Hello, Royals!

Here’s your Sunday sports report and upcoming schedule.

Swimming: Our swim team had a strong showing in back-to-back meets, earning 3rd place overall at both Ransom Everglades and Doral.

Ransom Everglades Meet- Team Finish: 3rd Overall

• Relays: Girls 200 Medley Relay – 2nd    Boys 200 Free Relay – 4th
• Individual Highlights:
  • Emma Larralde– 1st in 200 Free (2:10.51) & 1st in 100 Breaststroke (1:15.48)
  • Barbara Espinal– 1st in 200 IM (2:43.70) & 3rd in 100 Back (1:18.16)
  • Kristen Bachman– 3rd in 100 Free (1:06.51) & 3rd in 100 Fly (1:09.01)
  • Mathias Alvarado– 4th in 500 Free (5:46.55)
  • Brandon Pena– 4th in 50 Free (41.64) & 4th in 100 Free (1:36.92)
  • Christian Coronado– 5th in 50 Free (42.85) & 5th in 100 Free (1:40.98)

Doral Meet – Team Finish: 3rd Overall

• Relays: Girls 200 Medley Relay – 1st    Girls 200 Free Relay – 2nd
• Individual Highlights:
  • Mathias – 1st in 50 Free (24.45) & 2nd in 100 Free (54.12)
  • Emma – 1st in 100 Free (58.98) & 1st in 100 Breaststroke (1:16.60)
  • Kristen – 1st in 100 Fly (1:10.00) & 1st in 100 Back (1:17.10)
  • Barbara – 2nd in 100 Back (1:19.00) & 3rd in 100 Fly (1:18.20)
  • Sabina – 3rd in 50 Free (32.43) & 4th in 100 Free (1:15.00)
  • Brandon – 5th in 50 Free (41.37) & 6th in 100 Free (1:42.41)
  • Christian – 6th in 50 Free (44.40) & 7th in 100 Free (1:54.00)

Golf: The boys golf team played their first match of the year after being rained out to begin the season.

The boys played state finalist MAST Academy at Crandon Golf Course. The young team was led by three freshman who shot 42, 44, and 44. Gilberto Morales, Lucio Perez-Alonso, and Quentin Blanchet.

The team takes on Doral Academy next Tuesday the 23rd at Crandon.

XC: The cross-country team competed at the Spanish River Invitational this past Friday in Boca Raton. The boys finished 11th out of 22 teams with several runners either running their personal or season best time. Senior captain Daniel Brito (18:26), as well as Sophomores Felipe Garcia-Correa (18:42) and Benjamin Pieri (18:42) led the charge all finishing within the top 60.  The girls ran a strong race as well led by sophomore Myah Taher who finished with a PR (26:00) and senior Luciana Gadala-Maria (28:39).

The team will look to continue their momentum into the middle of the season with a race at Palmer Trinity Invitational this Saturday at Palmer Trinity High School.

Volleyball: Our Royal Lions came away with a big win over Ransom Everglades, taking the match in four sets. Final Score: ILS 3 – Ransom Everglades 1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23) After dropping a close first set, the team bounced back with grit and consistency, winning three straight sets to seal the victory.

They did drop a game against one of the top teams in the city, Mater Lakes so currently undefeated. While the scoreboard didn’t go our way, the effort, energy, and fight were there all night. They’re looking to build off it for this week.

Sports Schedule: 

Monday, September 22, 2025: Freshmen Volleyball Team hosts Cristo Rey for a 3:30PM match.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025: Golf team hosts Doral Academy for a 3PM tee time at Crandon park.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025: Girls Volleyball hosts District Opponent Downtown Doral for a. 3:30/5PM match.

Thursday, September 25, 2025: Swimming team travels to Miami Country Day for a Dual meet. 4:30PM warm up 5:30PM start.

Girls Golf hosts Lourdes for a 3PM match at Crandon Park.

Friday, September 26, 2025: Football team travels to District opponent Ransom Everglades for a 7PM kick off.

Girls Varsity Volleyball travels to Florida Christan for a two-day varsity tournament.

Saturday, September 27, 2025: Cross Country heads to Palmer Trinity for the Falcon Invite.

GOO ROYALS !