Belen, Carrollton, Lourdes, Westminster Academy win at cross-country invitational. Plus more
Miami Belen Jesuit boys, Miami Carrollton girls, Miami Lourdes girls and Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy boys won team titles during the 42nd annual Spanish River Cross-Country Invitational at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton.
Fort Lauderdale Dillard’s Shynah Collins, an eighth grader, won the individual title in the girls’ 3A-4A race, and her teammate Abigail Richards was runner-up. Lourdes still edged Dillard by two points for the team championship.
Grace Aldrich not only helped lead Carrollton to the team title, but she won the girls’ 1A-2A competition. Her teammate Daniela Hernandez was second in another outstanding 1-2 performance.
On the boys’s side, Westminster Academy’s Jonathan Pena and Tanner Pritchard guided the champion Lions, placing second and third, respectively in the 1A-2A Division.
Even without its top three runners, powerhouse Belen cruised to the team title in the boys’ 3A-4A Division. The Wolverines’ Armando Cruz was the runner-up individually.
▪ GIRLS: 1A-2A: Senior Grace Aldrich of Carrollton won the individual title, finishing first of 282 runners in 18:41.30. Sophomore teammate Daniela Hernandez was runner-up in 18:56.30. They led the Cyclones to the team championship, besting 35 other teams. Carrollton junior Veronica Larrea was 23rd in 21:09.80; senior Sophia Rodriguez was 28th in 21:22.40; and sophomore Emma Filippi was 30th in 21:29.50.
Other top local finishes: 3. 8th Gr Harper Thomerson (Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian) 19:25.50; 4. Fr Claire Chanon (Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons) 19:31.40; 5. Jr Sabrina Martinez (Miami Rviera Prep) 19:57.90; 6. Jr Eugenia Fantoni (Westminster Academy) 20:06.30; 7. 8th Gr Kendall Parrott (Coral Springs Charter) 20:06.70; 9. Sr Emma Supple (Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest) 20:14.40; 12. Sr Caylaa Makimaa (Key West) 20:29.40; 15. Fr Mia Mancilla (Miami Westminster Christian) 20:55.90; 16. Sr Karina Martinez (Miami St. Brendan) 20:57.00; 17. Jr Isabella Fernandez (Hialeah Mater Lakes Academy) 20:57.40; 19. Soph Aleah Sawyer (Miami Gulliver Prep) 20:58.30.
Team results: Top 10: 1. Champion Carrollton 81; 2. Jacksonville Providence School 188; 3. North Palm Beach Benjamin 198; 4. Westminster Academy 210; 5. Melbourne Holy Trinity Academy 212; 6. Gulliver Prep and Miami Ransom Everglades 232; 8. Coral Springs Charter 258; 9. Mater Lakes Academy 288; 10. Cardinal Gibbons 290.
▪ BOYS: 1A-2A: Westminster Academy was first of 42 teams. Seniors Jonathan Pena (16:02.40) and Tanner Pritchard (16:07.20) led the Lions, placing second and third, respectively, of 338 runners. Junior teammate Scott Sanok was 24th in 17:05.50; sophomore Lucas Latimore 28th in 17:08.00; and senior Tyler Pritchard 40th in 17:29.40.
Other top local finishes: 4. Augusto Caceres (South Florida HEAT) 16:10.70; 6. Sr Gabriel Carr (Miami Sunset) 16:17.10; 8. Soph Kevin Aguilar (Mater Lakes Academy) 16:28.30; 9. Sr Mateo Sotelo (Miami Divine Savior) 16:28.40; 13. Soph Juan Pablo Bracamontes (Miami Palmer Trinity) 16:46.10; 14. Sr Gregorio Ramos (Palmer Trinity) 16:50.90; 15. Soph Benjamin Francis (Deerfield Beach Highlands Christian) 16:52.70; 16. Soph Adrian Iziliaev (Gulliver Prep) 16:53.90; 17. Soph Emilio Perez-Garcia (Gulliver Prep) 16:53.91; 19. Jr Ryan Frawley (Pine Crest) 16:57.00; 21. Sr Ryan Hansen (Divine Savior) 16:58.50.
