Volleyball tournaments. Plus bowling, cross-country, football, golf, swimming
The Divine Savior Academy girls’ volleyball team remained undefeated after winning the South Florida High School Showdown hosted by Tribe Volleyball in Pompano Beach.
During the two-day tournament, Divine Savior went 5-0 to improve to 12-0.
Divine Savior defeated Boca Raton 25-15, 25-16; Calvary Christian 25-8, 25-13; Pine Crest 25-22, 25-22; North Broward Prep 26-24, 26-24; and West Palm Beach King’s Academy 25-23, 13-25, 15-4.
DS stats: Ruth Martinez 75 kills, 33 digs, 5 aces, 4 blocks; Sasha Kawas 40 kills, 29 digs, 6 aces, 4 blocks; Fernanda Bergamaschi 55 assists, 6 blocks; Victoria Gutierrez 59 assists, 12 digs; Luiza Bergamaschi 5 aces, 12 kills, 21 digs; Kayla Lopes 35 digs, 4 aces; Kristina Mendoza 9 kills, 8 blocks; Alexa Martinez 8 blocks
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The Florida Christian School girls’ volleyball team went 4-1 to earn a silver medal at the Lake Howell Varsity Invitational in Winter Park.
The Patriots (11-2) beat Miami Palmetto, Lake Mary, Naples Gulf Coast and Orlando Bishop Moore. Their lone defeat was to Palm Harbour (25-19, 19-25, 15-4).
FCS Tournament Stats: Kills: Skye Williams 43, Amelia Gomez 34, Jenna Cuadra 25, Isabella Sotolongo 14. Aces: Isabella Sotolongo 7, Skye Williams 4, Jenna Cuadra 3. Assists: Sophia Broche 117. Digs: Allison Mantecon 22, Amelia Gomez 15, Skye Williams 14, Nicole Monzon 8.
The Plantation American Heritage girls’ volleyball team won three consecutive games in exciting fashion during Homecoming Week.
The Patriots, winners of four of their last five games, dropped the first set but then rebounded to defeat Cooper City 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17. Top performers were: Vanessa Camacho 10 kills, 10 digs, 16 receptions, 6 service points, 2 aces; Madison Vanevenhoven 15 service points, 7 aces, 6 kills; Christiana Ferreira 17 assists, 9 service points, 3 aces, 1 kill.
Next, American Heritage beat district opponent ATM 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 27-25. The Patriots trailed 24-21 in the fourth set, fought off four set points and came back to win the set (and the game) 27-25. Top Performers were: Carly Tabony 34 receptions, 17 digs, 13 service points, 3 aces; Sofia Lisamore 19 assists, 14 digs; Lyla Pack 13 kills, 2 blocks; Sydney Tucker 8 kills, 2 blocks.
The Patriots (9-8) followed up with a 5-set win over Mater Academy 18-25, 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12. Top performers were: Carly Tabony 26 digs, 22 receptions, 8 service points; Sofia Lisamore 19 assists, 12 digs; Sophia Matthews 14 kills, 10 receptions, 4 digs.
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Some volleyball standouts residing in South Florida include Camila Busque of Riviera Prep and Paige Hill of Western.
Busque, a senior, is a libero (defensive specialist) for the 12-5 Bulldogs. She was named MaxPreps Match MVP in a thrilling 5-set win over Coral Reef. She also helped in victories over Coral Gables, Ferguson, Viera, Georgia Savannah Arts Academy, Ransom Everglades, Cardinal Gibbons, Calvary Christian, Cooper City, Carrollton, Miami Country Day and True North.
In addition to her athletic achievements, Camila is an excellent student, maintaining strong academics, while balancing her sports commitments. She also competes for Miami Hype 18 Emilio (#3) travel volleyball.
Born in Uruguay, raised in Brazil and now residing in Miami, Busque is not only a talented student athlete but also a very good student and a role model.
