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Miami Herald
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Top state awards for water polo coaches, players. Plus Miami scholar athletes, state boys' hoops honors
Senior Kathleen Serig of Miami Gulliver Prep is the state's Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Miss Water Polo, and junior Dane Fox of Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy is the winner of the state's 2025 Mr. Water Polo award, after a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school water polo coaches. In addition, Carroll Vaughan of Gulliver Prep and Daniel Cercols of Westminster Academy were named winners of the state's Girls' and Boys' Water Polo Coach of the Year awards, respectively. Serig helped her team to the state championship with 84 goals while adding 36 assists and 64 steals. The senior attack finished her four-year varsity career with 334 goals, 150 assists and 197 steals. Fox helped his team to the state title with 103 goals while adding 51 assists and 39 steals. He scored the overtime goal in an 11-10 semifinal win over Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and added two goals in his team's 11-10 title-match victory over Miami Hialeah Mater Lakes Academy. Vaughan led her squad to a 27-1 record and Gulliver's first girls' state title since 2013. Her team avenged its only loss of the regular season to Seminole (8-7) by scoring an 8-5 win over the 2024 title winner in the championship game. Cercols's Westminster squad posted a 24-2 record on the way to winning the school's first boys' state water polo title. Scholar Athletes The Miami Chapter of Delta Psi Kappa recognizes and promotes worthwhile achievements of women in the fields of Health, Physical Education and related fields. Each year, Delta Psi Kappa recognizes outstanding high school senior women athletes from each Miami-Dade County high school and awards scholarships to two high school seniors, as well as a college student studying in a field related to Health Sciences and or Physical Education. This year's recipients of the Mary Mahan Grant are Miami High's Devyn K. Riggins and Ronald Reagan/Doral High's Antonia Dean. The Alleine Swain College Scholarship Winner is Barry University's Lia Larramendi Mirabel. The following are Delta Psi Kappa Bravo Award recipients. Kamilla Gareeva (Mourning), Solange Aleman (American), Jasmin Brown (Goleman), Deztinie Lewis (Booker T.), Valentina Tomas-Dolan (Coral Gables), Samantha Ruiz (Coral Reef), Abigail Lintner (Cutler Bay), Clara Benzaquen (Krop), Adriana Zavala (Varela), Catherine Fuerte (Braddock), Jasmine Uz (Hialeah Gardens), Nyla Hayes (Hialeah), Isabella Velasquez (Hialeah-Miami Lakes), Jamilah Miller (Homestead), Doral Sofia Carrasquel (JC Bermudez), Sophia Diaz (Ferguson), Florencia Alvarez Bomrad (MAST), Leah Mercer (Miami Beach), Ja'Kayla Milton (Carol City), Eymani Brown (Central), Carmen Dragustinovis (Coral Park), Camille Canidate (Edison), Daniela Valentina Rodriguez (Jackson), Amanda Cepero (Killian), Jayden Victoria Courtney (Norland), Tyra Cox (Northwestern), Alessandra Falcon (Palmetto), Devyn K. Riggins (Miami High), Ronairda Legra (Southridge), Gia Culler-Guerra (Miami Springs), Paula Villacreses (Sunset), Yoshaney Cayaso (North Miami Beach), Naima Valcin (North Miami), Antonia Dean (Reagan), Anisleidy Chavez (South Dade), Natalie Delgado (South Miami), Tatiana Andrea Perez (Southwest), Oakley Sever (TERRA), Ruth