District titles for Columbus cross-country and golf. Archbishop McCarthy, Braddock excel, too

The Columbus boys’ golf team continued its winning ways at the District 16-3A Tournament at Redlands Golf and Country Club in Homestead.

The Explorers combined for a winning 12-under par 276 for the program’s 24th district championship.

Columbus senior Andres Atrio took medalist honors, finishing first at 4-under (68). Almost every player on the team broke par, and senior Sebastian Kawas made a hole-in-one on Hole No.8. He used a 9-iron on the 152-yard shot.

Team: 1. Columbus 276; 2. Doral Academy 311; 3. Miami Palmetto 350.

Individuals: 1. Andres Atrio (Col) 68; 2. Sebastian Kawas (Col) and Hans Risvaer (Col) 69; 4. Christian Figueredo (Col) 70; 5. Harrison Delisle (Miami Beach) 72; 6. Max Fonseca (Col) 73; 7. Gonzalo Flores (Dor) 75; 8. Luis Cortes (Dor) and Dylan Grassbaugh (Dor) 77; 10. Trevor Tingle (Palm) 78; 11. Bassem Besati (Dor) 82; 12. Lorenzo Cantarel (Coral Gables) and Geoffrey Laklak (Palm) 83; 14. Robert Romeo (Dor) 89; 15. Tyler Farrell (Coral Reef) and Daniel Weiner (Palm) 90; 17. Liam Oprandi (CR) 92; 18. Armando Rodriguez (Palm) 99; 19. Duncan Brookshire (Palm) 100; 20. Jed Hoffman (MB) 102; 21. Justynn Fundora (Braddock) 114; 22. Aidan Correa (Brd) 121; 23. Rafael Sans Jr. (CG) 129; 24. Tyler Pearce (CR) 133.

The Explorers advance to regionals on Monday in Boca Raton.

More district golf

The Archbishop McCarthy boys’ and girls’ golf teams won District 16-2A championships.

Ryan Lopez of Archbishop McCarthy took medalist honors, winning the boys’ individual district tile, and Gia Culler-Guerra of Mater Lakes Academy won the girls’ title.

Next is regionals on Monday and Tuesday at Plantation Preserve Golf Course & Club in Plantation.

BOYS: Team: 1. Archbishop McCarthy 304; 2. Belen Jesuit 308; 3. Gulliver Prep 328.

Individual Champion: Ryan Lopez (AM) 70. More Individual Qualifiers: Borja Friend (MAST) 76; Anthony Llaca (Killian) 78; *Cipriano Montoya (MAST) 80

* denotes won in 1-hole playoff

GIRLS: Team: 1. Archbishop McCarthy 337; 2. Mater Lakes Academy 395; 3. Gulliver Prep 439.

Individual Champion: Gia Culler-Guerra (MLA) 70. More Individual Qualifiers: Paulina Ramirez (Pembroke Pines Charter) 79; Mia Stephens (PPC) 80; Tatiana Santocoloma (MAST) 91.

District 16-1A at Normandy Shores Golf Course in Miami Beach: The Ransom Everglades boys’ golf team won districts for the fourth time in six seasons.

The Raiders were led by Kobe Lopez, who fired a 1-over par 72, placing second. Teammate Nick Viana was third (+2, 73), and Hugo Stenstrom and Jesse Hellring tied for fourth (+3, 74) to help them win the title.

This marked the lowest 18-hole team district total (293) in school history.

Ransom Everglades advances to a regionals on Tuesday at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne.

Nicholas Prieto of Florida Christian won the individual district championship for the third consecutive season.

BOYS: Team: 1. Ransom Everglades 293; 2. Florida Christian 306; 3. Palmer Trinity 320; 4. Westminster Christian 334; 5. Coral Shores 435; 6. Marathon 448; 7. Cutler Bay 478.

