Golfer Woods wins in Miami. Belen runner Mantecon wins in Alabama. Plus more
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Charlie Woods, whose father is golfing great Tiger Woods, competed in Miami recently, leading the North Palm Beach Benjamin boys’ golf team.
Woods won the Palm League Championship at Biltmore Golf Club in Coral Gables with a 5-under par 66. The Buccaneers took the team title with a 7-under par 277.
Ransom Everglades was third at 12-over 296, and Pine Crest senior Jonathan Weinberg was the top local finisher, tying for third at 1-under 70.
Benjamin swept the team ttitles with the girls also winning. Pine Crest was the runner-up.
Pine Crest 7th grader Harper Kiss was the top local girls’ finisher, placing third at 1-under 70, just one shot from first.
BOYS: Team: 1. Champion Benjamin 277 (-7); 2. West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 286 (+2); 3. Ransom Everglades 296 (+12); 4. Gulliver Prep 303 (+19); 5. Pine Crest 304 (+20); 6. North Broward Prep 312 (+28); 7. Miami Country Day 314 (+30); 8. Boca Raton St. Andrews 326 (+42); 9. Palmer Trinity 351 (+67); 10. NSU University 372 (+88).
Individual: 1. Champion Charlie Woods (Benjamin) 66 (-5); 2. Andrew Tsar (Benjamin) 69 (-2); 3. Jonathan Weinberg (Pine Crest) and Kenny Klein (Oxbridge) 70 (-1); 5. Clint Lewis (Benjamin), Brooks Colton (Benjamin) and AJ Colonna (Oxbridge) 71 (E); 8. Max Gressle (North Broward Prep), Hugo Stenstrom (Ransom Everglades), Tucker Cullinan (Oxbridge), and Conrad Weeman (Gulliver Prep) 72 (+1).
GIRLS: Team: 1. Champion Benjamin 288 (+4); 2. Pine Crest 294 (+10); 3. Ransom Everglades 309 (+25); 4. North Broward Prep 337 (+53); 5. Oxbridge Academy 382 (+98); 6. Gulliver Prep 372 (+110); 7. Palmer Trinity 398 (+114); 8. NSU University 408 (+124).
Individual: 1. Co-Champions Reece McMillian (Benjamin) and Kaitlyn Hommers (Benjamin) 69 (-2); 3. Harper Kiss (Pine Crest) 70 (-1); 4. Esha Nagalla (Ransom Everglades) 71 (E); 5. Madison Logan (Pine Crest) 73 (+2); 6. Soleil Demers (Benjamin) 74 (+3); 7. Vanessa Georgescu (Pine Crest) 75 (+4); 8. Danielle Hernandez (Palmer Trinity) and Alexa Tobias (Benjamin) 76 (+5); 10. Lillian Zijin Liu (Ransom Everglades) and Arya Luthra (Gulliver Prep) 78 (+7).
More golf
The Plantation American Heritage girls’ gofl team won the Back To School Classic at the Pompano Beach Golf Club on the Pines Course (18 holes).
Senior Lilly Riegger of Plantation American Heritage finished first at 69, two strokes ahead of runner-up Bianca Gibbs, a senior from Coral Glades.
Team: 1. Champion Plantation American Heritage; 2. Delray Beach American Heritage; 3. Westminster Academy; 4. St. Thomas Aquinas; 5. Cardinal Gibbons; 6. Coral Glades; 7. Pompano Beach; 8. Coral Springs Charter.
Individual: 1. Champion Lilly Riegger (PAH) 69; 2. Bianca Gibbs (CGl) 71; 3. Nicole Wu (PAH) 73; 4. Shannon Glynn (CGl), Kate Mackie (CG) and Laura Monsalve (PAH) 75; 7. Leilani Kellerman (DAH), Aryanah Ahmad (PAH) and Micaela Ruidias (DAH) 76; 10. Myla Kumar (PAH) 77.
Cross-country
The Belen boys’ cross-country team faced its toughest challenge of the season at the Southern Showcase Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama. The 5K featured many of the top teams and individuals from across the Southeast.
Marcelo Mantecon, a junior, went out with the front pack at a blistering 4:35 opening mile, staying patient as others faded from the fast pace. By the two-mile mark, the lead pack had thinned, and Mantecon surged ahead to take control of the race. He never looked back, crossing the finish line in a meet-record 14 minutes 35 seconds—a personal best, the fastest time in Florida history and the win.
