Doral's Villazon voted state's Miss Softball. Plus Bobby Curtis tennis results
Senior pitcher Meagan Villazon of Miami Doral Academy is the Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Miss Softball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school softball coaches and media representatives.
Villazon led her squad to the Class 6A state title with a 26-1 record. She posted an 0.63 ERA, while striking out 261 batters in 145 innings pitched. At the plate, she batted .475 with nine doubles, two home runs and 45 RBI. She has signed to play softball at NCAA Division I Florida International University in Miami.
She is the third player from Miami-Dade County to win the award since 1993.
Villazon, who was earlier named Class 6A Player of the Year to become eligible for Miss Softball honors, won the overall award with 12 of the 22 first-place votes and 159 points overall to finish ahead of Class 5A POY Leah Stevens of Palm Coast Matanzas, who had 105 points and Class 2A POY Morgen Talley of Clearwater Calvary Christian (83).
Fourth in the voting was Class 3A POY Charley Butler of Crawfordville Wakulla (65), followed by Class 7A POY Tori Payne of West Palm Beach Wellington (43), Class 4A POY Alyx Hall of Fort Walton Beach (12), Rural Class POY Allison Allaire of Trenton (10) and Class 1A POY Keaunna Green of Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (7).
▪ PLAYER, SCHOOL, TOTAL POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES)
1. Meagan Villazon, Doral Academy 159 (12)
2. Leah Stevens, Matanzas 105 (4)
3. Morgen Talley, Clearwater Calvary Christian 83 (2)
4. Charley Butler, Wakulla 65 (4)
5. Tori Payne, Wellington 43 (0)
6. Alyx Hall, Fort Walton Beach 12 (0)
7. Addison Allaire, Trenton 10 (0)
8. Keaunna Green, Evangelical Christian 7 (0).
▪ FHSAA MISS SOFTBALL:
1993 – Jodi Hughes, Palmetto (Fast Pitch)
Mary Babb, Barron Collier (Slow Pitch)
1994 – Jean Bonnici, Naples
1995 – Monica Triner, East Bay
1996 – Michelle Moschel, Naples
1997 – Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville Mandarin
1998 – Jennifer Gladding, Martin County
1999 – Jennifer Joiner, Bell
2000 – Claire Sua, St. Thomas Aquinas
2001 – Julie Henneke, Sickles
2002 – Erin Horn, Tallahassee Leon
2003 – Stacey Stevens, Gainesville Buchholz
2004 – Allison Kime, Valrico Bloomingdale
2005 – Dani Hofer, Palm Harbor University
2006 – Kelsi Dunne, Port Orange Spruce Creek
2007 – Kelsi Dunne, Port Orange Spruce Creek
2008 – Kelly Saco, Miami Palmetto
2009 – Erin Schuppert, Neptune Beach Fletcher
2010 – Kasey Fagan, Dunnellon
2011 – Emily Sanders, Bartow
2012 – Shelby Turnier, Palm Beach Gardens
2013 – Stephanie Texeira, Gulliver Preparatory School
2014 – Korina Rosario, West Florida
2015 – Morgan White, Ocala Forest
2016—Lauren Mathis, West Orange
2017 – Ally Muraskin, Coral Springs Charter
2018 – Lexi Kilfoyl, Academy at the Lakes
2019 – Lexi Kilfoyl, Academy at the Lakes
2020 – No Winner Named
2021 – Darian Ingram, Trenton
2022 – Jasmine Francik, Melbourne
2023 – Katelynn Oxley, Bartow
2024 – Jayden Heavener, Pace
2025 – Meagan Villazon, Doral Academy
Local coaches in Top 8
Mark Boretti of Wellington High School is the Florida Dairy Farmers 2025 Softball Coach of the Year, following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school softball coaches and media representatives.
In his 16th year as Wellington's head coach, Boretti led his squad to a 23-4 record and the Class 7A state title, the school's first state championship. Boretti's 2017 team was the Class 8A state runner-up.
Boretti, who previously was selected the Class 7A Softball Coach of the Year to become eligible for the state's overall Softbll Coach of the Year kudos, won the overall award with six of the 20 first-place votes and 122 points, to finish ahead of Class 4A COY Taryn Gray of Fort Walton Beach who had four first-place votes and 84 points.
Class 6A COY Willie Viruet of Doral Academy finished third in the voting with six first-place votes (like Boretti) and 74 points, followed in order by Class 5A COY Farrah Gordon of Winter Springs (62), Class 2A COY Amy Smith of Clearwater Calvary Christian (34), Rural Class COY Kevin Benson of Trenton (27), Class 3A COY Gator Rehban of Miami Somerset Academy Silver Palms (15) and Class 1A COY Johnny Manetta of Evangelical Christian (10).
All eight finalists led their teams to state titles.
