Results are in. Mater Lakes baseball standout voted Dade High School Athlete of the Week
Mater Lakes baseball standout Jeuri La Rosa is the Dade High School Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.
La Rosa went a combined 5 for 6 with four doubles, six runs scored, two RBI in playoff wins over Miami Springs and Sunset to advance the Bears to the regional finals for the second time in four seasons. He also pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks, and struck out two against Sunset.
Mater Lakes fell to Cardinal Gibbons in the regional final.
La Rosa finished his junior season with a .311 batting average, 17 RBI, 11 doubles and 20 runs scored.
Palmetto flag football’s Ashley Alvarado, Belen Jesuit boys’ volleyball’s Morrison Hadad, Florida Christian softball’s Serena Gillen and Somerset Silver Palms softball’s Ava Stevens 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.
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