Western baseball wins 17th. No-hitter for Miami Beach. Perfect Game for Doral & tennis results
The Western baseball team improved to 17-3 with a 13-3 victory over Pompano Beach.
Winning pitcher Jake Butter is now 9-1. He received offensive support from Sean Kaelber, who was 3-for-4 with a double, 2 runs and 4 RBI, and Kristian Noriega, who went 4-for-5 with 2 runs, 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases.
Enrique Sierra added to the output. He was 2-for-2 with 2 doubles, a walk, 2 runs and an RBI. Tyle Jenkins was 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI, and Mason Blocker went 2-for-2 and scored.
Pompano pitcher Charlie Tecza is 3-3.
More baseball
Miami Beach celebrated a no-hitter in a 7-0 victory over Mourning.
Junior right-hander Alex Allocco went the distance, striking out 12 in seven innings to highlight the no-no.
Sophomore centerfielder Jacob Gaynor saved the no-hitter by chasing down/catching a hard hit shot to the warning track.
On offense, Allocco helped his cause with a hit. Cedrick Jenkins, Jonathan Gaynor and Alessandro Villegas also added hits for the Hi-Tides (9-7).
Nolan Santos, a starting pitcher for Bethune Cookman, recorded the last Miami Beach no-hitter a few years ago against Coral Gables.
Nolan’s father, Jerry, is the Miami Beach pitching coach. Head coach Charlie Garcia did double duties as pitching coach, too, for the game against Mourning as Jerry went to watch Bethune Cookman play the University of Miami in Coral Gables.
Doral Academy baseball won two more with the latest a perfect game no-hitter against True North.
Pitchers Luis Rodriguez, Rance Suarez, Pedro Acosta and Keyler Gonzalez combined on the perfect game.
Doral Academy 14, True North 0: WP Luis Rodriguez 2 IP; Rance Suarez 2 IP, 2 K; Pedro Acosta 1 IP, 1 K; Keyler Gonzalez 1 IP, 2 K; Adrian Santana 2-3, 2 RBI; Nicholas Calderon 2-3, 2 RBI; Daniel Restrepo 2-4, RBI. DOR (17-5).
Doral Academy 15, Pembroke Pines Charter 0: Adrian Santana 3-4, HR, 3B; Daniel Restrepo 3-3, 3 RBI; Jose Calvez 1-1, 3 RBI; Alejandro ludeiro 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; WP Frank Menendez 3 IP, 6 K; P Jake Gorelick 2 IP, 4 K. DOR (16-5).
Tennis Regional Semifinals
In Class 1A boys, David Posnack Hebrew Day School edged Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach 4-3 to reach the region final. That’s the good news. The not so good news is the Rams next play tennis power St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton.
In Class 2A, in a battle of American Heritage teams, the Delray Beach version beat the Plantation version in boys and girls. The girls match was close, 4-3. Pine Crest is next for both American Heritage-Delray teams.
In Class 3A, Pembroke Pines Charter boys beat Belen Jesuit 4-2, and in Class 4A, Douglas boys beat Cooper City 4-2.
True North in 1A, Pine Crest and Gulliver Prep in 2A and TERRA in 3A celebrated both its boys’ and girls’ teams winning. In 4A, it was a sweep with boys’ and girls’ teams from Cypress Bay, Doral Academy, Douglas, and Palmetto moving on.
In these regional semifinals, some district runners-up defeated district champs to advance to the region finals.
MAST boys beat Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines 4-3 in 2A. LaSalle girls beat Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines in 2A. Ransom Everglades boys beat Miami Country Day in 1A. Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach girls beat Westminster Academy, and True North girls beat Divine Savior in 1A.
1A REGION SEMIFINALS
BOYS: District 14-1A Champ David Posnack Hebrew Day School 4, District 13-1A runner-up Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach 3: Posnack winners: No.1 Allen Tabak; No.3 Ethan Goldman; No.5 Alexander Poplaw; No.2 Doubles Ethan Goldman and Alexander Poplaw.
BOYS: District 13-1A Champ St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton 5, District 14-1A runner-up Donna Klein JCC-Boca Raton 0:
BOYS: District 16-1A Champ True North 7, District 15-1A runner-up Cushman 0:
BOYS: District 16-1A runner-up Ransom Everglades 4, District 15-1A Champ Miami Country Day 1:
GIRLS: District 13-1A runner-up Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach 4, District 14-1A Champ Westminster Academy 1:
GIRLS: District 13-1A Champ St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton by forfeit over District 14-1A runner-up Yeshiva-Boca Raton:
GIRLS: District 16-1A Champ Riviera Prep 4, District 15-1A runner-up Miami Country Day 0:
GIRLS: District 16-1A runner-up True North d. District 15-1A Champ Divine Savior:
2A REGION SEMIFINALS
BOYS: District 16-2A Champ Gulliver Prep 4, District 15-2A runner-up Mourning 0: No.1 Pierce Garbett won 6-0, 6-0; No.2 Sasha Colleu won 6-0, 6-0; No.3 Oliver Lee won 6-1, 6-0; No.4 Nicholas Marinelli won 6-0 6-0.
