HEAT’s Kaii Winkler wins state Mr. Swimming honor. Plus basketball, golf and soccer results
Senior Kaii Winkler of South Florida HEAT and senior Gracie Weyant of Sarasota Riverview are the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. and Miss Swimming, respectively, following voting by a statewide panel of prep swim coaches.
This is the second consecutive year Winkler won the top state honor.
Also named the 2023 Class 1A Boys’ Swimmer of the Year, he won the 200-yard freestyle in a state record time of 1:32.68, breaking his own mark of 1:34.18 set last year. The time also broke the national high school record of 1:32.85 set by Aaron Shackell of Carmel, Indiana in February. Winkler added to his impressive resume by winning the 100-yard butterfly title with an All-American qualifying time of 46.33. He has committed to North Carolina State University.
Erika Pelaez also of South Florida HEAT is the Class 1A Girls’ Swimmer of the Year, which made her a finalist for Miss Swimming.
Andrew Eckhart of Sarasota High School and Peter Verhoef of The Bolles School-Jacksonville were named the state boys’ and girls’ Swimming Coaches of the Year, respectively. Eckhart’s team winning its fourth consecutive state title and Verhoef’s team its fifth..
Golf state honors
Katherine Schaefer, a senior from American Heritage-Plantation, was a finalist for Miss Golf, after winning the Class 2A state title to earn Class 2A Girls’ Golfer of the Year.
On the boys’ side, Lorenzo Rodriguez, a junior from Belen Jesuit, is the Class 2A Boys’ Golfer of the Year for winning the Class 2A state title. Class 1A Boys’ Golfer of the Year Alexander Weinberg, a junior from Pine Crest, won the Class 1A state title, making he and Rodriguez finalists for Mr. Golf.
For those top state honors, junior Mi Li of The First Academy-Orlando and sophomore Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island are the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Golf and Mr. Golf, respectively, in a vote of the state’s district golf chairmen.
Florida Atlantic High-Boca Raton coach Cherene Castillo and Fleming Island coach Bruce Cloud were named girls’ and boys’ Golf Coaches of the Year after leading their teams to state championships.
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 32nd year of these awards honoring the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned and recognized sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.
Soccer
In seven games, the undefeated Gulliver Prep boys’ soccer team has outscored the opposition 21-1. In a win against Palmer Trinity, Raul Leyva had a hat trick (3 goals) for NSU University School, and American Heritage-Plantation goalkeeper Jacob Libson recorded two shutouts this week.
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 2, Carrollton 2: GP: Miranda de Armas 1 goal; Samathan Ehrenreich 1 goal; Victoria Figueroa 2 assists. GP 2-3-2.
GIRLS: LaSalle 5, Florida Christian 0: Cami Andreu 1 goal, 1 assist. Gabi Chong 1 goal; Natalie Islami 1 goal; Amanda Villasmil 1 goal; Aranxta Santacana 1 goal;. Carlota Beltran 1 assist. LaS 2-1.
BOYS: American Heritage-Plantation 0, Miami Belen 0: AHP: Gkp Jacob Libson shutout. AHP 3-1-1.
BOYS: American Heritage-Plantation 2, Reagan-Doral 0: Jason Ebanks 1 goal; Gianluigi Gonzalez 1 goal; Chase Perry 1 assist; Adan Leon 1 assist; Gkp Jacob Libson shutout. AHP 4-1-1.
BOYS: Coral Gables 4, Miami High 1: Isaac Herrera 2 goals; Sky Carrizo 2 goals; Jose Ruiz 1 assist; Gaby Carrizo 1 assist. CG 4-2.
BOYS: Coral Reef 0, South Dade 0: CR 3-2-1.
BOYS: Coral Reef 3, Braddock 2: Victor Yavorsky 1 goal; Roberto Gamarra-Duran 1 goal; Yifrank Gonzalez 1 goal. CR 4-2-1.
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 5, Benjamin School-North Palm Beach 0: Nicolas Pineros 2 goals; Daniel Ortiz 2 assists; Rodrigo Navarro 2 goals; Taro Ochi 2 assists; Cosme Salas 1 goal, 1 assist; Gkp Dominic Pratt shutout. GP 7-0.
