Archives for HSBN Author - Anthony Uttariello

The Falcons waited all year for their match up Monday with Ransom Everglades, and Palmer took care of business, with an 8-2 win, declaring themselves one of the favorites in the 2A-15 race…

We are now entering the fourth week of the regular season, and today I look back on things I know, things I think I know, and things I don’t know early in the season for Miami teams…

Thursday night, two of the top teams in Miami this season squared off, and the result lived up to the hype, with the defending state champion Lions, taking down perennial powerhouse Columbus, 5-4…

The Dolphins took a trip up the central of the state this week, facing three of their possible eight Rural Class playoff opponents, and they came away with a perfect 3-0 record, and a 36-4 score differential…

The Royal Lions won one of their biggest games in years on Thursday, as they took down defending 3A state champion Miami Springs, in a 3-2 thriller…

In a potential 3A playoff preview, the Cougars fought back from a five run deficit to tie the game, then eventually dropped a 9-6 decision to perennial state power North Broward Prep…

Jesus Luzardo finished seventh in the Cy Young voting last year, and this past week he sat down with HSBN to discuss his journey to the big leagues, his roots at Douglas, and his desire to give back to his community…

The Hawks did the improbable on Tuesday afternoon when they defeated South Walton 2-1, and became the first baseball champion in school history…

The Hawks played a nearly flawless game on Monday afternoon, dominating their 3A state semifinal game over Bishop Verot, winning 12-2, and advancing to the schools first-ever title game…

The Lions fell behind 5-0, then took over their game with Fort Myers in the late innings, securing an 8-5 victory, and advancing to the 5A state championship…

Manager Humberto Bencomo took over the Lions program in 2022, and on Wednesday night, Mater won its fourth straight district title under Bencomo, 4-3 over Varela…

The Spartans took a big early lead, then scored two runs late to hold off a Gulliver comeback, winning 7-6 and rebounding from two losses last week in Orlando…

The Warriors bats came alive on Tuesday, putting up 12 runs and 12 hits, en route to a 12-2 win over Southwest…

Legendary Dr. Krop Manager Paul Barrios was honored by University School Friday night, before his Lightning fell to the undefeated Sharks 13-3…

Our South Florida community learned this weekend of the passing of Joseph Luciano. While Baseball Joe may be gone in body, the mark he left on high school baseball will be eternal…

In the 2024-25 season, playoffs will look a lot different for teams in Florida. A new two-out-of-three format for the regional playoffs, and a condensed regular season, will make this season vastly different than years past…

The Warriors were down to their final six outs, when the offense suddenly came alive and scored five runs in the sixth, to defeat Trinity Christian 6-4 in a 3A semifinal…

The Victors won their state 2A semifinal 9-2 over The First Academy on Monday, closing in on the teams fourth state title in the past seven years in the process…

The defending 4A regional champion Knights withstood a ferocious comeback, and a bases loaded jam, to eventually win a thrilling 4-3 regional quarterfinal game over American Heritage…

The games between the Eagles and Vipers this season have been intense, and for the second time in less than a week, the Eagles came away with a thrilling 5-3 win in a 6A regional quarterfinal…

For the third straight year, Mater Academy has won a district championship, this time defeating longtime rival Belen Jesuit, 6-4 in the 5A-16 title game…