Four games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Wednesday, as the Dominican Summer League teams had the day off (and the Arizona Complex League season is over). Let’s dive into the action!
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Giants Minor League Baseball Roundup, August 6
All listed positions in the roundup are the positions played in that particular game.
The only news is that AAA Sacramento outfielder Hunter Bishop (No. 34 CPL) was placed on the Development List. With the addition of Drew Gilbert, Sacramento’s outfield has gotten extremely crowded, and Bishop is the obvious odd man out. He’s shown some good things this year, but given the depth at the position — and given that he’ll be a Minor League free agent this winter — it seems there’s a decent chance that the 2019 1st-round pick is fast approaching the end of his time with the organization.
AAA Sacramento (56-54)
Sacramento River Cats beat the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros) 5-2
Box score
First baseman Bryce Eldridge (No. 1 CPL) entered Wednesday’s game as one of the hottest hitters on the planet, but as Kruk and Kuip are fond of saying, the game will find a way to humble you. Nothing Eldridge could do on Wednesday would diminish how good he’s been lately, but it was a reminder that even the best players have hiccups, and even the best prospects hit bumps in the road where adjustments need to be made. Eldridge came up to the plate 4 times during Sacramento’s win, and he struck out in all 4 at-bats. Certainly a day to forget, after plenty of recent days to remember.
But right fielder Drew Gilbert, one of the players included in the Tyler Rogers trade, had yet another great day. It was Gilbert’s 4th game since joining the Giants organization, and it was the 1st time that he didn’t have multiple hits. But that didn’t keep him from having an excellent outing, as he hit 1-2 with a double, 2 walks, a stolen base, and a strikeout. He has been lights out since the start of July, and it certainly seems like the Giants will give him a look in San Francisco at some point before the year ends (the fact that he’s starting to get some reps in right field hints at that as well).
Gilbert’s a left-handed hitter, so I don’t expect him to be at Oracle Park tomorrow to replace Jerar Encarnación. Instead, I expect that honor to go to left fielder Luis Matos, who played for the 1st time since getting optioned over the weekend. It wasn’t a good game for Matos, who hit 0-4 with 2 strikeouts. A fellow recently-optioned player, second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald, had the exact same line.
The biggest hit of the day came from an unlikely source, as third baseman Osleivis Basabe went 1-3 with a 3-run home run, as part of a 5-run 2nd inning for the River Cats. Basabe now has 9 home runs on the year, which is a career high for the glove-first infielder. He has a .736 OPS and a 90 wRC+, which are decent numbers given the quality of his defense, but he was also DFA’d and outrighted midseason, so he’s not really in the team’s backup infielder plans.
Shortstop Brett Wisely is, though, and he had a great day at the outdoor office, hitting 3-4 with a double and a stolen base. He’s been playing much better lately, both for Sacramento and San Francisco.
The only other hitter on the 40-man roster to play was center fielder Daniel Johnson, who hit 2-4 with a strikeout. Marco Luciano and Wade Meckler (No. 13 CPL) did not play, as the River Cats deal with a serious outfielder crunch … with Jesus Rodriguez (who hit 0-3 with a walk and a strikeout) limited to designated hitter right now, Sacramento has 5 outfielders competing for 3 spots on any given day, though that will get a little smoother tomorrow when someone is called up to replace Encarnación.
RHP Trevor McDonald (No. 15 CPL) took the mound for the River Cats and had one of his best performances of the year. It wasn’t the smoothest outing for McDonald — he gave up 5 hits in 5 innings, including 2 home runs, while walking 3 and allowing 2 earned runs — but he struck out 10 batters. McDonald has struggled at times this year (he has a 5.55 ERA and a 5.37 FIP) but he’s really bumped up the strikeout stuff this season. After K’ing just 6.8 batters per 9 innings in AAA last year, McDonald has pumped that number up to 9.3 this year, a virtually identical figure to what he posted during his breakout in High-A back in 2023. Some more days like Wednesday could get McDonald a late season cup of coffee for the 2nd year running, but at this point his focus has to be on how he can become a bigger part of the team’s plans in 2026.