Team results: Top 10: 1. Champion Westminster Academy 97; 2. Holy Trinity Academy 162; 3. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 186; 4. Mater Lakes Academy 211; 5. Providence School 218; 6. Palmer Trinity 229; 7. Pine Crest 242; 8. Gulliver Prep 288; 9. West Palm Beach Atlantic Christian Academy 340; 10. West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 362.
▪ GIRLS: 3A-4A: Lourdes won the team title, placing first of 33 teams. The Bobcats edged runner-up Dillard by just two points. Shynah Collins, an eighth grader at Dillard, won the individual title, besting 275 runners in 18:33.10. Junior teammate Abigail Richards was the runner-up in 18:56.10. Dillard sophomore Peyton Williams was fifth in 19:18.60.
Lourdes senior Lucia Castillo-Rios was ninth in 19:35.00, and sophomore teammate Alessandra Perez was 16th in 19:54.00. Junior Daniella Fraga followed closely in 17th in 19:55.80. Lourdes sophomore Kylie Fernandez was 21st in 20:12.40. Seniors Cristina Sanchez (20:46.10) and Olivia Rodriguez (20:48.50) were 28th and 29th, respectively. Dillard sophomores Kelly Green (21:05.70) and Jaliah Gammage (21:53.50) were 34th and 58th, respectively.
Other top local finishes: 7. Sr Grace Finneran (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas) 19:27.50; 8. Fr Nicole Lewis (Miami Doral Academy) 19:31.10; 10. Jr Avril Donner (Miami Coral Gables) 19:43.20; 12. Fr Taylor Gold (St. Thomas Aquinas) 19:46.80; 18. Alexandra Palekar (Plantation American Heritage) 19:58.90; 20. Sr Samantha Ruiz (Miami Coral Reef) 20:04.60; 23. Jr Madeleine De Lacoste (Cooper City) 20:25.00; 24. Sr. Kayla Feeney (G. Holmes Braddock) 20:27.60; 25. Jr. Gabriela Gonzalez-Orbegoso (Doral Academy) 20:30.60.
Team results: Top 10: 1. Champion Lourdes 91; 2. Dillard 93; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 130; 4. Stuart South Fork 158; 5. Boca Raton Spanish River 162; 6. Doral Academy 178; 7. Braddock 196; 8. Wellington 212; 9. Coral Gables 259; 10. Coral Reef 281.
▪ BOYS: 3A-4A: Champion Belen Jesuit continued its major meet winning streak for the season by scoring 50 points. Belen was first of 39 teams in 3A-4A and also recorded the top score (67 points) in all classifications. Sophomore Armando Cruz led the Wolverines by covering the 5k two-loop (3.1-mile course) in 15:36, good for second of 348 runners. Senior teammate Marco Prieguez was sixth in 16:01.00, and senior Diego Magarino was 12th in 16:13.40. Also freshman Nicholas Veloso 16th in 16:16.70 and senior Michael Brunet 19th in 16:19.40. The Wolverines ran without their top three runners (two on college recruiting trips and one resting).
Other top local finishes: 5. Sr. Joshua Gammage (Dillard) 15:51.20; 7. Sr Luis Marti (Coral Reef) 16:05.60; 8. Sr Anthony Scarcello (Miami Christopher Columbus) 16:08.80; 9. Sr Alejandro De Bastos (Pembroke Pines Charter) 16:08.81; 10. Sr Matiz Thompson 16:09.20; 11. Sr Sebastian Coraspe (Doral Academy) 16:11.90; 13. Soph Jacob Castanedo (Braddock) 16:15.20; 14. Jr Alexander Lopez (Columbus) 16:15.60; 15. Jr Santiago Lara (Davie Western) 16:16.30; 17. Sr Jonathan Alvarez (Doral Academy) 16:17.70; 20. Jr Diego Eseverri (Columbus) 16:20.40; 21. Sr Jeffrey Belizaire (Coral Springs) 16:20.90; 22. Jr Mauricio Escalona (Braddock) 16:21.50.
