Monarch Athletics: Softball Champs, Volleyball Advances to Regional and Track and Field

by Matt Rothman May 11, 2025

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Monarch Softball Wins District Championship. {Courtesy}

Monarch High School is shining bright during the postseason, highlighted by a District Championship from their softball team and another team qualifying for Regionals.

The softball team was crowned District Champions on Wednesday following their win over West Boca Raton Community High School. After going 9-10 during the regular season, the Knights earned the top seed in their District and beat Olympic Heights Community High School 17-1 in their first playoff game.

Jayden Uzzo, Mylie Carlson, and Sara Connor all homered while the Knights had five players drive in three runs with Faith Linderman, Gabriela Pearosn, Sammie Rice, Uzzo, and Carlson. Connor knocked in two while Mia Maciaone struck out four in her two innings before Elana Ramirez got the final three outs with two punchouts.

The Knights went on to win in the Championship Game 10-3 on Wednesday. Gabriela Pearson finished with a team-high three RBIs, while Faith Linderdam and Jayden Uzzo each drove in two. Rice, Carlson, and Camyn Piskun each drove in one, and Macipitched another complete game with three strikeouts.

Monarch will head into Regionals as the fifth seed and play Fort Lauderdale High School in their opening game. The Flying L’s are 12-6 this year but lost to South Plantation High School in the District Tournament. These teams met earlier this year, with the Paladins winning 3-2 in extra innings. The winner of this game will play either top-seeded Doral Academy or Miami Beach High School. South Plantation, Cooper City, Braddock, and West Boca Raton Community High School qualified.

The boys’ volleyball team reached the District Final after beating West Boca Raton High School 25-20, 25-14, 18-25, 25-16 in their opening match. The Knights went on to lose 25-18, 25-7, 25-22 against Boca Raton Community High School, but they were still able to qualify for Regionals. Monarch is set to seed fifth and will play Palm Beach Central High School in the opening round. The Broncos are 9-5 and are seeded fourth after losing to Wellington High School in the District Tournament.

The track and field teams competed in the Regional Championship at Coral Springs High School, with the girls’ 4 x 100 relay team of Katrice Burke, Kennedi Stephenson, Chelsea Dumas, and Zykeria Ruthledge coming in seventh.

Stephenson, Peterson, Silvia Guzman Serrano, and Katrice Burke also ran in a relay and came in 14th. Individually, Stephenson came in 17th in the 100 meters, Silvia Guzman Serrano in 18th in the 400 hurdles, and Sasha Rodriguez. The boys team had their 4 x 100 relay team come in 14th with Dominick Brannon, Amari Deer, Jabari Brady, and Jayden Joselin.

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Matt Rothman

Matt Rothman is a 2018 graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University receiving his bachelor’s degree in journalism and then graduated from the University of Florida as a graduate student. He also works for the Mohave Valley Daily News in Bullhead City, Arizona covering high school sports.