Florida Jewish Journal

15 hours ago | sun-sentinel.com | Gary Curreri

Stoneman Douglas (29-2), the state’s top-ranked team and the nation’s No. 6, will attempt to make state history by becoming the first baseball team to win five consecutive FHSAA state championships. The Eagles are tied with Archbishop McCarthy (2010-2013) at four in a row. Stoneman Douglas also won a title in 2015. “This is such a special group,” said Stoneman Douglas baseball coach Todd Fitz-Gerald. “We had some experience coming back and had good arm talent.

18 hours ago | sun-sentinel.com | Philissa Cramer

Margot Friedlander, a Holocaust survivor who grew prominent in Germany after returning from the United States decades after surviving the Holocaust, has died at 103. The Margot Friedlander Foundation announced her death on May 9, just weeks after opening applications for a 25,000 euro prize to recognize efforts to fight antisemitism and promote democracy.

1 day ago | sun-sentinel.com | Gary Curreri

Last year, Benjamin junior Sofia Balistreri made the difficult decision to give up the sport she had played since she was a kid. That decision to drop soccer has paid off this season as she won the 800-meter run (2:14.47) and finished third in the 1,600 (5:12.55) at the FHSAA Class 2A state track and field meet at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville on Friday. “It was definitely a tough decision,” Balistreri said by phone.

1 day ago | sun-sentinel.com | Gary Curreri

The biggest opponent the Flanagan boys’ track team faced in the Class 4A state track and field meet on Saturday was continual weather delays. Despite having their 10 runners start and stop warming up for the competition, and because of delays, had to run from one event to another at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville on Saturday night, Flanagan still was the highest local South Florida finisher with 42 points, grabbing a third-place finish.

1 day ago | sun-sentinel.com | Bill Kearney

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for all of South Florida through Tuesday. Forecasters called for 3 to 6 inches of rain in the region, with some areas receiving up to 8 inches. The 24-hour total rainfall by Tuesday afternoon has the potential of reaching 10-plus inches over portions of the metro area, the weather service said, with the coastal metro areas have a higher risk of excessive rainfall. The heaviest rain is expected Monday afternoon and Tuesday evening.