Archives for HSBN Author - Rick Duteau

Atlantic rode a big six-run fourth inning and a strong pitching performance from Rigo Beltran to defeat Forest Hill 8-1 in a Class 7A regional quarterfinal.

Atlantic held on late to earn its first district title in 10 years with a 5-4 victory over West Boca in the 7A District 14 Championship played at West Boca.

Lincoln Park erased an early deficit to cruise to a 6-2 victory over St. Andrew’s to win the 4A District 12 crown, the Greyhounds third district title in a row.

The regular season is done and teams around Palm Beach Country are set for their district tournaments this week. Here’s an overview of each district tournament.

Senior Zion Bell had a big two-run hit in the top of the seventh inning to lift Palm Beach Gardens to a 2-1 comeback victory over host Miami Pace on Thursday evening.

Boca Raton senior Jake Spooner slugged an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Bobcats over city rival West Boca 1-0 for a Senior Night victory.

Zion Lutheran came back with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off with a 2-1 victory over Glades Day and spoil Jesse Barton’s nice pitching performance.

Atlantic missed a walk-off home run by mere feet as Park Vista’s Trey Amburgey had an impressive catch on final play to secure the Cobras 5-3 victory at Little Fenway Park in Delray Beach.

Spanish River’s Cody Meyer connected for a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Sharks over Boca Raton to earn the second seed in District 8A-10.

Boca Christian earned the District 2A-12 number one seed with a 13-4 victory over Wellington Christian, securing the Blazers a spot in the district championship.

West Boca rebounded from a tough loss Friday night with a big 11-1 victory over Pope John Paul II on Saturday afternoon at West Boca High.

Palm Beach Central prevailed 14-13 in a back-and-forth battle against rival Royal Palm Beach in a non-district contest played Friday afternoon at Palm Beach Central.

Spanish River’s Mike Chambers threw a complete-game shutout as the Sharks downed District 8A-10 foe John I. Leonard 2-0 on Thursday night.

Atlantic came back from a 4-0 deficit for a 6-4 victory over Treasure Coast in the third annual Dave Smith Memorial game played at Little Fenway Park in Delray Beach.

Atlantic rebounded from a lopsided loss to West Boca last Friday to edge Boca Raton 4-2 behind a complete-game pitching performance from lefty Sam Bergida.

Pope John Paul II celebrated the commemoration of its first-ever on-campus baseball field on Saturday, but the game that followed was rained out in the third inning.

Palm Beach Gardens, Seminole Ridge, Suncoast and Lake Worth have been pioneers in a free player drug-testing program provided by grant program.

Park Vista scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk-off with the 3-2 victory over Dwyer on Thursday night at West Boynton Park in Boynton Beach.

Palm Beach Gardens coach Joe Russo celebrated his 400th career coaching victory on Thursday morning as the Gators blanked Deltona Trinity 12-0 in the Florida League High School Invitational

Cardinal Newman and Lake Worth won on the second day of the Lake Worth Tournament. The Trojans will play in the championship and the Crusaders in the third-place game Thursday.

Forest Hill’s Mike Murray was in dominant form, striking out 15 in a complete-game 12-0 shutout over Cardinal Newman in the opener of the Lake Worth Tournament.