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Miami Herald
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
St. Thomas Aquinas, American Heritage again sweep Broward All-Sports awards
It was a banner year for the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, even by their always lofty standards. Plantation American Heritage also excelled as one of the top all-around athletic programs in Broward County. So it should come as no surprise that the two schools, once again, are being honored with the Miami Herald's All-Sports Awards in Broward County for the 2024-2025 athletic season. In addition to the overall All-Sports award, the Herald also gives out the Boys' Major Sports Award, which recognizes success across six sports (football, basketball, soccer, baseball, track and field, and wrestling), and the Girls' Major Sports Award, which looks at how schools fared across five sports (indoor volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field, and softball). Both schools swept all three awards in their respective classifications, with Aquinas winning the large schools division and American Heritage in the small schools division. For St. Thomas Aquinas, the Raiders won an impressive five team state titles this year in football, girls' volleyball, boys' basketball, baseball and boys' lacrosse. The football title was the Raiders' sixth in a row. The basketball team won its first title since 2001. Volleyball won its eighth overall and second consecutive title. Baseball won for the first time since 2018. And boys' lacrosse won for the fourth time in school history. Additionally, STA's girls' soccer and girls' track and field teams were state runner-up and five other teams — softball, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, boys' water polo and beach volleyball — advanced to the state semifinals. The boys' soccer, boys' volleyball, girls' water polo, girls' lacrosse and flag football teams also advanced to the regional final. And to further add to the success, the girls' swimming team finished sixth at state, while the girls' cross country team and boys' swimming team finished seventh and boys' track and field came in ninth. American Heritage, meanwhile, won four team state titles of its own in football, baseball, girls' soccer and girls' tennis. The girls' soccer team also won a national title. The football title was the school's sixth overall and first under third-year coach Mike Smith. Baseball won it all for the second time in the past three seasons. The girls' soccer team now has 14 state titles and has won three in a row. And American Heritage's girls' tennis has won seven state titles overall. Additionally, the Patriots' girls' basketball and softball teams finished as state runners-up, both golf teams finished third and boys' track and field placed sixth. Others to note (in alphabetical order) ▪ Blanche Ely: The Tigers won a state title in boys' basketball and reached the regional final in girls' basketball. ▪ Calvary Christian: The Eagles won a state title in boys' basketball and finished ranked in the top 5 nationally. ▪ Cardinal Gibbons: The Chiefs won a national title and finished state runner-up in competitive cheerleading, finished third in Class 1A in boys' wrestling, reached the state semifinals in boys' basketball and girls' soccer, and advanced to the regional final in boys' volleyball. ▪ Chaminade-Madonna: The Lions won the Class 1A state football for their seventh title in eight years. ▪ Cypress Bay: The Lightning were state runner-up in girls' soccer, advanced to the state final four in boys' tennis, reached the state quarterfinal in girls' tennis and appeared in the regional final in both girls' volleyball and beach volleyball. ▪ Dillard: The Panthers repeated as Class 3A state champions in girls' track and field, was runner-up in girls' cross country and third in boys' track and field. ▪ Flanagan: The Falcons finished third at state in boys' track and field. ▪ Fort Lauderdale: The Flying L's finished third at state in girls' swimming ▪ Highlands Christian: The Knights advanced to the state final four in boys' soccer. ▪ Northeast: The Hurricanes reached the state final four in girls' basketball. ▪ Pembroke Pines Charter: The Jaguars reached the state final four in boys' soccer, the regional final in boys' basketball and finished ninth at state in boys' cross country. ▪ Pine Crest: The Panthers finished third at state in boys' swimming, sixth in boys' golf and eighth in girls' swimming. They also reached the regional final in girls' volleyball and girls' tennis. ▪ Sagemont: The Lions won their third state title in a row in boys' basketball and reached the regional final in girls' volleyball. ▪ Somerset Academy: The Panthers won the Class 2A state title in boys' wrestling, reached the regional final in girls' soccer and finished eighth in girls' track and field. ▪ Stoneman Douglas: The Eagles won a state-record, fifth consecutive state title in baseball and reached the regional final in girls' soccer, boys' tennis and girls' tennis. ▪ Stranahan: The Mighty Dragons won a state title in boys' basketball - their fourth since 2019. ▪ Western: The Wildcats won a state title in competitive cheerleading, reached the state final four in softball and made it to the regional final in both football and flag football. ▪ Westminster Academy: The Lions won their first state title in boys' water polo in addition to finishing fourth at state in boys' cross country, sixth in girls' cross country, seventh in boys' swimming and ninth in boys' track and field. They also reached the regional final in girls' basketball.