Hill, a senior, is an outside hitter for the 8-10 Wildcats. She totaled 44 kills, 11 aces, 9 blocks, and 61 digs combined against Coral Springs Charter, Miami Country Day and Cypress Bay. She helped Western go 3-2 to place first at the Chaminade-Madonna CM Cares Tournament in Hollywood.
In Florida in Class 7A, via MaxPreps, she is ranked No.5 for kills, No.5 for aces, No.24 for blocks and No.2 for digs. Led by Hill, Western has wins over Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Piper, Monarch, Miami Country Day twice, Boca Raton Spanish River, and ATM.
Hill, who has 4.0 GPA/3.5 unweighted, also competes for Tribe 18 Elite Navy travel volleyball.
Golf
The Ransom Everglades boys’ golf team won the Cardinal Newman Invitational at Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta.
The 8th-ranked Raiders in Class 1A traveled 150 miles north to test themselves against some of Palm Beach County’s top 1A programs -- Cardinal Newman.
With partly cloudy skies, light winds and near-perfect scoring conditions, Ransom Everglades delivered its best team performance of the season—posting a score of 291 (+3) to edge out host Cardinal Newman by a single stroke. The victory was sealed in dramatic fashion as senior Hugo Stenstrom calmly holed a clutch 3-foot putt on the final green.
Stenstrom placed fourth, and teammates Matteo Bloom and Navraj Suri were fifth and sixth, respectively.
Team (Par 288): 1. Champion Ransom Everglades 291 (+3); 2. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 292 (+4); 3. King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) 301 (+13); 4. Pine School (Hobe Sound) 333 (+45); 5. Westminster Christian 334 (+46); 6. Jupiter Christian 354 (+66).
Individual (Par 72): 1. Medalist Lawson Ford (Cardinal Newman) 66 (-6); 2. Ethan Earley (Cardinal Newman) and Owen Hicks (King’s Academy) 68 (-4); 4. Hugo Stenstrom (Ransom Everglades) 70 (-2); 5. Matteo Bloom (Ransom Everglades) 71 (-1); 6. Navraj Suri (Ransom Everglades) and Hagen Bensel (Cardinal Newman) 72 (E); 8. Cameron Cantine (King’s Academy) and Brooks Hansen (Pine School) 76 (+4); 10. Hudson Ingram (King’s Academy) 77 (+5); 11. Lorenzo Castro (Westminster Christian) and PJ Clingan (Ransom Everglades) 78 (+6).
The Belen Jesuit boys’ varsity golf team defeated True North 138-164 on the Silver Fox Course in Doral.
Leading the Wolverines were sophomore Marley Caudle (3-under par 32), senior Danny Garcia (1-under, 34) and junior Matthew Gonzalez (even par, 35).
Sophomores Ryan Nieto and Beckett Castro, 8th grader Luke Mofsky and 7th grader Thomas Zur rounded out an outstanding team outing.
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BOYS: Columbus 133, St. Thomas Aquinas 147 at Miami Springs Golf Club (par 35): The Explorers fired a 7-under par 133. Freshman Sebastian Eterovic (Col) 3-under 32; junior Eduardo Marin (Col) 2-under 33; seniors Joe Fernandez (Col) and Marcelo Gonzalez 1-under 34..
BOYS: Florida Christian School 158, Palmer Trinity 178 at Palmetto Golf Course (par 36): Medalist Matthew Hernandez (FCS) 2-over 38; Kalani Centeno (FCS) 3-over 39; Luca Yepez (FCS) 4-over 40; Eros Razuri-Hoyos (FCS) and Kyler Kim (PTS) 5-over 41; Nicholas Pichardo (FCS) 6-over 42.
BOYS: Florida Christian School 146, Westminster Christian 155, Divine Savior 206 at Biltmore Golf Club (par 35): Medalist Agustin Bunuel (FCS) 1-under 34; Jake Suárez (WCS) par 35; Kalani Centeno (FCS) 1-over 36; Lucas Gandara (WCS), Matthew Hernandez (FCS) and Luca Yepez (FCS) 3-over 38; Chris Casó (FCS) 4-over 39.