Gonzalez (Westland Hialeah). Basketball state honors Source Hoops presents the 2024-25 Boys' Basketball Class 7A All-State Team. Fifteen players represent the best of the best for those high schools that participate in Class 7A of FHSAA boys' hoops. Players were selected based on in-person evaluations, a review of all-area teams selected by media from around the state and without regard to a player's travel team or high school affiliation or his ranking by other outlets. In 7A, state and national champ Miami Christopher Columbus had three players on first team and one on second team. Players from Miami Palmetto and Miami High were also chosen to the elite group. 7A FIRST TEAM Cameron Boozer, 6-9 Sr, Columbus Cayden Boozer, 6-4 Sr, Columbus Jalen Reece, 6-1 Sr, Orlando Oak Ridge Terrance Drain, 6-8 Sr, Windermere Caleb Gaskins, 6-8 Jr, Columbus 7A SECOND TEAM Jamier Jones, 6-5 Sr, Orlando Oak Ridge Santiago Henriquez, 5-11 Sr, Miami Palmetto Jaxon Richardson, 6-6 Jr, Columbus Johnny Lackaff, 6-2 Soph, Sarasota Romarie Robinson, 6-5 Sr, Miami High 7A THIRD TEAM Alex Springs, 6-2 Sr, St. Cloud Tor-El Robinson, 6-3 Sr, Wellington Luke McCrimmon, 6-2 Jr, Kissimmee Osceola Jeremy Felix, 6-0 Sr, Port St. Lucie Centennial Nolan Nelson, 6-8 Soph, St. Augustine Creekside All-County Ballots High school coaches of spring varsity sports should have received their ballots to send Miami Herald All-Dade and Miami Herald All-Broward nominees. If you have not received a ballot, email hssports@ Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
Miami Herald
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Columbus boys' volleyball 2nd at tourney. Plus Gulliver water polo, True North sports and more
The Miami Columbus boys' volleyball team placed second at the Jungle Queen Invitational at Cardinal Gibbons in Fort Lauderdale. The Explorers (8-1) went 4-1 during the two-day event. On day one, Columbus beat Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 25-14, 25-20; Pompano Beach 25-18, 25-12; and Miami High 25-19, 25-16. On day two, Columbus edged Miami Southwest 26-24, 19-25, 15-13 in the semifinals. Orlando Timber Creek defeated the Explorers 25-16. 25-21 in the finals. After winning eight consecutive matches, that marked their first loss of the season. Columbus tournament stats: Daniel Rubi 31 kills, .400 hitting percentage, 26 digs, 2.4 passer rating; Lucas Riva 49 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 18 digs; Matias Claure 16 kills, .406 hitting percentage; Dante Muñecas 27 kills, .339 hitting percentage; Charlie Friguls 133 assists; Matthew Fernandez 41 digs, 2 aces. More boys' volleyball ▪ Homestead d. Killian 25-10, 25-18, 25-17: Karon Williams 2 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs, 12 assists; Gilbert Reyes 4 kills, 4 aces, 8 digs, 2 assists; Angel Ramos 2 aces, 3 digs, 1 assist. Home 2-2. ▪ Plantation American Heritage d. David Posnack 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9: A complete team effort led to the Patriots (1-2) first victory of the season. Aiden Itzkowitz receive rating 2.26, 31 digs, 31 receptions, 3 aces; Jose Castaneda 13 service points, 10 kills, 32 receptions, 11 digs; Sean Kanji 29 assists, 7 kills; Dylan De Schryver 15 kills, 7 digs; Ama're Stoudimare 12 kills, 4 blocks. Water polo Gulliver Prep boys' and girls' water polo teams continued to do well, combining on an 8-1 record at their Gulliver Prep Water Polo Invitational. The girls' squad improved to 18-1, after going 5-0 at the invitational. The Raiders beat Cooper City, Winter Park, Miami ATM, Miami Beach and Miami Mater Lakes Academy. The boys' contingent went 3-1 at the invitational to improve to 11-6. The Raiders beat Miami Country Day, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Winter Park. They lost to Sanford Seminole. