Miracle Sports released its All-State softball teams and postseason awards.

Cooper City's Brianna Rojas was named the Class 6A Defensive Most Valuable Player, and coach Phil Schmalz was named Coach of the Year after leading the Cowboys to their first state title.

Dade and Broward players swept the Class 3A awards. After leading Plantation American Heritage to consecutive state titles, infielder Bailey Castro was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player, freshman Aimee Chapdelaine earned the Pitcher of the Year award and coach Marty Cooper won Coach of the Year. Miami Gulliver Prep's Sara Buchholz won the Class 3A Player of the Year award, and Miami Florida Christian's Evelyn Morgado won the Defensive MVP award.

Miami Westminster Christian's Camille Benito earned Class 2A Pitcher of the Year Honors, and her coach Scott Doan earned Coach of the Year honors, after guiding their team to its first state title in 12 years.

The all-state teams had numerous Dade and Broward players:

• Class 6A -- First team: P Corrine Clauss, Cooper City, Sr.; C Stormi Grzybek, Cooper City, Sr.; INF Brianna Rojas, Cooper City, Sr.; UT Cortney Tyson, Miami Ferguson, Sr.; Second team: P Hannah Penna, Southwest Miami, Jr.; INF Jessica Alfonso, Coral Park, Sr.; UT Yoli Cuare, Ferguson, Sr.; Third team: P Lori Eckhard, Ferguson, Sr.; C Amanda Marquez, Palmetto, Sr.

• Class 5A -- First team: C Jessica Arneson, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sr.; Second team: INF Jamie Paolini, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sr.

• Class 4A -- First team: P Lauren Sewell, Pembroke Pines Charter, Sr.; Second team: P Laura Saladrigas, Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy, Sr.; OF Dani Heichen, Pines Charter, So.; OF Melissa Tejeda, Archbishop McCarthy, Sr.; Third team: C Gina Bondarenco, Pines Charter, Jr.

• Class 3A -- First team: P Sara Buchholz, Gulliver, Jr.; P Aimee Chapdelaine, American Heritage, Fr.; INF Baily Castro, American Heritage, So.; INF Evelyn Morgado, Florida Christian, Jr.; INF Chelsea Howell, American Heritage, Jr.; INF Jaimee Vega, Gulliver, Sr.; OF Beth Peller, American Heritage, Sr.; OF Dominique Grossman, Gulliver, Sr.; UT Lauren Pollack, Coral Springs Charter, Jr.; Second team: P Brittney Perez, Florida Christian, So.; C Aly Quintana, Gulliver, So.; INF Diandra Fernandez, Florida Christian, Sr.; INF Brittney Garabedian, Gulliver, Jr.; OF Tianna Strasser, American Heritage, Jr.; UT Haley Barrow, Florida Christian, So.; Third team: C Samantha Dos Santos, American Heritage, So.; INF Jessica Melendez, Florida Christian, Sr.; INF Rosemary Salguiero, Gulliver, So.; OF Joselyn Egana, Coral Springs Charter, Jr.; UT Rebecca Kiser, American Heritage, So.

• Class 2A -- First team: P Camille Benito, Westminster Christian, Jr.; INF Gianni Artidello, Westminster Christian, Jr.; OF Jessica Fennell, Westminster Christian, So.; UT Ashley Barbato, Westminster Christian, So.; Second team: P Cassie Famularo, Hollywood Christian, Sr.; C Alexsa Valdes, Westminster Christian, Jr.; INF Brittney Husk, Westminster Christian, 7th; INF Caitlin Charlton, Westminster Christian, 7th; OF Lindsey Menezes, Westminster Christian, So.

• Class 1A -- No Dade or Broward players made the team.

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