From Volleyball To Baseball Season, Our Sports Team Has You Covered
This past year has been an interesting sports season. The COVID-19 vaccine has allowed things to get back to a somewhat normal state (before the recent spike in COVID cases).
In the sports world that has meant fans returning to the stands and things have been no different at Miami Dade College.
As the lone wolf and sole contributor to the sports section at The Reporter, the stands is where the fun begins as I get to watch—in-person—the teams I cover.
The sports season started with the volleyball team. The Lady Sharks were as talented as ever with freshmen Kiaraliz Perez and Romina Cornelio emerging as stars and sophomore Janelly Ceopa providing leadership as team captain.
They won 18 games, captured a sixth straight Florida College System Activities Association State Title and won two games at the National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. That wasn’t enough to win another national championship but the Lady Sharks ended the season ranked 6th in the nation.
Most recently, I’ve been busy with men’s and women’s basketball. The two squads have painted drastically different pictures. The men’s team is on the rise under first-year coach Jorge Fernandez.
They are 8-6 including a 6-2 mark at home in the Shark Tank. Considering how they got a late start on recruiting after Fernandez joined the team in the summer that is impressive. They have four players averaging double digits in points per game led by guard D’Monte Brown’s 17.9 average and forward Khalil Turner’s 16.5 pace. And they have done all that without star point guard Abdias Carcamo who has only played one game this season due to an achilles injury.
The Lady Sharks have not been as successful. They have struggled to find an identity in their first season without longtime head coach Susan Summons who retired in April after 35 years at MDC.
With 14 losses in 20 games, the 6-14 Lady Sharks have also suffered through two four game losing streaks. Guard Ahmari Young leads the team with 13.1 points per game and Brazilian center Larissa Abreu is second with 8.4 points per game.
Now I look forward to baseball and softball seasons starting later this month.
As much as it’s been a fun journey covering sports at MDC, I would gladly accept some help. So if anyone wants to join the staff and make this a dynamic duo, I will gladly accept Robin applications to my Batman.
Let’s play ball!