Miami Herald
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Doral, Mater Lakes win Dade All-Sports Awards. Columbus, Northwestern, Westminster also honored
It was another successful season of high school sports in Miami-Dade County, with schools from the area combining to win 25 state titles over the course of the academic year. Doral Academy and Mater Lakes Academy are the winners of the Miami Herald's All-Sports Awards in Miami-Dade County for the 2024-2025 athletic season. In addition to the overall All-Sports award, the Herald also gives out the Boys' Major Sports Award, which recognizes success across six sports (football, basketball, soccer, baseball, track and field, and wrestling), and the Girls' Major Sports Award, which looks at how schools fared across five sports (indoor volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field, and softball). Doral was a double-winner, also taking home the Girls' Major Sports Award in the large school division. The other winners: Columbus for the Boys' Major Sports Award in large schools, Northwestern for the Boys' Major Sports Award in small schools, and Westminster Christian for the Girls' Major Sports Award in small schools. Doral Academy's biggest success this season came in softball, with the Firebirds winning their second state title in the sport. Beyond that, Doral had state runner-up finishes in both competitive cheerleading and boys' tennis as well as a state semifinal berth for girls' basketball plus regional final appearances in boys' soccer and baseball. The Firebirds' girls' golf team finished ninth at state, the highest finish among teams from the county. Girls' volleyball, football, boys' basketball and girls' soccer also made appearances in their respective regional tournaments. Columbus won its fourth consecutive state title (and a national title) in boys' basketball as well as its second consecutive state title in track and field. The Explorers also reached the state semifinal in football and finished fifth at state in Class 3A for wrestling. Mater Lakes had a breakout year. The Bears won three state titles in boys' swimming and wrestling, sweeping the duals and individual bracket tournament formats. They also had four teams — girls' swimming, girls' volleyball, boys' soccer and boys' water polo — finish as state runner-up. The girls' basketball team also made the regional final, the boys' cross country team finished eighth at state and 12 of the school's 20 teams won district titles. Northwestern won the Class 3A state title in football, finished fourth at state in boys' track and field and went 23-4 in boys' basketball before falling in the regional semifinal. (While this doesn't factor into their award, the Bulls also finished as state runner-up in girls' track and field.) As for Westminster Christian, the Warriors won a state title in girls' volleyball, reached the state semifinal in softball and made regional appearances in both girls' basketball and girls' soccer. Other schools of note (in alphabetical order) ▪ Belen Jesuit: The Wolverines won state titles in boys' cross country and boys' track and field while also making regional final appearances in boys' soccer, baseball and boys' tennis. They also finished eighth at state in boys' swimming. ▪ Booker T. Washington: The Tornadoes reached the state semifinals in football. ▪ Braddock: The Bulldogs won a state title in boys' swimming - the school's first in any sport - while also finishing sixth at state in girls' swimming and ninth in girls' cross country. ▪ Brito: The Panthers reached the state semifinal in baseball. ▪ Carrollton: The Cyclones won a state title in girls' track, finished fourth at state in girls' cross country and advanced to the regional final in girls' basketball ▪ Edison: The Red Raiders won a state title in flag football and reached the regional final in football ▪ Florida Christian: The Patriots made it to the state semifinal in boys' soccer and the regional final in softball ▪ Gulliver Prep: The Raiders won a state title in girls' water polo; were state runner-up in boys' tennis; finished third at state in girls' swimming; made it to the state semifinals in girls' volleyball, boys' soccer and girls' tennis; and advanced to the regional final in boys' basketball. ▪ Homestead: The Broncos were state semifinalists in flag football. ▪ JC Bermudez Doral: The Thunder were state semifinalists in boys' volleyball. ▪ LaSalle: The Royal Lions were state runners-up in competitive cheerleading and reached the regional final in both football and boys' volleyball. ▪ Lourdes: The Bobcats won a state title in competitive cheerleading, were state runners-up in girls' volleyball and girls' soccer, reached the regional final in girls' tennis and finished seventh at state in girls' cross-country. ▪ Mater Academy: The Lions won a state title in baseball. ▪ Miami Christian: The Victors reached the state semifinal in softball. ▪ Miami Country Day: The Spartans won a state title in girls' basketball, advanced to the state semifinal in girls' water polo, and made regional final appearances in boys' basketball, boys' tennis and boys' water polo. ▪ Miami Springs: The Golden Hawks won a state title in baseball - the school's first in the sport and first overall since 1988. ▪ Palmetto: The Panthers won a state title in girls' tennis, reached the state semifinal in flag football, finished fourth at state in boys' wrestling and made a regional final berth in boys' tennis. ▪ Ransom Everglades: The Raiders advanced to the state semifinal in girls' soccer and the regional final in both boys' and girls' water polo. ▪ Reagan: The Bison made the state semifinal in boys' volleyball. ▪ Riviera Prep: The Bulldogs won a state title in boys' basketball and reached the regional final in girls' tennis. ▪ SLAM Academy: SLAM was the state runner-up in girls' golf, reached the state semifinal in girls' basketball and made regional final appearances in boys' soccer and flag football. ▪ Somerset Silver Palms: The Stallions won their first state title in softball. ▪ South Dade: The Bucs won two more boys' state wrestling titles and finished third at state in girls' wrestling. ▪ Southridge: The Spartans had a pair of state runner-up finishes in girls' basketball and boys' wrestling plus a state semifinal berth in football. ▪ Southwest: The Eagles were state runners-up in boys' volleyball and finished third at state in wrestling. ▪ St. Brendan: The Sabres won a state title in cheerleading and made the regional final in boys' basketball and baseball. ▪ True North: The Titans won state titles in both boys' and girls' tennis while reaching the state semifinal in boys' volleyball.
