Doral Academy, Hialeah Gardens, South Plantation volleyball; St. Thomas Aquinas football
In Miami-Dade County, the Doral Academy and Hialeah Gardens volleyball teams are off to really good starts in the 2021 season.
Each is undefeated.
The Firebirds (4-0), coached by Julio Arnaiz, beat St. Brendan, Miami Country Day, Archbishop Carroll and Monsignor Pace.
The Gladiators (5-0), coached by Karina Borge, defeated Krop, Sports Leadership & Management, Westland Hialeah, Hialeah-Miami Lakes and Coral Reef.
In Broward, South Plantation is 5-0, too. Coach Tania Lam noted the Paladins have a talented freshmen class.
South Plantation beat Nova, Western, Northeast, Monarch and Pembroke Pines Charter. Top performers include Elena Lam, Tyra Smith, Cyan Long, Leah Lowe, Jessica Rodriguez and Nathaly Taylor.
STA football
The St. Thomas Aquinas football team was supposed to play Plantation on Friday at PAL Field, but because of COVID, the Raiders will instead travel to Tampa Jesuit.
Once notified on Wednesday by Plantation of its Covid issue, it took the Raiders just one hour to land another opponent. Amazing.
Volleyball
Doral Academy d. St. Brendan 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 26-24, 16-14: Vicky Escuer 30 digs, 2 aces; Isabela Molina 14 kills, 3 blocks; Sophia Torres 14 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces; Melissa Gonzalez 37 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces. DOR 4-0.
Florida Christian d. Carrollton 27-25, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23: Sophia Valle 15 service points, 6 aces, 7 digs; Mikaela King 13 kills, 12 digs, 5 points 3 aces; Natalie Hernandez 10 kills, 6 digs. FCS 3-1.
Hialeah Gardens d. Sports Leadership & Management 25-5, 25-11, 23-25, 25-12: They were led by Player of the Match Norianne Agila with 39 assists, 4 aces; senior captain Sabrina Cabrera with 21 kills, 7 aces; and Cristina Gonzalez with 24 digs, 3 aces. HG 4-0.
Ransom Everglades d. (Boca Raton) St. Andrew’s 25-17, 25-20, 25-17: Elise Echarte 10 kills, 12 service points, 4 aces; Juliana Williamson 10 kills, 3 blocks; Steph Wallen 32 assists, 8 service points, 2 aces, 1 kill. RE 5-3.
Golf
GIRLS: Cardinal Gibbons 173, NSU University School 212 at Plantation Preserve, 9 holes, Par 36: Kaylee Ehret (CG) 35; Sofia Ehret (CG) 42; Marykait Reeder (CG) 46; Mirabelle Deangelis (Univ) 49; Ally Zelkowitz (Univ) 50; Jayden Boros (CG) 50; Lila Sher (Univ) 52; Ava Koury (Univ) 61.
Swimming
GIRLS: Cardinal Gibbons 56, South Broward 37 at Central Park Pool in Plantation: 200 Med Relay: SB: Gomez,K, Hernandez,B, Marino,Y, DeDon,T, 2:02.27; 200 Free: Addison Byron 2:06.52, Caroline Udell 2:21.52; 200 IM: Kendra Gomez 2:08.50, Keitlyn Armbruster 2:30.25; 50 Free: Taylor DeDon 57.45, Carline Udell 29.46; 100 Fly: Kaitlyn Armbruster 1:04, Stephanie Udell 1:05.38; 100 Free: Brianna Hernandez 55.77, Jaclyn Nelson 57.01; 500 Free: Addison Byrne 5:35.01, Taylor DeDon 5:51.01; 200 Free Relay: CG: Nelson, J Byrne, A Armbruster, K, Arezina, D 1:50.38; 100 Back: Kendra Gomez 1:02.96, Jaclyn Neslon 1:05.03; 100 Breast: Brianna Hernandez 1:11.63, Daniela Arezina 1:22.19; 400 Free Relay: SB: DeDon,T, Marino,Y, Gomez,K, Hernandez,B, 4:03.84.
BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 56, South Broward 37: 200 Med Relay: CG: R.Lynch, J.Lynch, Szabo, Ambruster 1:55.95; 200 Free: Dylan Sanches 2:15.82, Shane Whitaker 2:26.28; 200 IM: Jackson Wampler 2:08.50, Tyler Armbruster 2:19.47; 50 Free: John Lynch 24.06, Mateo Figeraro 26.06; 100 Fly: Marcus Szabo 55.12, Ashton Gromiak 1:04.51; 500 Free: Jackson Wampler 5:12.59, Dylan Sanchez 6:1;6.40; 200 Free Relay: CG: Szabo, Lynch, Ambruster, Figeraro 1:39.10; 100 Back: Jackson Wampler 57.56, Marcus 59.70; 100 Breast: Tyler Armbruster 1:12.59, Ryan Lynch 1:21.07; 400 Free Relay: SB: Wampler,B, Gonzales,N, Gromiak,A, Wampler,J.
Miami Herald Fall Preview Forms
Broward and Miami-Dade county varsity high school coaches of Fall sports, preview forms were sent via email last week to athletic directors.
Bowling, cross-country, football, golf, swimming and volleyball.
If you received one from your AD, fill it out the best you can and return it to the person listed on the form by the designated deadline date.
If you did not receive the preview form to highlight your team, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Submit results
For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade, if you have varsity results, top performers and stats for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
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.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published September 2, 2021 at 11:50 PM.
