Poll: Vote for the Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week (29)
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Evan Alexander, True North baseball: the sophomore drove in the winning run in walk-off fashion as the Titans (12-7) came from behind late to edge Doral Academy (20-3) 6-5.
Euclides Alvarez, Southwest baseball: the senior pitcher tossed a complete game 3-hit shutout to lead the Eagles (15-7) over Coral Reef 6-0 in a District 16-7A semifinal. He struck out 10 and walked none.
Dylan De Schryver, American Heritage-Plantation boys’ volleyball: the senior had a team high 14 kills and a team high 4 blocks as the Patriots defeated Doctor’s Charter to give them the most wins in program history at 12. He added a team-high 9 kills in a win over Boca Raton Christian to give them 13 and counting.
Charlie Friguls, Columbus boys’ volleyball: the senior setter had 23 assists, 1 kill and 5 digs against Varela as the Explorers won their second consecutive GMAC title. In the semifinal against Coral Gables, he had 22 assists, 2 kills and 8 digs.
Faith Key, Miami Northwestern flag football: the junior tossed the tying TD pass off halfback option, ran 2 times for 21 yards and a TD, caught 2 passes for 21 yards, made 4 flag pulls and intercepted a pass as the Bulls edged Miami Palmetto 26-25 in double overtime for their first GMAC title.
Sophia Kingston, Gulliver Prep water polo: the senior captain had 8 goals, 3 steals and 1 assist as the Raiders (17-3) won the District 16 girls’ title over Cutler Bay. She had 7 goals, 3 assists and 1 steal in a region semifinal win over Miami Beach and 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 steals and drew 3 exclusions in a region final win over Ransom Everglades.
Elijah Ponce, Ransom Everglades lacrosse: the senior scored 3 goals in a boys’ district quarterfinal win over Keys Gate and 4 goals in a district semifinal win over Gulliver Prep.
Andres Rodriguez, Westminster Christian lacrosse: the junior scored a game-high 2 goals and added 2 assists and 5 ground balls as the Warriors won their second consecutive boys’ district title by beating Ransom Everglades 7-4. With that effort, he moved into second in the district in total points.
This story was originally published April 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM.
