Poll: Who should be the Miami Herald's High School Athlete of the Week? (March 17)
South Florida's top athletes were recognized recently in the sports of basketball and wrestling.
This week, we continue a feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week from flag football, lacrosse, softball, volleyball and water polo in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, March 20, around 10 p.m. You may vote as often as you like until then.
Here are the candidates:
NOTE: You should see a Miami Herald box underneath this note for you to type Yes and click Submit. That will ignite the actual poll to vote.
Sophia Bertorelli, Coral Springs Charter softball: the senior pitcher not only recorded the win against Miami Coral Reef, 1-0, but she also scored the winning run. She tossed 5 innings of shutout ball, while allowing 1 hit and 0 walks and striking out 11. In a 6-1 win against Parkland Stoneman Douglas, she whirled 3 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit and 3 walks and striking out 6.
Penelope Galvin, Miami Ransom Everglades flag football: the freshman quarterback was 18-of-24 passing for 198 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 INTs in a 33-0 win over Everglades Prep. She also ran the ball 5 times for 33 yards and a score, and on defense as free safety, she intercepted 1 pass and pulled 2 flags.
Yeison Gonzalez, Miami Doral Reagan volleyball: the senior had 9 kills, 8 digs, 27 serve received, 2 aces in a win over Miami Belen Jesuit; 15 kills, 10 digs, 23 serve received, 2 blocks in a win over Miami Sunset; and 7 kills, 4 digs, 10 serve received in a win over Greater Miami Academy.
Scotty Gould, Miami Palmetto lacrosse: the senior captain earned Player of the Game honors as the Panthers defeated NSU University School 10-5. Within his solid defense, he scooped 7 ground balls and forced 2 turnovers.
Daniel Rubi, Miami Columbus volleyball: the junior had 11 kills, 10 digs in a win over Miami Southwest; 15 kills, 8 digs in a win over Miami Braddock; and 7 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs in a win over Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
Kathleen Serig, Miami Gulliver Prep water polo: the senior totaled 18 goals, 12 assists, 11 steals, and 5 earned exclusions as the Raiders won the 9th annual Forza Stefano Tournament in Pembroke Pines. In the championship win against West Orange, she led with 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 earned exclusions, and 3 steals, and in a quarterfinal win against St. Thomas Aquinas, she led with 7 goals, 5 assists and 6 steals.
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