Good evening, Royals,

Here’s your Sunday sports report and upcoming sports schedule.

Beach VB: The girls’ team competed against MAST Academy and True North. Although they lost to True North, they swept MAST 5-0 while celebrating the 8 seniors of the team. Standout performances came from Helenn Montilla, Grace Blanco, Sunshine Garcia, Paola Marin, Riannen Pouza, Lara Potente, and Catarina Sanchez. The team now has a record of 8-3.

 

Baseball: The Varsity Baseball team continued their strong play winning all 3 of their games this past week including Tuesday’s Senior Night victory over Miami Senior HS by a final score of 7-1. The team now sits at 13-4 as they ride a 5 game winning streak going into the final week of the regular season. 13 wins on the campaign ties the team’s most Wins since 2019.

Top performers vs Miami High: Alex Corzo W 6IP 1R 7Ks ( Ranks 2nd in Strike outs in Miami-Dade County); Derrick Paz 2-4 2R 2B; Connor Hernandez 2-3 2R 2 RBI SB; Jonny Quintana 2-2 2R 2B RBI

Top Performers vs R Raegan: Massimo Ron 2-2 HR 4 RBIs; Jason Amor 2-3 HR 2B 6 RBIs; Derick Paz 2-2 2 2B 4 RBIs

Top Performers vs Coral Park: Derick Paz W 4IP 0R 3Ks 2-4 2 RBIs; Jason Amor 2-4 2B RBI 2R; Massimo Ron 2-3 RBI R

 

Boys Volleyball: The Royal Lions Boys VB team had a tough week, going 1-2. It dropped two close games against some good opponents in True North and Ronald Reagan. They did pick up a 3-1-win heading into the weekend vs American Heritage Plantation. Their record is 9-4 with some big matchups coming this week.

 

Softball: Lady Royals went 1-1 this week. They won their senior night match-up against Ransom Everglades 24-8. Top performers in the win were Maria Romagnili who had 3 RBI’s along with Emma Arce. Emma led the team with 4 RBI’s. Congrats to the senior Lady Royals for winning their game.

 

Track: Fr. Luis Ripoll S.J. Relays Recap

The ILS Track & Field team wrapped up their regular season with an outstanding performance at the Fr. Luis Ripoll S.J. Relays on April 5, leaving a mark with personal bests, school records, and dominant victories across the board.

Nahia Riveros (Senior) broke the school record in the 400m Hurdles, showcasing incredible endurance and technique. Kennedy Garay (Senior) smashed the school record in the 110m Hurdles, finishing his regular season with a standout performance.

Both athletes capped off their senior regular season in unforgettable fashion! The boys relay teams delivered a clean sweep:

4x100m – 1st Place

4x200m – 1st Place + New Meet & Track Record!

4x400m – 1st Place

GIRLS’ TEAM SHINES IN RELAYS & FIELD EVENTS

The girls brought home multiple 1st place finishes as well:

4x100m Relay

Long Jump

Triple Jump

An incredible collective effort from the team, showing off their strength on the track and in the field!

NEXT UP: District Championships

The Royals now turn their attention to the District Championships on April 23 at Palmer Trinity School.

Boys Team: Looking to three-peat as district champions

Girls Team: Gunning for their first title since 2013

Let’s bring the energy and finish strong — Go Royals!

 

Tennis: This past week the tennis team had 3 back-to-back matches due to some changes because of calendar conflicts, not because the coach is bad at scheduling. It all kicked off on Wednesday against district and multi-state champs Gulliver away. The team showed up and played some competitive tennis, however, it was not to be this time, like many other visits to Gulliver. The shining light though was a great win by Gabi Punzo against the Gulliver number 2, with a solid 8-2 victory. Overall, the boys took a 7-0 loss and the girls 6-1, and we will move on from that like it didn’t happen.

