hurricanes (4-1) with 10 goals, and Gerhard Veit added five. Nilo Espinoza had four of the Bulldogs' five goals.

GIRLS' WATER POLO

• South Broward 9, Northeast 7: Megan Pratt led South Broward with four goals, while Carly Post, Nadia Gargum and Maria Ponce each scored two goals for the Hurricanes (4-3).

GIRLS' FLAG FOOTBALL

• Tallahassee Lincoln 40, Dillard 8: Didi Denmark led Lincoln with three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in the first of a doubleheader. Aisha Shabazz scored a touchdown for the Panthers (0-1).

• Tallahassee Lincoln 12, Western 6: Kelly Crews scored the go-ahead touchdown with two minutes to go for Lincoln (2-0). Kristi Schnepp hit Jesse Lucarelli for a 50-yard touchdown for the Wildcats (0-1).

• Chaminade-Madonna 14, Nova 8 (OT): Natasha Yero completed 13 of 20 passes for 197 yards, and added eight rushes for 52 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener. Sam Stokesberry caught seven passes for 76 yards and also had a two-point conversion and two interceptions. Jodi-Ann Wallace led the defense with 12 flag pulls.

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

BASEBALL

St. Thomas Aquinas at Cardinal Gibbons, 2

Coral Springs Charter at Cypress Bay, 11 a.m.

Flanagan at Douglas, 11 a.m. --

Jensen Beach at Fort Lauderdale, 1

Olympic Heights at Monarch, 2

SOFTBALL

Cardinal Gibbons, Cooper City, Cypress Bay, Douglas, St. Thomas Aquinas at Gulliver Tournament

Pines Charter at Nike Classic in Anaheim, Calif.

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

Douglas at Southwest Miami Tournament

BOYS' WATER POLO

Ransom Everglades Tournament

GIRLS' WATER POLO

Ransom Everglades Tournament

FLAG FOOTBALL

Hollywood Hills vs. Tall Lincoln, 9 a.m./10:15 a.m.