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Miami Herald
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
‘It's insane': Somerset Silver Palms softball wins first state title with dominant effort
Caylee Cerda was ready to celebrate as she rounded first and saw her teammates begin to rush out of the dugout. But when Leilani Gonzalez stepped across home plate to score the run, which capped a 12-2, mercy-rule victory for Somerset Silver Palms' softball team, the umpires just went back to their stations as usual. The Stallions had waited five years for a moment like this. So an extra five seconds really didn't matter. The confusion passed quickly and the umpires signaled the game was over, allowing Cerda and her teammates to share in a wild celebration on the field as Somerset celebrated its first ever state championship after a dominant win over Eustis on Thursday night in the Class 3A final at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood. 'I was like, 'That's it, we won,'' Cerda said. 'I was on top of the world when I was running and saw my teammates running out of the dugout. This is an amazing team. I love having them with me every moment.' Somerset Silver Palms began building to this moment five years ago when veteran former Miami Palmetto and FIU coach Gator Rebhan became head coach. The Stallions made it to state for the first time in 2023 and lost in the state final to Clearwater Calvary Christian. They returned last season and lost in the state semifinal to Montverde Academy. This year, they left no doubt. After beating Dunedin 9-2 in a semifinal on Wednesday, the Stallions unleashed another offensive barrage on Eustis. 'Those girls came out and put it to them. I'm so proud of them,' Rebhan said. 'We smashed. This was great.' Cerda led the charge with a solo homer in the third and hit the game-clinching double in the fifth inning. 'It felt amazing. Just seeing that pitch, I knew it was my pitch,' Cerda said. 'I guess the adrenaline and seeing the team cheered me up.' Cerda has a knack for coming up with big hits at the state final four as she also homered in last season's semifinal. 'I was happy for the game but for her as a person. I know how happy she was to hit a home run in a big game like this,' Silver Palms starting pitcher Ava Stevens said. 'It's insane. We're young and growing as a team too.' Stevens shined once again both in the pitching circle and hitting. Stevens pitched all five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits, struck out two and walked one. At the plate, Stevens had three hits and two RBI. Gonzalez and Katelyn Champion also each had two RBI. 'I'm just beyond excited and grateful for this team,' Stevens said. 'Just coming out and facing two very good pitchers, everyone wanted it. We wanted it for ourselves individually, but everyone also did it for each other. Unreal.' Rebhan praised his school's principal Kerri O'Sullivan, who helped hire him five years ago with the hope he could turn the Stallions into state champions the same way he did for Palmetto when he helped that program win state titles in 2000 and 2003. Rebhan thought he was done coaching at the high school level after his stint at FIU, but returned to coach a young core of players, some of which are still on the team like Rebhan's daughter, Taylor, the team's starting shortstop, Stevens and Gonzalez. 'We started with sixth and seventh graders. We played all the top teams the first year and got our butts whooped,' Rebhan said 'The second year, got a little better and third year made it to state. 'We didn't win it the first time we got here and it didn't work out last year,' Rebhan said. 'But this year, we got there and we won it. Everything came into place.'
New York Post
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- New York Post
Family of 5 killed in horrific, head-on car crash on Mother's Day
A 'close-knit' Texas family of five was killed in a fiery car crash on a Mother's Day weekend trip — when a truck slammed head-on into their pickup truck on a busy highway. The Cerda family, including three daughters ages 18 to 26, was headed from Houston to Dallas to celebrate the holiday when a Dodge truck traveling south on Interstate 45 swerved out of its lane and struck a guardrail at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, according to fire officials and witnesses. The driver burst through a median and collided with the family's Ford F-150 as they headed north — causing both trucks to erupt into flames, according to the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department. Advertisement Veronica Cerda, 53, her husband Hermenegildo Melendez, 55, along with their daughters Denise Cerda, 26, Rebecca Cerda, 20, and Daniela Cerda, 18, died at the scene of the horrific wreck, fire officials said. All five members of the Cerda family died in the horrific crash. GoFundMe 'It just, it rips my heart out because I know they deserve better,' family friend Jillian De Haro told Click 2 Houston. Advertisement 'This wasn't supposed to happen to them,' she said. 'They were a really close-knit family.' As a plume of smoke rose from the crash site, a crowd of drivers rushed to help them. 'The fire was raging,' Mujtaba Quadri, who pulled over with his wife, told KHOU 11 News. 'There were at least seven people there, everybody actively just doing something, somebody was dictating what we should do,' he said. Advertisement The driver of a Dodge truck slammed into the family's truck on Interstate 45 near Houston. Centerville Volunteer Fire Department / Facebook Some of the good Samaritans pulled the driver of the Dodge, Toriano Fair, 42, of Dallas, from his burning truck — but weren't able to save the family, he told the station. 'Just imagine how we are feeling, like we couldn't save them,'Quadri said. 'Imagine what [Fair] is going to have to go through knowing what happened, and it's devastating.' Fair was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Advertisement De Haro, a friend of the oldest daughter, Denise, called the circumstances of her death heartbreaking. 'She's one of those best friends that your mom always wants you to have in your life,' she said. 'I say the friendship of a lifetime.' A relative of the family has since launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for their funerals and memorial expenses. 'They were a close-knit and loving family, known for their warmth, kindness and deep love for one another,' the fundraising page declared. 'Their sudden passing has left a deep void in the hearts of everyone who knew them, and their absence will be felt forever.' The cause of the crash is under investigation.
