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Palm Beach girls golf first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year

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FIRST TEAM

Kayla Bryant, FAU High senior: Placed seventh at 1A state championship (70-69); tied for fourth at districts (71); tied for third at regionals (73); placed first at Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship; Florida State University signee.

Reese McMillan, Benjamin freshman: Tied for 12th at 1A state championship (143 total); shot a 69 in the first round at states; tied for third at regionals (73); tied for first at Palm League Invitational (69); placed first at the AJGA Open at Chechessee (68-66-69); won the 41st Nicklaus Junior Championship with 69 in the final round; named member of 2026 Team FSGA.

Alexandra Phung, FAU High sophomore: Placed first at districts (65); placed second at regionals (70); tied for ninth at 1A state championship (141 total); shot a 65 in the final round at states; placed first at AJGA Super Lychee Junior Open with 68 in final round; two-time champion of the Drive, Chip, and Putt National Championship at Augusta National.

Staci Pla, Berean Christian senior: Placed first at districts (72); shot a 70 in the final round at 1A state championship (147 total); Cincinnati signee; co-medalist at U.S.

Catherine Andino, West Boca junior: Placed first at districts (67); placed second at regionals (71); tied for fourth at 3A state championship (74-71); University of Miami commit; Junior Amateur Match Play champion; tied for fifth at Women’s Western Junior Championship.

Leah Gram, Dwyer sophomore: Tied for fourth at 3A state championship (75-70); placed second at districts (70); tied for sixth at regionals (71); placed first at AJGA Preview at Oakwing (73-72-70); tied for second at AJGA Dominican Junior Open with a 65 in the final round; placed third at FJT Tour Championship; qualified for Florida Women’s Amateur Championship.

SECOND TEAM

  • Sophia Christy, King’s Academy sophomore
  • Sarah Earle, Jupiter sophomore
  • Kaitlyn Hummers, Benjamin senior
  • Keala Richichi, Jupiter senior
  • Gaelle Summers, Spanish River senior
  • Kai Trump, Benjamin senior
  • Alyna Yensabai, FAU High seventh grader

HONORABLE MENTION

American Heritage-Delray: Emily Jim, Leilani Kellerman, Micaela Ruidias

Benjamin: Soleil Demers, Corinne de Nigris, Alexa Tobias

Dwyer: Emma Centore, Sophie Centore, Kaia Panico

FAU High: Keira Ly

Jupiter: Madyson Barone, Emilia Edgar, Olivia Hartman

King’s Academy: Callie Nelson, Lilly Kaye-Vance

Park Vista: Sofia Clay, Julia Clay

SLAM Boca: Valentina Aristy

Spanish River: Emma Andrews, Alexa Kyriacou, Jayden Loyacona

COACH OF THE YEAR

[Information on Coach of the Year to be added]

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/25/palm-beach-girls-golf-first-team-second-team-and-coach-of-the-year/

Paige Spiranac made generous donation amid golf tournament controversy, sports personality reveals

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Paige Spiranac, a prominent golf influencer, made a generous gesture following her performance at the Barstool Sports Internet Invitational. Spiranac earned winnings totaling an estimated $15,000 to $16,000. Instead of keeping the five-figure sum for herself, she decided to donate the funds to the Cody “Beef” Franke Foundation, according to Barstool’s Francis Ellis.

The charitable act came shortly after Spiranac found herself embroiled in a cheating scandal during the event. Ellis spoke about Spiranac’s generosity during Tuesday’s edition of the “Son of a Boy Dad” podcast.

Ellis noted that the accusations of foul play, which surfaced in the finale of the two-day invitational, led to Spiranac being “beaten up in the dark corridors of the internet.” He revealed, “I found out through a little birdie that when we all got paid our skins money from the second day, which was $15,000 or $16,000 each, Paige Spiranac donated all of her skins money to Beef’s family.”

Cody “Beef” Franke, who hosted Barstool’s “Fore Play” podcast, suffered an unspecified medical issue in October and later passed away. The donation was made in his honor.

The controversy arose after Spiranac arrived at the ninth hole, where she appeared to push down high grass in the rough. This action seemingly provided Malosi Togisala with the opportunity for a cleaner—and arguably easier—shot. A visibly emotional Spiranac later pushed back against claims that she touched the ball and clarified that she had no intention of creating any unfair advantage.

