Jaro Pivarci and Max Freedman. {NBP Athletics}
It has been a historic couple of days for North Broward Prep after winning three championships and holding a signing signing day.
Max Freedman started by winning a State Championship and finished the season 28-6 in singles and doubles. He says it has been one of the most meaningful tournaments that he has participated in.
“Winning the Singles State Championship really means a lot to me,” Freedman said. “I’m happy I could get it done for myself and my school, but also for my parents, my coaches, and coach Jaro.”
Freedman started playing tennis when he was three and has lived it ever since. After moving to Florida from Michigan, he has trained with some talented coaches.
“Knowing that Florida has such a great tennis community, I was excited to move here to better my game,” Freedman added. “I have had the opportunity to train with many great people who have helped me both on and off the court. Their investment in me and my tennis has helped me so much. “
In track and field, the girls won their first District Title in school history. They won six events, which were highlighted by four victories from Ella Munoz. She won the 400 hurdles, long jump, and triple jump and was in the 4 x 100 relay team that took first, along with Madelyn Kunz, Alana Amsterdam, and Ivory Edgecomb.
Alexa Schwartz won the javelin, and Kaiden O’Neil finished the first run of the 100 hurdles. Sanguino placed second in two events, along with runner-up finishes from O’Neil, Ysamar Pimentel, and Ysamar Pimentel. Edgecomb and Taylor finished third.
Jayden Smith won the triple jump for the boys, and Eric Kontos finished first in the javelin. Christopher Baker, Danylo Babinchuk, Felix Ostamendy, Mac Lobdell, and the 4 x 100 relay team of Anthony Mestre, Felix Ostamendy, Braxton Bylow, and Christopher Baker came in second. Elijah Gonzalez, Danylo Babinchuk, and Sammy Kovari came in third.
North Broward Prep Girls Track and Field. {NBP Atheltics}
The baseball team also won a District Championship, beating Saint Andrew’s School 5-1 and St. Josh Paul II Academy II 9-1. Kiernan O’Neil, Mateo Gray, Nikolas Koorse, Max Burkholz, and Tanner Uderitz recorded RBIs in the semifinals.
Gray also tossed six terrific innings and earned the win, while O’Neil struck out three in the seventh. Uderitz finished with three RBIs, while Riley Luft and Gian De Castro each knocked in two. Koorse tossed the first three innings and struck out four.
Luft pitched the fourth and fifth before Nate Hernandez, and O’Neil pitched the final two innings. NBP heads into Regionals with a record of 23-3 and will play Melborune Central Catholic High School in the opening round on Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.
North Broward Prep Baseball. {NBP Athletics}
North Broward Prep held a singing day on Friday and had nine players officially make their decisions. The baseball team had six players sign, with Luft attending Appalachian State. De Castro will be going to Arizona State University, while Ryan McPherson is attending Mississippi State. Gray and TJ Gramesty are each staying in state and will be attending the University of Central Florida and Florida Atlantic University, with AJ Cutler going to Union College and Nikolas Koorse attending NSU University.
Luft, De Castro, McPherson and Cutler all have won a pair of State Championships and been to the final in every year of high school. Luft and Gray have combined to hit 13 home runs and drive in 130 runs, while McPherson is 11-0.
Gray and Gramsety transferred into North Broward Prep before their junior year and are both hitting well over .400. Gray is also 10-0 on the mound, while Koorse has been a big contributor this year, helping the Eagles to a 15th-place national ranking.
Enrico Boria and Raul Perez Ruiz signed from the basketball team. Borio is attending Jacksonville University, and Perez Ruiz will be attending Mount Olive University while combing to average over 25 points per game. Caleb Makovsky from the football team signed with Presbyterian College, and Jacob Hartman will play tennis at Bentley University.
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- 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.
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