Cypress Bay girls’ golf advances to state for fifth year in a row
Cypress Bay’s girls extended their streak of advancing to the state golf tournament to five consecutive seasons on Wednesday by winning the Region 8-3A title at Weston Hills Country Club.
The Lightning, which won the state championship in 2013, was led by seniors Andrea Presilla and Brianna Buckley. Presilla shot 74 to finish third, and Buckley shot 75 to place fourth.
Lourdes sophomore Daniella Spillert won the individual regional title after shooting an impressive 71. Spillert qualified for state as an individual for the second consecutive season.
Junior Alexa Rivas came in second with a 73, and her teammates all shot personal bests to help Palmetto earn the runner-up spot and qualify for state for the first time since 2012. Katie Burge shot a 78 to crack the top 10.
Coral Reef’s Abigail Chai-Onn also qualified for state individually after shooting 77.
Results: Team scores: 1. Cypress Bay 326; 2. Palmetto 329; 3. Doral 336; 4. Lourdes 376; 5. Coral Reef 379; 6. American 405.
Individuals (individual qualifiers for state): 1. x-Daniella Spillert (LOU) 71; 2. Alexa Rivas (PAL) 73; 3. Andrea Presilla (CB) 74; 4. Brianna Buckley (CB) 75; 5. x-Abigail Chai-Onn (CR) 77; 6. Katie Burge (PAL) 78; 7. S. Bodden (DOR) 79; 8. G. Soares (CB) 81; 9. Gomez (DOR) and Ojeda (DOR) 82.
Miami-Dade County
Cross-Country
District 15-1A: Miami Country Day’s girls had seven runners in the Top 10 en route to the district title.
Sixth grader Lauren McGaffic led the Spartans by winning the individual district title, covering 3.1 miles on Wednesday in 21 minutes 15.91 seconds at Greynolds Park.
Tristan Cravello, a senior, won the boys’ district championship in 17:49.90, while helping Doctors Charter edge Miami Country Day for the boys’ team title.
Jonathan Gil (fifth), Brandon Morales (eighth), Micklander Estime (ninth) and Gianni Pestano (14th) also keyed the close victory.
BOYS: Team: 1. Doctors Charter 37; 2. Miami Country Day 39; 3. SLAM Academy 58; 4. Divine Savior 93; 5. Archbishop Curley 120; 6. Scheck Hillel 171; 7. Miami Christian 219.
Individuals: 1. Tristan Cravello (DC) 17:49.90; 2. Alexander Cohen (MCD) 18:14.03; 3. Ryan Mendelson (MCD) 18:54.86; 4. Jose Avila (SLAM) 18:59.56; 5. Jonathan Gil (DC) 19:01.18; 6. Benjamin Horn (MCD) 19:13.14; 7. Jonas Landwehr (DS) 19:13.24; 8. Brandon Morales (DC) 19:14.22; 9. Micklander Estime (DC) 19:17.32; 10. Giovanni Queiruga (SLAM) 19:19.99; 11. Evan Mendelson (MCD) 19:25.26; 12. Edward Montoya (SLAM) 19:25.34; 13. Adrian Parra (SLAM) 19:29.42; 14. Gianni Pestano (DC) 19:35.60; 15. Juan David Escobar (DS) 19:42.82.
GIRLS: Team: 1. Miami Country Day 23; 2. Divine Savior 38; 3. SLAM Academy 99; 4. Scheck Hillel 112; 5. Archbishop Curley 122.
Individuals: 1. Lauren McGaffic (MCD) 21:15.91; 2. Camila Alvarez (DS) 22:22.06; 3. Katherine Kaufman (DS) 22:48.46; 4. Estella Dunham (DC) 22:49.11; 5. Taisa Strouse (MCD) 22:51.03; 6. Briana Espinosa (MCD) 22:53.42; 7. Anastasija Moskvina (MCD) 23:49.67; 8. Sophia Agurcia (MCD) 23:55.78; 9. Isabella Allen (MCD) 24:01.68; 10. Kitty Simmonds (MCD) 24:03.13; 11. Hannan Olave (DS) 25:05.43; 12. Regina Avendano (DS) 25:43.24; 13. Catalina Leal (DS) 25:47.87; 14. Elizabeth Meta (DS) 25:55.93; 15. Mayara Gadeanrade (AC) 26:55.81.