Team results: Top 10: 1. Champion Belen Jesuit 50; 2. Columbus 103; 3. Braddock 155; 4. Spanish River 163; 5. Coral Reef 183; 6. Vero Beach 191; 7. Doral Academy 233; 8. Pembroke Pines Charter 236; 9. Coral Gables 238; 10. Dillard 373.
Volleyball
Plantation American Heritage volleyball won its fourth consecutive match to improve to 8-4. Defense was the key as Kellen Crichton, Vanessa Camacho and Caleigh Ana Lick combined for 54 digs.
Plantation American Heritage d. NSU University School 25-23, 25-18, 25-21: Kellen Crichton 18 digs, 17 service pts, 3 aces, 2 kills; Vanessa Camacho 19 digs, 8 kills; Caleigh Ana Lick 15 digs, 5 service pts; Sofia Lisamore 17 asts; Lyla Pack 13 kills. AH 8-4.
Doral Academy d. St. Brendan 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18: Erin McMullen 9 kills, 5 blocks, 4 aces; Amy Smith 34 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces; Isabella Frometa 5 kills, 5 blocks, 3 aces. Dor 5-7.
Doral Academy d. Palmetto 20-25, 25-15, 25-7, 25-20: Bianca Hanks 7 kills, 22 digs, 6 aces; Isabela Aponte 28 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces; Erin McMullen 7 kills, 7 blocks, 3 aces. Dor 6-7.
Westminster Christian d. Pine Crest 25-20, 28-30, 25-18, 25-17: PC: Mia Gold 28 kills, .299 hitting perc., 17 digs, 3 blocks; Isabella Medeiros 46 assists, 15 digs; Ali Natt 32 receptions, 18 digs, 4 aces. PC 11-4.
Golf
GIRLS: Westminster Academy 177, Cardinal Gibbons 184, Boca Raton Grandview Prep Inc. at Coral Ridge Country Club (9 holes): Medalist Yvette O’Brien (GP) 35; Sara Davey (WA) 41; Maria Wiemerslage (WA) 42; Sofia Ehret (CG) and Kate Mackie (CG) 43; Olivia Faber (WA) 45; Fiona Manelas (CG) 47; Isabella Volkert (WA) 49; Ashley Gordon (CG) 51.
GIRLS: Westminster Academy 162, Cardinal Gibbons 195; Coral Glades Inc., Pompano Beach Inc. at Pompano Beach Golf Course (9 holes): Medalist Isabella Volkert (WA) 38; Bianca Gibbs (CG) and Sara Davey (WA) 40; Olivia Faber (WA) 41; Fiona Manelas (CG) and Maria Wiemerslage (WA) 43; Gale Guest (PB) and Sofia Ehret (CG) 46; Ashley Gordon (CG) 49; Lily O’Connor (CG) 57.
Bowling
GIRLS: Ferguson 7, Coral Park 0: Briana Canahuate (Ferg) High Game 158; Karla Portillo (Ferg) High Game 145; Emma Jaramillo (Ferg) High Game 162; Isabella Jaramillo (Ferg) High Game 162; Isabella Jaramillo (Ferg) High Series 441. Ferg 9-0.
BOYS: Columbus 7, Sunset 0: Sergio Alonso (Col) High Game 196; Orlando Hoyos (Col) High Series 358. Col 6-1.
BOYS: Ferguson 7, Coral Park 0: Rashawn Viart (Ferg) High Game 247; Remy Dou (Ferg) High Game 237; Remy Dou (Ferg) High Series 677. Ferg 9-0.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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This story was originally published September 27, 2024 at 1:03 AM.
