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Miami Herald
7 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Gulliver's Schnur and Westminster's Vanegas are the Dade Lacrosse Players of the Year
One was already the leading scorer in program history before putting together another big season this year. The other helped her school make history with its first district championship. As the top players for the top teams in Miami-Dade County, Gulliver Prep's Sebastian Schnur and Westminster Christian's Kiera Vanegas are the Miami Herald's Miami-Dade County Lacrosse Players of the Year. Schnur followed up a record-setting junior season in Pinecrest with another 100-point season to help Gulliver advance in the region playoffs for the first time since 2019. The attack led the county with 57 assists and also scored 48 goals to finish with 105 points—no one else in Miami-Dade had more than 82. The senior also had 49 ground balls—the third most on the team—and had four takeaways. This is Schnur's second straight season as the Herald's Miami-Dade County Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Year after he piled up 130 points as a junior last year. 'Last year, we had 15 seniors graduate so there were a lot of holes to fill,' Schnur said. 'Collectively, our senior group did a great job leading and getting a lot of freshmen and sophomores to play and get to that level we needed.' Schnur will attend Wake Forest University starting this fall and play lacrosse, which is played there as a club sport. 'I just decided Wake because it's a great location and looks like it'll be a great college experience and a great fit for me,' Schnur said. Vanegas, a junior, helped the Warriors make history this year by winning a district title for the first time. The midfielder was a do-everything star in the middle of the field for Westminster Christian, which is why she's the girls' Player of the Year. She piled up 62 goals and 23 assists, and also had 99 ground balls, 52 caused turnovers and 63 draw controls. 'It was a record-breaking season and so amazing,' Vanegas said. 'We were really focused on playing together as a family and it worked great in the end.' The Warriors began their girls' lacrosse program just five years ago and already have become one of the premiere programs in Miami. This year, Westminster Christian was the only team from Dade County to reach the region playoffs. In the Warriors' district championship, Vanegas was at her best, scoring six goals and handing one assist to help Westminster Christian topple Palmer Trinity. Although the Warriors bowed out in the first round of the region playoffs, Vanegas will be back next year and Westminster Christian will get a chance to build on a breakthrough season. 'I improved my leadership skills. I struggled with that last year,' Vanegas said. 'I knew I was a strong player on the field, but didn't take that part seriously. I definitely matured this year and definitely loved the team in a much better way this year.'
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Natural next step': Boise Co-op considers 5 areas for expansion. Where it may build next
A decade after the Boise Co-op opened its second store at The Village at Meridian, the local grocery cooperative is hoping to spread its organic, fair-trade products to even more people in the Treasure Valley. Expanding into a third store is on the horizon for the Boise business, according to the nonprofit's director of marketing — but only at the 'right place, right time.' 'We don't want to rush it,' Tyler Schnur told the Idaho Statesman by phone. The marketing director said he's been hearing from customers that they want more of what the store has to offer, and that the co-op has been looking into ways to grow. 'We've been getting that feedback for quite a few years now, more and more, especially in the last six months, that our Village store is kind of bursting at the seams,' Schnur said. 'We have a lot of people that drive pretty long treks just to shop at the Village location, which is awesome ... It just seems like that's kind of like the most-natural next step for us. The co-op, which has more than 32,000 members, is setting its sights on a few different areas for expanding, including Southeast Boise, South Meridian, Kuna and Star, Schnur said. One location has stood out so far as potentially 'a really great fit.' According to preliminary application documents filed with the city of Meridian, the co-op is considering developing a vacant 5-acre piece of land on the northwest corner of Black Cat Road and Chinden Boulevard. Preliminary documents show three buildings that could go up on the site, including a roughly 25,000-square-foot building for a Boise Co-op store, as well as two other smaller buildings that Schnur said would be 'built to suit' other potential tenants that would not be part of the co-op. The early-stage plans also show 211 parking spaces. Plans are subject to change. The preliminary plans were designed by Boise architecture firm Rodney Evans and Partners. According to the Ada County Assessor's Office, the land the co-op is eyeing is owned by HBU Investments LLC, an Los Angeles-based home-building company, and is valued at nearly $657,000. Schnur emphasized that no lease has been signed and that 'nothing's official.' He said he's 'hopeful' that a store on Black Cat could move forward, but that 'if it doesn't work out, we will be looking for other opportunities.' Still, he said an 'extensive market analysis,' 'site visits,' and 'some good old-fashioned cold-calling' have generated interest in the Black Cat location. Schnur said he hopes a new store would cut down on driving times for customers in the fast-growing Boise-area suburbs and provide more employment opportunities. If a lease is secured, the co-op's next step would be to submit an official application with the city. In addition to the Village location, the co-op also has its original grocery store at 888 W. Fort St. in Boise, as well as a wine shop and pet-supply store across the parking lot from the grocery store. The co-op is known for offering local and fair-trade ingredients and goods, membership discounts, and health-conscious prepared foods like sandwiches, salads, and pizza. Mural at Boise Co-op's Meridian store has a 'cool' story. Local artist happy to share it 2 Idaho brothers to open Meridian store. A magazine calls their products the sport's best Boise business responds to West Ada poster removal: 'One sign comes down, 1,000s go up'