Excellence from the bullpen, which pitched 4 no-hit innings. RHP Antonio Jimenez took down 2 innings, walking 2 and striking out 4, lowering his ERA to 3.55 and his FIP to 5.09; RHP Trent Harris (No. 20 CPL) pitched a perfect frame, dropping his ERA to 6.45 and his FIP to 3.61; and RHP Ryan Watson threw 1 inning with a hit batter and 2 strikeouts, dipping both his ERA and FIP to 4.63.
AA Richmond (39-62)
Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) 6-3
Box score
Some excitement for the Flying Squirrels, as a player made their organizational debut: RHP Trystan Vrieling, one of 4 players the Giants received in the Camilo Doval trade. Vrieling, who was a 3rd-round pick in 2022 (the Giants are just hoarding players from that draft, it seems), took the mound for his 1st appearance for a non-Yankees affiliate. It went quite well, especially if you’re a fan of control pitchers. The 6’4 Gonzaga product only struck out 2 batters, but in 5.1 innings he allowed just 6 hits, 0 walks, and 1 run, as Erie’s batters were unable to build any sustainable rallies against him.
While Vrieling will turn 25 in less than 2 months, it’s worth noting that he’s still fairly inexperienced: he didn’t debut in 2022 after the draft, and missed all of 2023, so he’s pitching in just his 2nd professional season. He’s spent almost that entire time in the Eastern League, too: he’s made 1 rehab appearance in both rookie ball and Low-A, and his other 40 games have all come in AA. Welcome to the system, Trystan!
Vrieling’s arrival pushed LHP Jack Choate (No. 29 CPL) to the bullpen, where the results were middling. Choate, who has a 3.43 ERA and a 3.99 FIP on the season, pitched 1.1 innings and gave up 3 hits and 1 run, with neither a walk nor a strikeout. RHP Tyler Myrick pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, and it was the 4th consecutive appearance in which he didn’t allow a baserunner. Myrick has only allowed runs in 1 of his last 12 outings, and during that time has pitched 14 innings while giving up just 8 hits, 1 walk, and 2 runs, with 11 strikeouts.
Not much of note on offense. Right fielder Turner Hill had the best game, hitting 2-5 with a double (the team’s only extra-base hit), and an outfield assist, as he raised his OPS to .725 and his wRC+ to 118. Third baseman Dayson Croes made his AA debut following a recent promotion, and hit 1-3 with a walk and 2 RBI.
As for the relative newcomers, left fielder Scott Bandura hit 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout, moving his OPS to .703 and his wRC+ to 116, while center fielder Bo Davidson (No. 11 CPL) went 0-3 with a strikeout but drew 2 walks, as he now has a .617 OPS and an 87 wRC+ in 14 games at the level.
High-A Eugene (61-43)
Eugene Emeralds beat Spokane (Rockies) 7-2
Box score
The Emeralds are rolling once again, having won all 5 of their August games thus far. That’s a great way to start the month!
A very solid 2-player performance on the mound, with RHP Josh Bostick (No. 27 CPL) getting the start, and RHP Darien Smith handling the rest of the work. Bostick, who has had an up-and-down season, had just a quality start through and through. He threw 55 of 80 pitches for strikes, and gave up just 4 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run in 6 strong innings, while striking out 6 batters.
Bostick had been struggling with run prevention in recent starts, so nice to see him address that, but the run totals have hidden an exciting development in his game: a dramatically improved strikeout-to-walk ratio. Let’s look at his months this year:
April: 11.1 innings, 17 strikeouts to 6 walks
May: 18.2 innings, 21 strikeouts to 14 walks
June: 26.2 innings, 25 strikeouts to 9 walks
July/Aug: 34.2 innings, 34 strikeouts to 4 walks
That’s some very exciting development for Bostick, who now has a 4.14 ERA and a 5.15 FIP in his 2nd full season.
Smith finished things off by pounding the strike zone for 3 innings, throwing 25 of 36 pitches for strikes, with 4 strikeouts against 0 walks. He only gave up 2 hits, but that included a solo home run, which tagged him for a run. Smith, a 25-year old undrafted free agent in his debut season, was appearing in just his 2nd game with Eugene following a recent promotion, and this went much better than the 1st one did.