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 13, Cooper City 3: Kathleen Serig 4 goals, 1 steal, 1 earned exclusion; Sophia Kingston 3 goals, 5 steals, 3 assists; Sophia Beltran 10 saves, 1 assist, 1 steal; Mariana Bernal 3 goals, 1 steal. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 5, Winter Park 4: Sophia Beltran 10 saves, 2 steals; Kathleen Serig 2 goals, 5 steals, 4 earned exclusions; Sophia Kingston 1 goal, 6 steals; Isabella Ten Have 1 goal, 3 earned exclusions, 1 assist, 1 steal. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 8, ATM 4: Sophia Beltran 9 saves, 2 steals; Kathleen Serig 3 goals, 3 steals, 1 block; Isabella Ten Have 2 goals, 3 steals; Emma Preston 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 earned exclusion. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 11, Miami Beach 3: Sophia Beltran 11 saves, 3 steals, 1 assist; Fernanda Cerqueira 3 goals, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Sophia Ciperski 1 goal, 1 assist; Elizabeth Sheehan 2 goals. ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 7, Mater Lakes Academy 4: Sophia Beltran 6 saves, 1 steal, 1 assist; Emma Preston 1 goal, 3 steals, 1 earned exclusion; Fernanda Cerqueira 2 goals, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Elena Bueter 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal. ▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 9. Miami Country Day 8: Matthew Preston 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals; Sebastian Piedra 2 goals, 1 assists, 2 steals; Alberto Escobedo 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 earned exclusion, 1 steal; Jonas Schoenwald 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 earned exclusion, 1 steal. ▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 16, St. Thomas Aquinas 9: Juan Sebastian Ibarra 20 saves, 2 assists, 1 steal; Alberto Escobedo 6 goals, 2 steals; Sebastian Piedra 3 goals, 7 assists, 1 steal; Matthew Preston 3 goals, 3 steals, 2 assists. ▪ BOYS: Gulliver Prep 11, Winter Park 8: Sebastian Piedra 4 goals, 3 assists, 1 steal; Matthew Preston 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 steals; Juan Sebastian Ibarra 4 saves, 1 steal; Jonas Schoenwald 2 goals. Baseball Winning pitcher Alex Diaz allowed no runs and four hits in five innings, while striking out six and walking one as the Miami True North baseball team shut out Miami LaSalle 5-0. William Foss pitched two innings of scoreless relief, giving up one hit, striking out two and walking none to combine with Diaz on the shutout. ▪ True North 5, LaSalle 0: Max Balsera (Sr) 2-3; Misael Uriepero (Sr) 1-3, RBI; Matias Fischer (Jr) 1-2, RBI; Mikey Cuenca (Jr) 1-2, RBI. TN 8-4, LaS 8-3. ▪ Doral Academy 11, Coral Park 0: Tyler Rodriguez 2-2, 4 RBI; Leandro Hernandez 2-2, 2 R; Caleb Hernandez 1-3; Winning Pitcher Matthew Paez 3 IP, 0 ER, 6 K. Dor 11-2-1. ▪ Doral Academy 11, TERRA 0: Winning Pitcher Aaron Elissalt 3 IP, 0 ER, 5 K; Jadyn Nunez 4-4, R, 3 RBI; Gabriel Milano 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Caleb Hernandez 2-3, 2 RBI. Dor 10-2-1. Flag football ▪ True North 20, Keys