Westminster Christian goes 4-0 at softball tournament. Plus Western boys' volleyball and more
The Westminster Christian softball team went 4-0 to win the Doc4Life High School Softball Tournament in Ocala.
The Warriors (11-6-1) edged Crystal River 1-0 and beat Ocala Lake Weir 13-3. They then edged Lakeland George Jenkins 4-3 in eight innings and ended the two-day event with a 14-3 victory over St. Johns Creekside.
Westminster Christian 1, Crystal River 0: Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 7 IP, CG, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K; Mya Rodgers HR, RBI; Gigi Khoury H; Jasmine Armenteros H; Erin Perez H; Abi Barboza H. WC 8-6-1.
Westminster Christian 13, Ocala Lake Weir 3: Winning Pitcher Mya Rodgers 5 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 5 K; Gigi Khoury 4 H, 3 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Mya Rodgers 2 H, 3 R; Abi Barboza 2 H, R; Gaby Perez 2 H; Casey Lesman H, RBI; Kaley Dyer H, R; Erin Perez H, 2 R. WC 9-6-1.
Westminster Christian 4, Lakeland George Jenkins 3 (8 inn.): Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 8 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 9 K; Gaby Perez 2 H; Casey Lesman 2 H; Kaley Dyer H, R; Jasmine Armenteros H, RBI, Gigi Khoury R, RBI. WC 10-6-1.
Westminster Christian 14, St. Johns Creekside 3: Winning Pitcher Mya Rodgers 5 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K; Jasmine Armenteros 3 H, 2 HR), 6 RBI; Gigi Khoury 3 H, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Erin Perez H, R; Gaby Perez H, RBI; Casey Lesman H, 4 R; Elise La Rosa H, R. WC 11-6-1.
More softball
Carrollton softball, led by senior pitcher Madelyn Althage, is now 9-3, after two more wins. Homestead improved to 5-2.
▪ Carrollton 5, Miami Country Day 2: Winning Pitcher Madelyn Althage (8-3) 2 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K; Sylvia Figueroa 1-3, 2 R, RBI; Mila Negreira 1-3, RBI; Veronica Franzino 1-2, 2 R. Carr 8-3.
▪ Carrollton 19, LaSalle 0: Winning Pitcher Madelyn Althage (9-3); Isabella Whitby 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Grace Diez 2-2, HR, 4 RBI; Amalia Neff 2-3, 2 RBI. Carr 9-3.
▪ Homestead 24, Varela 9: Alondra Pena 3-3, 2 2B; Dy'niyah Shaw 3-3, 4 RBI; Beyonce Almaguer 3-3, 4 RBI; Deanna Jones 3-3, 3 RBI; Carla Romero 3-3, 3 RBI; Jaelyn Cisneros 3-3, 2 RBI. Hstd 5-2.
Boys' volleyball
Freshman setter Dexter Spears is having a solid debut high school season for the Davie Western boys' volleyball team.
He has 329 assists, 16 aces, 13 kills, 30 blocks, and 88 digs. Older brother, Max, a junior outside hitter, has 142 kills, 26 blocks, 12 aces, 122 digs, 11 assists, 175 serve received.
The Spears siblings have helped lead the Wildcats to a 9-2 record, with wins over West Broward, West Boca Raton, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Parkland Stoneman Douglas, Pembroke Pines Flanagan, Pompano Beach, and Pembroke Pines Charter. Their two losses are to Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons and Weston Cypress Bay.
Miami Columbus is 17-2, and Doral Reagan is 13-1. Also, Homestead won, getting closer to .500.
▪ Columbus d. Sunset 25-14, 25-19, 25-23: Daniel Rubi 12 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Cole Crep 5 kills, 2 digs; Dante Muñecas 5 kills, 4 aces, 1 block, 2 digs, 2 assists; Matias Claure 4 kills hitting .800, 2 blocks; Charlie Friguls 24 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs; Dylan Cortina 11 assists, 2 digs. Col 16-2.
▪ Columbus d. True North 25-19, 25-20, 25-16: Lucas Riva 13 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 2 blocks; Dante Muñecas 8 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs, 4 blocks; Matias Claure 5 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks; Charlie Friguls 31 assists, 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 block; Matthew Fernandez 13 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace. Col 17-2.
▪ Homestead d. Coral Park 25-9, 25-19, 25-23: Oliverio Cerna 3 aces, 4 kills, 4 assists, 10 digs; Karon Williams 18 assists, 3 aces, 2 kills, 4 digs; Gilbert Reyes 2 aces, 8 kills; Pascual Ponce 1 ace, 1 kill. Hstd 5-7.
▪ Reagan d. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 25-19, 25-18, 25-20: Yeison Gonzalez 12 kills, 21 serve received, 6 aces, 4 digs; Diego Requena 35 assists, 6 digs, 2 kills; Michael Perez 11 kills, 7 digs; Zhayed Lacruz 6 kills, 2 digs; Felipe Rivero 7 kills, 9 serve received, 5 aces, 4 digs; Santiago Mejias 13 serve received, 10 digs, 2 assists; Gabriel Arias 4 kills, 1 block, 1 ace. Rea 13-1.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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