South Florida HEAT swimmers set records at state. Plus basketball, football, golf, soccer
A pair of South Florida HEAT sophomores set individual state records while leading their teams to top finishes among local teams at the FHSAA Class 1A State Swimming and Diving Championships in Stuart.
Kaii Winkler broke the state record in the boys’ 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events. Winkler swam 42.52 seconds in the 100 free and 1:34.18 in the 200 free.
On the girls’ side, Erika Pelaez also set two records winning the 100 butterfly in 52.12 seconds and later the 100 backstroke in 51.78. South Florida HEAT also won the 400-yard free relay in 3:24.30.
Jacksonville Bolles added more state team titles to its extensive collection as its boys won their 35th consecutive state title and their girls won their 32nd in a row.
South Florida HEAT’s boys finished a distant second with 182 points. South Florida HEAT’s girls led all South Florida teams with a fourth-place finish (190 points).
Also of note, Miami Country Day’s Dylan Smiley won the boys’ 100 butterfly, and the Pine Crest boys won the 200 free relay. Julia Podkoscielny, also of Pine Crest, won the girls’ 200 IM, and Cutler Bay’s Olivia Dinehart won the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.60.
Class 1A
BOYS: Team (Winner plus top 10 Dade/Broward): 1. Jacksonville Bolles 546; 2. South Florida HEAT 182; 4. Pine Crest 162.
Individual results (Champion plus top 8 Dade/Broward) - 200 medley relay: Bolles 1:28.05; 2. South Florida HEAT 1:30.85; 3. Pine Crest 1:37.98; 6. La Salle 1:40.57; 200 free: Kaii Winkler (SFH) 1:34.18; 200 IM: Carter Lancaster (Bolles) 1:45.02; 7. Nikita Efimov (SFH) 1:54.25; Diving: Jack Bessire (LHP) 515.45; 2. Allen Levitis (PC) 476.75; 6. Danyal Ghadiali (PC) 380.60; 7. Ashton Jacobi (PC) 362.40; 8. Max Starkman (PC) 357.00; 100 fly: Dylan Smiley (MCD) 47.15; 100 free: Kaii Winkler (SFH) 42.52; 5. Finn Winkler (SFH) 46.14; 500 free: Kayden Lancaster (Bolles) 4:25.74; 8. Austin Nelson (CB) 4:41.75; 200 free relay: Pine Crest 1:26.56; 100 back: Landon Kyser (Bolles) 49.02; 3. Finn Winkler (SFH) 50.25; 100 breast: William Heck (Bolles) 53.60; 3. Dylan Smiley (MCD) 54.51; 5. Giulian Martin (SFH) 57.16; 7. Lucas Young (ILS) 58.17; 8. Evan Wilson (DC) 58.33; 400 free relay: Bolles 2:58.05; 2. South Florida HEAT 3:03.74.
GIRLS: Team (Winner plus top 10 Dade/Broward): 1. Jacksonville Bolles 374; 4.South Florida HEAT 190; 5. Cutler Bay 148; 6. Pine Crest 143.
Individual results (Champion plus top 8 Dade/Broward) - 200 medley relay: Kings Academy 1:42.41; 3. South Florida HEAT 1:43.82; 6. Cutler Bay 1:46.30; 200 free: Lillian Nesty (PK Yonge) 1:46.65; 7. Madeline Smutny (CB) 1:53.44; 200 IM: Julia Podkoscielny (PC) 1:58.81; 5. Riley Botting (PC) 2:02.26; 6. Olivia Dinehart (CB) 2:04.26; 8. Samantha Schoenborn (SFH) 2:06.62; Diving: Elle Jacobsen (Holy Trinity) 466.10; 8. Mackenzie Blake (WA) 351.25; 100 fly: Erika Pelaez (SFH) 52.12; 8. Elena Dinehart (CB) 56.40; 100 free: Aspen Gersper (St. Andrews) 49.15; 3. Giola Balzano (SFH) 50.31; 500 free: Michaela Mattes (Cardinal Mooney) 4:43.80; 3. Riley Botting (PC) 4:56.90; 4. Madeline Smutny (CB) 4:57.72; 200 free relay: Bolles 1:32.82; 4. Pine Crest 1:37.22; 5. South Florida HEAT 1:38.51; 100 back: Erika Pelaez (SFH) 51.78; 5. Julia Podkoscielny (PC) 55.14; 8. Samantha Schoenborn (SFH) 57.75; 100 breast: Olivia Dinehart (CB) 1:01.60; 4. Sara Lin (PC) 1:03.67; 400 free relay: South Florida HEAT 3:24.30; 7. Cutler Bay 3:32.49.
Golf
The Florida Junior Tour (FJT) is the premier championship series in the Southeast United States for junior golfers. Conducted by the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA), competitors in FJT events are regarded as the best junior golfers in the state.
