St. Thomas volleyball third at Nike tournament. Plus, bowling, golf, swimming results
The St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ volleyball team placed third in the Gold Division of the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Orlando.
The Raiders went 5-2 in the two-day event, beating (Tallahassee) Chiles, (North Carolina) North Raleigh Christian Academy, Tampa Prep, (Orlando) Boone and Windermere Prep. They lost to (Orlando) Timber Creek and (Ocala) Trinity Catholic.
In an exciting battle, St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Tampa Prep 25-21, 19-25, 17-15. Junior Zy’Aire Barr and freshman Zori Brown each had nine kills. Senior Kalin Hubbard recorded five blocks. Senior Liah Perez had 13 assists and three aces, and senior Alyssa McBean totaled nine digs.
The Raiders, coached by Lisa Zielinski, returned to Broward to defeat West Broward in three sets and Archbishop McCarthy in four sets to improve to 9-2.
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Divine Savior Academy d. Chaminade-Madonna 25-7, 25-15, 25-14: Isabella Mendoza 17 kills, 11 digs, 10 service points; Maite Alberdi 13 kills, 9 digs; Isabel Macia 41 set assists, 8 digs, 11 service points; Belyssa Cruz 11 digs; Amanda Torres 6 kills; .857 hitting percentage.
True North Classical Academy d. Greater Miami Adventist Academy 25-14, 25-11, 25-15: Top players: Olivia Pardo 8 aces, 6 digs; Samantha Rodriguez 6 kills, 6 digs, 5 aces; Giuliana Guerrero 5 kills, 3 blocks. TN 5-0.
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Golf
Megan Bermejo of Our Lady of Lourdes Academy fired 38 to win a girls’ golf match against Doral Academy and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart at the Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables.
In the 9-hole outing, Gaby Gomez (Doral), Fernanda Carrion (Carrollton) and Mia Caraballo (Doral) tied for runner-up honors with 39.
Doral Academy won the team competition with 168. Carrollton was second at 169. Lourdes totaled 191.
Bowling
The Columbus boys’ bowling team beat Reagan 7-0. Columbus: High Game Chris Ferrer 221; High Series Alejandro Johnson 576, Chris Ferrer 576. Reagan: High Game Christopher Kang 172, High Series Christopher Kang 423. Col 1-0.
The St. Thomas Aquinas boys’ bowling team defeated Plantation. Bowler of the Game honors went to Hunter Stamm.
The TERRA girls’ and boys’ bowling teams defeated Coral Reef at Bird Bowl in Miami. The TERRA boys were led by Casey Puett with games of 207 and 215. The TERRA girls were led by Ella Perez with a 192 and 180 and Gillian Pons with a 210.
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BOYS: Hialeah Educational Academy d. Krop: HEA: Tyler Keller high game 279, set 741; Bo Williams high game 122, set 196; Adair Garcia high game 200, set 508; Miguel gonzalez high game 139, set 311; Vincent Teck high game 108, set 176. Krop: Aden Edwards high game 155 set 412, Jayden Belizaire high game 134 set 332, Jonathon Nichols high game 101, Rocco Luinski high game 156 set 382, Matthew Martin high game 128 set 305.
GIRLS: Krop d. Hialeah Educational Academy: Krop: Alysa Marqez high game 138, set 341; Sophia Platonov high game 112, set 321; Rebecca Vainstein high game 111, set315; Mia-Lisa high game 113, set 304; Sagine Atis high game 82, set 227. HEA: Krystal Fernandez high game 101, set 254; Kassandra Fernandez high game 64, set 164.
Swimming
Gulliver Prep swimming defeated LaSalle and St. Brendan. Evan Abril and Giovana Musiello led the Raiders. Richard Navarro was a double winner for St. Brendan, and Pablo Lopez Franco and Marcella Orlandini were doubles winners for LaSalle.
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 129, St. Brendan 29; Gulliver Prep 127, La Salle 18; St. Brendan 62, La Salle 24: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Gull (Jaime-Luna, Lorenzo; Rosenthal, Parker; Gudino, Juanfra; Aday, Nicholas) 1:47.75. 200 Free: 1. Navarro, Richard (StB) 2:00.23. 200 IM: 1. Lopez Franco, Pablo (Gull) 2:05.05. 50 Free: 1. Abril, Evan (Gull) 24.37. 100 Butterfly: 1. Navarro, Richard (StB) 1:01.12. 100 Free: 1. Aday, Nicholas (Gull) 55.32. 500 Free: 1. Abril, Evan (Gull) 5:22.27. 200 Free Relay: 1. Gull (Aday, Nicholas; Jaime-Luna, Lorenzo; Preston, Daniel; Abril, Evan) 1:38.02. 100 Back: 1. Lopez Franco, Pablo (LaS) 55.92. 100 Breast: 1. Rosenthal, Parker (Gull) 1:04.55. 400 Free Relay: 1. Gull (Abril, Evan; Jaime-Luna, Mateo; Gudino, Juanfra; Preston, Daniel) 3:30.44.
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 134, St. Brendan 35; Gulliver Prep 127, La Salle 30; St. Brendan 99, La Salle 40: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Gull (Moreno, Sofia; Rosenthal, Reese; Torretta, Aria; Wood, Elyse) 1:40.76. 200 Free: 1. Musiello, Giovana (Gull) 2:02.01. 200 IM: 1. Torretta, Aria (Gull) 2:16.42. 50 Free: 1. Orlandini, Marcella (LaS) 26.27. 100 Butterfly: 1. Saporta, Camila (Gull) 1:04.37. 100 Free: 1. Orlandini, Marcella (LaS) 58.10. 500 Free: 1. Musiello, Giovana (Gull) 5:28.29. 200 Free Relay: 1. Gull (Kraft, Cassandra J; Milano, Mariah; Saporta, Camila; Musiello, Giovana) 1:47.85. 100 Back: 1 Rosenthal, Reese (Gull) 1:07.48. 100 Breast: 1. Wood, Elyse (Gull) 1:10.04. 400 Free Relay: 1. Gull (Musiello, Giovana; Kraft, Cassandra J; Torretta, Aria; Wood, Elyse) 3:51.99.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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This story was originally published September 9, 2021 at 10:53 PM.