BOYS: District 16-2A runner-up MAST 4, District 15-2A Champ Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines 3:
BOYS: District 14-2A Champ Pine Crest 5, District 14-2A runner-up North Broward Prep 0:
BOYS: District 13-2A Champ American Heritage-Delray Beach 4, District 14-2A runner-up American Heritage-Plantation 1:
GIRLS: District 16-2A Champ Gulliver Prep 5, District 15-2A runner-up Mourning 0: No.1 Sophia Varabyeva won 6-2, 6-1; No.2 Valentina Rossi won 6-3, 6-2; No.3 Mia Suarez won 6-0, 6-0; No.4 Lia Fletcher won 6-0, 6-0; No.5 Tori Hagenlocker won 6-0, 6-0.
GIRLS: District 16-2A runner-up LaSalle 4, District 15-2A Champ Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines 1:
GIRLS: District 14-2A Champ Pine Crest 5, District 13-2A runner-up Lincoln Park-Fort Pierce 0:
GIRLS: District 13-2A Champ American Heritage-Delray Beach 4, District 14-2A runner-up American Heritage-Plantation 3:
3A REGION SEMIFINALS
BOYS: District 16-3A Champ TERRA 4, District 15-3A runner-up St. Thomas Aquinas 1:
BOYS: District 15-3A Champ Pembroke Pines Charter 4, District 16-3A runner-up Belen Jesuit 2:
GIRLS: District 15-3A Champ St. Thomas Aquinas 7, District 16-3A runner-up Lourdes 0:
GIRLS: District 16-3A Champ TERRA 4, District 15-3A runner-up Archbishop McCarthy 1:
4A REGION SEMIFINALS
BOYS: District 13-4A Champ Douglas 4, District 14-4A runner-up Cooper City 2:
BOYS: District 14-4A Champ Cypress Bay 7, District 13-4A runner-up Deerfield Beach 0:
BOYS: District 15-4A Champ Doral Academy 4, District 16-4A runner-up Coral Gables 0:
BOYS: District 16-4A Champ Palmetto 5, District 15-4A runner-up Miami Beach 0:
GIRLS: District 13-4A Champ Douglas 5, District 14-4A runner-up Western 0:
GIRLS: District 14-4A Champ Cypress Bay 7, District 13-4A runner-up Fort Lauderdale 0:
GIRLS: District 15-4A Champ Doral Academy 4, District 16-4A runner-up Coral Reef 0:
GIRLS: District 16-4A Champ Palmetto 4, District 15-4A runner-up Krop 0:
Golf
Luke Clanton, a senior from American Heritage-Plantation, was selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award.
Clanton, a four-time Miami Herald All-Broward Boys’ Golfer of the Year and the 2021 Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A Boys’ Golfer of the Year, won a state title for the third time in his stellar high school career.
In the process, he helped the Patriots win the state title last season, after three runner-up finishes.
This award not only recognizes his golf efforts in high school and the junior golf circuit but also his efforts in the classroom, how he presents himself in the community and the character he exhibits in his everyday life.
Wrestling
Douglas wrestler David Leiva won the Pan Am Judo Championship at 50 kg (110 pounds) in Lima Peru.
During the high school season, Leiva (25-5) was a district champion at 106 pounds. The freshman went 2-2 at regionals, tying for fifth.
Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines alum Juan Vernaza of Miramar was named National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Scholar All-American. Vernaza wrestles for Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine.
A four-year member of the Huskies’ program, Vernaza is now a two-time NWCA Scholar All-American, previously earning the honor following the 2021-2022 season. A two-time NEWA honorable mention selection (2019-20, 2021-22), Vernaza completed his senior season, reaching the 20-win mark with a 20-10 record. At the 2022 NCAA regional championship, Vernaza recorded two wins. An Exercise Science major, three of Vernaza’s wins during the season were by fall, while one was by technical fall.
Vernaza is one of 451 individuals honored by the NWCA, representing 90 institutions.
To be eligible for the academic honor, nominees must have at least a 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
The student-athlete must also meet at least one of the following wrestling criteria: 1) be an NCAA qualifier with a winning record; 2) be a Regional place-winner (top 8) with a winning record and appear in at least half of the team’s scheduled events and 3) have won at least 2/3 of matches and appeared in at least half of a team’s scheduled events.
Volleyball All-Star Nominees
The Miami Dade Boys’ Volleyball All Star Game is May 19 at 6 p.m. at Miami High.
The North is districts 24-28, and the South is districts 29-32
Each coach can nominate 1-2 players; if you have more, you can nominate more. Include player’s name, position and statistics. Nominations are due the week of districts.
Nominations and/or questions, email Daniel Benitez:
dadeboysvolleyballallstargame@gmail.com.
Scholar Athlete Nominations
Nomination forms for Miami Herald Scholar Athletes were sent via email to athletic directors. It includes photo requests of nominees. One boy and one girl per school. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Spring All-County Nominations
Athletic directors were emailed All-County nomination forms to share with their coaches of spring sports in Broward and Miami Dade counties. Deadline and return email address are on the form. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Winter All-County Teams
April 6 was when the Miami Herald revealed All-County winter sports selections (as well as players of the year and coaches of the year) for Broward and Miami Dade counties in the newspaper. They are listed/photographed/remain online, too:
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/all-county-sports/.
Submit sports 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
