High School Sports

Doral’s Villazon voted state’s Miss Softball. Plus Bobby Curtis tennis results

Doral Academy senior pitcher Meagan Villazon delivers a pitch against defending state champions Pace on Saturday at Solider’s Creek Park in Longwood. She pitched a one-hitter and won 1-0.
Doral Academy senior pitcher Meagan Villazon delivers a pitch against defending state champions Pace on Saturday at Solider’s Creek Park in Longwood. She pitched a one-hitter and won 1-0. For the Miami Herald

Senior pitcher Meagan Villazon of Miami Doral Academy is the Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Miss Softball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school softball coaches and media representatives.

Villazon led her squad to the Class 6A state title with a 26-1 record. She posted an 0.63 ERA, while striking out 261 batters in 145 innings pitched. At the plate, she batted .475 with nine doubles, two home runs and 45 RBI. She has signed to play softball at NCAA Division I Florida International University in Miami.

She is the third player from Miami-Dade County to win the award since 1993.

Villazon, who was earlier named Class 6A Player of the Year to become eligible for Miss Softball honors, won the overall award with 12 of the 22 first-place votes and 159 points overall to finish ahead of Class 5A POY Leah Stevens of Palm Coast Matanzas, who had 105 points and Class 2A POY Morgen Talley of Clearwater Calvary Christian (83).

Fourth in the voting was Class 3A POY Charley Butler of Crawfordville Wakulla (65), followed by Class 7A POY Tori Payne of West Palm Beach Wellington (43), Class 4A POY Alyx Hall of Fort Walton Beach (12), Rural Class POY Allison Allaire of Trenton (10) and Class 1A POY Keaunna Green of Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (7).

PLAYER, SCHOOL, TOTAL POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES)

1. Meagan Villazon, Doral Academy 159 (12)

2. Leah Stevens, Matanzas 105 (4)

3. Morgen Talley, Clearwater Calvary Christian 83 (2)

4. Charley Butler, Wakulla 65 (4)

5. Tori Payne, Wellington 43 (0)

6. Alyx Hall, Fort Walton Beach 12 (0)

7. Addison Allaire, Trenton 10 (0)

8. Keaunna Green, Evangelical Christian 7 (0).

FHSAA MISS SOFTBALL:

1993 – Jodi Hughes, Palmetto (Fast Pitch)

Mary Babb, Barron Collier (Slow Pitch)

1994 – Jean Bonnici, Naples

1995 – Monica Triner, East Bay

1996 – Michelle Moschel, Naples

1997 – Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville Mandarin

1998 – Jennifer Gladding, Martin County

1999 – Jennifer Joiner, Bell

2000 – Claire Sua, St. Thomas Aquinas

2001 – Julie Henneke, Sickles

2002 – Erin Horn, Tallahassee Leon

2003 – Stacey Stevens, Gainesville Buchholz

2004 – Allison Kime, Valrico Bloomingdale

2005 – Dani Hofer, Palm Harbor University

2006 – Kelsi Dunne, Port Orange Spruce Creek

2007 – Kelsi Dunne, Port Orange Spruce Creek

2008 – Kelly Saco, Miami Palmetto

2009 – Erin Schuppert, Neptune Beach Fletcher

2010 – Kasey Fagan, Dunnellon

2011 – Emily Sanders, Bartow

2012 – Shelby Turnier, Palm Beach Gardens

2013 – Stephanie Texeira, Gulliver Preparatory School

2014 – Korina Rosario, West Florida

2015 – Morgan White, Ocala Forest

2016—Lauren Mathis, West Orange

2017 – Ally Muraskin, Coral Springs Charter

2018 – Lexi Kilfoyl, Academy at the Lakes

2019 – Lexi Kilfoyl, Academy at the Lakes

2020 – No Winner Named

2021 – Darian Ingram, Trenton

2022 – Jasmine Francik, Melbourne

2023 – Katelynn Oxley, Bartow

2024 – Jayden Heavener, Pace

2025 – Meagan Villazon, Doral Academy

Local coaches in Top 8

Mark Boretti of Wellington High School is the Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Softball Coach of the Year, following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school softball coaches and media representatives.

In his 16th year as Wellington’s head coach, Boretti led his squad to a 23-4 record and the Class 7A state title, the school’s first state championship. Boretti’s 2017 team was the Class 8A state runner-up.

Boretti, who previously was selected the Class 7A Softball Coach of the Year to become eligible for the state’s overall Softbll Coach of the Year kudos, won the overall award with six of the 20 first-place votes and 122 points, to finish ahead of Class 4A COY Taryn Gray of Fort Walton Beach who had four first-place votes and 84 points.

Class 6A COY Willie Viruet of Doral Academy finished third in the voting with six first-place votes (like Boretti) and 74 points, followed in order by Class 5A COY Farrah Gordon of Winter Springs (62), Class 2A COY Amy Smith of Clearwater Calvary Christian (34), Rural Class COY Kevin Benson of Trenton (27), Class 3A COY Gator Rehban of Miami Somerset Academy Silver Palms (15) and Class 1A COY Johnny Manetta of Evangelical Christian (10).

All eight finalists led their teams to state titles.

