Miami-Dade High Schools

Results are in. COHEA baseball standout voted Dade High School Athlete of the Week

Courtesy of Karissa Lao

Hialeah Educational Academy baseball standout Jaden Lao is the Dade High School Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.

Lao, a freshman, struck out six and pitched 6 1/3 innings to help the Bulldogs beat Monsignor Pace 5-4 and win the District 14-3A championship.

Hialeah Educational fell in the regional quarterfinals 4-0 to Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian on Wednesday to finish its season 11-16.

Lao finished the season with a 1.97 ERA, throwing a team-high 39 innings and striking out 33.

AIE Charter softball’s Alexa Garofalo, Palmetto flag football’s Sami Anes and Southwest baseball’s Sami Anes rounded out this week’s participants.

The Miami Herald Athlete of the Week polls — one each for Miami-Dade and Broward counties — open Sunday every week and close around 10 p.m. Thursday.

This story was originally published May 10, 2024 at 10:53 AM.

Jordan McPherson
Miami Herald
Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.
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