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Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
State honors for American Heritage soccer coach. Doral baseball 2nd at big event. Plus lacrosse and softball
Cindy Marcial of the Plantation American Heritage girls' soccer team won the Florida Dairy Farmers State Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year award (of all classifications) as voted by a panel of the state's girls' soccer coaches and preps media. She is the first girls' soccer coach with a South Florida team (Broward and Miami-Dade counties) to win that honor, since Coach Everton Edwards of Miami Gulliver Prep in 2011 and first with a Broward team since Coach Laura Rountree of Parkland Stoneman Douglas in 2006. Marcial, who prior was named the state's Class 4A Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year, guided Plantation American Heritage to a 19-1 record and its third consecutive state championship (5A titles in 2023 and 2024). Marcial's squad was ranked No.1 in Florida and No.1 in the nation via MaxPreps. In 14 years at American Heritage, Marcial's teams have won eight state championships (2013-16, 2019, 2023-25) and compiled a 261-31-10 record. In the final voting for Florida's overall girls' soccer coach of the year, Marcial received six first-place votes and 101 points to finish ahead of Class 6A Coach of the Year Jen Rodriguez of Bartram Trail (86) and Class 5A Coach of the Year Dave Silverberg of Ponte Vedra (80). Class 2A COY Hillary Carney of The Benjamin School (63) finished fourth followed by Class 1A COY Mike Pickett of St. Johns Country Day (61), Class 7A COY Chistian Eissele of Lake Mary (37) and Class 3A COY Oscar Narvaez of Somerset-Canyons (34). On the player side, Giovanna Waksman from The Pine School was voted the Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Miss Soccer. Class 4A Player of the Year Courtney Caruso of state champion Plantation American Heritage was seventh in the voting. The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers commitment to the state's youth. This is the 33rd year of these awards as they honor the state's top athletes and coaches in all FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan. Baseball The Doral Academy baseball team finished second at the prestigious IMG Academy National Spring Break Classic in Bradenton. The Firebirds (17-3-1) went 3-1 in the 12-team tournament, spanning four days. They beat Florida Palmetto 13-1, Illinois St. Laurence 6-0 and North Carolina TC Roberson 6-2 to reach the finals. TC Roberson was ranked 27th in the country by Perfect Game. Doral ran out of pitching, and IMG Academy won the championship 15-3. Three players from Doral Academy earned special recognition. Marcelo Rodriguez was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Pitcher, and teammates Leandro Hernandez and Gabriel Milano made the All-Tournament team. The tournament featured teams from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Washington D.C. Doral Academy 13, Palmetto 1: Dylan Prince 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Bryan Mesa 1-2, 2 RBI; Tyler Rodriguez 1-2, RBI; Winning Pitcher Matthew Paez 3 IP, 0 ER, 4 K. Dor 15-2-1. Doral Academy 6, Illinois St. Laurence 0: Gabriel Milano 3-3, 2 RBI; Caleb Hernandez 3-3, 2 RBI; George Pardo 1-2, 2 RBI; Winning Pitcher Aaron Elissalt 3.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 K. Dor 16-2-1. Doral Academy 6, North Carolina TC Roberson 2: Leandro Hernandez 1-3, 3 RBI; Jadyn Nunez 1-2, RBI; George Pardo 1-2, 2 R; Marcelo Rodriguez 5 IP, 7 K; Winning Pitcher Jadyn Nunez 2 IP, 2 K. Dor 17-2-1. IMG Academy 15, Doral Academy 3: Gabriel Milano 2-2, 2 HR, 3 RBI; Tyler Rodriguez 1-2, 2B, R; Kobe Carrion 1-2, George Pardon 1-2. Dor 17-3-1. Softball The Westminster Christian softball team traveled to Gulf Shores, Alabama during Spring Break for the Gulf Shores Classic III High School Softball Tournament. The Warriors (7-6) finished 2-2. Westminster Christian beat Alabama Hatton 8-0 and Ohio Marysville 7-4. The Warriors lost to Alabama Jasper 6-5 and Alabama Central 4-2. Westminster Christian 8, Alabama Hatton 0: Erin Perez 3 H, 2 R; Mya Rodgers 3 H, RBI; Jasmine Armenteros 2 H, 4 RBI; Abi Barboza 2 H, RBI; Kaley Dyer H, R. Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, BB 1, K 2; P Mya Rodgers 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K. WC 6-4. Alabama Jasper 6, Westminster Christian 5: Kelsie Kenney H, Grand Slam HR, 4 RBI; Casey Lesman 2 H, R; Kaley Dyer 2 H, RBI; Erin Perez 2 H; Mya Rodgers H, R. WC 6-5. Alabama Central 4, Westminster Christian 2: Mya Rodgers 3 H, RBI; Gaby Perez H, RBI; Erin Perez H, 2 R; Gigi Khoury H; Kaley Dyer H, BB; Jasmine Armenteros H. WC 6-6. Westminster Christian 7, Ohio Marysville 4: Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 4 IP, 4 R, 6 H 2 BB, 4 K; Elise La Rosa 3 H, 3 RBI; Abi Barboza 2 H; Jasmine Armenteros 2 H, R; Casey Lesman 2 H, 2 R; Gigi Khoury H, HR, RBI; Erin Perez H, RBI; Mya Rodgers H. WC 7-6. More softball Carrollton 11, Lourdes 4: Winning Pitcher Madelyn Althage (5-3); Sylvia Figueroa 3-3, 2B, RBI; Allyson Wolfson 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Grace Diez 2-5, 2B, 3B, RBI. Carr 5-3. Carrollton 11, LaSalle 0: Winning Pitcher Madelyn Althage (6-3) 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K; Allyson Wolfson 2-3, 2B; Isabella Whitby 1-1, RBI; Emma Althage 1-1, 2 RBI. Carr 6-3. Carrollton 11, Marathon 4: Winning Pitcher Madelyn Althage (7-3); Emma Althage 2-4, 4 RBI; Grace Diez 2-5, 2 RBI; Amalia Neff: 2-4. Carr 7-3. Lacrosse The Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy girls' lacrosse team defeated Key West 18-6. Senior Carson Kroll had 10 goals and 1 assist for the Mavericks (6-10). Freshman Ava Valdivieso added 4 goals and 8 groundballs, and Eva Andrade had 2 goals and 1 assist. Julia Ayers-Golik scored, and Gaby Laffler had 1 goal and 1 assist. Blaire Gordon recorded 3 groundballs. Goaltender Josephine Mens made 4 saves. For Key West (5-7), Deanna Mercier had 3 goals and 1 assist, and teammate Kaitlyn Piloto totaled 2 goals and 1 assist. Archbishop McCarthy (6-11) ended the regular season with a 20-9 defeat to Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (9-5). Valdivieso closed her first high school regular season with 139 draw controls, 51 goals, 19 assists, 111 ground balls, and 29 caused turnovers. Senior Carson Kroll finished her last regular high school season with 82 goals, 27 assists, 14 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers and 38 draw controls. Senior Hayden Hughes was an impact player, completing the regular season with 26 goals, 2 assists, 14 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers and 63 draw controls. Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
Miami Herald
21-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Westminster Christian softball 3-0-1 at OB invitational. Plus state basketball and soccer honors and more
The Miami Westminster Christian School softball team went 3-0-1 at the Orange Bowl Fastpitch Invitational at Palmetto Bay Park. The Warriors (5-3-1) defeated South Plantation, Pompano Beach and Miami Palmetto. They tied Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy. Westminster Christian 14, South Plantation 6: Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K; Casey Lesman 2 H, 2 R; Mya Rodgers 2 H, 4 RBI; Elise La Rosa 2 H, 2 RBI; Kaley Dyer 1 H, 2 RBI; Erin Perez H, RBI; Jasmine Armenteros H, RBI; Abi Barboza H, 2 R. WC 3-3. Westminster Christian 6, Pompano Beach 1: Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer CG, 7 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K; Jasmine Armenteros 3 H, HR, RBI; Erin Perez 4 H, 2 R; Gaby Perez 2 H, 3 RBI; Elise La Rosa 2 H; Kaley Dyer H; Casey Lesman H, RBI; Mya Rodgers H, R; Abi Barboza H, RBI. WC 4-3. Westminster Christian 11, Palmetto 1: Winning Pitcher Kaley Dyer 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K; P Mya Rodgers 3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K; Elise La Rosa H, 2 RBI; Casey Lesman H, 2 R; Mya Rodgers 3 H, 2 RBI; Kaley Dyer H, RBI; Gaby Perez H, RBI. WC 5-3. Westminster Christian 6, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 6: Casey Lesman 2 H, 2 R; Abi Barboza 2 H, R; Kaley Dyer H, 2 RBI; Erin Perez H, RBI. WC 5-3-1. More softball ▪ Braddock 17, Coral Gables 0 (3 IP): Winning Pitcher Veronica De La Torre 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 7 K; Emely Ramirez 4-4, 2B, HR, 4 R, 5 RBI; Mia Hernandez 2-3, 2 R, RBI; Vanessa Builles 1-1, BB, HBP, 3 R; Anais Gonzalez 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R. Brd 7-3. ▪ Flanagan 18, Coral Springs 4: Winning Pitcher Jurnee Bent 5 K; Amy Chacko 3-5, R, 2 RBI, SB; Jasmine Gonzalez 2-4, 3 R, 1 SB; Jade Reeves 2-3, 4 R, RBI, 2 SB; Lyric Jones 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI; Camila Andrade 2-3, 3 R, 3 RBI; Alessandra Uzcategui 1-3, R, 3 RBI. Flan 4-4. State soccer honors Plantation American Heritage senior midfielder Courtney Caruso is the Florida Dairy Farmers State Class 4A Girls' Soccer Player of the Year. Caruso scored 7 goals and added 26 assists in helping the Patriots to a 19-1 record and the Class 4A state title. She signed to