Archive for April, 2011
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Highlands Christian has carried the bat of Jason Hepple all season long and Thursday it was Hepple’s grand slam that led the Knights to an 8-3 District 14-1A final win.
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Flanagan beat the West Broward with their bats, gloves, and on the mound to win the 12-6A District Title. On Tuesday they will host South Plantation in a regional quarterfinal game.
American Heritage avenged two earlier defeats at the hands of North Broward Prep with a 12-2 District 14-3A championship game win on Thursday night.
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Coral Springs secured their second straight District 10-6A championship Thursday night with a 2-0 victory over a game Deerfield Beach team.
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Nova pitcher Ronny Patella pitched a complete-game, two-hitter and the Titans defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 3-1 to win the District 16-5A Tournament Championship.
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Archbishop McCarthy won their fourth straight district title Thursday night, coming from behind to defeat Fort Lauderdale 7-2 in the District 15-4A championship game.
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McArthur dominated a one-sided match-up between the top two teams in District 11-6A. The Mustangs defeated South Plantation 10-0 in five innings to win the district title.
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South Plantation ace Brandon Burgess battled through a high fever to help his team advance to the district championship game with an 11-4 victory over Piper.
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Deerfield came into their semi-final district game with the idea that they were going to shock the world. After an 18-15 victory over nationally ranked Douglas, that goal has been met.
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In a pitcher’s duel every play could win the game, this time McArthur pulled it out over Plantation and will advance to the district championship game.
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Coral Springs advanced to their second straight District 10-6A championship game Tuesday when they defeated crosstown rival Taravella 3-0 in their district semi-final match up.
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Josean Lazaro threw a complete game shutout to lead North Broward Prep over Pompano Beach 6-0 striking out 15 batters along the way. He also went 2-3 with an RBI-SB-R.
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A ten run third inning highlighted Heritage’s day as they hit three home runs along the way to advance to the championship game Thursday night.
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Flanagan hit seven home runs and scored 12 runs with two outs in a 14-4 victory over Cooper City in the District 12-6A Tournament semifinals.
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Deerfield Beach pulled off the biggest upset of the district playoffs so far on Monday when they upended Coral Glades 4-2. The Bucks will now face Douglas this afternoon.
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Taravella fought back from three separate deficits against Monarch to finally prevail 5-4 in the District 10-6A quarterfinals. The Trojans will now face top-seeded Coral Springs.
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Plantation rallied back to defeat the defending district champions behind a clutch two-out single from Mark Ramcharitar and four shutout innings from the Colonel bullpen.
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Fort Lauderdale senior shortstop Stetson McCollin drove in five runs in an 11-run first inning and junior pitcher Alex De La Cruz tossed a one-hit shutout in a 13-0 victory over Hallandale.
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Pompano Beach cruised to a win over Pine Crest to advance to the District 14-3A semifinals, where it will face top-seed North Broward Prep on Tuesday night.
Pembroke Pines Charter beat Olympic Heights by mercy-rule on Monday and will face Archbishop McCarthy at 7pm on Tuesday.
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Piper uses late rally to get by Hollywood Hills. Alen Arslanyan went 3-4, including a go ahead two-run single in the sixth, and stole two bases.