GIRLS: Archbishop McCarthy 177, Cardinal Gibbons 199 at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs (9 holes): Medalist Paulina Ramirez (AM) 36; Abigail Lee (AM) 38; Kate Mackie (CG) 46; Nia Bell (AM), Elizabeth Lee (CG) and Fiona Manelas (CG) 50; Marcela Arango (AM), Lily Chen (AM) and Ashley Gordon (CG) 53.
GIRLS: Cardinal Gibbons 192, Calvary Christian 232 at Pompano Beach Golf Club (Palms Course, 9 holes): Medalist Elizabeth Lee (CG) 41; Fiona Manelas (CG) 46; Ashley Gordon (CG) 51; Elle Bernhardt (CG) 54; Lucia Bastidas (CC) 56; Aliyah Edmead (CC) and Jessica Rotger (CC) 57; Sofia Ferro (CC) 62.
Cross-country
The Doral Academy cross-country program celerbated an outstanding effort during the annual Spanish River Invitational at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton.
In Class 4A, the girls’ teams was runner-up, and the boys’ team placed third with a sub 16:58 team average.
In the girls’ 3A-4A competition, Doral Academy sophomore Nicole Lewis finished first of 269 runners in a personal best 18 minutes 44 seconds. Senior teammate Gaby Gonzalez-Orbegoso ran a personal best 20:14 (PR), good for 18th. Doral has five girls who broke the 21-minute barrier this season -- Lewis, Gonzalez-Orbegoso, seniors Julieta Baudini (19:46) and Megan Lewis (20:22) and junior Lauren Avila (20:42).
In the boys’ 3A-4A race, Doral Academy junior Martin Fernandez continues his impressive first season running cross-country by placing fouth of 389 runners at 15:53. Senior teammate Victor Pedreira also placed in the Top 10 by taking eighth in 16:12.
GIRLS: Class 3A: Teams (Top 10 of 11 teams): 1. Champion Lourdes 28; 2. South Fork 56; 3. Dillard 77; 4. Naples 155; 5. Mater Academy 156; 6. American Heritage 183; 7. Archbishop McCarthy 190; 8. Dunbar 213; 9. Jensen Beach 216; 10. Dr. Joaquin Garcia 233.
Class 4A: Teams (Top 10 of 22 teams) : 1. Champion South Fork 43; 2. Doral Academy 55; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 59; 4. Coral Gables 157; 5. Douglas 171; 6. Jupiter 199; 7. Braddock 249; 8. Cooper City 279; 9. Taravella 283; 10. Coral Reef 300.
Other top 3A-4A local individuals: 8. Daniella Fraga (Lourdes) 19:23; 9. Abigail Richards (Dillard) 19:26.1; 10. Alessandra Perez (Lourdes) 19:28.7; 11. Sofia Jimenez (Lourdes) 19:29.5; 12. Kendall Parrott (St. Thomas Aquinas) 19:44.5; 13. Remy Coia (St. Thomas Aquinas) 19:49.7; 14. Madeleine DeLacoste (Cooper City) 19:50.5.
BOYS: 3A-4A: Teams (Top 10 of 44): 1. Champion Columbus 73; 2. Braddock 83; 3. Naples 132; 4. Doral Academy 149; 5. Spanish River 161; 6. Coral Gables 249; 7. Centennial 282; 8. Coral Reef 321; 9. Western 357; 10. American Heritage 360.
Other top 3A-4A local individuals: 1. Champion Diego Eseverri (Columbus) 15:30.6; 5. Stefan Lungescu (American Heritage) 15:53.3; 6. Mauricio Escalona (Braddock) 16:00.07; 7. Anthony Porter (Coral Reef) 16:02.6; 9. Alexander Lopez (Columbus) 16:16.9; 11. Jhonny Felix (Braddock) 16:19.6; 13, Jacob Castanedo (Braddock) 16:29.6; 15. Jason Norona (Coral Gables) 16:37.4.
