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The Lions delivered an inspired performance for a 6-1 victory over the Wesley Chapel Wildcats in Saturday’s Class 5A final to win their second state title in school history…

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…

The Lions held on for a 10-8 win over in the Vipers to finish off the sweep and win the regional championship, earning a trip to the state tournament for the first time ten years…

HSBN sat down with the Lions Humberto Bencomo, and Varela’s Brian Alvarez and Alex Diaz to discuss their upcoming regional finals match-up…

Mater Academy and Pines Charter have both come on strong down the stretch, and will meet in the regional semis. HSBN sat down with the two managers to discuss the series…

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…

It is a new era of a Lions baseball program rich in tradition of winning and developing MLB-level talent. These seniors have been key in bringing in that new era…

The Lions rallied twice to eventually claim the 11-10 win thanks to a clutch hit from Eiker Norega in the bottom of the seventh inning on Monday afternoon…

After a 19-9 season in which they advanced to the regional semifinals, the Lions are approaching 2025 with a clear focus to take the final two steps and make it to Fort Myers…

Yodelkis Quevedo hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to lift the Lions to a 7-5 win over the Suncoast Chargers in Tuesday’s regional quarterfinal playoff…

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…

The Lions are coming off a district championship in 2023, and the 2024 squad is setting their sights even higher…

The Lions won their second straight district title, taking down the top seeded Wolverines in 5A-16…

The Wolverines are the favorites to win 5A-16 for a third-straight season, but Mater Academy and TERRA Institute could play spoiler…

The HSBN March Madness Shootout playoffs will be filled with teams from Miami as Miami Christian, Schoolhouse Prep, Springs and Sunset all advanced on Monday…

Five teams from Miami-Dade county took home wins on the first day of the HSBN March Madness Shootout tournament on Saturday…

The Lions are in the second year of Manager Humberto Bencomo’s tenure, and coming off a district title. They are expecting to make a jump into the Miami elite in 2023…

Down to their last three outs, the Lions pulled off a dramatic rally by plating three runs in the last of the seventh to pull out a 3-2 win over South Plantation…

Mater Academy blitzed Everglades with six runs in the first inning, paving the way for an 11-4 victory in the 6A-15 championship game, marking the Lions first district title since 2014…

The Mater Academy Lions jumped out to an 8-1 lead on Everglades after just two innings and then had to hang on for the 8-6 win as Everglades rallied back to make it a close finish.

Goleman’s Chris Perez and Diego Garcia of Mater Academy turned in masterful pitching performances on Wednesday afternoon before darkness set in and the Gators and Lions were forced to settle for a 1-1 tie.