Gate 0: Lola Perez (Fr) 16-of-29 passing, 163 yds, 44 rushing yds; Jazmin Montero (So) 4 rec. 19 yds, 1 TD; Julianna Romero (8th) Int, 2 Pass def; Katherine Pino (So) 1 rec,1 TD, 35 yds; Nichole Zapata (Jr) 4 tkls, 1 sck. TN 5-3, KG 3-4. Beach Volleyball True North (5-0) swept Miami Coral Reef and Doral Academy. Four of five of the Titans' pairs won in straight sets. The No.3 pairing against Coral Reef went to three sets. Lacrosse ▪ GIRLS: Palmetto 14, Key West 8: Sophomore goalie Maya Feller made 5 saves en route to her first win of the season, after sophomore goalie Sofia Cohn suffered a knee injury during warmups. Senior Orli Clarin led a strong defense with 3 groundballs and 1 caused turnover. The Panthers scoring was led by sophomore Sophie Perales and junior Samira Moore, each totaling 3 goals. Key West senior Kaitlyn Piloto led all scorers with 4 goals. Plm 7-2. Basketball The ballot for the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball and Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year state awards includes South Florida coaches and players. They are: 7A: Romari Robinson (Miami Senior) SR G/F 14.6 pts, 6.4 rebs, 4.0 asts, 3.2 stls; Cameron Boozer (Miami Columbus) SR F 22.6 pts, 12.0 rebs, 3.2 asts, 2.0 stls; Duke signee, McDonald's All-American; Santiago Henriquez (Miami Palmetto) SR G 27.4 pts, 3.9 rebs, 5.1 asts, 3.0 stls; Maddox Fowles (Western) SR F 13.8 pts, 10.1 rebs, 3.8 blks; Cayden Boozer (Miami Columbus) SR G 13.9 pts, 3.7 rebs, 7.5 asts, 1.3 stls, Duke signee, McDonald's All-American; Coach Andrew Moran (Miami Columbus) 27-3 State Champion. 6A: Dwayne Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) SR F 16.1 pts, 7.9 rebs, 2.7 asts, 1.6 stls; FSU signee; Alex Pierre-Louis (Coral Springs) SR G 22.3 pts, 6.5 rebs, 2.6 asts; Coach Julius Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) 30-2 State Champion; Coach Devin Barta (Coral Springs) 18-10 Regional Finalist. 5A: Max Ortega (Pembroke Pines Charter) SR G 15.0 pts, 4.5 rebs, 3.0 asts, 1.5 stls; Lorenzo Major (Miami Norland) SR G 11.5 pts, 2.4 rebs, 4.7 asts, 1.9 stls; Dylon Hanna (Blanche Ely) SR G 16.4 pts, 5.1 rebs, 2.7 asts, 2.0 stls; Coach J.R. McNabb (Blanche Ely) 20-9 State Champion; Coach Dave Roca (Pembroke Pines Charter) 19-8 Regional Finalist. 4A: Calvin Russell (Northwestern) JR F 15.2 pts, 8.0 rebs, 2.3 stls, 3.5 asts, 1.3 blks; Christian Yeargin (Stranahan) JR G 14.8 pts, 4.8 rebs, 1.0 asts; Coach Edward Schuler (Stranahan) 25-7 State Champion. 3A: Shon Abaev (Calvary Christian) SR F 20.9 pts, 7.3 rebs, 3.3 asts, Cincinnati signee, McDonald's All-American; Cristian Rosado (North Broward Prep) SR G 16.4 pts, 4.2 rebs, 2.9 asts, 2.1 stls; (Cardinal Gibbons) JR G 15.1 pts, 5.7 rebs, 5.2 asts, 3.0 stls; Jacob Marquez (Gulliver Prep) SR G 26.0 pts, 3.6 rebs, 2.7 asts, 1.9 stls; Coach Cilk McSweeney (Calvary Christian) 22-1 State Champion; Coach William Mallon (Cardinal Gibbons) 25-5 State Final Four. 2A: Chaim Galbut (Miami Country Day) SR F 16.5 pts, 10.0 rebs, 1.8 asts, 2.0 stls, 1.7 blks; Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) JR G 12.4 pts, 4.2 rebs, 6.3 asts, 1.5 stls; Jasen Lopez (Chaminade-Madonna) JR G 25.0 pts, 6.4 rebs, 2.2 asts, 4.1 stls; David Watson (Divine Savior) JR F 21.0 pts, 8.0 rebs, 1.4 asts, 1.3 stls, 1.8 blks; Tony Guerrero (Hialeah Educational) JR G 15.8 pts, 2.3 rebs, 3.7 asts, 2.5 stls; Alex Lloyd (Westminster Academy) SR G 27.9 pts, 3.8 rebs, 2.4 asts, 1.5 stls, UF signee; Coach Anthony Shahbaz (Riviera Prep) 21-10 State Champions; Coach Ralph Mata (Miami Country Day) 21-7 Regional Finalist. 1A: Matt Able (Sagemont) SR G 20.4 pts, 5.9 rebs, 2.9 asts, 2.1 stls; Coach David Roe (Sagemont) 22-8 State Champion. Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
