For the third consecutive season, Miami Ferguson swept the GMAC titles in bowling at Bird Bowl in Miami.
Ferguson's girls went undefeated en route to the championship, while the boys' team fought back from the loser's bracket to capture the title.
The top seeded Lady Falcons received a bye and then beat Miami Krop before defeating Miami TERRA twice for the championship.
The boys' team, also the top seed, beat Miami Southwest but then lost to Miami Columbus. The Falcons regrouped, eliminating Hialeah Gardens and Miami Southwest. They defeated Krop in the semifinals and then beat Columbus twice for the championship.
The one-day, double-elimination format featured 15 teams, playing 112 games.
Ferguson entered GMAC undefeated this season with the boys' and girls' teams each at 11-0. Columbus handed the Ferguson boys their first defeat of the season at GMAC, but the Falcons avenged that loss twice.
▪ GIRLS: Ferguson bye; Krop d. Palmetto; Braddock d. Hialeah Gardens; TERRA d. Barbara Goleman.
Ferguson d. Krop; TERRA d. Braddock.
Goleman eliminated Hialeah Gardens; Krop eliminated Goleman; Palmetto eliminated Braddock; Krop eliminated Palmetto.
GMAC Champions: seniors Briana Canahuate and Karla Portillo; juniors Isabella Jaramillo, Emma Jaramillo and Nathalia Salvat; sophomore Sophia Berardinelli; freshman Lily Berardinelli, Coach Marcela Y. Del Rosario.
▪ BOYS: Ferguson d. Southwest; Columbus d. J.C. Bermudez; Krop d. Hialeah-Miami Lakes; Braddock d. Hialeah Gardens.
Columbus d. Ferguson; Krop d. Braddock.
Southwest eliminated J.C. Bermudez; Hialeah Gardens eliminated Hialeah-Miami Lakes; Southwest eliminated Braddock; Ferguson eliminated Hialeah Gardens; Ferguson eliminated Southwest.
GMAC Champions: seniors Isaiah Lacayo and Frank Molina; juniors Rashawn Viart, Jesus Prieto, Daniel Rodriguez, Miguel Brito and Remy Dou; sophomore Lexander Perdomo; coach Marcela Y. Del Rosario.
Cross-country
Miami Divine Savior senior Mateo Sotelo won the 305 Cross-Country Classic at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami.
Sotelo covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes 54 seconds, besting a field of 143 runners. The Sharks were eighth of 19 teams.
Earlier in the season, Sotelo established himself as one of the top runners in the region when he broke the 5K school record with a time of 16 minutes 28 seconds.
At the 305 Classic, Plantation American Heritage won the boys' team title. Coral Gables was second, followed by Miami Sunset. Gabriel Carr, a senior at Sunset, was runner-up in 17:02.33.
In the girls' race, Miami Coral Gables won the team championship over 11 other teams. The Cavaliers were led by junior Avril Donner, who won the individual title in 19:52. Key West senior Caylaa Makimaa was second of 109 runners in 20:30.20.
▪ BOYS: Team: Top 10: 1. Champion Plantation American Heritage 62; 2. Coral Gables 79; 3. Miami Sunset 83; 4. MAST 136; 5. Ransom Everglades 153; 6. Coral Shores 188; 7. Key West 229; 8. Divine Savior 235; 9. AIE 250; 10. Archimedean 259.
Individuals: Top 20: 1. Champion Mateo Sotelo (DS) 16:54.04; 2. Gabriel Carr (Sun) 17:02.33; 3. Stefan Lungescu (AH) 17:30.59; 4. Ian Yanes (MAST) 17:30.85; 5. Linus Boettcher (CG) 17:31.55; 6. Robert Garcia (MAST) 17:58.63; 7. Chase Itzkowitz (AH) 18:17.16; 8. Nelson Manstein (RE) 18:17.36; 9. Darian Rodriguez (Sun) 18:18.65; 10. Daniel Lopez (Felix Varela) 18:22.61; 11. Luke Jackson (ATM) 18:33.87; 12. Emmanuel Pacateque (CG) 18:37.47; 13. Evan Mangual (Arch) 18:40.16; 14. Sawyer Hill (KW) 18:56.67; 15. Jose-Miguel Munguia (AH) 18:58.41; 16. Ziad Kamal (CG) 18:58.84; 17. Harry Homick (Sun) 19:00.88; 18. Jeronimo Vigil (MAST) 19:01.56; 19. Cashton Edwards (AH) 19:06.21; 20. Giovanny Marines (Ferguson) 19:06.94.
