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Week ending April 26, 2013:
4/29/2013

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mackenzie Bolton – Water Polo
Mackenzie helped lead her team to a District Championship and made 14 saves in the Spartan’s Regional match against Ransom Everglades. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Giovanni Cragnotti – Water Polo
Giovanni helped lead his team to a District Championship and scored 3 goals in the Spartan’s Regional match against Belen-Jesuit High School. 

Spartan Super Fan
Megan Mosheim – 8th grader

Week ending April 12, 2013:
4/12/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Amelia Gregorio – Water PoloAmelia scored 5 goals in matches against Gulliver and Ransom
Everglades.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Christian Claramonte – Water Polo
Christian had 24 blocks in matches against Ransom Everglades, Gulliver, and Riviera Prep.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Nicole Halpryn – Water Polo
Nicole scored a combined 16 goals against Krop, Miami Beach, Spanish River, Oviedo, and Lake Nona.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Shaun Berman – Tennis
Shaun qualified for states by winning the #1 district singles championship and #1 doubles championship with partner Alec Koss.

Spartan Super Fan
Murray Woodburn – Upper School Science Teacher

Week ending April 5, 2013:
4/5/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Blake Kushner – Varsity Water Polo
As an 8th grader on the varsity team, Blake scored a goal against Coral Gables High School.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Blaise Pronesti – Lacrosse
Blaise scored 3 goals in the Spartan’s win against Riviera Prep. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mackenzie Bolton – Water Polo
Mackenzie made 24 saves in a match against Coral Gables High School

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Jared Robins – Lacrosse
Jared led the Spartans with 7 goals against University School and Ransom Everglades. 

Spartan Super Fan
Jeff Watson = Middle School Physical Education Teacher, Coach

Week ending March 22, 2013:
3/21/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Katarina Londono – Varsity Softball
As a sixth grader, Katerina had her first career hit against LaSalle and played well at second base. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Costi Peraticos – Lacrosse
Costi scored 8 goals in wins against Coral Shores and Riviera Prep. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Jackie Lash – Softball
Jackie was the winning pitcher against LaSalle and had 3 hits and 3 RBI against Wellington Christian. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Rafael Kassin – Tennis
As the team’s #3 singles player, Rafael has helped lead his team to a 11-0 record by winning all of his singles matches against Hillel, International Studies, and ATM. 

Spartan Super Fan
Michael Finny – Middle School Dean of Students

Week ending March 15, 2013:
3/15/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Kayla Rosen – Water Polo
Kalya made 5 saves in her first start in goal in the Spartan’s 8-7 win against Gulliver

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Jesse Grosman – Baseball
Jesse went 6-8 with 6 runs scored and 4 RBI in games against Gulliver and Westminster Christian.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Megan Tate – Tennis
Megan won her singles and doubles matches in helping to lead the Spartans to a 7-0 victory against Palmer-Trinity. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Alec Koss – Tennis
Alec won his singles and doubles matches in helping to lead the Spartans to a 6-1 victory against Palmer-Trinity. 

Spartan Super Fan
Rossanne Gross - Parent

Week ending March 8, 2013:
3/7/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Blake Kushner – Water Polo
Blake scored 3 goals in Varsity wins against Hialeah High and Miami Springs High School.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Jonathan Abramowitz – Water Polo
Jonathan scored 3 goals in a Varsity match against Miami Springs High School. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mackenzie Bolton – Water Polo
Mackenzie made 22 saves and scored two goals in wins against Miami Springs High School and Hialeah High School.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Shaun Berman – Tennis
Shaun won both of his singles and doubles matches in victories against Sagemont and Ransom Everglades.