A handful of nice offensive performances, but let’s 1st talk about the new players, of which there are 3, all there for different reasons. Second baseman Nate Furman, shortstop Jean Carlos Sio, and left fielder Damian Bravo were all playing in their 2nd game for Eugene. Furman, who came over in the Alex Cobb trade, is ticketed for AA but continued his rehab (he missed the 1st few months of the year) with a recent move to High-A — he went 0-3. Sio is a 21-year old lefty who was just promoted following a glorious run with Low-A San Jose, which needed to clear space to accommodate new players — he hit 2-4 with a strikeout. And Bravo is the team’s 15th-round pick from July’s draft, who drew an aggressive opening assignment in the Northwest League — after a nearly flawless debut, he went 1-3 with a walk in his follow-up performance.
The star was another late draft pick with an aggressive opening assignment: third baseman Zane Zielinski. The righty is from last year’s draft class, when he went in the 9th round, but he didn’t play in 2024. And, partially due to his age (he’s 24), he earned a crack at High-A off the bat this year. It hasn’t always been smooth, though the glove and baserunning have been impressive. Wednesday was a wonderful day for him though, as he went 2-4 with a 2-run home run and a strikeout. It moved him up to a .627 OPS and an 81 wRC+.
Right fielder Jack Payton hit 3-4 with 2 doubles and a strikeout, while center fielder Jonah Cox went 1-4 with a walk and 2 stolen bases. Payton, an 11th-round pick in 2023 whose catching days seem well behind him at this point, now has a .770 OPS and a 110 wRC+ on the year. Cox, the A’s 6th-round pick in 2023, has a .701 OPS and a 94 wRC+, with an organization-leading 45 stolen bases in 51 attempts.
Low-A San Jose (69-35)
San Jose Giants beat the Visalia Rawhide (D-Backs) 9-3
Box score
Just like their High-A brothers, the Baby Giants have yet to lose a game this month. But their streak carries into late July, as well, as San Jose has now won 8 games in a row. They’re cooking!
Despite scoring 9 runs, the Giants only had 1 extra-base hit. But it sure was an exciting one, as second baseman Jhonny Level (No. 6 CPL) cleared the fence for the 1st time since a recent promotion, as part of a 3-5 day that also featured a stolen base.
It was only Level’s 6th game with San Jose, but so far the results have been right in line with what he did in Papago, when he was arguably the top player in the Arizona Complex League. The 18-year old switch-hitter has gone 7-24 in the Cal League, with 2 extra-base hits, 6 walks, and just 3 strikeouts (plus 2 stolen bases in as many attempts).
Level entered the year as an intriguing prospect and he’s ending the year as a big-time one. He’s now a clear-cut top-of-the-system name, and I’d expect him to populate some top 100 lists when the 2026 ones roll out.
There is something we should note with Level, though: since July’s 1st-round pick, Gavin Kilen joined San Jose, Level has played exclusively at second base, after having been a shortstop his whole career. Most scouts have pegged both of those players to move to second base at some point, so this isn’t shocking news, but it’s worth wondering whether the Giants view Kilen as more likely to stick at the position, or if they just want to make his transition to the pros smoother. If I had to guess, I’d assume it’s the latter, and this is likely a short-term issue anyway. Given Kilen’s age (21), and the fact that he has lots of experience in the advanced SEC, I’d assume he begins the 2026 season in Eugene, with Level continuing his San Jose education.
Speaking of Kilen, he played in his 2nd professional game and hit 2-5 with a strikeout. Those were the 1st career hits for the left-handed hitter, taken No. 13 overall in the draft. Exciting! His fellow recent draftee, right fielder Trevor Cohen, a 3rd-round pick, went 0-3 with a strikeout, but drew 2 walks and stole a base. Both have looked very comfortable in the batter’s box.
