Baseball | Class 3A semifinals

Florida Christian Patriots’ season ends in semifinal

Florida Christian’s Chris Pelaez threw a great game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Central...

Roundup

Monsignor Pace advances to 4A final

Monsignor Pace found itself in a scoring funk for the second consecutive year at state.

School Scene

Coral Reef High students earn summer internship at FIU

Aliya Moktadier, Kasia Williams, Jayson Plasencia, Ashley Sierra and Hunter Alvarez of Coral Reef Senior Hi...

Baseball | Florida Christian

Florida Christian baseball eyeing state semifinals

Baseball | Class 8A Semifinal: Plant City Durant 6, American 0

American falls to Tyler Danish, Plant City Durant in Class 8A semifinal

The Patriots had no answer for the Cougars’ highly touted prospect Tyler Danish on the mound or at t...

High School roundup

Monsignor Pace seniors seek baseball title as a sendoff

The Monsignor Pace baseball team has 17 seniors who still have a sour taste in their mouths from a 1-0 stat...

Baseball | Class 2A State Final: Westwood Christian 9, Deltona Trinity Christian 3

Westwood breaks ground with first title

Westwood Christian took home the Class 2A trophy thanks to a potent offense and Jason Gutierrez’s co...

Roundup

American first baseman Gutierrez eyes 8A title

Kendrick Gutierrez knows how to make an entrance.

roundup

Garcia’s mastery propels Westwood

Danny Garcia made up for Westwood Christian’s sluggish offense by pitching a 12-strikeout shutout in...

Westwood duo produces power at the plate and from the mound

“He has always gotten me out,” said Peñas, a third baseman who has a scholarship to rising b...

Class 8A softball finals | Miami Coral Reef 5, Weston Cypress Bay 4

Coral Reef edges Cypress Bay to capture its first softball title

Coral Reef won its first state title in a girls’ sport by holding off Cypress Bay in the seventh inn...

Baseball | Class 6A finalArchbishop McCarthy 5, Mosley 2

Archbishop McCarthy’s baseball dynasty continues

Archbishop McCarthy won its 20th consecutive playoff game, becoming the first Florida school to win four st...

Baseball | Class 6a semifinal: Archbishop McCarty 7, Orlando Edgewater 0

Archbishop McCarthy cruises into state title game

Looking to knock down the doors of history, the Archbishop McCarthy baseball team will get its chance on Th...

Baseball | Class 7A semifinal: Haines City 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 1

Haines City’s small ball ends St. Thomas Aquinas’ season

Haines City’s suicide squeeze in the seventh inning gave the Hornets the winning run against St. Tho...

Baseball | Class 6A State Semifinals

Young McCarthy sets sights on four state titles in a row

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Blanche Ely star guard Dallas Cameron to attend Stephen F. Austin

Aquinas coach, pitchers get set for semis

Class 6A softball final | Columbia 6, Pines Charter 2

Back-to-back titles out of reach as Pembroke Pines Charter falls to Lake City Columbia

Pembroke Pines Charter couldn’t solve Lake City Columbia’s pitching — even after a one...

Softball | State Finals

Pines behind in delayed 6A final

Broward baseball | Regional finals

St. Thomas rolls into semifinals

St. Thomas Aquinas saw its bats come to life Friday night as it routed West Boca Raton 11-1 in five innings...

State softball Class 8A semifinals | Cypress Bay 3, Winter Garden West Orange 0

Maloney’s pitching lifts Cypress Bay to finals

Sarah Maloney pitched a two-hitter to lead Cypress Bay into the Class 8A championship game.

Class 6A state semifinals | Pembroke Pines Charter 4, Gainesville 2

Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars get to final without their leader

Despite missing star second baseman Victoria Gonzalez, Pines Charter advanced to the state final behind the...

Roundup

Coral Reef chooses veteran Padron as its new baseball coach

A day after being named Miami-Dade County’s top overall athletic program by The Miami Herald, Coral Re...

ALL-DADE ATHLETIC AWARDS

Coral Reef captures first All-Sports Trophy during Herald’s All-Dade awards

Coral Reef won the Class 8A-5A All-Sports Trophy and Girls’ Major Sports Award during The Herald...

ALL-DADE AWARDS

Miami Herald All-Dade awards: List of winners

Courage Award| Davonte Pollard

Pollard doesn’t let eye disease derail his dream

Davonte Pollard didn’t let a debilitating eye disease stop him from returning to sports and running ...

The Miami Herald’s Lifetime Achievement Award | Joel Furnari

Helping children was ‘a way of life’ for Furnari

Joel Furnari and South Dade High go back a long, long time — some 32 years.

Roundup

Emotions swell for Monsignor Pace after state title loss

The moment was a tough one for seniors of the Monsignor Pace baseball team.

High School Baseball

Monsignor Pace falls in extra innings in Class 4A state title game after rain delay

Heartbreak could not even begin to describe what Monsignor Pace baseball players were going through in the ...

Baseball | Class 3A semifinals

Florida Christian Patriots’ season ends in semifinal

Florida Christian’s Chris Pelaez threw a great game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Central...

Roundup

Monsignor Pace advances to 4A final

Monsignor Pace found itself in a scoring funk for the second consecutive year at state.

School Scene

Coral Reef High students earn summer internship at FIU

Aliya Moktadier, Kasia Williams, Jayson Plasencia, Ashley Sierra and Hunter Alvarez of Coral Reef Senior Hi...

Baseball | Florida Christian

Florida Christian baseball eyeing state semifinals

In my opinion

Rising sophomores, juniors garnering big-time attention

I can remember when concentrating on the senior class was enough for college football coaches, but times ha...

In my opinion

Gifted coaches are producing outstanding talent

One of the most overlooked parts of the recruiting process has to be the high school coaches.

Spotlight on | Recruiting

Ken Mastrole coaches FSU QB E.J. Manuel into NFL Draft

When Ken Mastrole speaks to the students at his many passing clinics, he explains that hard work will lead ...

In My Opinion

Players pumped for spring

After numerous camps and combines, 7-on-7 tournaments and conditioning drills, this coming Wednesday will u...

In My Opinion

Flowers is right fit at quarterback

If someone told you that South Florida is home to nearly 200 football high-level prospects for the upcoming...

In my opinion

Rising, unseen stars taking advantage of exposure

As more and more combines and camps are held for football prospects during the winter and spring, many play...

In My Opinion

St. Thomas Aquinas coach Tim Conrad helping kickers, punters make their case

At a time of year when players across South Florida are getting exposure that camps, combines and 7-on-7 ev...

In My Opinion

Class of 2015 making a name for itself

No sooner did the 2012 season come to an end then the focus began shifting to the class of 2014. It is supp...

Larry Blustein | On Recruiting

Homestead receiver Ermon Lane takes spotlight at Airo/IMG 7-on-7 football tournament

It didn’t take long for word about Ermon Lane to spread across the St. Thomas University campus Satu...

In My Opinion

Players in south Dade rising to top

As college coaches make plans to attend schools in South Florida during May, many will have to start alteri...

Recruiting

Local athletes who play in the secondary will be coveted next year

It is no longer a secret that if college coaches want a quality defensive back; one that was tested against...