COACH, SCHOOL, TOTAL POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES)

1. Mark Boretti, Wellington 122 (6)

2. Taryn Gray, Fort Walton Beach 84 (4)

3. Willie Viruet, Doral Academy 74 (6)

4. Farrah Gordon, Winter Springs 62 (0)

5. Amy Smith, Calvary Christian 34 (2)

6. Kirk Benson, Trenton 27 (2)

7. Gator Rehban, Miami Somerset Academy Silver Palms 15 (0)

8. Johnny Manetta, Evangelical Christian 10 (0).

FHSAA SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:

1993 – Jean King, Niceville (Slow Pitch)

Marilyn Bevetta, Ridgewood (Fast Pitch)

1994 – Robert Iamurri, Naples

1995 – Leslie Black, Cardinal Mooney

1996 – Robert Iamurri, Naples

1997 – Mike Clamon, Bloomingdale

1998 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep

1999 – Bryan Baucom, St. Thomas Aquinas

2000 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep

2001 – Mark Schusterman, Gulliver Preparatory

2002 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow

2003 – Becker Downie, Miami Palmetto

2004 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow

2005 – Chuck Poetter, Palm Harbor University

2006 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow

2007 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep

2008 – Coy Adkins, Wewahitchka

2009 – Kevin Fagan, Dunnellon

2010 – Kevin Fagan, Dunnellon

2011 – Danny Hensley, Niceville

2012 – Mark Schusterman, Gulliver Preparatory

2013 – Bryan Baucom, St. Thomas Aquinas

2014 – Amanda Schuerman, Bloomingdale

2015 – Melinda Wyatt, Tate

2016 – Todd LaNeave, West Orange

2017 – Christina Thompson, Oakleaf

2018 – Mark Montimurro, Coral Springs Charter

2019 – Mark Huaman, Winter Springs

2020 – No Winner Named

2021 – T.J. Goelz, Lakewood Ranch

2022 – Lindsay Ingram, Deltona

2023 – Erin Spivey Parrish Community

2024 – Lexi Alexander, Pace

2025 – Mark Boretti, Wellington

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 33rd year of these awards honoring the state’s top athletes and coaches in 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.

USTA Florida tennis tournament

Dhakshish Aryan of Parkland won the boys’ 16s tennis title during the annual Bobby Curtis Junior State Championships for 16s and 18s at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona/Orlando.

Photo Courtesy USTA Florida

Defending champ Shravani Chennamsetty of Weston was the runner-up in girls’ 18s.

Photo Courtesy USTA Florida

Miami’s Caleb Chow, who played high school boys’ tennis for Class 1A state champ Miami True North Classical Academy, was third in boys’ 18s, and Key Biscayne’s Isabella Porto of girls’ state champion True North placed fourth in girls’ 16s.

USTA Florida’s most prestigious junior tournament drew hundreds of athletes.

BOYS: 16s: Championship: Dhakshish Aryan (Parkland) d. Aiden Phoebus (Orlando) 6-2, 7-5.

Third/Fourth Place: Chase Bowden (Palm Beach Gardens) d. Ivan Rybak (Palm Coast) 6-4, 2-6, 10-2.

Fifth/Sixth Place: Juan Benite (Weston) d. Abner Yu (Bradenton) 6-4, 6-3.

Consolation Final: Ivan Urbanovich (Winter Garden) d. Adrian Baerga-Torres (Hollywood) 6-1, 0-6, 10-6.

BOYS: 18s: Championship: Alex Feies (Orlando) d. Matthew Shapiro (Boca Raton) 6-3, 6-2.

Third/Fourth Place: Caleb Chow (Miami) d. Alessandro de Bernardo (Seminole) 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.

Fifth/Sixth Place: Brayden Campion (Boca Raton) d. Joaquin Blanco (Delray Beach) Wo.

Consolation Final: Diego Paternostro (Parkland) d. Noah Bayon (Gainesville) Wo.

GIRLS: 16s: Championship: Nikol Davletshina (Boca Raton) d. Gabriella Harper (Boca Raton) 6-0, 6-0.

Third/Fourth Place: Chernor Abie Barrie (Bradenton) d. Isabella Porto (Key Biscayne) 6-3, 6-0.

Fifth/Sixth Place: Payton Seidle-Lubowitz (Weston) d. Sanjana Sashidhar 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation Final: Ashley Narath (Orlando) d. Mehar Kaur (Boca Raton) 6-4, 6-4.

GIRLS: 18s: Championship: Lyla Messler (Largo) d. Shravani Chennamsetty (Weston) 7-6, 7-5.

Third/Fourth Place: Maria Navarro (Palm Beach Garden) d. Kira Farrakhova (Boca Raton) 6-4, 6-4.

Fifth/Sixth Place: Emily Morgan (Boca Raton) d. Saanchi Dalal (Zephyrhills) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4.

Consolation Final: Anastasiya Muravia (Boynton Beach) d. Tatiana Martinez (Miami) 7-6, 6-3.

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Compiled by Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

Jim Varsallone
Miami Herald
Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He also covers pro wrestling, something he’s done since his college days in the late 1980s. Now in his fifth decade of coverage, he currently follows WWE (Raw, SmackDown and NXT), AEW, Ring of Honor, TNA Impact Wrestling, MLW, WOW, NWA, and the South Florida indies, mainly CCW. He writes MMA, too -- mostly profile stories and video interviews with American Top Team and Sanford MMA fighters in South Florida. As for pro wrestling, he writes feature stories and profile pieces, updates upcoming show schedules in South Florida, photographs the action and interviews talent (audio and video) -- sharing the content here and via social media on his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel: jim varsallone (jimmyv3 channel). Support my work with a digital subscription
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