RHP Niko Mazza had a so-so start, giving up 4 hits and 3 walks in 4.2 innings, which tagged him for 3 runs, though only 1 of them was earned. The 2024 8th-round pick was constantly in trouble, and needed 89 pitches to get through those 4.2 innings, but settled in as the day went on, and struck out 5 batters. He has a delightful 2.31 ERA in his debut season, though his subpar strikeout-to-walk ratio (73 to 40 in 74 innings) leads to just a 4.26 FIP.
LHP Ricardo Estrada had the very definition of an effectively wild game. He threw just 32 of 61 pitches for strikes, which led to 3 walks in just 3.1 innings. But the Visalia hitters were helpless when they did swing, as they had just 1 hit against him (and 0 runs), and struck out 5 times. Estrada has just a 2.66 ERA in 8 appearances since a promotion, though he has just 17 strikeouts to 15 walks in 23.2 innings.
RHP Cade Vernon, last year’s 10th-round pick, continued his borderline flawless run. Vernon pitched a perfect 9th inning, which marked his 15th consecutive outing without an earned run, and his 9th straight showing without an unearned run. The last time he gave up an earned run, San Francisco was 6 games above .500!
During that remarkable run that covers all of June and July, Vernon has thrown 25.1 innings and allowed just 10 hits and 5 walks, while striking out 21 batters. What a summer!
Home run tracker
AAA Osleivis Basabe (9)
High-A Zane Zielinski (3)
Low-A Jhonny Level (10) [1 in Low-A, 9 in ACL]
Thursday schedule
Sacramento: 6:45 p.m. PT vs. Sugar Land (SP: Seth Lonsway)
Richmond: 3:05 p.m. PT at Erie (SP: Shane Rademacher)
Eugene: 6:35 p.m. PT vs. Spokane (SP: Charlie McDaniel)
San Jose: 6:30 p.m. PT vs. Visalia (SP: Luis De La Torre)
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Palm Beach 7A-5A girls volleyball first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year
FIRST TEAM
Sofia Concepcion, MH, Dr. Joaquin Garcia senior: Led the Bulldogs to a district championship and to a 5A regional quarterfinal; recorded 151 total blocks, 98 kills and .370 hitting percentage; had 15 blocks in a match; Athlete of the Week recipient.
Hailey Ferwerda, OH, West Boca senior: Led the Bulls to a district championship and to a 6A regional final; recorded 21 kills in regional semifinal win; registered a team-high 228 kills, 171 digs and 47 aces.
Abi Chin Lee, OH, Seminole Ridge junior: Team captain; recorded 296 kills, 287 digs, 281 service points, 241 receptions and 51 aces; Team Offensive MVP recipient; FACA All-State selection.
Bella Levitt, MB/OH, Dwyer junior: Recorded 291 kills, 49 blocks and 25 aces; team captain; had 21 kills in regional quarterfinal and 18 kills in regional semifinal; JVA Watchlist Class of 2027; Prep Dig No. 7 ranked middle blocker in Florida for Class of 2027.
Alexia Marchese, OH, Dwyer junior: Led the Panthers to a 7A regional final; team captain; registered 275 kills, 262 digs and 45 aces; had 28 kills in a match; Dwyer Athlete of the Week; Team Offensive MVP recipient.
Kaija Fullerton, OH, Jupiter junior: Led the Warriors to a district title and 7A regional final appearance; registered 27 kills in regional semifinal win; recorded 328 kills and 141 digs; Jupiter High School Athlete of the Week selection.
SECOND TEAM
Victoria Addazio, setter, Dwyer freshman
Hadley Clark, libero, Boca Raton senior
Daniela Garrido, libero, Dr. Joaquin Garcia senior
Payton Lotz, libero, Dwyer sophomore
Elise Sergent, OH, Jupiter senior
Lillie Voss, setter, Jupiter junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Boca Raton: Meya Cooper, Lia Ray, Kiara Rose
Dr. Joaquin Garcia: Sophia Bui
Dwyer: Teaghan Greenman, Addison Inge
Jupiter: Ainslee Aden, Grace Lovell
Lake Worth: Illeysha Rodriguez
Palm Beach Central: Zoe Pikula
Park Vista: Madelyn Moye, Elsa Yonko
Royal Palm Beach: Camila Echeverry, Leslie Mentor
Seminole Ridge: Capri Corey, Emma Ginther, Kyla Wallace
Spanish River: Amelie Fortinho
Wellington: Nicole Koch
West Boca Raton: Hendrix Goodwin, Chloe Khoury, Sofia Maldonado
COACH OF THE YEAR
Blane Betz, Jupiter: The Warriors finished 23-5, won a district championship and reached a 7A regional final. “I feel like this year’s team and their success was really about learning how to bring a family of players together. We had players from all four grade levels. We had players from out-of-state and seeing them work together as a family to figure out how to be their best I think was most impressive about this team. Their patience throughout the season as we figured out the best scenarios for our team success was pretty great as well. And of course, I have the best coaching staff around. I could not do what I do without them.”
