Results are in. Columbus volleyball standout voted Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week

Miami Columbus boys’ volleyball player Daniel Rubi is the Miami Herald’s High School Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.

The junior had 11 kills, 10 digs in a win over Miami Southwest; 15 kills, 8 digs in a win over Miami Braddock; and 7 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs in a win over Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.

Scotty Gould, Miami Palmetto lacrosse; Kathleen Serig, Miami Gulliver Prep water polo; Penelope Galvin, Miami Ransom Everglades flag football; Yeison Gonzalez, Miami Doral Reagan volleyball; and Sophia Bertorelli, Coral Springs Charter softball rounded out the nominees.

The Miami Herald Athlete of the Week poll opens Sunday every week and closes around 10 p.m. Thursday.

Jim Varsallone

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