Volleyball
▪ District Semifinal: Carol City d. Miami Northwestern 25-15, 24-26, 25-10, 23-25, 15-9: Ajahnae Baker 13 kills, 8 aces, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Kyla Carswell 7 kills; Markeisha Lewis 2 kills, 12 assists; Dianna Wilson 9 ace, 3 kill, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Tiffany Leggett 3 aces, Angel Harvin 2 aces, 1 dig; Tramese Pierre 1 kill, 1 ace; Jada Francois 1 ace.
▪ District Semifinal: Ronald Reagan d. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 25-8, 25-5, 25-13: Pilar Albar-Diaz 17 assists, 4 kills, 6 digs; Sara Requena 8 kills, 4 aces; Ivana Brull 7 kills, 5 aces; Wilnelic Giusti 7 aces, 6 digs; Maria Gutic 5 kills, 3 aces. RR 16-4.
▪ District Semifinal: St. Brendan d. Miami Springs 25-14, 25-20, 25-10: Marcela Fernandez 14 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks 1 ace; Nikki Garcia 16 digs, 2 aces; Camila Treptow 35 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces. St.B 14-10.
▪ District Semifinal: Palmetto d. Varela 25-18, 25-17, 25-20: Ashley Thompson 12 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces; Julia Decker 10 kills, 15 digs, 6 aces; Megan Purser 6 kills.
Bowling
BOYS
▪ Miami Christian d J.P Taravella 8-7: High Games: Liam Reloba (MC) 244, Igar Rodriguez (MC) 223, Ricky Mesa (MC) 214, Cody Stevens (MC) 211. High Series: Liam Reloba 446. MC 12-1.
▪ TERRA d. Coral Park 7-0: High Games: Marek Bochnik 234, Federick Gonzalez 186. High Series: Marek Bochnik 564, Gabriel Gonzalez 528. TERRA 7-1.
GIRLS
▪ TERRA d. Coral Park 7-0: High Games: Veronica Junco 171, Lia Vaquero 140. High Series: Veronica Junco 462. TERRA 5-4.
Broward County
Volleyball
▪ District Semifinal: Calvary Christian d. Chaminade-Madonna 13-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 15-8: Kaitlyn Watkins 15 digs, 11 points, 1 ace; Nicole Decker 18 digs, 14 kills, 9 points, 1 ace; Maylin Bouffard 20 digs, 15 kills, 13 points, 4 aces; Amanda Allende (CM) 28 digs, 17 kills; Carly Price (CM) 20 assists, 17 points, 5 aces, 7 kills; Danielle Franzosa (CM) 25 digs, 6 points; Kristen Rodriguez (CM) 11 kills, 11 points, 11 digs.
▪ District Semifinal: Pine Crest d. Cardinal Gibbons 25-17, 25-19, 25-13: Kylie Bruder 18 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 2 kills; Arielle Ghiloni 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace; Shari Stenglein 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 block; Katie Haeffner 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 block; Jade Jeffery (CG) 8 kills, 5 digs; Macie Evans (CG) 8 digs, 2 assists, 4 points.
Thursday’s Football Schedule
Miami-Dade: No.10. Booker T. Washington vs. No.12. Columbus (Traz), 7; Doral vs. Mourning (N. Miami), 3:30; Krop vs. Hialeah (Milander), 7; Ferguson vs. Southwest (Tropical), 7; Varela vs. Coral Reef (Harris), 7; Scheck Hillel at Pinecrest Prep, 7; Miami Country Day at Marathon, 7.
Broward: South Plantation at Western, 7; Archbishop McCarthy at Pompano Beach, 7; North Broward Prep at Coral Glades, 7.
This story was originally published October 20, 2016 at 4:42 PM with the headline "Cypress Bay girls’ golf advances to state for fifth year in a row."