For many years, Aaliyah Green’s family has been synonymous with basketball in both Frederick County and the DMV area.
Her mother, Tami, played Division I basketball at Howard University and has coached a national championship-winning AAU team. Her father, Erick Sr., is the current Millbrook boys’ basketball coach, and previously coached the girls’ team, leading them to a Class 4 state championship in 2018.
Her siblings all played for Millbrook. Her brother, Erick Jr., played at Virginia Tech from 2009-2013 and has carved out a professional career, playing in the NBA and other leagues. Her sister, Courtni, played at Delaware from 2012-2016, while her sister Madison played for James Madison from 2018-2022.
Despite this extensive family history, Aaliyah was determined to carve out her own athletic path. She started playing volleyball in sixth grade and eventually “fell in love” with the sport. Now a junior at Millbrook, Green’s hard work has resulted in her being named The Winchester Star Volleyball Player of the Year.
Green said some initial encouragement from her mom helped her begin playing volleyball.
“Ever since I was little, I always just said I would never play basketball. I was surrounded by it forever. I was just like, ‘I can’t touch a basketball, I can’t be like them,’” Green said. “My mom said, ‘Your siblings are D1, you’ve got to find a sport that’s going to send you D1. If it’s not going to be basketball, then it’s got to be something else. So I was like, ‘I guess it’s time to go hunting for a sport.’ And I found volleyball.”
Back in June, Green made good on her longtime goal, announcing her verbal commitment to the University of Connecticut. She certainly did the Huskies proud this past fall, putting together her strongest season to date while helping guide Millbrook to a 19-4 record.
Green averaged an area-best 5.40 kills per set, frequently causing chaos for defenses trying to keep her thunderous attacks off the floor. Green had 405 total kills this year after ranking seventh in the area with 233 kills in 2024. No one else on the team had more than 153 kills this year.
She also averaged 2.95 digs per set (sixth-best in area) and 0.68 aces per set (eighth-best) en route to winning the Northwestern District Class 4 Player of the Year award and also being named to the Class 4 All-State First Team.
Millbrook head coach Dave White, who made his Pioneers’ debut this past season, said Green’s “biggest asset” is her ability to attack the ball.
“Her attacking is definitely the most impressive part of her game,” White said. “Her ability to hit with a lot of range and different angles, and the power with which she hits … a lot of that is coming from the great athleticism that she has in terms of her vertical and getting up and being above a lot of the blockers.”
Although White only recently began coaching at Millbrook, he’s coached several of his current players, including Green, on Blue Ridge Volleyball Association’s indoor and beach volleyball teams. Green — who currently plays for Paramount Volleyball Club based in Leesburg — said playing for White again this season helped make her “very comfortable” on the court, further aiding her performance.
Blue Ridge was the first volleyball team Green played for, so White has been there for a large portion of her journey with the sport. He said her offensive abilities have come a long way over the years.
“I think over the past couple seasons with her travel and previous high school season, I think [her attacking] has become more natural,” White said. “I knew Aaliyah when she was in the seventh grade, and it was not natural. I think she’s put a lot of work into really making an effort to get her feet to the ball and just being more consistent as a hitter. When she was younger, she might have been a little wild, but I think now she’s much more consistent.”