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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/paige-spiranac-made-generous-donation-amid-golf-tournament-controversy-sports-personality-reveals

Ford scores 21 as Temple downs Princeton 79-75 at ESPN Events International

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Derrian Ford scored 21 points as Temple beat Princeton 79-75 on Tuesday in the Adventure Bracket at the ESPN Events Invitational. Ford shot 5 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Owls (4-2). Aiden Tobiason scored 16 points while going 5 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the foul line. Jordan Mason shot 2 of 4 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line to finish with 11 points. The Tigers (3-5) were led in scoring by Jackson Hicke, who finished with 22 points. Jack Stanton added 18 points and five assists for Princeton. CJ Happy also put up 11 points. Ford scored 11 points in the first half and Temple went into the break trailing 36-32. Temple pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a five-point deficit and gave them the lead at 48-43 with 12: 41 left in the game. Tobiason scored 13 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. By The Associated Press.
https://mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-game-stories/10232247/ford-scores-21-as-temple-downs-princeton-79-75-at-espn-events-international.html

BGSU swim and dive make third place at the Mangus Cup Invitational

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This past weekend, the BGSU swim and dive (8-0, 2-0) team traveled east to Cleveland to compete for the Mangus Cup Invitational at Busbey Natatorium, finding themselves in third place. The meet ran for three days from Thursday to Saturday and included schools such as Northern Colorado, Binghamton, Cleveland State, John Carroll, Le Moyne, St. Bonaventure, and Xavier. Thursday The first day of the meet, the Falcons had a strong start to the day with women’s dive during the A-final. Senior Natalia Mayorga placed first in the women’s one-meter dive with a score of 287. 05. This score is one of Mayorga’s strongest dives of the season so far. Senior Evie Long found herself in first place during the B-final for the one-meter dive, obtaining a score of 226. 00. This success will continue later during the evening finals. Senior Emily McNicol took second place in the 50 back during the A-final, finding a new personal best at 25. 01. During the C-final, Sophomore Annie Berrow won the 50 back at 27. 22, which is a season best for Berrow. This momentum continued during the 50-meter breaststroke. Freshman Lauren Jablonski finished second at 28. 69 in the A-final, finding a new season best during this event. During the 200 IM, senior Madison Bond found herself in second place in the A-final at 2: 05. 31, and senior Grace Bodrock took first place in the B-final at 2: 05. 57. By the end of the first day of the meeting, Bowling Green sat in fourth place in the women’s standings with 256 points. Friday The Falcons found themselves broadening their scores the next day in almost all events of the day. Mayorga once again obtained points for the team while diving off the 3-meter board. She found herself runner-up during the A-final at a score of 292. 00. McNicol shone through for Bowling Green during the second day of the meet with her win in the 100 back, with her time at 53. 36. This has been one of the meet’s top performances so far. The time is ranked among the fastest of the program, surpassing the No. 3 standard of 54. 35. The success for McNicol doesn’t just stop at the 100 back. Her opening start of the 200 medley relay had the Falcons finishing in third place with the help of Jablonski, sophomore Karina Solera, and sophomore Samia Becdach with a time of 1: 41. 32. During the 100 breaststroke, Jablonski would finish in third place, securing 20 points for Bowling Green with a time of 1: 02. 55. Bond would find herself in fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4: 26. 29, which would be one of the team’s stronger mid-distance times of the night. Entering Saturday and the final day of the meet, BG moved up on the scoreboard and now sits in third place. Saturday The Falcons started the day with a prominent performance on the scoreboards. Both the A-team and the B-team placed high, with the A-team securing first place with 288. 90 points and the B-team in second at 265. 70. These scores would help Bowling Green keep a prominent diving record throughout the meet. Becdach started the 100 IM, finishing in fourth place with a time of 57. 00, which is now a personal best and a qualifier for the CSCAA NIC A cut. Berrow would reach a personal best of 25. 73 during the 50 butterfly stroke, finding a place in 13th overall. During the 200 backstroke, McNicol would find yet another win this weekend with a time of 2: 00. 15. Junior Alexandra Johnson would place ninth at 2: 05. 51. Moving to the 200 breaststroke, Jablonski would swim her way to seventh place at 2: 21. 17. Bond would find herself in 16th at 2: 24. 61 in the B-final. Bodrock would find herself at third on the podium during the 200-meter butterfly at a time of 2: 02. 81. To wrap up the meet, Becdach, Berrow, Bodrock, and junior Sierra Newton would work together to place seventh during the 400 freestyle relay. The Falcons pushed themselves hard to finish the meet at the end of the weekend on the podium in third place. The Bowling Green swim and dive team will travel once again for the Zippy Invitational on Dec. 4-7.
https://bgfalconmedia.com/174706/sports/bgsu-swim-and-dive-make-third-place-at-the-mangus-cup-invitational/