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Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Somerset Silver Palms softball advances to state final; Miami Christian falls in semi
Somerset Silver Palms' softball team has become a regular at the state final four over the past three seasons. But the Stallions have yet to capture that elusive first state championship. Playing at a new site this season, Somerset is hoping for a new result. The Stallions moved halfway to that goal on Wednesday with a dominant 9-2 win over Dunedin in a Class 3A state semifinal at Boombah Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood. Top-seeded Somerset Silver Palms (23-6) advanced to the state final for the second time in three seasons and faces Eustis on Thursday night at 6:30. Eustis (23-4) is playing at state for the third time in five seasons and looking to win back-to-back state titles. Sophomore Ava Stevens pitched a complete game, allowing two runs - both in the seventh inning after the Stallions had built a 9-0 lead. She gave up four hits and struck out seven with no walks. Brigitte Valdera led Somerset offensively, going 3 for 4 with a double and two RBI while freshman Carley Hernandorena also drove in two runs. Taylor Rebhan went 1 for 3 and scored two runs. Class 1A state semifinal - Geneva 10, Miami Christian 7: The Victors, who made it to the state semifinals in softball for the first time in the 70-year history of the school, fell behind to Geneva 8-0 following the top-half of the first inning. But the Victors fought back with Maria Hernandez's two-run homer in the bottom of the frame. Miami Christian trailed 10-3 heading into the final three outs of the game, but the Victors did not go down quietly, scoring four times in the bottom of the seventh. In the end, it was not enough as Miami Christian finished with a 16-9 record under coach Pio Herrera. Miami Christian's standouts this season were junior pitcher Renata Silvas, who won all 16 games and hit .480; and senior first baseman Camila Holguin, who hit .430 with eight homers. Janelle Dominguez, Miami Christian's assistant coach and a former college catcher, said the Victors had just 10 players earlier this season and finished with only nine. 'Nobody has the heart these girls have,' Dominguez said. Asked what she thinks will happen next year, Dominguez said: 'Make it back to state and win it – hopefully with more than nine players.' WALTER VILLA
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Huge inning propels Brito Miami baseball to first trip to state final four in a decade
Miami-Dade High Schools Huge inning propels Brito Miami baseball to first trip to state final four in a decade afernandez@ Brito Miami coach Pedro Guerra wore a jacket on Tuesday that commemorated his school's baseball state championship legacy. It had the rings and years from all seven state titles the Panthers have won printed on the back. Guerra did it to remind his players what they were vying for, and more importantly, that anything is possible. Brito heeded its coach's message doing things that are rare in a state-clinching playoff game. Erasing a 6-0 deficit. Scoring 13 runs in an inning. Giving up another six runs and hanging on to win. The Panthers did all of that and still punched their first ticket to the state final four since 2015 by outlasting rival Miami Christian in a rollercoaster 14-12 victory to clinch a 2-0 series win over the Victors on their home field in the Region 4-1A final. 'We always tell the kids not to give up,' Guerra said. 'Our coaches have done a great job to put together the team we have today and here we are.' Brito (16-13), which advanced to state as a No. 4 seed in its region, will play the underdog again next when it takes on Class 1A top-seed Orange Park St. Johns Country Day in a state semifinal on May 14 at Lee Health Sports Complex - Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers at a time to be announced. After winning the first game of the series 9-5 on Monday, the Panthers returned to Miami Christian's home field on Tuesday and quickly found themselves down 6-0 after three innings. The Victors (13-18), winners of state titles in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and state runners-up last season, were led by senior Kevin Bruno, who went 3 for 5 with five RBI. But then Brito put together one of the more memorable hitting innings in recent memory, scoring 13 runs in the top of the fourth - all with one out. Sophomore catcher Christopher Guzman highlighted the barrage with a grand slam that put Brito ahead 9-6. Claudio De Los Santos also had two RBI. Samuel Castro went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored while Raivon Pinder and Luis Diaz each had two hits. 