White added that, coming into this past season, Millbrook made it a point of emphasis to make Green “a pivotal part” of its offense. With a strong group of teammates, including setters Paisley Cook and McKenna Homans, complementing her offense, Green left a large impact and helped the Pioneers reach the postseason.
There, they defeated Handley in dramatic fashion in the Region 4D quarterfinals. Against the Judges, the Pioneers trailed 2-1 before rallying to win the fourth set 25-19 and the final set 15-10. Green finished that night with 27 kills and said the comeback win was her favorite moment of the season.
“The quarterfinal game against Handley, when we won against them in the fifth set, I think that definitely boosted our confidence,” Green said. “It was just a great game. The comeback and the energy and how the team gathered together in the fifth set [was memorable].”
Although the Pioneers went on to lose 3-1 to eventual state champion James Wood in the Region 4D semifinals, they set a strong precedent for 2026. With only two members of the team graduating at the end of the school year, Millbrook could return 12 players from this year’s team during Green’s senior season.
With Green already having achieved a lot, she said her goal is for the Pioneers to find further postseason success and to do “more of what I did this year” individually.
White said he’s excited to coach Green for one final go-around and anticipates her stepping up as a senior leader for the team going forward. He also said he’d like to see her continue sustaining her offensive prowess.
“Continued success attacking, and even more consistency from her on that pin is going to free up our middle and our opposite hitters. So more of what she’s doing [is the goal],” White said.
“She supports everyone, just as they’re supporting her. I’d love to see next season, going into it, I’d love for her to really take hold of that leadership role. I know she’s capable, and I think that’ll take us to the next level next season.”
One of the hardest accomplishments to secure in sports is to leave while at the mountaintop. Following James Wood volleyball’s championship season, that’s exactly what head coach Adrienne Patrick is doing.
In her final season before transitioning to her new role as an assistant principal at Millbrook, Patrick led the Colonels to their fourth straight state championship, while also guiding them to a program-record 30 wins. As a result, she is The Winchester Star Volleyball Coach of the Year for the third time in four years.
Patrick ended her six-year tenure as James Wood’s coach with a 128-19 record, guiding the Colonels through the postseason en route to a fourth consecutive region title and another Class 4 state title.
James Wood bested E.C. Glass 3-0 to take home the Region 4D championship, before later knocking off Loudoun County 3-1 at Virginia State University to win the state championship. The Colonels are the first Frederick County team in any sport to win four straight state titles.
Patrick also coached standout individuals, as senior outside hitters Kennedy Spaid and Brenna Corbin were named to the Class 4 All-State First Team and the Region 4D First Team. They were also named to the All-Northwestern District First Team with teammates Claire Keefer (senior middle hitter) and Kyla Wilhelm (junior outside hitter).
Following her team’s impressive 2025, Patrick reflected on the Colonels’ success.
Q. What qualities made this team special?
Patrick: We had plenty of returning athletes on our roster; Kennedy Spaid, Reese Justice, Kylee Plumb, Kyla Wilhelm, Bella Middleton, Brenna Corbin and Claire Keefer were all returners from last year’s team. I think that anytime you’re able to keep a solid core group of kids together, that can add to and help your success. And then, I’ve been known to always pull up a freshman. This year, we had two freshmen on the team that were impactful. They were able to benefit the team in two different ways: Macie Hewitt in the back row and then Kennedi Bower in the front row.
We also talked plenty of times about when you’re at the top, how there’s going to be a target on you. Everybody wants to be the ‘king of the hill’ so to speak, whatever you want to call it, right? So knowing we had been there before, and we currently had the title, we knew that would be something that we would have to fight for, to keep.
Some differences [from other seasons] is that we definitely ran into more injuries than we ever have before. So much so that we had to start changing when our practice time was to allow all my kids to be able to meet and see and be serviced by the trainer. So that was a little bit different, because you’re then constantly having to pivot and put people into different positions and make it work, which we were able to do.
Q. What individuals impressed you or surprised you the most?
Patrick: Kyla Wilhelm came out of the offseason really swinging hard and really ready to make an impression on the front row. She was on First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region, she was either third or fourth on our team in a lot of stats. I just feel like that is her stepping it up. Most of the time, she’s playing on the right side, but in a couple instances, I did put her in the middle.