Senior Armando Cruz followed as Belen’s second finisher, placing seventh overall in 15:03. The Wolverines posted their fastest team average of the season at 15:28, with strong performances from sophomore Nico Veloso (15:45), freshman David Jaramillo (15:54) and sophomore Jack Michalik (16:05).
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Despite the strong performance, Belen finished a close third in the team standings with 113 points, behind Indiana’s Columbus North (96) and Tennessee’s McCallie (97).
The traveling Wolverines now turn their attention to their next major test: the Great American XC Festival in Cary, North Carolina.
Football
Archbishop Carroll 49, West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 7: The Bulldogs recorded their second win of the season. Offensively, they ran for 420 yards and 6 touchdowns, marking the second consecutive week the offense eclipsed 400 yards rushing. Justin Matias carried the ball 10 times for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns. Dylan Galadza ran for 104 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Defensively, Coleman Quesada recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown, and Kendrick Pembleton paced the defense with 4 tackles and a sack. Archbishop Carroll is now 2-0-1.
St. Brendan 22, Dr. Krop 21: The Sabres led 14-0, before Krop scored the next 21 points (two touchdowns in the fourth quarter) to take the lead. St. Brendan answered with a 62-yard scoring pass play from quarterback Nicholas Gobel to Jakeem Ferguson and then the Sabres added the winning 2-point pass from Jordan Canas to Julian Hernandez. In the first quarter, Ferguson caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Gobel, and in the second quarter, Gobel threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Carmichael. Alejandro Martinez kicked both extra points. Stats: N.Gobel 12-of-21 passing, 206 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT; J.Hernandez 16 rushes, 65 yds, 2 rec, 13 yds; J.Ferguson 3 rec, 96 yds, 2 TDs; J.Carmichael 3 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD; C.Henfield 2 rec, 31 yds; M.Aguilar 5 tkls, 4 asts; M.Rodriguez 5 tkls, 4 asts, 1 sack, 1 TFL; B.Perez 1 tkl, 4 asts; M.Naranjo 1 tkl, 1 ast, 1 INT, 1 kick return, 35 yds; A.Martinez 3 punts, 32,0 avg. StB 3-1, Krop 1-3.
St. Brendan 35, Hialeah Gardens 0 (2 Quarters): Geovanni Tobon 15 Yd TD Run (Alejandro Martinez Kick); Joshua Carmichael 24 Yd TD Run (Alejandro Martinez Kick); Joshua Carmichael 38 Yd TD Pass From Nicholas Gobel; Nicholas Gobel 5 Yd TD Run (Alejandro Martinez Kick); J.Carmichael Interception TD Return (Derick Kuilan Jr. 2-Point Pass From Nicholas Gobel). Stats: N.Gobel 6-of-10 passing, 112 yds, 1 TD; G.Tobon 5 rushes, 72 yds, 1 TD; J.Carmichael 2 rushes, 34 yds, 1 TD, 2 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD, 2 tkls, 1 INT TD; B.Perez 2 tkls, 5 asts, 1 TFL; M.Rodriguez 1 tkl, 4 asts, 1 TFL; M.Aguilar 1 fum rec; D.Colon 3 punts, 33.25 avg. StB 2-1, HG 0-3.
Bowling
BOYS: Coral Park 7, TERRA 0: CP: Tyler Salinetro high game 240; Mason Noriega high series 557. T: Immanuel Josma high game 183, series 497.
BOYS: Ferguson 7, ATM 0: Remy Dou high game 265; Jesus Prieto high game 246, high series 687; Rashawn Viart high game 201; Miguel Brito high game 192; Lexander Perdomo high game 192. Ferg 6-0.
GIRLS: Ferguson 7, ATM 0: Angelie Brito high game 204, high series 585; Emma Jaramillo high game 181; Isabella Jaramillo high game 144. Ferg 6-0.
Volleyball
La Salle d. Ranson Everglades 22-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23: Mia Groom 3 aces, 15 kills, 4 blocks, 1 assist, 4 digs; Sara Moreno 10 kills, 1 block, 25 digs, 3 aces; Carmela Riquezes 1 kill, 2 digs. LaS 7-4.
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Compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published September 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM.