Bowling
The Ferguson boys’ and girls’ bowling teams swept TERRA as each Falcons team improved to 7-0.
In game one, the boys’ team scored more than 1,000 pins. They repeated that effort in games 2 and 3.
Each bowler averaged more than 200 pins a game and a 600-plus individual series.
Thus, the Falcons recorded a team series of 3,352 pins.
Senior Remy Dou had a high game 278 and a high series 758. High games registered by seniors Miguel Brito (245), Jesus Prieto (267), and Rashawn Viart (218) and junior Lexander Perdomo (245) helped in the team win.
On the girls’ side, freshman Angelie Brito continues to impress, posting a high game 201 and a high series 542.
High games by teammates Emma Jaramillo (168), Isabella Jaramillo (170), Katherine Sanchez (150), and Lily Berardinelli (147) were also noted. Tatiana Chin bowled admirably for TERRA.
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BOYS: Coral Park 7, Palmetto 0: CP: High game by Christian Cancio (221); High series by Christian Cancio (544). Plm: Team high game by Micheal Horvarth (159), Team high series by Bryan Gambale (423).
GIRLS: Coral Park 5, Palmetto 2: CP: Team high game by Ashley Cruz (138); Team high series by Asley Cruz (379). Plm: High game by Emma Perra (154); High series by Emma Perra (414).
Swimming
The Coral Gables girls’ swimming team defeated Hialeah Hight 92-66, and the Coral Gables boys’ swim team also beat Hialeah High 98-62.
Swimmers of the Meet: Girls: Sofia Abril (CG) won 200 IM and 100 Breast; Paloma Morales (CG) won 500 free. Boys: Jacob Ellis (CG) won 200IM and 100 Back; Neil Morada (CG) won 100 fly and 100 breast; Oscar Kramer (CG) won 200 free and 500 free.
Football
The Archbishop Carroll football team defeated visiting Hialeah ABF Academy 48-22.
Offensively the Bulldogs (3-0-1) ran for 441 yards on 61 carries and produced 7 rushing touchdowns. Senior Will Secola led all rushers with 113 yards on 17 carries. Sophomores Rodney Zamora and Dylan Galadza each scored 2 touchdowns.
Galadza also recorded an interception on defense, and Jonas Taylor made 3 sacks, and Kendrick Pembleton had 2 sacks.
St. Brendan 35, Jackson 6: Nicholas Gobel 5-Yd TD Run (Alejandro Martinez Kick); Geovanni Tobon 6-Yd TD Run (Alejandro Martinez Kick); Jaden Jacob 18-Yd TD Pass From Nicholas Gobel (Alejandro Martinez Kick); Julian Hernandez 2-Yd TD Run; Jaden Jacob 25-Yd TD Pass From Nicholas Gobel (Cameron Henfield 2-Pt Pass From Nicholas Gobel).
Game stats: N.Gobel 11-of-15 passing, 208 yds, 2 TDs, 1 ruhsing TD; J.Hernandez 8 rushes, 70 yds, TD, 1 rec, 39 yds; J.Carmichael 2 rushes, 30 yds, 1 rec, 19 yds, defense 1 INT; G.Tobon 3 rushes, 22 yds, TD, 1 rec, 30 yds; J.Jacob 5 rec, 82 yds, 2 TDs; J.Canas 1 rec, 18 yds; C.Henfield 1 rec, 12 yds; M.Naranjo 1 rec, 8 yds, defense 1 INT; M.Rodriguez 3 tkls, 1 ast; C.Becker 3 tkls, 1 sack, 1 TFL; B.Perez 2 tkls, 2 asts, 1 TFL; J.Dixon 1 tkl, 4 asts.
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Compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published September 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM.