'I'm proud of being on a team like this that never gives up,' Guzman said. 'I'm grateful God gave me the chance to make a play like that and I'm really happy. We're a family and nothing is impossible for us. We just have to stay together and keep working hard together.' Miami Christian wasn't done, however, as the Victors answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the fifth to cut the deficit to 14-11. Miami Christian then loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and scored a run on a single by Jonathan Vila. But then Brito reliever Noah Nevarez induced a game-ending fielder's choice ground ball from Ray Yero. 'I had never seen something like that,' Guerra said, referring to his team's 13-run inning. 'We knew this would be a high-scoring game since we both had gone through our top pitchers in the first game. Ever since the Southridge game, everything has turned for us.' Guerra, who has guided the Panthers to their three most recent state titles in 2006, 2014 and 2015, credited his assistant coaches including Jose Orta for revitalizing their program in recent years. Following a loss at Miami Southridge in its regular season finale on April 9, Brito was 8-13. Five days later, the Panthers beat Miami Christian 3-1 to start an eight-game winning streak which led them to a district title and a 6-0 record through the regional playoffs which also included series wins vs. Vero Beach Masters Academy and Schoolhouse Prep. 'Our goal was to build a family and learn to win games, come back and stay in it,' said Orta, who joined the program three years ago. 'If we get the championship we get it, but our main goal was to build a family that could win together and never think they're out of a game.' ▪ Region 4-3A final - Game 1 - Miami Spings 3, St. Brendan 2 (9): Going all the way back to his little league days, Yordan Torres wasn't sure if he ever had a bigger at-bat than he did late Tuesday afternoon at Miami Springs. Standing at the plate with his Hawks locked in a 2-2 extra-inning standoff with St. Brendan and the bases loaded with two outs, Torres delivered. He lifted a soft line drive to left center on an 0-1 pitch from Giannicarlo Guzman, scoring Magdiel Estevez from third for the game-winning run in Springs' dramatic win in the first game of a best-of-3 series. The Hawks (25-3) will host St. Brendan again on Wednesday at 3:30 in Game 2 with a chance to advance to the state final four for the second time in program history. If St. Brendan wins, a Game 3 winner-take-all will be played Thursday at St. Brendan. 'The bigger the moment, the smaller you have to be,' said Torres, who also scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the sixth after he led off the inning with a base hit. 'You have to work very hard to simply stay in the moment and try to block out how important it is and I managed to do that. I was thinking I might getting an off speed pitch from him because he had given me one two innings earlier and that's what I got. As soon as I hit it, I knew it was going to drop in. Biggest moment of my baseball life for sure.' Both starting pitchers, Kevin Roque for Springs and Lucci Nava for St. Brendan battled for five innings as the game went to the sixth in a 1-1 tie. When St. Brendan's Kevin Leon came through with a big two-out RBI single to right center scoring Jan Perez from second, the Sabres had a 2-1 lead and were six outs away from the win. But Springs tied it in bottom of the inning when Torres, who was sacrificed down to second after the leadoff hit and advanced to third on a wild pitch, tagged up and scored when Justin Mercado lifted a fly ball to left that was just barely deep enough to allow him to tag. BILL DALEY ▪ Region 4-4A final - Game 1 - American Heritage 5, Belen 0: Mark Aleman pitched six shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing only two hits and three walks to lead the Patriots (26-6) to the victory to open the series. Dylan Dubovik belted a two-run home run, RJ Machado had a two-run single and Jordan Rich went 2-for-4 with an RBI as Heritage scored all of its runs in the third inning. The Patriots host Belen again on Wednesday night at 7 in the second game. Andre C. Fernandez Miami Herald Go to X Email this person Andre Fernandez is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Miami Herald and has covered a wide variety of sports during his career including the Miami Marlins, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, University of Miami athletics, and high school sports.
