Miami Herald All-Dade awards: List of winners
ALL-DADE AWARD WINNERS
OVERALL
Class 8A-5A Male Athlete of the Year: Artie Burns, Northwestern (football, track and field).
Other finalists: Cedric Hankerson, Coral Reef (basketball, volleyball); Leroy Parker, North Miami Beach (football, baseball); Dalvin Cook, Central (football, track and field); Anthony Wint, Homestead (wrestling, football); Nick Diaz, Sunset (cross-country and track and field).
Class 8A-5A Female Athlete of the Year: Barbra Vilson, South Dade (track and field, cross-country).
Other finalists: Katrina Santiago, Ferguson (cross-country, track and field); Tiffany Suarez, Lourdes (basketball); Nia Roberts, Norland (basketball, track and field); Kylan Becker, Coral Reef (soccer, softball); Ebony Morrison, Killian (track and field).
Class 4A-1A Male Athlete of the Year: Gary Sampson, Dade Christian (football, basketball, track).
Other finalists: Jeremy Peters, Ransom (lacrosse, soccer); Avery Lopez, Belen (cross-country, track and field); Krondis Larry (football, track and field); Amida Brimah, Archbishop Carroll (basketball, track and field); Deltron Hopkins (football, track and field); Sam Singer, Ransom Everglades (basketball).
Class 4A-1A Female Athlete of the Year: Chelsea Johnson, Ransom Everglades (swimming, water polo).
Other finalists: Avery Watson, Miami Country Day (softball, soccer); Stephanie Texeira, Gulliver (softball, volleyball); Ashley Leon, Gulliver (softball); Brooke McDermott, TERRA (volleyball, badminton); Sylvia Hernandez, Westminster Christian (volleyball).
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Lawton Williams III, Norland boys’ basketball
Other finalists: Tim “Ice” Harris, Booker T. Washington football; Telly Lockette, Central football; Kirk Peppas, Belen swimming; Frankie Ruiz, Belen cross-country; Luis Padron, Westwood Christian baseball.
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Dario Rodriguez, Coral Reef softball
Other finalists: Kelly Mulligan, Gulliver, tennis; Carmen Jackson, Northwestern track and field; Mark Schusterman, Gulliver softball; Sam Baumgarten, Miami High basketball; Carroll Vaughan, Gulliver water polo.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Leo Suarez-Walter Krietsch Courage Award: Davonte Pollard, Braddock football player
Lifetime Achievement Award: Joel Furnari, South Dade athletic director
Boys’ Scholar-Athlete: Jeremy Peters, Ransom Everglades
Girls’ Scholar-Athlete: Maria Laura Balcazar, Carrollton
ALL-SPORTS AWARDS
8A-5A All-Sports: Coral Reef
8A-5A Boys’ Major Sports: Columbus
8A-5A Girls’ Major Sports: Coral Reef
4A-1A All-Sports: Gulliver Prep
4A-1A Boys’ Major Sports: Booker T. Washington
4A-1A Girls’ Major Sports: Gulliver Prep
FALL SPORTS
FOOTBALL
8A-6A Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Joseph Yearby and Dalvin Cook, Central
8A-6A Defensive Player of the Year: Marquese Blanchard, Northwestern
8A-6A Coach of the Year: Telly Lockette, Central
5A-2A Offensive Player of the Year: Treon Harris, Booker T. Washington
5A-2A Defensive Player of the Year: Matthew Thomas, Booker T. Washington
5A-2A Coach of the Year: Tim “Ice” Harris, Booker T. Washington
CROSS-COUNTRY
Boys’ Runner of the Year: Avery Lopez, Belen
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Frankie Ruiz, Belen
Girls’ Runner of the Year: Katrina Santiago, Ferguson
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Ryan Raposo, Ferguson
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
8A-5A Player of the Year: Daniela Leal, Coral Reef
8A-5A Coach of the Year: Yasmin Ortiz, Coral Reef
4A-2A Player of the Year: Sylvia Hernandez, Westminster Christian
4A-2A Coach of the Year: Roger Peluso, Ransom Everglades
GOLF
Boys’ Golfer of the Year: Julio Betancourt, Columbus
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Mike Marinelli, Columbus
Girls’ Golfer of the Year: Julie Steinbauer, Carrollton
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Julie Carse, Ransom Everglades
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Boys’ Co-Swimmers of the Year: Julian Ballestas, Belen and Samuel Smiddy, Palmetto