Spartan Super Fan
Jarrett Gross – Parent

Week ending February 28, 2013:
3/1/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Lolita Bell – Tennis
Lolita  won all of her singles and doubles matches against Carrollton, Westminster Christian, and Ransom Everglades. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Jordan Sale – Baseball
Jordan was a combined 5-7 with 2 homeruns, including a grand-slam, and 8 RBI in games against Cushman, Palmer-Trinity, and Westminster Christian. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Danielle Minott – Basketball
Danielle scored 20 points and was named finals MVP in the Spartans State Championship game against Daytona Father Lopez. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Michael Fente – Baseball
Michael threw a complete game against Archbishop Curley and went 3-6 with 2 RBI against Sheridan Hills Christian and Champagnat. 

Spartan Super Fan - Everyone
The athletic department would like to thanks EVERYONE who supported the Girls Varsity Basketball Team in their run for the state championship.  The energy was electric and the school spirit was incredible.

Week ending February 15, 2013:
2/21/2013

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Evan Meiselman – Tennis
Evan won his singles match against Riviera Prep.

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Channise Lewis – Basketball
Channise combined for 24 points, 13 assists, and 10 steals in regional playoff wins against Florida Christian and Palmer-Trinity.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Breanna Blot – Basketball
Breanna combined for 26 points and 18 rebounds in regional playoff wins against Florida Christian and Palmer-Trinity.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Jordan Karp – Lacrosse
Jordan scored 7 goals and added 2 assists in the Spartan’s win against Coral Reef. 

Spartan Super Fan
Jesse Bernstein – Upper School Science Teacher

Week ending February 8, 2013:
2/8/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Channise Aryan Lewis – Varsity Basketball
As the team’s starting point guard, Channise led the team with 16 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in Spartans’ District Championship win against Archbishop Curley. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Kayla Kotalik – Basketball
Kayla had 10 points and 5 rebounds in Spartans’ District Championship win against Archbishop Curley. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Rashad Woodside – Basketball
Rashad combined for 23 points, 18 rebounds, and 12 assists in Spartan win’s against Marathon and Hillel.

Spartan Super Fan
Carolyn Dorn – Upper School English Teacher

Friday, February 1, 2013:
2/1/2013

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Onika Swaby – Basketball
Onika combined for 19 points and 21 rebounds in games against Coral Springs Charter and American Heritage.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Brandon Parizo – Basketball
Brandon combined for 73 points, 15 assists, and 20 rebounds in wins against Marathon, Calvary Christian, and Doctors Charter.

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Nyasia John – Basketball
Nyasia had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals against Palmer-Trinity and was named to the South Florida Middle School Conference All-Tournament team. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Nicholas Choi – Basketball
Nicholas scored 36 points in a victory against Cushman. 

Spartan Super Fan
Lucas Hansen – 2nd Grad

Week ending January 25, 2013:
1/24/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Laurel Ivory – Varsity Soccer
In the District Championship game against Dade Christian, Laurel made 15 saves, and after she was pulled from goalie to add a spark on offense, scored the tying goal with 3:47 left in regulation and saved the final penalty kick to lead her team to their first District Championship since 1992 against.  She also made 16 saves in the Spartans’ Regional Quarterfinal win against Westminster Christian.  Oh, by the way, she is 7th grade. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Nicholas Choi – Basketball
Nicholas combined for 29 points in wins against the white and blue teams.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Avery Watson – Soccer
Avery assisted on the tying goal and scored a goal in penalty kicks to lead her team to their first District Championship since 1992 against Dade Christian.  She also added a goal and an assist in the Spartans’ Regional Quarterfinal win against Westminster Christian. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Eduardo Macedo – Soccer
Eduardo scored a goal against Keys Gate Charter and two goals in the District Semifinal win against Archbishop Curley.

Spartan Super Fan
Dante Davis - Senior

Week of January 18, 2013:
1/18/2013

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Breno Medina – Soccer
Breno was named to the South Florida Middle School Soccer All-Conference Team this past week. 

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Guilia Bronzi – Soccer
Guilia was named to the South Florida Middle School Soccer All-Conference Team this past week. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Lorenzo Figueroa – Junior Varsity Basketball
Lorenzo combined for 70 points and 41 rebounds in wins against Dade Christian, palmer-Trinity, Hillel, and Mater Lakes.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Danielle Minott – Basketball
Danielle combined for 35 points, 5 assists, 10 rebounds, and 9 steals in wins against Dade Christian and LaSalle. 

