Back in 2005, the sporting world witnessed the Chicago White Sox baseball team end an 88-year-old World Series drought.

On the high school scene in Fall River, Floriano Lima took over the coaching ranks for the Diman baseball team that year after several seasons as an assistant.

In the span of over two decades, the Bengals have consistently been in the mix for league championships.

In his final regular-season game as head coach Thursday against league opponent Blue Hills, Lima went out with bang.

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