Carrollton, Columbus, Ransom Everglades excel in Youth Fair golf. Plus bowling, swimming, more golf
The Columbus boys’ golf team won the annual Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Golf Championship, besting a field of 20-plus Miami-Dade County high school teams at Palmetto Golf Course.
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The Explorers were led by sophomore Sebastian Eterovic, who fired a 6-under par (64) to win the individual title. It is one of lowest scores in Youth Fair golf history.
Jake Williams, a Columbus junior, shot 1-over (71) to tie for third, while senior teammates Eduardo Perez Sainz (74), Eduardo Marin (75) and Hector Perez Sainz (76) each played a solid round as the champion Explorers shot a 284, just 4-over par.
Ransom Everglades was runner-up and Miami Country Day third.
Cole Durham topped the second place Raiders by placing runner-up at 1-under (69). Ransom Everglades also received good efforts from Axel Monssoh and Zachary Fischer, each at 2-over (72), and Pablo Muñoz Montes at 5-over (75).
There was a three-way tie for third with Cole Laffere (True North), William Grayson Richards (Miami Country Day) and Williams at 1-over (71).
In the girls’ division, Ransom Everglades shot 282 to win the team title for the second consecutive season.
Sophomore Esha Nagalla led the Raiders by firing a school record 6-under (64) to win the individual title by three strokes over runner-up Daniella Hernandez of Palmer Trinity. Ella Wester (71), Nina Fischer (72) and Lillian Liu (75) also scored well for Ransom Everglades en route to the team championship.
Carrollton was second and Downtown Doral third.
BOYS: Team (Par 280): 1. Champion Columbus 284; 2. Ransom Everglades 288; 3. Miami Country Day 300; 4. True North and Westminster Christian 303; 6. MAST 309; 7. Gulliver Prep 310; 8. Doral Academy 312; 9. Downtown Doral 317; 10. Belen Jesuit 323; 11. St. Brendan 325; 12. LaSalle 330; 13. Palmetto 331; 14. Divine Savior 334; 15. Coral Gables 357; 16. Riviera Prep 360; 17. Miami Beach 368; 18. Florida Christian 375; 19. Coral Reef 382; 20. Miami Arts 388; 21. Mater Lakes 395; 22. Southwest Miami 455.
Individual (Par 70): 1. Champion Sebastian Eterovic (Columbus) 64; 2. Cole Durham (Ransom Everglades) 69; 3. Cole Laffere (True North), William Grayson Richards (Miami Country Day) and Jake Williams (Columbus) 71; 6. Zachary Fischer (Ransom Everglades) and Axel Monssoh (Ransom Everglades) 72; 8. Dylan Shapiro (Gulliver Prep), Jack Smith (Miami Country Day), Jake Suarez (Westminster Christian) and Andres Vasquez (Downtown Doral) 73; 12. Antonio Cardenas (Downtown Doral), Luke Mofsky (Belen Jesuit) and Eduardo Perez (Columbus) 74.
GIRLS: Team (Par 280): 1. Champion Ransom Everglades 282; 2. Carrollton 288; 3. Downtown Doral 293; 4. Doral Academy 318; 5. Gulliver Prep 322; 6. Divine Savior 326; 7. Riviera Prep 331; 8. Lourdes 335; 9. Palmer Trinity 349; 10. Westminster Christian 359; 11. Mast Academy 391; 12. St. Brendan 405.
Individual (Par 70): 1. Champion Esha Nagalla (Ransom Everglades) 64; 2. Daniella Hernandez (Palmer Trinity) 67; 3. Fernanda Carrion (Carrollton), Petra Compton (Carrollton) and Stella Lind (Downtown Doral) 69; 6. Camila Romero (Downtown Doral) and Ella Wester (Ransom Everglades) 71; 8. Nina Fischer (Ransom Everglades) and Arabell Tellez (Doral Academy) 72; 10. Kajsa Brion (Gulliver Prep) and Lucia Romero (Downtown Doral) 73; 12. Arya Luthra (Gulliver Prep), Alexandra Marin (Carrollton), Danica Ortega (Riviera Prep) and Tatyana Villegas (Doral Academy) 74.
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The Belen Jesuit boys’ golf team won the Catholic Quad at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs.
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The Wolverines posted a 300 team score to finish first in the four-team field. They were 18 shots ahead of runner-up Archbishop McCarthy (318). Columbus (328) was third and Cardinal Gibbons (366) fourth.
Belen delivered a balanced performance with four players finishing among the top five individually with all four counting scores in the 70s:
Matthew Gonzalez ’27 — 74 (T-2nd)
Ryan Nieto ’27 — 74 (T-2nd)
Marley Caudle ’28 — 75 (4th)
Beckett Castro ’28 — 77 (T-5th)
Thomas Zur ’31 — 85
“Another strong team performance and a great way to close out a busy stretch of tournament golf for the Wolverines,” Belen Coach Carlos Rodriguez said via email.
Senior Patrick Pinkney of Archbishop McCarthy won medalist honors by scoring 72. Sophomore teammate Lucas Lodowski was fifth at 77. Rocco Romano, a senior, was seventh at 80 for Columbus, which played its B team. Senior Hans Olbrich of Archbishop McCarthy and freshman Charles Quinn of Columbus tied for eighth at 82.
GIRLS: American Heritage (Plantation) 166, Cardinal Gibbons 177 at Lago Mar CC in Plantation (9 holes): 1. Medalist Aryanah Ahmad (AH) 39; 2. Elizabeth Lee (CG), Callie Li (AH) and Fiona Manelas (CG) 41; 5. Laura Monsalve (AH) 42; 6. Ava Schlinkmann (CG) and Aubrey Nanasy (AH) 44; 8. Ella Flieschman (AH) 45.
Swimming
BOYS: Coral Gables 120, Ferguson 22: Mateo Schiffer (CG) 2nd in 100 breast; Sebastian Azpurua (CG) 1st in 50 free and 100 free.
GIRLS: Coral Gables 89, Ferguson 42: Marggret Nolan (CG) 1st in 500 free; Sasha Gordon (CG) 2nd in 50 free; Isabela Gonzalez (CG) 1st in 100 breast.
Bowling
BOYS: Norland 7, Dr. Krop 0: Nor: Branden Jerome (Team High Series 466); Duron Blash (High Game 180). DK: Kyle Sweeting (High Series 508); Anthony McDonald (Series 333); Andrew Edwards (Series 298).
GIRLS: Norland 7, Dr. Krop 0: Nor: Immacula Germain (High Series) 395; Immacula Germain (High Game) 146. DK: Genesis Lauriston (Team High Series 302); Oneika Blake (Series 198); Alexah Hercule (Series 193); Cassandra Oriente (Series 156).
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Compiled by Jim Varsallone
This story was originally published October 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM.
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