Miami Herald
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Belen, Gulliver at Forza Stefano Water Polo. Plus college signing, soccer nominees and more
Miami Gulliver Prep excelled in boys' and girls' divisions during the 9th annual Forza Stefano Water Polo Tournament at Pembroke Pines Charter School. Twenty-eight teams (16 boys, 12 girls) from Central and South Florida participated in the three-day competition. The Gulliver Prep girls' water polo team went 4-0 to win the tournament and remain undefeated, now 12-0. GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 19, Boca Raton 1: Sofia Beltran 8 blocks, 4 steals, 2 assists; Mariana Bernal 4 assists, 1 steal; Kathleen Serig 3 goals, 2 assists; Sophia Kingston 2 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal. GP 9-0. GIRLS: Quarterfinals: Gulliver Prep 22, St. Thomas Aquinas 4: Kathleen Serig 7 goals, 5 assists, 6 steals; Sophia Kingston 5 goals, 2 assists, 8 steals; Emma Preston 4 goals, 3 assists, 2 steals; Isabella Ten Have 3 goals, 2 steals, 2 ejections drawn. GP 10-0. GIRLS: Semifinals: Gulliver Prep 15, Ransom Everglades 6: Sophia Kingston 5 goals, 6 assists, 3 steals; Kathleen Serig 4 goals, 3 assists, 2 earned exclusions, 2 steals; Isabella Ten Have 4 goals, 3 steals; Julia Fogel 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 steals, outstanding defense. GP 11-0. GIRLS: Championship: Gulliver Prep 11, West Orange 5: Kathleen Serig 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 earned exclusions, 3 steals; Emma Preston 4 goals; Isabella Ten Have 2 goals, 3 earned exclusions, 3 steals; Sophia Beltran 8 blocks, 1 steal, 1 assist. GP 12-0. On the boys' side, Miami Gulliver Prep went 3-1, defeating Riviera Beach Suncoast, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami Belen Jesuit. Miami Mater Lakes Academy won the tournament while handing the Raiders (8-4) their lone loss of the event. Belen had a very good showing, too. The Wolverines (13-1) defeated Dr. Krop 16-7 and MAST 16-5 to reach the semifinals. That's where they suffered their first loss of the season to Gulliver Prep. They regrouped to edge last year's state champ Orlando Dr. Phillips 14-13 in the bronze (third place) match. BOYS: Gulliver Prep 21, Riviera Beach Suncoast 3: Patrick Gardner 6 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals; Alberto Escobedo 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 steals; Ale Altman 3 goals, 3 steals, 2 earned exclusions; Sebastian Piedra 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 steals. GP 6-3. BOYS: Quarterfinals: Gulliver Prep 12, St. Thomas Aquinas 8: Sebastian Piedra 2 goals,3 assists, 3 steals; Matthew Preston 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals; Juan Sebastian Ibarra 11 blocks; Alberto Escobedo 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal. GP 7-3. BOYS: Semifinals: Gulliver Prep 15, Belen Jesuit 11: Patrick Gardner 2 goals, 3 assists, 4 earned exclusions, 4 steals; Jesse Manno 4 goals, 3 assists, 2 earned exclusions, 2 steals; Alejandro Altman 2 goals, 2 earned exclusions, 1 steal; Sebastian Piedra 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 earned exclusions. GP 8-3. A