Miami Herald
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
District titles won in basketball. Plus baseball, tennis, wrestling, region soccer, college signings
The Miami Westwood Christian boys' basketball team won the District 16-1A title, easily defeating Miami Schoolhouse Prep 67-28. The Warriors (15-7) play Miami Christian (12-9) in a region quarterfinal. Schoolhouse Prep (12-9) also advances, playing District 14-1A champ Weston Sagemont (17-8). Schoolhouse Prep beat Miami Christian 67-53 in a district semifinal. In the District 15-2A Tournament, the state's top ranked 2A Miami Riviera Prep boys' basketball team needed overtime to defeat Miami Westminster Christian 54-50 for the title. Mason and Myles Fuentes and Jeremy Jenkins combined for the final 12 points for the Bulldogs in overtime (10-of-10 from the free throw line) to assure the title. In just its ninth season, Riviera Prep has five district championships in boys' basketball. Led by Alec Arnholt and Orlando Roche, Miami Belen Jesuit improved to 19-8 with a District 16-6A finals win over Miami Norland 50-41. In girls' hoops, North Miami (17-8) -- led by J'adore Hayes (34 pts, 30 rebs, 5 blks, 2 stls, 1 ast) -- beat Miami Lourdes 69-36 for the District 16-5A title. Miami Palmer Trinity won its fifth district championship in six seasons and 13th in school history as the Falcons defeated Homestead Somerset Academy South 61-7 for the District 16-2A title. ▪ BOYS: District 16-1A Championship: Westwood Christian 67, Schoolhouse Prep 28: Tristan Barnes 16 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls; Devin McIntyre 16 pts, 8 asts, 3 rebs, 2 sts; Jason Martinez 13 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls. WC 15-7. ▪ BOYS: District 16-1A Semifinal: Westwood Christian 57, Pinecrest Prep 23: Jason Martinez 12 pts, 5 asts, 8 rebs; Tristan Barnes 11 pts, 5 asts, 6 rebs; Mayar Dhieu 11 pts, 8 rebs; John Weir 16 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts; Jermaine Agyeman 7 pts, 10 rebs. WC 14-7. ▪ BOYS: District 16-5A Championship: Belen Jesuit 50, Norland 41: Alec Arnholt 19 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts; Orlando Roche 13 pts, 3 asts; Mikey Valdes 9 pts, 9 rebs, 2 asts; Max Klemick 5 pts; Javi Vasseur 4 pts, 5 rebs; Lucas Diaz 6 rebs. Bel 19-8. ▪ BOYS: District 16-5A Semifinal: Belen Jesuit 64, American 57 (OT): Alec Arnholt 21 pts, 2 asts, 5 rebs; Orlando Roche 20 pts, 3 asts, 6 rebs; Lucas Diaz 6 pts, 4 rebs; Javi Vasseur 5 pts, 5 rebs; Mikey Valdes 4 pts, 3 asts, 5 rebs. Bel 18-8. ▪ BOYS: District 16-6A Semifinal: Coral Park 82, Homestead 78: Angel Lara 41 pts; Alejandro Camacho 11 pts; Jeremias Jimenez 11 pts; Noah Lara 10 pts. CP 14-10. ▪ BOYS: District 16-4A Semifinal: St. Brendan 61, Miami Jackson 49: StB: Duque 15 pts, Fragela 12, Jimenez 10, Martinez 10, Saroza 6, Lentz 4, Martinez 2, Gutierrez 2. MJ: Clark 20 pts, Dudley 10, Fils 6, Coleman 6, Regeste 4, Jules 3. 3-ptrs: Duque 3, Saroza 2, Martinez 1. StB 18-7. ▪ BOYS: District 15-2A Semifinal: Westminster Christian 60, True North 58: Pts: 20, 12, 10, 6, 5, 5, 2. Rebs: 7, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 1. Asts: 8, 2, 2, 2, 1. 3-ptrs: 2, 1. WC 22-5. ▪ GIRLS: District 16-5A Championship: North Miami 69, Lourdes 36: J'adore Hayes 34 pts, 30 rebs, 5 blks, 2 stls, 1 ast; Donnesha Morency 15 rebs, 10 stls, 8 asts, 4 pts; Alija Rene 12 pts (2-4 3-ptrs), 4 rebs, 3 stls, 2 blks; Naima Garnes 9 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls, 3 asts; Tiana Fleurima 10 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls, 2 asts. NM 17-8. ▪ GIRLS: District 16-5A Semifinal: North Miami 69, Miami Norland 29: J'adore Hayes 15 pts, 30 rebs, 10 stls, 5 blks, 2 asts; Donnnesha Morency 19 pts, 10 rebs, 10 stls, 5 asts; Alijah Rene 10 pts (2-3 3-ptrs), 2 rebs, 2 asts; Naima Garnes 10 pts, 6 rebs, 6 stls, 3 asts; Tiana Fleurima 10 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls. NM 16-8. ▪ GIRLS: District 16-2A Championship: Palmer Trinity 61, Homestead Somerset Academy South 7: Pts: Laria 6, Esparza 20, Wright 13, Dawson 3, Nieves 4, Sullivan 8, Bloom 3, Rivero 4. 