The FSGA concluded its year long FJT season, and sophomores Lorenzo Rodriguez, who plays high school golf for Belen Jesuit, and Remi Barcardi, who plays high school golf for Palmer Trinity, were crowned the season-long points champions in their respective boys’ and girls’ 13-15 age division.
Their season highlights include:
Boys (13-15) - Lorenzo Rodriguez (Tied for 3rd at 68th Boys’ Junior, Top 3 at 5 FJTs throughout the season, 35 counting rounds and only 3 rounds at 79 or above, Member of the victorious South Team at the Junior Florida Cup, Qualified for the US Jr. Amateur (USGA), Qualified for Notah Begay National Championship.
Girls (13-15) - Remi Bacardi - (63rd Girls’ Junior Champion, Won Open at Indian Spring, Won Open at Grasslands (16-18), which again, didn’t count toward this list, but is nonetheless impressive as a 15 year old, 11 of her 21 rounds in FSGA tournaments in 2022 were under par.
Soccer
Unbeaten Lourdes won a big game versus St. Thomas Aquinas in girls’ soccer, and Cardinal Gibbons improved to 3-0 in boys’ soccer.
GIRLS: American Heritage-Plantation 1, North Ft. Myers 1: Sammi Villaveede (AH) 1 goal; Nyema Freeman (AH) 1 assist. AH (1-1-1).
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 0, Westminster Academy 0: Gkp Ana Levy-Armesto (GP) 5 saves, 2nd shutout; Camila Sandaal (GP) solid defense; Julia Estrada (GP) solid defense. GP (1-1-1).
GIRLS: Lourdes 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 0: Eva Cova 1 goal; Coco Aguilar 1 goal; Nicole Lee 1 assist. Gkp Gabriella Paredes shutout. Lour (3-0).
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 6, LaSalle 0: Lila Algarin 3 goal; Scarlett Baur 2 goals, 1 assist; Carolina Egea Guimaraes 1 goal, 2 assists; Brooklyn Schiffrin 1 assist. PT (5-0).
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 5, Oxbridge-West Palm Beach 1: Scarlett Baur 2 goals, 2 assists; Angelica Deribeaux 1 goal, 1 assist; Carolina Egea Guimaraes 1 goal; Cailyn Sullivan 1 goal. PT (4-0).
BOYS: Cardinal Gibbons 1, Somerset Canyons-Boynton Beach 0: Jason Trujillo winning goal; Adam Elkott 1 assist; Gkp Simon Toro 6 saves, shutout. CG (3-0).
Basketball
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 44, Ronald Reagan 2: Ariana Lopez 16 pts, 5 stls; Caitlen Dauphin 10 pts, 8 rebs. GP (2-1).
GIRLS: North Miami 49, Coral Gables 29: NM: Herald Myeisha 14 pts, 6rebs, 5stls, 2 asts; Donnesha Morency 12 pts, 3 rebs, 5 stls; Alexie Nicolas 9 pts, 2 rebs, 5 stls, 2 asts; Amor Johnson 3points 5reb 5 stls; Jadore Hayes 3 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls; Tawana Gestave 6 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls; Shana Garvey 2 pts, 2 stls. NM (1-1).
GIRLS: SLAM 53, Lourdes 50: Trailing 27-19, SLAM outscored the Bobcats 15-8 in the third quarter and 19-15 in the fourth quarter. Lour: Sophia Sandoval 17 pts (5-of-10 3-ptrs), 4 rebs; Luciana Picasso 18 pts, 10 rebs, 3 blks; Ana Sofia Sanchez 9 pts (3-of-7 3-ptrs), 5 rebs, 5 asts; Isa Perez 7 rebs; Sophie Llevat 6 asts.
GIRLS: Ransom Everglades 59, Edison 31: Ransom improved to 2-1.
BOYS: St. Brendan Pre-Season Classic: St. Brendan 68, Cardinal Newman-West Palm Beach 47: StB: Alvarez 19 pts, M.Gutierrez 11, Diaz 8, Duque 8, Varela 8, Rodriguez 4, Villalba 2, Navarro 2, Tovar 2, Alicea 2, V. Gutierrez 2, Gonzalez 2. 3-ptrs: Alvarez 5, Duque 2, Varela 2, M.Gutierrez 1, Hanton 1.
BOYS: Pre-Season Tip Off: Belen Jesuit 68, Schoolhouse Prep 57: Bel: Javi Rosell 27 pts, 7 asts, 7 rebs; Kevin Garcia 9 pts, 5 asts, 6 rebs; Carlos Santana: 9 pts; Alejandro Lopez 8 pts, 6 rebs.
BOYS: Pre-Season Tip Off: TERRA 53, Coral Gables 42.
Football Playoffs
Region semifinal: Palmer Trinity 27, Archbishop Carroll 24.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