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Kirk Peppas, Belen
Girls’ Swimmer of the Year: Daniela Johnson, Palmetto
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Andy De Angulo, Ransom Everglades
BOWLING
Boys’ Bowler of the Year: Alex Yaniz, Miami Christian
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Rita Kaplan, Southwest
Girls’ Bowler of the Year: Melissa Perez, Ferguson
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Willie Lopez, Braddock
WINTER SPORTS
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
8A-5A Player of the Year: Antravious Simmons, South Miami
8A-5A Coach of the Year: Lawton Williams, Norland
4A-2A Player of the Year: Sam Singer, Ransom Everglades
4A-2A Co-Coaches of the Year: Jose Amat, Westwood Christian and Claude Grubair, Ransom Everglades
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
8A-5A Player of the Year: Tiffany Suarez, Lourdes
8A-5A Coach of the Year: Sam Baumgarten, Miami High
4A-2A Player of the Year: Danielle Minott, Miami Country Day
4A-2A Coach of the Year: Ochiel Swaby, Miami Country Day
WRESTLING
Wrestler of the Year: Nicolas Wethy, Columbus
Coach of the Year: James Pierre, North Miami Beach
BOYS’ SOCCER
5A-4A Player of the Year: Humberto Blanco, South Dade
5A-4A Coach of the Year: Ed Callahan, South Dade
3A-1A Player of the Year: Bryan Ruiz-Unger, Gulliver
3A-1A Coach of the Year: Ben Magidson, Scheck Hillel
GIRLS’ SOCCER
5A-4A Player of the Year: Bailey Plummer, Lourdes
5A-4A Coach of the Year: Ray Walden, Lourdes
3A-1A Player of the Year: Sophia Trujillo, Gulliver
3A-1A Coach of the Year: Everton Edwards, Gulliver
CHEERLEADING
Coach of the Year: Arlenee Suarez Polanco, St. Brendan
SPRING SPORTS
BASEBALL
8A-6A Player of the Year: Kendrick Gutierrez, American
8A-6A Pitcher of the Year: Bryan Garcia, Columbus
8A-6A Coach of the Year: Ricky Gutierrez, American
4A-2A Player of the Year: Luis Deville, Monsignor Pace
4A-2A Pitcher of the Year: Johnny Ruiz, Westminster Christian
4A-2A Co-Coaches of the Year: Luis Padron, Westwood Christian and Chris Brigman, Florida Christian
SOFTBALL
8A-6A Player of the Year: Kylan Becker, Coral Reef
8A-6A Pitcher of the Year: Dayna Wilson, Coral Reef
8A-6A Coach of the Year: Dario Rodriguez, Coral Reef
4A-2A Player of the Year: Stephanie Texeira, Gulliver
4A-2A Pitcher of the Year: Gabriella Draney, Gulliver
4A-2A Coach of the Year: Mark Schusterman, Gulliver
TENNIS
Boys’ Co-Players of the Year: Chase Perez-Blanco, Gulliver and Alex Knight, Krop
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Kelly Mulligan, Gulliver
Girls’ Co-Players of the Year: Cassie Pough, Krop and Olivia Thaler, Gulliver
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Kelly Mulligan, Gulliver
TRACK AND FIELD
Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Artie Burns, Northwestern
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Tim Harris, Jr., Booker T. Washington
Girls’ Athlete of the Year: Ebony Morrison, Killian
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Carmen Jackson, Northwestern
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Year: Cedric Hankerson, Coral Reef
Co-Coaches of the Year: Yasmin Ortiz, Coral Reef and Mauricio Diaz, Southwest
WATER POLO
Boys’ Player of the Year: Jake Guso, Belen
Boys’ Coach of the Year: Jimmy Aguilera, Belen
Girls’ Player of the Year: Camila Schafer, Gulliver
Girls’ Coach of the Year: Carroll Vaughan, Gulliver
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Player of the Year: Michael Davide, Columbus
Coach of the Year: James DeLang, Columbus
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Player of the Year: Nicholle Galletti, Killian
Coach of the Year: Joffre Salazar, Palmer Trinity
BADMINTON
Boys’ Player of the Year: Gabriel Tai, Reagan
Girls’ Player of the Year: Janice Morales, Coral Park
Coach of the Year: David Zarco, Palmetto
FLAG FOOTBALL
Player of the Year: Sabrina Cabrera, Monsignor Pace
Coach of the Year: John M. Rodriguez, Monsignor Pace
This story was originally published May 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Miami Herald All-Dade awards: List of winners."