▪ COACH, SCHOOL, TOTAL POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES)
1. Mark Boretti, Wellington 122 (6)
2. Taryn Gray, Fort Walton Beach 84 (4)
3. Willie Viruet, Doral Academy 74 (6)
4. Farrah Gordon, Winter Springs 62 (0)
5. Amy Smith, Calvary Christian 34 (2)
6. Kirk Benson, Trenton 27 (2)
7. Gator Rehban, Miami Somerset Academy Silver Palms 15 (0)
8. Johnny Manetta, Evangelical Christian 10 (0).
▪ FHSAA SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:
1993 – Jean King, Niceville (Slow Pitch)
Marilyn Bevetta, Ridgewood (Fast Pitch)
1994 – Robert Iamurri, Naples
1995 – Leslie Black, Cardinal Mooney
1996 – Robert Iamurri, Naples
1997 – Mike Clamon, Bloomingdale
1998 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep
1999 – Bryan Baucom, St. Thomas Aquinas
2000 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep
2001 – Mark Schusterman, Gulliver Preparatory
2002 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow
2003 – Becker Downie, Miami Palmetto
2004 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow
2005 – Chuck Poetter, Palm Harbor University
2006 – Glenn Rutenbar, Bartow
2007 – Kathy Finnucan, Trinity Prep
2008 – Coy Adkins, Wewahitchka
2009 – Kevin Fagan, Dunnellon
2010 – Kevin Fagan, Dunnellon
2011 – Danny Hensley, Niceville
2012 – Mark Schusterman, Gulliver Preparatory
2013 – Bryan Baucom, St. Thomas Aquinas
2014 – Amanda Schuerman, Bloomingdale
2015 – Melinda Wyatt, Tate
2016 – Todd LaNeave, West Orange
2017 – Christina Thompson, Oakleaf
2018 – Mark Montimurro, Coral Springs Charter
2019 – Mark Huaman, Winter Springs
2020 – No Winner Named
2021 – T.J. Goelz, Lakewood Ranch
2022 – Lindsay Ingram, Deltona
2023 – Erin Spivey Parrish Community
2024 – Lexi Alexander, Pace
2025 – Mark Boretti, Wellington
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers' commitment to the state's youth. This is the 33rd year of these awards honoring the state's top athletes and coaches in FHSAA sanctioned and recognized sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.
USTA Florida tennis tournament
Dhakshish Aryan of Parkland won the boys' 16s tennis title during the annual Bobby Curtis Junior State Championships for 16s and 18s at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona/Orlando.
Defending champ Shravani Chennamsetty of Weston was the runner-up in girls' 18s.
Miami's Caleb Chow, who played high school boys' tennis for Class 1A state champ Miami True North Classical Academy, was third in boys' 18s, and Key Biscayne's Isabella Porto of girls' state champion True North placed fourth in girls' 16s.
USTA Florida's most prestigious junior tournament drew hundreds of athletes.
▪ BOYS: 16s: Championship: Dhakshish Aryan (Parkland) d. Aiden Phoebus (Orlando) 6-2, 7-5.
Third/Fourth Place: Chase Bowden (Palm Beach Gardens) d. Ivan Rybak (Palm Coast) 6-4, 2-6, 10-2.
Fifth/Sixth Place: Juan Benite (Weston) d. Abner Yu (Bradenton) 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation Final: Ivan Urbanovich (Winter Garden) d. Adrian Baerga-Torres (Hollywood) 6-1, 0-6, 10-6.
▪ BOYS: 18s: Championship: Alex Feies (Orlando) d. Matthew Shapiro (Boca Raton) 6-3, 6-2.
Third/Fourth Place: Caleb Chow (Miami) d. Alessandro de Bernardo (Seminole) 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Fifth/Sixth Place: Brayden Campion (Boca Raton) d. Joaquin Blanco (Delray Beach) Wo.
Consolation Final: Diego Paternostro (Parkland) d. Noah Bayon (Gainesville) Wo.
▪ GIRLS: 16s: Championship: Nikol Davletshina (Boca Raton) d. Gabriella Harper (Boca Raton) 6-0, 6-0.
Third/Fourth Place: Chernor Abie Barrie (Bradenton) d. Isabella Porto (Key Biscayne) 6-3, 6-0.
Fifth/Sixth Place: Payton Seidle-Lubowitz (Weston) d. Sanjana Sashidhar 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation Final: Ashley Narath (Orlando) d. Mehar Kaur (Boca Raton) 6-4, 6-4.
▪ GIRLS: 18s: Championship: Lyla Messler (Largo) d. Shravani Chennamsetty (Weston) 7-6, 7-5.
Third/Fourth Place: Maria Navarro (Palm Beach Garden) d. Kira Farrakhova (Boca Raton) 6-4, 6-4.
Fifth/Sixth Place: Emily Morgan (Boca Raton) d. Saanchi Dalal (Zephyrhills) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4.
Consolation Final: Anastasiya Muravia (Boynton Beach) d. Tatiana Martinez (Miami) 7-6, 6-3.
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