3-ptrs: Dawson 1. Rebs: Laria 10. Stls: Laria 10. Asts: Laria 7. Blks: Sullivan 3. PT 13-10. Region soccer ▪ BOYS: Region 4-5A Semifinal: Varela 1, Archbishop McCarthy 0: Damian Ortega scored the winner off an assist from Anthony Perez. Keeper Maximilian Rojas recorded the shutout. For the region title, Varela (9-6-2) will play Pembroke Pines Charter (17-0-2). ▪ BOYS: Region 4-4A Semifinal: Belen Jesuit 2, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 1 (OT): Fernando Mendoza scored the winner three minutes into the first overtime. Luis Garcia-Chacon scored in regulation, and keeper Gabriel Mejia allowed 1 goal and made 2 saves. For the region title, the Wolverines (15-5-6) will play Mater Lakes Academy (21-1-1). ▪ GIRLS: Region 4-6A Semifinal: St. Thomas Aquinas 4, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 0: Bianca Raskin 1 goal, 3 assists; Aimee Colson 1 goal; Madison Mckeon 1 goal; Camryn Smith 1 goal; Erin Smith 1 assist; Gkp Camryn McEwen 6 saves, shutout. For the region title, the Raiders (17-1-3) will play Cooper City (16-3-1), which edged Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge 4-3 in another region semifinal. St. Thomas Aquinas beat the Cowboys 6-1 in the district finals. Wrestling The Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy wrestling team won the Colby Singletary Memorial Invitational, besting 39 other teams. On July 6, 2019, Colby Singletary was in a tragic accident that took his life. Colby was 18-years-old and entering his senior year. He was a two-time state champ in wrestling and a star football player for Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples. Panthers results: 150 Tristan Sainz champ; 157 Eric Hodge champ; 175 Michael Sainz champ; 126 Carlos Sainz runner-up; 138 Matteo Gonzalez runner-up; 190 Mateo Martinez runner-up; 165 Bluny Davilma third; 144 Darion Shannon fourth; 113 Alejandro Toro fifth; 120 Andre Rossi fifth. Hodge was chosen Outstanding Wrestler with four pins, a techincal fall and a huge win against a state champ in the finals (Asher Bacon of Naples First Baptist). Team: Top 10: 1. Somerset 281; 2. Zephyrhills Christian 251.5; 3. Venice 164.5; 4. Naples St. John Neumann 157; 5. Punta Gorda Charlotte 141.5; 6. Jensen Beach 140; 7. Kissimmee Osceola 126; 8. Naples First Baptist 123.5; 9. Palm Bay 107.5; 10. Sarasota Braden River 105.5. Also: 14. Archbishop McCarthy 88.5; 29. Key West 45.5; 32 Braddock 37.5. College signings Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons announced some college signings. They are: Jourdan Brissett (Football) Harvard; Trent Dubuc (Football) Wagner; Ethan Miller (Football) Lehigh; Brenden Trujillo (Baseball) Palm Beach State. Tennis ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 6, Palmer Trinity 1: No.1 Valentina Donoso won 8-2; No.2 Siena Ringel won 8-0; No.3 Hanna Matuk won 8-0; No.4 Mika Ringel won 8-0; No.5 Kayla Carey won 8-1. GP 2-0. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 7, Lourdes 0: No.1 Valentina Donoso won 8-1; No.2 Siena Ringel won 8-2; No.3 Mika Ringel won 8-0; No.4 Maya Quintero won 8-1; No.5 Kayla Carey won 8-0. GP 3-0. Baseball ▪ Preseason Tournament in Fort Pierce: True North 6, Fort Pierce John Carroll Catholic 0: Adam Andreu (Sr) 4 IP, 3 K, 0 R; Misael Uriepero (Sr) 2-3, RBI, SB; Castellon 1-3, 2 RBI; Gabriel Mestre 2-4, 2 RBI. ▪ Preseason Tournament in Fort Pierce: True North 4, Doral Academy 0: Alan Soler (Sr) 4 IP, 5 K, 0 H, 0 R; Yancarlos Cordova (Sr) 3 IP, 4 K, 0 H, 0 R; Gabriel Mestre (Sr) 2-4, RBI; Jayden Cedeno (So) 2-2, 2B. Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