Individuals: 1. Nicholas Prieto (FC) 66; 2. Kobe Lopez (RE) 72; 3. Nick Viana (RE) 73; 4. Hugo Stenstrom (RE) and Jesse Hellring (RE) 74; 6. Jackson Langer (RE) 75; 7. Matias Saavedra (PT) 76; 8. Eros Razuri-Hoyos (FC) 77; 9. Jack Zeder (PT) and Paul Young (WC) 79.

GIRLS: Team: 1. SLAM 307; 2. Carrollton 313; 3. Palmer Trinity 334; 4. Westminster Christian 397.

Individuals: 1. Remi Bacardi (PT) 66; 2. Fernanda Carrion (Carr) 70; 3. Dariana Breto (SLAM) and Ashley Balom (SLAM) 72; 5. Danica Ortega (Riviera Prep) 74; 6. Danielle Hernandez (RP) 75; 7. Sophia Coronel (SLAM) 78; 8. Kate Khvorostian (RE) 79; 9. Andrea Montaner (Carr) 80; 10. Frances Amat (Carr) 81.

District 15-1A at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation: The Divine Savior boys’ golf team was third at 322 (Ignacio Asin 75, Daniel Vanososte 79, Johann Straetger and Santiago Espinosa 84; Guillermo Faria 90).

Nicole Sardinha won the girls’ title with 71. She and the boys’ team advance to regionals next week at Crandon Golf Club in Key Biscayne.

District 15-2A at Pompano Beach Golf Course: American Heritage-Plantation swept the team and individual titles.

BOYS: Team: 1. American Heritage-Plantation 284; 2. American Heritage-Delray Beach 298; 3. North Broward Prep 314.

Individuals: 1. Sohan Patel (AHP) 68; 2. John Dorneles-Costa (Suncoast-Riviera Beach) 69; 3. Sean Richards (NBP) and Aiden Arce (AHP) 71.

GIRLS: Team: 1. American Heritage-Plantation 320; 2. American Heritage-Delray Beach 331; 3. Jensen Beach 344; 4. North Broward Prep 355.

Individuals: Katherine Schaefer (AHP) 73; 2. Aryanah Ahmad (NBP) 77; 3. Alessandra Tabora AHP) and Sara Meran (AHDB) 78.

District cross-country

The Braddock girls’ cross-country team won the District 8-4A title at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami.

The Bulldogs scored a perfect 15 points for the second time within a week and second time in program history. They won the Junior Orange Bowl championship five days prior with 15 points.

Annabella Cardona, a junior at Braddock, won the individual title in 20 minutes 20 seconds. By 20:32, the Bulldogs remaining four runners crossed the finish line.

Coral Gables placed second of seven teams with 66 points, and Coral Reef was third with 71 points. Sophomore Samantha Ruiz of Coral Reef was sixth of 72 runners in 20:38.

GIRLS: Team: 1. Braddock 15; 2. Coral Gables 66; 3. Coral Reef 71; 4. Doral Academy 81; 5. Ferguson 127; 6. Coral Park 177; 7. Sunset 214.

Individuals: 1. Annabella Cardona (Brd) 20:20.31; 2. Kayla Feeney (Brd) 20:20.60; 3. Jada Garcia (Brd) 20:20.81; 4. Jasmine Trotz (Brd) 20:30.92; 5. Marlie Gonzalez (Brd) 20:31.18; 6. Samantha Ruiz (CR) 20:38.56; 7. Michaela Thompson (Palmetto) 20:48.24; 8. Giulianna Rivero (Dor) 20:55.53; 9. Isabella Morales (CG) 20:59.80; 10. Avril Donner (CG) 21:09.43; 11. Selene Hernandez (Dor) 21:31.77; 12. Abigail Hoffman (Miami Beach) 21:47; 13. Frankie Cullen (CR) 21:59.41; 14. Desiree Ruiz (CR) 21:59.78; 15. Julieta Baudini (Dor) 22:21.