Spartan Super Fan
Ricky Gonzalez - Junior 

Week ending January 10, 2013:
1/11/2013

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Channise Lewis – Varsity Basketball
Channise helped lead her team to the Florida Christian Slamfest Championship and was named to the Tournament Most Valuable Player. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Matthew Liebowitz – Middle School JV Basketball
Matt scored 10 points in a win against Cushman.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Onika Swaby – Basketball
Onika helped lead her team to the Florida Christian Slamfest Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Brandon Parizo – Basketball
Brandon combined for 84 points, 12 rebounds, 8 steals, and 8 assists in Holiday Tournament games against North Miami, Miami Christian, and Calusa Prep. 

Spartan Super Fan
Peter Konen – Upper School Science Teacher

Week ending December 20, 2012:
12/30/2012

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Zachary Goldberg – Soccer
Zachary scored a goal and added an assist in the Spartan’s win against Dade Christian School.

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Yakira Matisonn – Varsity Soccer
As a 7th grader starting on the varsity team, Yakira has aggressive controlled the midfield and added an assist in a game against Ransom Everglades. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Brandon Parizo – Basketball
Brandon combined for 45 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals in wins against Florida Christian and mater Lakes Academy.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Breanna Blot – Basketball
Breanna combined for 17 points and 16 rebounds in wins against Florida Christian and Ransom Everglades.

Spartan Super Fan
Marnie B. Allen
Director of College Guidance

Week ending December 14, 2012:
12/13/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Ava Hanson – Varsity Soccer
As a 7th grader on the varsity team, Ava scored 2 goals in the Spartan’s 3-1 win against G. Holmes Braddock.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Luis Felipe Guarita – Basketball
Luis Felipe combined for 48 points, 20 rebounds, and 13 steals in games against Palmer-Trinity, Dade Christian, Ransom Everglades, and Cushman.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Avery Watson – Soccer
Avery scored a goal and added an assist in the Spartan’s 3-1 win against G. Holmes Braddock.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Matthew Kydd – Basketball
Matthew combined for 29 points and 23 rebounds in wins against Doctors Charter and Dade Christian.

Week ending December 7, 2012:
12/6/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Laurel Ivory – Varsity Soccer
Laurel has been exceptional in goal for the Spartans, making 27 saves and allowing only 2 goals in games against Dade Christian, Hillel, and Palmer-Trinity. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Aaron Dillworth – Soccer
Aaron scored a goal and added an assist in the Spartan’s win against Florida Christian. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Stephanie Mackenzie – Basketball
Stephanie combined for 27 point, 7 assists, 7 rebounds, and 13 steals in the Spartan’s wins against Monsignor Pace and Sheridan Hills Christian. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Austen Weinberg – Junior Varsity Basketball
Austen combined for 39 points and 10 rebounds in games against Ransom Everglades and St. Brendan. 

Spartan Super Fan
Lorelei Konen – Lower School Student

Friday, November 30, 2012:
12/2/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Channise Lewis – Varsity Basketball
As an 8th grader starting on the Varsity Basketball Team, she combined for 37 points, 24 assists, and 20 rebounds in wins against Palm Beach Gardens, Doctors Charter, Archbishop McCarthy, and Calvary Christian. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
S
antiago Nule – Soccer
Santiago combined for 2 goals and 2 assists in games against Gulliver, Marathon, Cushman, and Riviera.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Danielle Minott – Basketball
Danielle combined for 69 points, 48 rebounds, and 24 steals in wins against Palm Beach Gardens, Doctors Charter, Archbishop McCarthy, Coral Springs Christian, and Calvary Christian. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Brandon Parizo – Basketball
Brandon combined for 87 points, 22 rebounds, and 16 steals in games against Sheridan Hills Christian, Ransom Everglades, Hebrew Academy, Palmer-Trinity, and Coral Shores.