Thursday, we played host to Ransom as they celebrated senior night… at our home game… However, their night wasn’t to end in celebration as both the boys and girls team managed to get the wins 5-2 on the boy’s side, and 4-3 on the girls side. Special mention goes to Juan Colimodio who had an incredible 9-8 win in the tie-break to give the boys the 4th win of the match. On the girls side, Juliana Hawley, Agatha Morrison and Samatha Spetko all took wins in their singles which allowed the girls doubles 2 of Juliana and Agatha to clinch the team victory 6-2 in their match.

Friday the team took the long, yet entertaining, trip down to Key West for the reverse fixture. Looking to get another win, a stop at the Stuffed Pig for breakfast made sure everyone was fueled up for the match. The boys came away victorious 6-1 overall and the girls managed to get a 4-3 victory with many players playing out of their position due to injuries.

The team have one match left this upcoming Thursday against Don Soffer as we also celebrate out seniors.

 

Sports Schedule:

 

Monday, April 7, 2025: Boys Volleyball travels to Coral Gables for a 3:30/5PM match.

Beach VB travels to Doral academy for a 3:30PM match.

Baseball Travels to Barbra Goleman for a 3:30PM first pitch.

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025: Boys Volleyball travels to Mater Lakes academy 3:30/5PM match.

Baseball travels to Flamingo Park for a game against Miami beach Senior high. 5PM

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Beach VB hosts Florida Chrisitan for a 3:30PM match.

Softball travels to Lakes by the Bay Park for a 3:30PM first pitch against Mater Cutler Bay.

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025: Tennis hosts Don Soffer for their Senior Day game. 2PMat Crandon Tennis Center.

Baseball hosts Dade Christian for a 2:30PM first pitch Tamiami.

Boys Volleyball hosts Downtown Doral for a 3:30/5PM match.

 

Saturday, April 12, 2025: ILS Sailing travels to Sarasota, Fl for their regatta.

Here is your most recent Sailing report:

ILS Sailing fielded both a Varsity team and Junior Varsity team – Skippers Keith Grupenhoff (’25) and Beck Brill (27’) were joined by Crew Soleil Aurignac (’25) in A division over the five races. B Division had Isabella Henrich (’26) and David Mateo Coates (’27) sharing skippering duties with Crew Nathalie Caudron (25’). This team won their division with 16 points over the five races. The combined score resulted in fifth place for the regatta – a very good finish.

The Junior Varsity team of Leonardo Terzani (’27) skippering A with Crew Diego de Teran (’28), and Marina Wardlaw (’27) sharing skippering duties in B division with Gabi Mascarenhas (’28). Crews Alejandro Escudero (27), and Arturo de la Cartaya  (27) helped the JV team finish third overall with a combined score of 33 points for the 10 races.

ILS Sailing competed on Tampa Bay for the fourth ranking division regatta of the Season. The regatta was hosted by H. B. Plant School and Davis Island Yacht Cluband was raced in 420 sailboats – a two-person sailboat requiring skipper and crew.

The event saw a diminishing northerly light wind in the morning causing a delay in racing – shifting to a westerly from 6-11 knots with five races sailed in each division for a total of 10. Points are awarded for finishing position towardsqualifying for a chance to race at the National Championships in the Spring.

ILS Sailing fielded both a Varsity team and Junior Varsity team – Skippers Keith Grupenhoff (’25) and Beck Brill (27’) were joined by Crew Soleil Aurignac (’25) in A division over the five races.

B Division had Isabella Henrich (’26) and David Mateo Coates (’27) sharing skippering duties with Crew Nathalie Caudron (25’). This team won their division with 16 points over the five races. The combined score resulted in fifth place for the regatta – a very good finish.

The Junior Varsity team of Leonardo Terzani (’27) skippering A with Crew Diego de Teran (’28), and Marina Wardlaw (’27) sharing skippering duties in B division with Gabi Mascarenhas (’28). Crews Alejandro Escudero (27), and Arturo de la Cartaya  (27) helped the JV team finish third overall with a combined score of 33points for the 10 races.

 

Scores: Full scores | 2025 South Points No. 4 | Spring 2025 | ISSA Real-Time Regatta Results

2025 South Points No. 4 Junior Varsity | Spring 2025 | ISSA Real-Time Regatta Results

GO ROYALS!