In the boys’ race, Columbus dominated with its top five runners finishing in the Top 10 for the team title. Individual champ Danny Garcia led the Explorers by covering the 3.1-mile course in 16:07, besting a field of 103 runners.

Columbus, currently ranked Top 5 in the state, will be the favorite at the regional championships on Friday also at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton. District runner-up Braddock placed its top five runners within the Top 15.

BOYS: Team: 1. Columbus 27; 2. Braddock 49; 3. Coral Reef 84; 4. Coral Park 136; 5. Coral Gables 137; 6. Doral Academy 163; 7. Barbara Goleman 206; 8. Palmetto 213; 9. Ferguson 225; 10. Southridge 286.

Individuals: 1. Danny Garcia (Col) 16:07; 2. Ryan Sarafoglu (CR) 16:23; 3. Andres Canas (Brd) 16:28; 4. Lucas Oliveira (CR) 16:31; 5. Alejandro Romagosa (Col) 16:36.11; 6. Anthony Scarcello (Col) 16:36.46; 7. Giovanni Armas (Col) 16:43; 8. Mario Sueiras (Col) 16:50; 9. Michael Gongora (Brd) 16:51; 10. Aidan Mendoza (Brd) 16:57; 11. Luccas Torres (Brd) 17:14; 12. Daniel A. Garcia (Col) 17:31; 13. Branden Ruiz (Col) 17:35; 14. Adrian Diaz (CP) 17:42; 15. Mateo Sotelo (Col) 17:42.

District 7-4A at Markham Park in Sunrise

BOYS: Team: 1. Cypress Bay 33; 2. Western 73; 3. Flanagan 102; 4. Coral Springs 109; 5. West Broward 129; 6. Taravella 158; 7. Cooper City 194; 8. Douglas 208; 9. South Broward 250; 10. South Plantation 261; 11. Nova 301; 12. Miramar 333; 13. Deerfield Beach 414.

Individuals: 1. Zack Zimmerman (Fort Lauderdale) 16:00; 2. Elijah John (N) 16:59; 3. Shamar Henry (Fl) 17:06; 4. Ethan Sawyer (CB) 17:07; 5. Mattias Perez (CB) 17:10; 6. Hector Cordero (W) 17:12.10; 7. Jamari Benjamin (Fl) 17:12.70; 8. Blake Lorenzo (CB) 17:13; 9. Jeffrey Belizaire (CS) 17:14; 10. Dante Thompson (CB) 17:19; 11. Adrian Gandara (CB) 17:23; 12. Alexander Herrera (W) 17:36; 13. Daniel Umarov (CB) 17:40; 14. Elijah Sherman (Fort Lauderdale) 17:43; 15. Matiz Thompson (CB) 17:50.

GIRLS: Team: 1. Cooper City 53; 2. Western 65; 3. Cypress Bay 67; 4. Coral Springs 105; 5. Douglas 111; 6. Flanagan 122; 7. West Broward 152; 8. South Broward 229; 9. Deerfield Beach 294; 10. Miramar 309.

Individuals: 1. Anika Kaufman (CB) 19:52; 2. Haylee Santantonio (W) 19:53; 3. Lauren Vassello (Fort Lauderdale) 20:19; 4. Regan Morrall (W) 20:32; 5. Ella Schwartz (D) 21:04; 6. Briana Williams (CS) 21:14; 7. Adrianna Stangle (CC) 21:32; 8. Claire De Lacoste (CC) 21:41; 9. Kennedy Lerner (CC) 21:43; 10. Ryan Seiden (W) 21:55; 11. Melania Hernaiz (Fl) 22:04; 12. Angelica Macarulay (CS) 22:06; 13. Karisma Polly (W) 22:29; 14. Madison West (CB) 22:36; 15. Alina Perez (WB) 22:54.

District swimming

The Ransom Everglades girls’ swim team won the District 12-1A title. In the boys’ division, the Raiders placed second.

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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com