West Australian
07-05-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Hot Chili strengthens team to push Chile projects into development
Hot Chili has secured the services of two seasoned mining executives to bolster leadership as the company progresses its Costa Fuego copper-gold project and Huasco Water venture in Chile's Atacama region. Ex-Gold Fields Australia executive Stuart Mathews joins as non-executive chairman, while Chilean copper expert Alberto Cerda assumes the role of project director. Cerda brings a particular set of skills… namely in mine development and operations to support the company's upcoming definitive feasibility studies for both projects. The appointments align with Hot Chili's strategic focus on advancing its low-altitude, copper and water projects amid a looming copper market, which has international majors clamouring for quality. Hot Chili says Mathews' and Cerda's proven expertise in delivering large-scale mining operations - particularly in Chile in Cerda's case - positions the company to navigate the complexities of project development, resource optimisation and strategic partnerships in the world's top copper producing country. Costa Fuego is a large copper-gold porphyry set to churn out 116,000 tonnes per annum of copper-equivalent metal, which includes 95,000t of copper and 48,000 ounces of gold in its first 14 years. Importantly for Hot Chili's metals mix, chairman Mathews comes from a gold mining background as the recent executive vice president for Gold Fields in Australasia, where he oversaw operations producing more than 1 million ounces of gold annually. Cerda takes care of the copper background as a Chilean mining engineer with more than 40 years of experience in major copper projects in Chile for companies such as Newmont, Barrick and BHP Billiton. Hot Chili's projects are strategically positioned to benefit from rising copper demand and regional infrastructure needs. Costa Fuego's robust economics and Huasco Water's exclusive water supply permit make it strategically significant to the region. With environmental permitting and exploration ongoing, the company is well-placed to deliver and further extend its overall resource numbers, thanks to a recent discovery of copper-gold porphyry mineralisation at its non-contiguous but nearby La Verde project. Located 60 kilometres from Las Losas port on Chile's coastal range, Costa Fuego is Hot Chili's flagship project. A recent prefeasibility study outlined a 20-year mine life with a maiden ore reserve of 502Mt grading 0.37 per cent copper, 0.10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 0.49g/t silver, and 97 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum, with a contained 1.86Mt copper, 1.58M ounces gold, 7.95M ounces silver and 49,000t molybdenum. The project is expected to generate a post-tax net present value (NPV) of US$1.2 billion at a US$4.30 a pound copper price and US$2280 per ounce gold price. At current market prices, the NPV increases to US$2.2B, with a 19 per cent internal rate of return and a five-year payback on US$1.27B capital expenditure. Hot Chili's 80 per cent-owned Huasco Water project, in partnership with Compañia Minera del Pacifico, addresses critical water scarcity in the Huasco Valley. Secured after a decade-long regulatory process, Huasco Water holds the region's only maritime licence for seawater supply, providing the project with a significant competitive advantage. Its recent pre-feasibility study detailed a two-stage development plan to supply water to local major copper producers, to earn an estimated revenue of US$9.35B and a US$977M NPV over 22 years of supply. The company has completed its baseline environmental studies and a second maritime concession application is under review, positioning Huasco Water, like Costa Fuego copper, to commence supply by the end of the decade. With copper prices soaring and gold continuing at all-time highs, the appointments come at pivotal time in the company's development. Hot Chili says it remains on a tidy $7.5M cash pile to rapidly expand its resources, while simultaneously courting strategic partners for production at its huge copper and water undertakings. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact:
Sydney Morning Herald
07-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Hot Chili strengthens team to push Chile projects into development
