Columbus boys, Ferguson girls excel in bowling and golf. Plus BCAA golf, Heritage golf and more
Ferguson’s girls and Columbus’s boys were the big winners at the Youth Fair Bowling Tournament at Bird Bowl in Miami.
In the girls’ team competition, Ferguson was the top qualifier, rolling 1850 pins.
In the Baker rounds, Palmetto eliminated Krop, and Ferguson defeated Southwest to set up a showdown that saw Ferguson win the championship.
The champs are Samantha Abreu, Natalia Findeisen, Kaylee Fonseca, Nicole Marin, Samantha Perez, Karla Portillo, Madison Rivero and Emelyn Ramirez. The coach is Marcela Y. Del Rosario.
Thalia Nelson of Krop took home the award for High Set in the morning competition with 460 pins. High Game Honors went to Portillo who rolled 172. She was second in High Set at 408, followed by Palmetto’s Maggie Meltzer at 377 and Southwest’s Anais Segovia at 370.
In the boys’ competition, Columbus was first in the qualifying rounds, rolling 2,846 pins, including an amazing 1,005-pin second game.
In the Baker rounds, Southwest knocked out a strong Ferguson squad, while Columbus eliminated Gulliver Prep.
In the finals, Columbus took the first 3 of 5 wins from Southwest to seal the championship victory.
The champs are Aidan Acevedo, Sergio Alonso, Adrian Bengochea, Chris Ferrer, Alejandro Johnson, Alex Majia, Alec Padilla and Carlos Toca. The coach is Adam Scholer.
Luis Fernandez of Coral Park was the boys’ High Set winner with a 653 pin total. Johnson of Columbus was second at 616, followed by teammate Ferrer at 612. Joshua Munoz of Southwest was fourth at 600. High Game of the day was a 269 by Alonso, a freshman at Columbus.
Golf
Ferguson senior Nicole Hechevarria shot 87 to win the GMAC Girls’ Golf Championship at Redland Golf & Country Club in Homestead.
South Dade sophomore Anisleidy Chavez was the runner-up, just one shot back.
Columbus dominated in the boys’ field. The Explorers placed five in the top six. Senior Hans Risvaer was the individual champion at 69. Senior teammates Christian Figueredo and Andres Atrio tied for second at 73.
No team titles at this event.
GIRLS: 1. Nicole Hechevarria (Ferg) 87; 2. Anisleidy Chaves (SD) 88; 3. Tatiana Santacolomar (MAST) 95; 4. Sara Montoyo (MAST) 97; 5. Oakley Sever (TERRA) 98; 6. Sydney Oren (Palmetto) 100; 7. Natalia Cueto (TERRA) 102; 8. Madison Jones (Coral Reef) 110; 9. Gabriella Lazo (TERRA) and Kendra Ludeman (Coral Reef) 112; 11. Aryana Hussain (TERRA) 118; 12. Mia Jacobi (ATM) 132; 13. Celine Churchman (Braddock) 138.
BOYS: 1. Hans Risvaer (Col) 69; 2. Christian Figueredo (Col) and Andres Atrio (Col) 73; 4. Sebastian Kawas (Col) 75; 5. Harrison Delisle (Miami Beach) 77; 6. Joseph Fernandez (Col) 78; 7. Borja Friend (MAST), Lorenzo Cantarel (Coral Gables) and Nicolas Valor (ATM) 79; 10. Cipriano Montoya (MAST) 82; 11. Trevor Tingle (Palmetto) 83; 12. Geoffrey Laklak (Palmetto) 84; 13. Anthony Llaca (Killian) 86; 14. Daniel Weiner (Palmetto) 88; 15. Inigo Friend (MAST) 91; 16. Ryan Cimino (Hialeah Gardens) and Braeden Tipton (Cutler Bay) 92; 18. Justin Hinman (Cutler Bay) 95; 19. Christian Rodriguez (MAST), Aidan Correa (Braddock) and Alfonso Goyeneche (MAST) 97; 22. Jorge Prieto (Hialeah Gardens) and Gustavo Navarro (TERRA) 101; 24. Matheus Ashford (ATM) 102; 25. Liam Oprandi (Coral Reef) 103; 26. Duncan Brookshire (Palmetto) 106; 27. Jed Hoffman (Miami Beach) 108; 28. Yamil Garcia (Coral Park) 114; 29. Justynn Fundora (Braddock) 125.
BCAA Golf
Jade Scott of Coral Glades won medalist honors for the second consecutive season, shooting 4-under 67 in the girls’ division of the BCAA Damian Huttenhoff Golf Championships at Country Club of Coral Springs.
Kierra Williams of Western fired 1-over 72 on 18 holes for a runner-up finish. St. Thomas Aquinas won the team title.
TEAM: Top 5: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas: Nicole Castro 75, Abigail Jones 81, Alessandra Estevez and Giana Ramos 87, Hannah Roscioli 95. Total: 330. 2. Cardinal Gibbons: Kate Mackie 81, Elizabeth Smith 88, Sofia Ehret 93, Jenna Jacobson 97, MaryKait Reeder DNF. Total: 359. 3. Stoneman Douglas: Ella Mamane 80, Cassidy Charles 84, Sophie Alcala-Marks 99, Stella Marvel 103. Total: 366. 4. Western: Kierra Williams 72, Jordan Brown 97, Rayna Belsle 103, Daniela Castroviejo 112. Total: 384 5. Cypress Bay: Olivia Russo 90, Rebecca Caranza 104, Anena Kumar 106, Alison Acosta 108. Total: 408.
More golf
The American Heritage-Plantation boys’ golf team placed third of 18 teams at the Honda High School Invitational at PGA National in West Palm Beach on The Champion Course (par 72). The second round was canceled because of inclement weather.
The Patriots were the top Broward/Miami Dade/Palm Beach finisher, scoring 295, one shot behind runner-up Jupiter. Columbus was fourth at 296, and Archbishop McCarthy 10th at 312. Ponte Vedra won at 280.
AH: Aiden Arce (T6, 71); Thomas Kirby (T11-73); Sohan Patel (T17-74); Max Govaerts (T33-77); John Pineiro (T59-80); Rafael Faris (T77-84).
Nicholas Prieto, a standout golfer for Florida Christian, shot a hole-in-one on hole No.14 (148 yards, par 3) versus Westminster Christian.
Florida Christian 308, Westminster Christian 345 on the Biltmore Golf Course (18 holes, par 71) in Miami: Medalist Nicholas Prieto (FC) 67; Kevin Corzo (FC) and Kalani Centeno (FC) 80; Eros Razuri Hoyos (FC) 81; Dawson Medina (WC) and Joseph Riccio (WCS) 84.
Volleyball Playoffs
District 16-5A: Semifinal: ATM d. TERRA 26-24, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18: Ce’Mone Jose 8 blocks, 14 kills; Silvia Fernandez 5 aces, 26 digs; Violette Zayas 13 digs, 5 aces, 10 kills. ATM (15-3).
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
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