play soccer in college for NCAA Division III New York University. Cindy Marcial also of Plantation American Heritage is the Class 4A Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year. Marcial led the Patriots to a 19-1 record and their third consecutive state championship (5A titles in 2023-24). It marked the seventh state title for Marcial (2014-16, 2019, 2023-25) at American Heritage. They are finalists for overall Miss Soccer and State Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year honors, respectively. A statewide panel of prep media members and girls' soccer coaches vote for those awards. State basketball honors The eight individual class finalists for the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers State Miss Basketball and Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year were announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school girls' basketball coaches and prep media members. Every finalist was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making each the Player of the Year or Coach of the Year in their class. The two overall winners will be announced following a final round of balloting by coaches and media. Markeli Jones-Tynes, a Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy senior guard, is the state's Class 2A Girls' Basketball Player of the Year. She led the Lions to a 22-8 record and a spot in the regional final by averaging 16.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.5 steals per game. Ochiel Swaby of Miami Country Day is the state's Class 2A Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year. He led the Spartans to a 20-11 record and a third consecutive state title, after winning the Class 3A championship in 2023 and 2024. In 21 years at MCD, Swaby has compiled a 466-141 record with 10 state championships. Other locals who placed in each classification: 6A: 3. Coach Nicholas Rodriguez (Southridge). 5A: 2. J'adore Hayes (North Miami). 3. Coach Lawrence Hanna (Northeast). 4A: 2. Vanessa Vancott (Mater Lakes Academy); 3. Jasleen Green (American Heritage). 2. Coach Greg Farias (American Heritage). 2A: 2. Angelina Fernandez (Westminster Christian); 3. Ellie Perez (True North Classical). Boys' volleyball Miami Columbus and Miami Doral Reagan boys' volleyball have combined for a 16-1 record. ▪ Columbus d. Coral Gables 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-10: Daniel Rubi 17 kills, 11 digs; Lucas Riva 10 kills, 11 digs; Dante Muñecas 12 kills, 1 block; Marco Blavia 9 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces; Charlie Friguls 53 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace. Col 9-1. ▪ Columbus d. Mater Lakes Academy 25-19, 26-24, 19-25, 25-16: Lucas Riva 17 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Daniel Rubi 9 kills, 9 digs; Dante Muñecas 7 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Marco Blavia 7 kills, 11 digs; Matias Claure 7 kills, 2 blocks; Matthew Fernandez 15 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace; Charlie Friguls 45 assists, 2 kills, 1 block, 13 digs. Col 10-1. ▪ Reagan d. Downtown Doral 25-14, 25-12, 25-16: Michael Perez 8 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces, 6 digs; Yeison Gonzalez 10 kills, 11 serve received, 3 blocks; Gabriel Arias 3 kills, 4 aces, 5 blocks; Zhayed Lacruz 6 kills, 4 blocks; Diego Requena 28 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Diego Cobena 6 kills, 15 serve received, 4 digs, 3 aces; Santiago Mejias 10 digs, 7 serve received. Rea 5-0. ▪ Reagan d. Braddock 25-22, 26-24, 25-22: Yeison Gonzalez 15 kills, 24 serve received, 4 aces, 8 digs; Diego Cobena 8 kills, 17 serve received, 3 digs; Diego Requena 30 assists, 3 kills, 9 digs; Michael Perez 7 kills, 3 digs, 2 assists; Zhayed Lacruz 4 kills, 1 block. Rea 6-0. Baseball ▪ Doral Academy 10, Miami High 0: Winning Pitcher Marcelo Rodriguez 3 IP, 7 K; Dylan Prince 2-2, 2 R, RBI; Joshua Cespedes 1-2, HR; 2 RBI; Bryan Ravelo 1-1, 2 RBI. Dor 12-2-1. Water Polo ▪ GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 18, Westminster Academy 2: Sophia Kingston (Junior) 5 goals, 9 steals, 1 assist, 1 earned exclusion; Sophia Beltran (Freshman) 7 blocks, 5 steals, 1 assist; Mariana Bernal (Senior) 4 goals, 3 steals, 2 assists; Emma Preston (Freshman) 4 goals, 2 earned exclusions, 1 steal. GP 19-1. Send high school sports results For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, if you have varsity results and top performers (with stats), email hssports@ They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online. --- Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone jvarsallone@