skilled water polo player from Pembroke Pines, Stefano Dioguardi lost his battle with cancer in 2016 at age 19, but his family was inspired to do something -- to give his life even more meaning. They created the Forza Stefano Charitable Foundation. The mission at Forza Stefano is to support cancer patients, age 13-21. Check College signing Florida Christian golfer Mason Keisch was accepted into the Naval Academy, and he will play for the NCAA Division 1 Naval Academy men's golf team. Keisch, a co-captain, has been an integral part of the Florida Christian boys' golf team the past two years, helping the Patriots qualify for state both years. In 2023, the Patriots placed fifth at state in Class 1A, and in 2024 the team was 14th at state. Keisch was a Miami Herald All-Dade second team selection in 2023 and honorable mention in 2024. Boys' volleyball Miami Columbus and Doral Reagan are unbeaten in the early goings of the boys' volleyball season. ▪ Columbus d. St. Thomas Aquinas 25-18, 23-25, 25–18, 25-18: Lucas Riva 27 kills, 3 blocks, 11 digs; Daniel Rubi 7 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs; Dante Muñecas 7 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs; Charlie Friguls 47 assists, 1 ace, 9 digs. Col 3-0. ▪ Columbus d. Braddock 25-13, 22-25, 25-22, 25-12: Daniel Rubi 15 kills, 8 digs; Marco Blavia 12 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces; Dante Muñecas 10 kills, 2 aces. Col 2-0. ▪ Reagan d. Belen Jesuit 27-25, 25-20, 28-26: Yeison Gonzalez 19 kills, 8 digs, 27 serve received, 2 aces; Diego Requena 32 assists, 7 kills, 3 aces; Diego Cobena 10 kills, 18 serve received, 3 aces; Santiago Mejias 6 digs, 13 serve received, 3 assists; Michael Perez 6 kills, 2 aces. Rea 3-0. ▪ Reagan d. Sunset 25-18, 25-17, 25-22: Yeison Gonzalez 15 kills, 10 digs, 23 serve received, 2 blocks; Diego Requena 38 assists, 3 kills, 2 aces; Michael Perez 12 kills; Santiago Mejias 18 digs, 17 serve received, 4 aces, 3 assists; Gabriel Arias 6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace. Rea 2-0. Lacrosse ▪ GIRLS: Palmetto 12, Ransom Everglades 11: The Panthers, coached by Jenna Martino-DiFede, improved to 5-2. Sophie Perales 3 goals, 4 ground balls, 3 turnovers; Samira Moore 3 goals, 3 ground balls; Alex James 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Orli Clarin 5 ground balls, 3 turnovers; G Sophomore Sofia Cohn 5 saves; G Paula Ortiz 4 saves. ▪ GIRLS: Palmetto 13, Gulliver Prep 9: Samira Moore 4 goals, 2 groundballs, 3 turnovers, 6 face-off wins; Alex James 2 goals, 3 assists; Paula Ortiz and Sofia Cohn split time in goal for the win. Plm 6-2. Softball ▪ Flanagan 19, Miramar 4: Winning Pitcher Jurnee Bent 9 K; Emily Arias 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI; Jasmine Gonzalez 1-3, 3 R; Jurnee Bent 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI; Amy Chacko 1-3, 2 R; Tyla Horne 1-2, 2 R, RBI; Lyric Jones 1-2, R, 2 RBI. Flan 3-3. Baseball ▪ Doral Academy 16, Homestead ABF Academy 1: Jaivyn Francois 1-1, HR, 4 RBI; Gabriel Milano 3-4, 3 R; Bryan Ravelo 1-2, RBI; Jadyn Nunez 1-2, 2 RBI; Winning Pitcher Marcelo Rodriguez 3 IP, 5 K. Dor 9-2–1. Soccer nominees The ballot for the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Soccer and Boys' Soccer Coach of the Year state awards includes South Florida coaches and players. They are: 7A: Liam Ulinski (Stoneman Douglas) SR CB 3 goals; Justin White (Cypress Bay) SR CB; Manuel Benen (Doral Academy) SR M 10 goals, 3 assists; Thomas Calonge (Columbus) SR M 1 goal, 1 assist; Coach Christian Chacon (Stoneman Douglas) 12-3-2; Coach Pamela McDonald (Doral Academy) 13-8-3 State Final Four; Coach Colin Ilgner (Cypress Bay) 12-5-3; Coach Kameron Clark (Columbus) 13-7-4. 