Claire Keefer, she also went back and forth, right side and middle. She was on First Team All-District as well, and then she was on Second Team All-Region. That was the first time that she was receiving those accolades and that acknowledgement. So that’s a really big deal.
Bella Middleton almost tripled all of her stats from last year because she was just on the court so much more as a sophomore. So that’s really good when you think about where that’s going to take the program moving forward.
Q. What do you consider the most memorable moments of the season?
Patrick: When we hosted our very first-ever tournament [the Champions Classic] that I worked to create. So hopefully that would continue, because the amount of interest that we got out … all of it was positive. We went on to win straight through the tournament [going 5-0].
Two weeks later, we went to Virginia Beach, and our first match of the day … we were going to play Flint Hill. The last time we went to that tournament, two years ago, we played Flint Hill. It was disastrous, it was a struggle for us. And then, beating them 2-0 and then going on the rest of the day, beating other schools like Bishop McNamara and Kellum … was huge for us. I mentioned those teams because they are two huge powerhouse schools.
And then, to go on and have a pretty successful rest of the season, we ended up 30-2. That was the most-ever wins in a season for our program, because we hadn’t actually had a program play that many matches in a season. And then, there’s a lot of memories; all of the bus rides and the silly celebrations that we have, the little sayings we have. There’s a bunch of different things that all go into the team bonding aspect and the buy-in and why I feel like we’ve been able to do this for four years in a row. We make it an environment where kids want to be and where the athletes want to give everything that they have.
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Broward 4A-1A girls volleyball first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year
FIRST TEAM
Yasmin Dias Tonon, OH, North Broward Prep senior: Recorded 320 kills, 194 digs, 60 aces, 40 blocks and .389 hitting percentage; registered 21 kills in a match; had 18 kills in state championship match; helped lift Eagles to district, regional and state title; Bentley University signee.
Kaylee Foreman, libero, Pine Crest junior: Team captain; recorded 625 service receptions, 393 digs, 115 assists and 43 aces; Palm League All-Tournament Team; NHSCA Academic All-American First Team; Under Armour Next Camp Series Invitee; AVCA Phenom selection; Team Florida 15U member; Yale University commit.
Mia Gold, OH, Pine Crest senior: Led the Panthers to a district and regional title; team captain; recorded 440 kills, 249 digs, 45 aces; recorded 28 kills and 13 digs in state semifinal; school record holder for kills; England National Team selection; Boston College signee.
Melia Howze, MB, Chaminade-Madonna freshman: Led Lions to district championship and 2A regional quarterfinal appearance; recorded 308 kills, 80 blocks and .443 hitting percentage; recorded 25 kills to lift team to district title win.
Samantha McMillan, OH, Coral Springs Charter senior: Led Panthers to 3A regional quarterfinal appearance; recorded 251 kills, 282 receptions and .335 hitting percentage in just 60 sets played; registered 28 kills in a match; American University signee.
Destiny Wiggins, libero, North Broward Prep senior: Recorded 436 digs, 438 service receptions, 91 assists and 36 aces; registered 31 digs in a match; had 22 digs in state championship match; helped lift Eagles to district, regional and state title.
SECOND TEAM
Isabella Collado, setter, Pine Crest eighth-grader
Gabriella Florian, OH, Pine Crest junior
Camryn Kanell, MB, Calvary Christian Academy senior
Emma Luehrs, setter, North Broward Prep eighth-grader
Jayda Palumbo, OH, North Broward Prep junior
Adriana Powers-Hadley, OH, Sagemont junior
HONORABLE MENTION
American Heritage: Lyla Pack
Calvary Christian: Sophia Azevedo, Reese Mittauer, Jada Stephenson
Cardinal Gibbons: Jordan Andrews, Ava Flores, Beatriz Matos
Chaminade-Madonna: Paloma Castellanos, Keylanis Cruz, Amy Wood
Coral Springs Charter: Olivia Greco, Mia Luersen
Franklin Academy: Sofia Hernandez
Highlands Christian: Ali Diaz, Emily Eades
North Broward Prep: Layni Tobias
Pine Crest: Jasmine Florian, Elizabeth Sauby, Elle Schneider
Sagemont: Daniella Seijo
Sheridan Hills: Sophia Broch, Jasmine Cummings, Deborah Point Du Jour
University School: Daniella Lugo
Westminster Academy: Zoe Burton, Amelia Benkendorf
COACH OF THE YEAR
Brian Coughenour, North Broward Prep: The Eagles finished 26-2, earned a district championship and regional title and won the 4A state championship. “I am very proud of this team. They came into the season ready to work hard and with one goal in mind in bringing North Broward Prep their first volleyball state championship. They earned that championship along with a number of individual awards. I held them to a very high standard and they not only met it but exceeded my expectations. I am very excited for the future of this program and blessed to be part of it.”
