Miami Rowing Club, Belen Jesuit make history. Ransom sailing second. Plus basketball and soccer
The Miami Rowing Club team made history by winning the gold medal in the U17 category of the men’s coxed 4 boat during the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.
In its 55-year history, this is the largest two-day regatta in the world with 2,488 entries and 792 clubs racing.
MRC rowers participated among 11,000 domestic and international rowers.
On the record-setting coxed 4 boat were rowers representing various Miami schools:
George Pesin (3 seat from Coral Reef), Michael Kourakos (2 seat from Palmer Trinity), Natalia Narvaez (coxswain from Carrollton), Andres Hernandez-Ibañez (stroke from LaSalle) and Mateo Montero Johnson (bow from MAST).
This is the first time a Miami crew won a gold medal in this category, the youngest in the regatta.
The Belen Jesuit crew team made its own history.
The Belen Jesuit under-17 8+ boat won a gold medal, the first in the program’s history at the Head of the Charles event.
The record setters are: (Cox) Lorenzo “Enzo” Cruz-Cruz, Marcus Mantecon, Andrew Schmidt, Arturo Castelo, Mariano Mateo Martinez, Nicolas Battistini, Luis Jorge Lopez, Peter Schmidt and Marco Alberni.
Sailing
Ransom Everglades Varsity Sailing (A and B teams) placed second at the Atlantic Coast Championship, a national regatta in Annapolis, Maryland.
The event featured 18 top high school sailing programs from Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia and the Southeastern United States.
Raiders skippers Jackson McAliley (’23) and Ian Fox (’24) led the A and B teams, respectively. Manolo Campos (’23) and McAliley were fourth in the A Division. Christine Keedy Brown (’24), Violet Martin (’24) and Fox were third in the B Division.
After two days of competition, Ransom Everglades was the top finisher from the Southeast. Joe Logan is the coach.
Golf
The American Junior Golf Association announced its 2022 Rolex Junior All-America Teams.
Nicholas Prieto of Miami was an honorable mention selection. A Florida Christian senior, he recently finished tied for second in the FHSAA Class 1A State Golf Championships. He has committed to Arizona State.
The Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize the world’s premier junior golfers. The 2022 class includes 48 boys and 48 girls, ages 14-19, from 24 states and 10 countries, including Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.
The golfers distinguished themselves through exceptional play in 145 national junior golf events, 128 of which were conducted by the AJGA. The teams were determined exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of Oct. 12.
Basketball
Gulliver Prep opened its new gym, the MCK campus gym, with a win in girls’ basketball over Marathon.
GIRLS: Cardinal Gibbons 58, Cypress Bay 21: CG: Ali Conard 14 pts, Konstantina Mantziori 12, Taylor Williams 10, Jordan Kosoy 6, Teagan Wakefield 5, Makayla Midgett 4, Savanna Nicholson 3, Brooke Buckman 2, Aryana Shelby 2, Kayla Greyvensteyn 2, Ava Nudelberg 1. Rebs: Brooke Buckman 7, Taylor Williams 4. Stls: Taylor Williams 8, Makayla Midgett 6. CG (1-0), CB (0-1).
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 45, Marathon 39: Allison Podvin 14 points, 4 three-pointers; Nicole Quevedo 9 pts; Caitlen Dauphin 9 pts; Dani Calero 7 rebounds; Sarah Karam 2 key blocks. GP (1-1).
GIRLS: Benjamin-North Palm Beach 49, Gulliver Prep 36: Allison Podvin 21 points (7-of-10 three-pointers); Ariana Lopez 2 points, 6 assists; Caitlen Dauphin 8 points, 9 rebounds.
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 74, Saint Andrew’s-Boca Raton 39: Porto 16 pts, Montes 13, Leon 12, Alibhai 2, Veloso 7, Deleon 9, Esparza 4, Nieves 2, Sullivan 2, R. Stone 7. 3-Ptrs: Deleon 2, Veloso 2, R. Stone 1. Rebs: Leon 8. Stls: Leon 6. Asts: Montes 4. Blks: Porto 3. PT (2-0).
GIRLS: Palmer Trinity 79, Cardinal Newman-West Palm Beach 56: PT: Porto 6 pts, Montes 22, Leon 15, Alibhai 20, Veloso 5, Deleon 6, Esparza 6. Halftime: PT 43-21. 3-Ptrs: Alibhai 2, Montes 2, Leon 1. Rebs: Leon 8. Stls: Montes 9. Asts: Montes 7. Blks: Porto 2. PT (1-0).
