Monarch High School Softball Team. {Courtesy}
The postseason is underway for some teams, and it has gotten off to a successful start.
The North Broward Prep baseball team opened Regional play with a pair of 4-3 wins over American Heritage High School to move on to the Semifinals. The Eagles trailed 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday, but responded with two runs to go back in front. Julian Rodriguez had two RBIs while Josiah Haslem knocked in one.
Logan Bristol started and pitched 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts. Nate Hernandez recorded two outs in the sixth and was the winning pitcher before Kiernan O’Neil registered the save. NBP then won on Tuesday behind Jack Rostock, also tossing 5.1 innings. Filippo Baldassarri got two outs before O’Neil earned his second consecutive save, while Rodriguez added two more RBIs.
The Eagles will move on to play Calvary Christian High School in the Regional Semifinals in another best-of-three series after they swept Jefferson High School in the opening round of Regionals. They come into the game with a record of 26-3.
In track and field, the Eagles had the girls team come in second place and were led by three wins, with Ella Munoz taking first in the long jump and triple jump. Ysamar Pimentel also won the high jump. Nina Sanguino came in second while Ivory Edgecomb finished third in two events, along with Chelsea Ventura and Sanguino. NBP also had their 4×100 relay team of Nina Sanguino, Ivory Edgecomb, Ella Munoz, and Ava Austad finish in third place, while their other relay teams placed fourth and seventh. Lucia Casacci, Kaiden O’Neil, Ava Austard. Marianna Lander, Victoria Depenbrock, and Caitlyn Espinosa all contributed to the Eagles.
The boys team had Danylo Babinchuk come in second in the 400 hurdles. Eric Levy and Boston Nguyen each came in third. They had two relay teams place fifth and one come in seventh, while Ayo Ogunyebi, Zach Amelchenko, and Brodie Rush all recorded points.
Monarch High School placed 12th at the District Championship, highlighted by the team’s third-place finish in the 4×100 meters, with contributions from Dominick Brannon, Amari Deer, Jabari Brady, and Jayden Henry. Jayden Joselin, Jabari Brady Henry, and Amari Deer came in sixth in the 4 x 400 relay. At the same time, Tyler Hilton, Adrian Graham, Patrick Scott, and Brian Colquhoun placed eighth in the 4 x 800 meters. Rickenson Doizer also came in seventh in the discus, with Amari Deer coming in ninth in the 100 meters.
The girls team came in tenth after Sasha Rodriguez, Kennedi Stephenson, Chelsea Dumas, and Zykeria Ruthledge placed fifth in the 4 x 100 relay. Kennedi Stephenson, Zakiah Peterson, Silvia Guzman Serrano, and Katrice Burke placed seventh in the 4 x 400 relay. Silvia Guzman Serrano came in seventh in the 400 hurdles while Sasha Rodriguez finished ninth in the 100 hurdles.
The Monarch High School softball team finished the regular season with a 7-4 loss against South Plantation High School on Tuesday. The Knights scored all their runs in the fourth inning following RBIS from Jayden Uzzo, Sammie Rice, Elana Ramirez, and Camryn Piskun.
Monarch is 9-10 and will open the District Tournament as the second seed, facing Olympic Heights Community High School on Monday, April 28, at 4 p.m. Monarch won 17-1 in their first meeting. The winner will play either West Boca Raton or Coral Springs High School.
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