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Broward 7A-5A girls volleyball first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year
FIRST TEAM
Fabiana Castro, setter, Archbishop McCarthy senior: Led Mavericks to district and regional title; team captain; registered 490 assists, 187 digs and 64 aces; recorded 39 assists in state semifinal win; will play volleyball and beach volleyball for Miami-Dade College.
Sydney Guerrier, setter/OPP, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Team co-captain; registered 383 assists, 146 kills, 144 digs and 31 blocks; BCAA All-Star Team MVP; FACA All-Star; AVCA All-Region, All-American Second Team, Best and Brightest Third Team and Honorable Mention selection during career; American University signee.
Sophia Guzman, OH/OPP, Cypress Bay senior: Led the Lightning to district title and Class 7A regional final; recorded 274 kills, 4.0 kills/set and 250 receptions; registered 20 kills in regional semifinal win; selected team captain and team MVP; Southern Connecticut State University signee.
Paige Hill, OH, Western senior: Recorded 235 kills, 360 digs, 69 aces and 36 blocks; registered 20 kills in a match; two-year team captain and four-year starter; will play volleyball for Emmanuel University.
Emmi Merhi, OH, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Helped lift Raiders to district and regional championship; recorded 248 kills, 250 digs, 437 receptions and 36 aces; registered 14 kills in regional semifinal win; Troy University signee.
SECOND TEAM
Isabella Cabrera, OH, St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore
Erin Huang, setter, Cypress Bay senior
Brianna Masaracchio, OH, Archbishop McCarthy senior
Adriana Medrano, libero, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Sanai Mitchell, MB, Western senior
Hailey Trebbien, setter, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
HONORABLE MENTION
Archbishop McCarthy: Raquel Hurtado, Valentina Santamaria, Em’Pris Seetal
Cypress Bay: Julia Diaz, Margot Lantrade, Victoria Urizar
Deerfield Beach: Giovanna Campos
Everglades: Jonnele Mends, Zoehe Sharpe
Flanagan: Krystine Escalante
Fort Lauderdale: Lorena Rondon
Pembroke Pines Charter: Julie Lobato, Sophia Peterseil, Abigail Reynolds
Piper: Melody Delamotte, Isabella Delgado
St. Thomas Aquinas: Leah Novatne, Violette Zayas
Stoneman Douglas: Isabella Cox, Alyssa James
Western: Valeria Luque, Alyssa Noble, Sarah Perez
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Lisa Zielinski, St. Thomas Aquinas: The Raiders had a 27-5 record, won a district title, regional championship and finished as the Class 6A state runner-up. “Reaching the championship is never easy, and this team earned every bit of it. After losing six starters
last year, I don’t think anyone thought we’d be back. We didn’t walk away with the trophy, but we proved we’re a team that battles. We competed with heart, toughness and the kind of fire that’s hard to teach.”
Robert Perez, Archbishop McCarthy: The Mavericks had a 28-4 record and captured the district and regional title. They finished as the Class 5A state runner-up. “We had a goal and we all locked into it. It was one team and one dream. We knew this was the team that can finally take that step. The program was due for a final four for the first time in school history. From day one, the entire roster knew this team was special. Practices were special and we competed versus each other like there was another team on the other side of the net. This roster made each other better because how deep and talented we are. The ladies in teal are for real.”
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