6A: Chase Carroll (St. Thomas Aquinas) SR F 12 goals, 11 assists; Lucas Velazco (South Broward) SR M 9 goals, 10 assists; Tommy Visintini (Miami Beach) SR M 11 goals, 2 assists; Leonardo Pinera (Braddock) SR F 9 goals, 9 assists; Coach John Walsh (St. Thomas Aquinas) 17-7-3; Coach Manuel Soutullo (Braddock) 12-3-3; Coach Phillippe Dupont (Miami Beach) 16-4-2; Coach Lionel Brown (South Broward) 19-2; Coach Richard Pierre-Louis (Miami Beach) 16-4-2. 5A: Mike Milford (Coconut Creek) SO M/F 7 goals, 4 assists; Logan Hall (Pembroke Pines Charter) SR F 20 goals, 14 assists; Gonzalez Civil (North Miami) SR F 18 goals, 1 assist; Coach Brandon Wray (Coconut Creek) 14-3-2; Coach Marc Lue Young (Pembroke Pines Charter) 18-1-2 State Final Four. 4A: Chase Hermann (Pompano Beach) SR M 6 goals, 9 assists; Cory Edwards (Somerset Academy) JR F/M 25 goals, 20 assists; Gabriel Vinderman (Mourning) SR GK 10-1-2, 10 SHO, 0.492 GAA; Gaspar Fernandez (Belen Jesuit) SR M 7 goals, 7 assists; Gabriel Zapata (Mater Lakes) SR F 20 goals, 12 assists; Coach James Elder (Pompano Beach) 9-12-1; Coach Lance Lass (Somerset Academy) 15-6-2; Coach Daniel Tomassi (Mourning) 10-4-2; Coach Tanger Mendonca (Belen Jesuit) 15-6-6 Regional Finalist; Coach Davide Favaro (Mater Lakes) 23-2-1 State Runner-up. 3A: Luigi Olivieri (Cardinal Gibbons) SR M 6 goals, 6 assists; Raul Leyva (NSU University) JR F/M 17 goals, 11 assists; Alexander Naranjo (Miami SLAM) SR F/M 11 goals, 2 assists; Jorge Gouvea (Gulliver Prep) SR M 12 goals, 10 assists; David Derk (American Heritage) JR GK 11-4-1, 3 SHO, 0.681 GAA; Coach Eric De Sousa (Somerset Academy) 10-7-2 Regional Finalist; Coach Rafael Ferreiro (Cardinal Gibbons) 10-8-1; Coach Josue Arguijo (Miami SLAM) 14-6-3; Coach Scott Davidson (Gulliver Prep) 19-3-2 State Final Four; Coach Thiago Oliviera (NSU University) 16-4-1 Regional Finalist; Coach Victor Sanchez (American Heritage) 12-4-3 State Champion. 2A: Jorge Garcia (Chaminade Madonna) JR M 7 goals, 8 assists; Miguel Petter (Divine Savior) SR SW 21 goals, 2 assists; Cristian Garcia (Florida Christian) SR F 22 goals, 7 assists; Gabriel Suarez (Westminster Christian) JR M/F 17 goals, 7 assists; Coach Jared Ray (Chaminade Madonna) 6-5-1; Coach Santiago Botero (Divine Savior) 6-7-3; Coach Josh Kirk (Westminster Christian) 13-6-1; Coach Fernando Hernandez (Florida Christian) 11-9-3 State Final Four; Coach Arie Berti (Scheck Hillel) 17-2-1 Regional Finalist. 1A: Hopeny Louis (Highlands Christian) SO F/M 25 goals, 4 assists; Juan Padilla (North Miami SLAM) SR M/F 14 goals, 12 assists; Daniel Yanes (Pinecrest) SR M 34 goals, 6 assists; Coach Erick Roque (North Miami SLAM) 10-7 Regional Finalist; Coach Davidson Loriston (Highlands Christian) 16-7-2 State Final Four. Basketball The Orange Bowl Florida High School Basketball Showcase, presented by Memorial Healthcare System, is 8 a.m. Saturday, March 15 at the Davis Posnack JCC in Davie. The event is free to high school juniors and seniors to showcase their hoop skills in front of coaches, representing 30-plus colleges and universities. Scholarships and/or financial aid can be awarded to more than 400 student athletes. For info, go to: Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