▪ GIRLS: Team: 1. Champion Coral Gables 50; 2. Carrollton and Palmer Trinity 109; 4. Key West 146; 5. Plantation American Heritage 147; 6. Sunset 162; 7. AIE 163; 8. TERRA 165; 9. Ferguson 178; 10. Florida Christian 215; 11. Coral Shores 228; 12. Reagan 334.
Individuals: Top 20: 1. Champion Avril Donner (CG) 19:52.00; 2. Caylaa Makimaa (KW) 20:30.20; 3. Ali Wheatley (CS) 20:50.20; 4. Naima Thomas (KW) 21:03.10; 5. Yara Korse (CG) 21:04.20; 6. Abbigail Laine (T) 21:06.74; 7. Mia Mancilla (Westminster Christian) 21:12.10; 8. Eloise Miles (PT) 21:18.80; 9. Judeny Thomas (South Dade) 21:41.20; 10. Natalia Reyes (PT) 22:00.10; 11. Lauren Puig (CG) 22:13.40; 12. Alexis Bertot (T) 22:26.10; 13. Alexa Naranjo (Ferg) 22:27.80; 14. Kelsi Sell (FV) 22:30.10; 15. Sophie Forero (Carr) 22:31.10; 16. Sophia Rodriguez (Carr) 22:37.60; 17. Camila Sandoval (WC) 22:48.80; 18. Gabriela Mendez Ruiz (CG) 23:01.80; 19. Daliany Negron (Sun) 23:04.70; 20. Kheira Marouf Araibi (AH) 23:09.10.
Football
Quarterback Zac Katz returned to the Miami True North football team after a brief stint with Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna and led the Titans to a 55-49 victory over University Christian in Jacksonville. It was a victorious homecoming for coach Travis Makauskas, who is from Jacksonville.
TN: Zac Katz (soph) 26-40 passing, 356 yds, 4 TDs, 1 int, 7 car, 107 yds, 1 TD; George Harris Jr. (soph) 12 car, 32 yds, 2 TDs, 5 rec, 105 yds, 2 TDs, 5 tkls, 3 ast; Kareem Brown (soph) 11 rec, 167 yds, 2 TDs, 2-pt conv; Camaul King (jr) 10 tkls, 4 asts, 2 pd; Andrew Rodriguez (sr) 7 tkls, 5 asts, INT (11-yard ret), 2 pd; Ricky Carter (fr) 6 tkls, 5 ast, 1 blk; Miguel Martinez (jr) 3 tkls, 5 ast, 1 hur; Dominic Turnbull (jr) 1 tkl, 5 pd. TN 3-2, UC 2-4.
▪ Miami Jackson 22, Miami St. Brendan 0: StB: N.Avael 13 car, 33 yds, 3 rec, 34 yds; N.Castro 1 car, 26 yds, 1 rec, 12 yds; J.Carmichael 1 rec, 31 yds; C.Becker 4 tkls, 7 asts, 2 sacks, 3 TFL; M.Naranjo 4 tkls, 4 asts; B.Perez 2 tkls, 8 asts, 2 TFL; D.Aviles 2 tkls, 6 asts; A.Pineiro 1 punt, 50 yds. StB 3-4, MJ 4-3.
Volleyball
▪ Gulliver Prep d. Palmer Trinity 22-25, 25-20, 25-9, 25-11: Julia Rose Rivera 17 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces, 4 blocks; Kate Welty 14 kills, 13 digs; Micaela Navarro 4 kills, 4 blocks; Gabriela Fernandes 6 kills; Brianna Napoles 17 assists, 4 kills, 13 digs; Ana Garcia 17 assists; Mia Lavalle led with 17 digs, 7 assists. GP 11-7.
▪ Gulliver Prep d. Florida Christian 25-15, 25-15, 25-14: Julia Rose Rivera 13 kills, 11 digs; Kate Welty 10 kills, 9 digs, 5 aces; Brianna Napoles 9 kills, 13 assists, 6 aces; Micaela Navarro 5 kills, 4 blocks; Ana Garcia 16 assists, 8 digs; Mia Lavalle 10 digs, 4 assists. GP 12-7.
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