Spartan Super Fan
Elizabeth Whittington – English Teacher

Week ending November 15, 2012:
11/15/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Kayla Rosen – Cross Country
Kayla finished 3rd for her team in Regionals at Westminster Academy.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Ryan Finvarb – Cross Country
Ryan’s strong season helped the Spartans qualify for states in Tallahassee.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Stephanie Mackenzie – Basketball
Stephanie combined for 52 points and 22 steals in wins against American High School, Northeast High School, and Pine Crest School

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Eduardo Macedo – Soccer
Eduardo combined for 3 goals and an assist in wins against International Studies, Coral Springs Christian, and Keys gate Charter.

Spartan Super Fan
Nico Briedenbach – second grade

Week ending November 8, 2012:
11/9/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Eva Sher – Swimming
As a seventh grader, Eva qualified for Regionals in the 50 freestyle and had her personal record by 2.5 seconds.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Alex Cohen – Cross Country
Alex helped lead the Spartans to a district championship by finishing 7th overall with a time of 18:23.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mallory Brown – Cross Country
Mallory led the Spartans to a district runner-up trophy by finishing 8th overall with a time of 22:34.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Emil Martayan – Cross Country
Emil led the Spartans to a district championship by finishing 4th overall with a time of 17:55.

Spartan Super Fan
Sol Alan Saad – Trustee and Parent

Week ending November 1, 2012:
11/5/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Calypso Peraticos – Varsity Soccer
Calypso scored two goals in the Spartan’s 3-3 tie with Southwest High School

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Breanna Blot - Volleyball
Breanna combined for 17 kills in the Spartan’s matches against Doctor’s Charter and Palmer-Trinity.

Spartan Super Fan
Carolyn Dorn – Upper School English Teacher

Week of October 26, 2012:
10/25/2012

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Corso Luciano – Cross Country
Corso finished 3rd overall in the South Florida Middle School Cross Country Championships.

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Amelia Gregorio – Swimming
Amelia was first in the 50 and 100 freestyle in a meet against Monsignor Pace High School.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Rashad Woodside – Football
Rashad caught a 36 yard pass for a touchdown and returned a kickoff 62 yards for another score in a game against Ransom Everglades.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Adriana Vivas – Volleyball
Adriana had 13 digs to help lead the Spartans to the District Semifinal win against Archbishop Curley.

Week ending October 18, 2012:
10/19/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Megan Osorio – Volleyball
Megan combined for 12 service points, 8 aces, and 5 kills in wins against Cushman and Riviera.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Ryan Finvarb – Cross Country
Ryan helped lead the Spartans to wins in the Pine Crest Invitational and the home meet on October 16th against 6 other teams finishing 6th  in both meets for the varsity squad.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Taylor Sennett- Cross Country
Taylor placed 2nd in the Pine Crest Invitational and 5th overall at the home meet on October 16th against 6 teams for the varsity squad.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Jacob Strouse – Cross Country
Jacob finished 1st for the Spartans, 10th overall in the Pine Crest Invitational and was 3rd overall at the home meet on October 16th against 6 teams for the varsity squad.

Spartan Super Fan
Leslie Sardinia-Parent

 

Week ending Ocotber 11, 2012:
10/11/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Jade Iadarola – Volleyball
Jade combined for 21 service points, 15 digs, and 14 kills in wins against Florida Christian, Carrollton, and Doctors Charter. 

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Corso Luciano – Cross Country
Corso finished 1st for the Spartans in the Junior Varsity Invitational at Westminster Academy. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Jacky Lash – Swimming
Jacky finished 1st in 100 backstroke, and was part of the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams in a meet against Doctors Charter and Keys gate.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
J
ulian Schultz – Cross Country
Julian finished 2nd for the Spartans in the Westminster Academy Invitational.