BOYS: Preseason: Gulliver Prep 64, Ransom Everglades 35: Jacob Marquez 11 points, 4 assists, 3-of-3 3-pointers; Anthony Iser 11 pts, 4 rebs; Jackson Mansfield 10 points, 5 asts; Jeremy Arnum 10 pts, 3 rebs, 2 stls; Jordan Bankston 11 pts, 3 stls, 5 rebs.
BOYS: St. Brendan PreSeason Classic: St. Brendan 68, South Broward 33: StB: Varela 20 pts, Rodriguez 15, Alicea 10, Diaz 10, Alvarez 6, Duque 5, Gutierrez 4, Gonzalez 3, Navarro 3. SB: Bailey 9 pts, Bieger 5, Brooks 5, Florea 4, Collier 3, Fluer 3, Brutus 2, Topping 2. 3-ptrs: Varela 6, Alicea 3, Alvarez 2, Rodriguez 2, Duque 1, Gonzalez 1.
Soccer
NSU University School is 3-0 in boys’ soccer, and Flanagan is 3-0 in girls’ soccer.
GIRLS: American Heritage-Plantation 4, Somerset-Boynton Beach 0: Sammy Villaverde 2 goals, 1 assist; Alison Aleman 2 goals; Nyema Freeman 1 assist; Courtney Caruso 1 assist; Emma Torres 1 assist. AH (1-1).
GIRLS: Doral Academy 8, Downtown Doral 0: D.Todd 2 goals; R.Brown 1 goal, 3 assists; K.Billoch 1 goal; C.Cabrera 1 goal; V.Vazquez 1 goal; A.Alvarado 1 goal; N.Gallego 1 assist; N.Hernandez 1 assist; Gkp Chloe Bligh shutout. Dor (4-1).
GIRLS: Flanagan 8, Plantation 0: Chelsey Giron 1 goal; Keira Morgan 2 goals, 2 assists; D’Nealla Myers 1 goal; Gabriella Quezada 1 goal, 2 assists; Eliana Serdenes 1 goal; Makali Tobias 1 goal; Alyssa Tortorice 1 goal, 1 assist; Gkp Mariana Patino shutout. Flan (3-0).
GIRLS: Gulliver Prep 2, Calvary Christian 0: Samantha Ehrenreich 2 goals; Gkp Ana Levy-Armesto 7 saves, 1st shutout. GP (1-1).
GIRLS: LaSalle 8, Pace 0: Jasmine Gutierrez 2 goals; Gabriella Chong 1 goal; Sarah Fox 1 goal; Isabella Calle 1 goal; Amanda Villasmil 1 goal; Nabila Osman 1 goal; Natalie Islami 1 goal; Ivanna Medellin 1 assist; Gkp Ana Salcedo shutout. LaS (2-1).
GIRLS: North Broward Prep 3, Gulliver Prep 0: Sumayah Brown (NBP) 2 goals; Gkp Ana Levy-Armesto (GP) 9 saves.
BOYS: Gulliver Prep 2, North Broward Prep 0: Mateo Acosta-Rubio 1 goal; Enrique Mesejo 1 goal; Alex Meza 1 assist; Gkp Sonny Garcia shutout. GP (1-0-1).
BOYS: Krop 1, Hillel 1: Matias Winterman (Kr) 1 goal; Joe Stern (Hil) 1 goal; Gkp David Bentolila 3 saves; Gkp Marcos Mizrahi 3 saves. Krop (2-0-1).
BOYS: LaSalle 2, Columbus 1: Miguel Sosa 1 goal; Santiago Sanchez 1 goal; Mario Bardi 2 assists. LaS (3-0-1).
BOYS: LaSalle 8, Pace 0: Pier Roca 1 goal, 1 assist; Javier Prieto 1 goal; Nicolas Ortiz 1 goal; Eduardo Becerra 1 goal; Franco Schena 1 goal; Evan Soto 1 goal; Francisco Walker 1 goal; Michail Prokopiou 1 goal; Jose Plaza 4 assists; Gustavo Acosta 1 assist; Alex Von Simpson 1 assist; Harry Prokopiou 1 assist.
BOYS: Miami Beach 2, North Miami 0: Gianluca Calabrese 1 goal, 1 assist; Daniel Jurado 1 goal; Tommaso Polidori 1 assist; Gkp Ethan Zaldivar 2nd shutout. MB (2-0).
BOYS: NSU University School 8, Saint Andrew’s-Boca Raton 0: Rafael Guerra 4 goals, 1 assist; Raul Leyva 2 goals; Martino Ferro 2 goals; Gkp Nikolas Ricardo 2nd shutout. Univ (3-0).
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Fall All-County forms
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Winter preview forms
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