BOYS: Krop 1, North Miami 0: Omer Gan-El winning goal; Gkp Maxim Plotkin 6 saves, shutout. Krop 6-0.
BOYS: Krop 1, Mourning 1: Krop: Ari Dejman 1 goal; Omer Gan-El 1 assist; Gkp Maxim Plotkin 3 saves. Krop 6-0-1.
BOYS: LaSalle 2, Florida Christian 1: Nico Pacheco 1 goal; Santiago Alvarez 1 goal; Nicholas Alietti 1 assist; Eduardo Becerra 1 assist. LaS 2-2-1.
BOYS: Miami Beach 2, MAST Academy 1: Alfio Verga 1 goal, 1 assist, Yelvim Bustamante 1 goal, Mattias Orozco 1 assist. MB 6-0.
BOYS: NSU University School 6, Palmer Trinity 2: Raul Leyva 3 goals; Andre Levy 1 goal; Andres Teran 1 goal; Gabriel Ciffoni 1 goal. Univ 4-2.
BOYS: Stoneman Douglas 2, Cardinal Gibbons 1: CG: Dylan Garcia 1 goal; Dylan Moore 1 assist. CG 3-3-2.
Basketball
J’adore Hayes of the North Miami girls’ basketball team had 18 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks against Krop; 20 points and 15 rebounds against Colonial Christian; and 20 points, 20 rebounds and 8 blocks versus Goleman.
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 55, LaSalle 38: Freshman point guard Mikayla Brown led the Raiders in an away game with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists. Junior Caitlen Dauphin added 9 points and 8 rebounds. GP: Brown 28; Dauphin 9; Quevedo 9, Calero 7; Moreno 2. GP 2-1.
GIRLS: Lourdes Academy 60, Ferguson 38: Luciana Picasso 18 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls, 4 blks; Michelle Falero 15 pts, 5-of-11 3-ptrs, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls; Micaela Perez 13 pts, 3-of-3 3-ptrs, 6 rebs, 2 asts; Sophia Sandoval 9 pts, 1-of-1 3-ptr, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls; Sophie Llevat 5 pts, 7 asts, 4 stls. Lour 6-1.
GIRLS: Lourdes Academy 76, Coral Reef 32: Luciana Picasso 28 pts, 13 rebs, 4 blks; Sophia Sandoval 18 pts, 2-of-5 3-ptrs, 5 asts, 9 stls; Sophie Llevat 12 pts, 1-of-1 3-ptr, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 7 stls; Jackie Perez-Abreu 4 pts, 2 asts, 3 stls; Micaela Perez 4 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 3 stls; Julia Lee 2 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk; Michelle Falero 6 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 5 stls, 1 blk. Lour 7-1.
GIRLS: SLAM 54, Palmer Trinity 52: PT: Leon 14 pts, Veloso 11, Esparza 5, Sullivan 4, R. Stone 4, Laria 4, Nieves 6, Rivero 3. 3-ptrs: Esparza 1, Leon 2, Nieves 2, Rivero 1, Veloso 3, Stone 1. Rebs: Leon 11. Stls: Esparza 3. Asts: Nieves 3. Blks: Leon 3. PT 4-1.
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 62, Belen Jesuit 55: Bel: Vincent Lima 14 pts, 5 asts, 3 rebs; Carlos Santana 15 pts, 2 rebs; Ignacio Falla 9 pts, 8 rebs, 1 ast; Alec Arnholt 7 pts, 2 asts. GP: J.Marquez 22 pts, 6 asts, 4 rebs; J.Mansfield 14 pts, 6 asts, 9 rebs; L.Mansfield 8 pts, 4 rebs. GP 2-2, Bel 1-1.
BOYS: Westwood Christian 82, Mater Brickell 52: Ethan Taylor 20 pts, 10 rebs; William Nadasky 13 pts, 10 rebs, 3 blks; Bryan Fernandez 13 pts, 10 rebs. WC 2-2, Mater 2-1.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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