 

Spartan Super Fan
P
aul Barrios - Coach

 

Week of October 5, 2012:
10/4/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Madeline Sukhdeo – Volleyball
Madeline combined for 30 service points and 12 aces in matches against Cushman and in the Spartan Invitational.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Alex Cohen – Cross Country
Alex finished 4th for the Spartans in a seven team home meet at Greynolds Park. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mallory Brown – Cross Country
Mallory finished 2nd for the Spartans and 10th overall in a seven team home meet at Greynolds Park. 

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Pablo Mejia – Football
Pablo forced a fumble, recovered two fumbles, and had 3 catches for 65 yards and two touchdowns in the Spartan’s win against Archbishop Curley. 

Spartan Super Fan
Kyllene Weiss – Parent/Coach

Week of September 28th:
9/28/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Lauren Gold – Volleyball
Lauren combined for 16 service points and 17 kills in wins against Hillel, Gulliver, and Dade Christian.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Juan Martin Caro – Swimming
Juan Martin won the 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle against Gulliver.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Stella Strharova – Junior Varsity Volleyball
Stella combined for 23 kills, 20 service points, and 10 aces in the Florida Christian Invitational.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Ricky Gonzalez – Football
Rickey led the Spartans with 15 tackles, a fumble recovery, and a 35 yard touchdown in the Spartan’s game against LaSalle.

Spartan Super Fan
Peter Konen – Upper School Science Teacher

Week ending September 21, 2012:
9/21/2012

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Alex Cohen – Cross Country
Alex finished 5th for the Spartans in the Ferguson Invitational and 3rd in a meet at Westminster Academy.

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Katarina Filpi – Volleyball
Katarina had 22 service points, 16 aces, and 2 kills in a match against Doctors Charter

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Sam Cohen – Varsity Football
Sam had 7 receptions for 103 yards and 7 tackles in the Spartan’s 21-7 win against Marathon.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Mackenzie Bolton – Volleyball
Mackenzie combined for 18 kills, 20 digs, and 7 aces in wins against Doctors Charter and St. Brendan.

Spartan Super Fan
Eric Pearson - Grandparent

Week ending September 12, 2012:
9/15/2012

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Nathan Lerner – Golf
Nathan shot a 44 to help lead the Spartans to a win against Hebrew Academy at the Miami Shores Country Club. 

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Sofia Lopez de Mesa – Volleyball
Sofia combined for 27 service points, 18 aces, and 23 assists in the Florida Christian Tournament and matches against Dade Christian and Carrollton.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Emil Martayan – Cross Country
Emil finished first for the Spartans in the Greentree Invitational.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Emma Rodriguez – Swimming
Emma finished 1st in the 100 breaststroke, and was on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams in a meet against Somerset Academy and Sagemont.

Spartan Super Fan
Anthony Nalepa - Coach

Week ending Spetember 6, 2012:
9/6/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Mia Paez – Volleyball
Mia had 22 service points, 14 kills, and 10 aces in matches against Westminster Christian, Gulliver, and Marathon. 

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Breanna Blot – Volleyball
Breanna had 25 kills in matches against Coral Shores, marathon, and Florida Christian.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Ricky Gonzalez – Football
Ricky had 14 tackles and a sack in the Spartan’s 7-3 loss to Ransom Everglades.

Spartan Super Fan
Stephanie Rosen - Parent

Week Ending August 31, 2012:
9/3/2012

Middle School Female Athlete of the Week
Amelia Gregorio – Swimming
Amelia won the 200 IM and 100 butterfly in a meet against Mast Academy.

Middle School Male Athlete of the Week
Juan Martin Caro – Swimming
As a member of the 400 freestyle relay team, Juan finished 2nd in a meet against Mast Academy.

Upper School Male Athlete of the Week
Giovanni Cragnotti – Swimming
Gio won the 50 and 100 freestyles in a meet against Mast Academy.

Upper School Female Athlete of the Week
Kayla Kotalik – Varsity Volleyball
Kayla combined for 28 kills and 14 digs in matches against Gulliver, Palmer-Trinity, and Monsignor Pace. 

Spartan Super Fan
Dwight Spencer - Freshman

 

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