Hot Chili has secured the services of two seasoned mining executives to bolster leadership as the company progresses its Costa Fuego copper-gold project and Huasco Water venture in Chile's Atacama region. Ex-Gold Fields Australia executive Stuart Mathews joins as non-executive chairman, while Chilean copper expert Alberto Cerda assumes the role of project director. Cerda brings a particular set of skills… namely in mine development and operations to support the company's upcoming definitive feasibility studies for both projects. The appointments align with Hot Chili's strategic focus on advancing its low-altitude, copper and water projects amid a looming copper market, which has international majors clamouring for quality. Hot Chili says Mathews' and Cerda's proven expertise in delivering large-scale mining operations - particularly in Chile in Cerda's case - positions the company to navigate the complexities of project development, resource optimisation and strategic partnerships in the world's top copper producing country. Costa Fuego is a large copper-gold porphyry set to churn out 116,000 tonnes per annum of copper-equivalent metal, which includes 95,000t of copper and 48,000 ounces of gold in its first 14 years. Importantly for Hot Chili's metals mix, chairman Mathews comes from a gold mining background as the recent executive vice president for Gold Fields in Australasia, where he oversaw operations producing more than 1 million ounces of gold annually. Cerda takes care of the copper background as a Chilean mining engineer with more than 40 years of experience in major copper projects in Chile for companies such as Newmont, Barrick and BHP Billiton. Hot Chili's projects are strategically positioned to benefit from rising copper demand and regional infrastructure needs. Costa Fuego's robust economics and Huasco Water's exclusive water supply permit make it strategically significant to the region. With environmental permitting and exploration ongoing, the company is well-placed to deliver and further extend its overall resource numbers, thanks to a recent discovery of copper-gold porphyry mineralisation at its non-contiguous but nearby La Verde project. Located 60 kilometres from Las Losas port on Chile's coastal range, Costa Fuego is Hot Chili's flagship project. A recent prefeasibility study outlined a 20-year mine life with a maiden ore reserve of 502Mt grading 0.37 per cent copper, 0.10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 0.49g/t silver, and 97 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum, with a contained 1.86Mt copper, 1.58M ounces gold, 7.95M ounces silver and 49,000t molybdenum.
The Age
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
Hot Chili strengthens team to push Chile projects into development
Hot Chili has secured the services of two seasoned mining executives to bolster leadership as the company progresses its Costa Fuego copper-gold project and Huasco Water venture in Chile's Atacama region. Ex-Gold Fields Australia executive Stuart Mathews joins as non-executive chairman, while Chilean copper expert Alberto Cerda assumes the role of project director. Cerda brings a particular set of skills… namely in mine development and operations to support the company's upcoming definitive feasibility studies for both projects. The appointments align with Hot Chili's strategic focus on advancing its low-altitude, copper and water projects amid a looming copper market, which has international majors clamouring for quality. Hot Chili says Mathews' and Cerda's proven expertise in delivering large-scale mining operations - particularly in Chile in Cerda's case - positions the company to navigate the complexities of project development, resource optimisation and strategic partnerships in the world's top copper producing country. Costa Fuego is a large copper-gold porphyry set to churn out 116,000 tonnes per annum of copper-equivalent metal, which includes 95,000t of copper and 48,000 ounces of gold in its first 14 years. Importantly for Hot Chili's metals mix, chairman Mathews comes from a gold mining background as the recent executive vice president for Gold Fields in Australasia, where he oversaw operations producing more than 1 million ounces of gold annually. Cerda takes care of the copper background as a Chilean mining engineer with more than 40 years of experience in major copper projects in Chile for companies such as Newmont, Barrick and BHP Billiton. Hot Chili's projects are strategically positioned to benefit from rising copper demand and regional infrastructure needs. Costa Fuego's robust economics and Huasco Water's exclusive water supply permit make it strategically significant to the region. With environmental permitting and exploration ongoing, the company is well-placed to deliver and further extend its overall resource numbers, thanks to a recent discovery of copper-gold porphyry mineralisation at its non-contiguous but nearby La Verde project. Located 60 kilometres from Las Losas port on Chile's coastal range, Costa Fuego is Hot Chili's flagship project. A recent prefeasibility study outlined a 20-year mine life with a maiden ore reserve of 502Mt grading 0.37 per cent copper, 0.10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 0.49g/t silver, and 97 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum, with a contained 1.86Mt copper, 1.58M ounces gold, 7.95M ounces silver and 49,000t molybdenum.
