Country Day rolls into 3A semis after shutout

The Miami Country Day boys’ soccer team defeated Pine Crest 2-0 in a Class 3A region quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Leading 1-0 in the second half, goalkeeper Chris Capote made a huge saveon a penalty kick to maintain the lead and preserve the shutout. He totaled seven saves.

As for the scoring, Enzo Lagrassa had a goal with the assist to Agustine Kohen, and Victor Destri scored off an assist from Michael Puglise.

MCD (6-7-1) plays SLAM Saturday in a region semifinal. SLAM beat Calvary Christian 2-1. It’s a rematch of the district final that SLAM won. Earlier in the season, the Spartans beat SLAM.

In a Class 3A region quarterfinal, Ransom Everglades shut out Keys Gate Charter 5-0. David Pulido, Danny Mendoza, Daniel Stancioff, Daniel Daley and Felipe de Cardenas each scored.

Ransom plays Westminster Christian on Saturday in a region semifinal. Westminster beat Marathon 6-0.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

In a Class 7A region quarterfinal, Coral Gables edged South Dade 1-0 in overtime.

Sophomore Mariana Gutierrez scored the winner in the eighth minute of the first overtime. Senior keeper Chase BagnallKoger recorded the shutout.

District winners will meet on Friday in a region semifinal as the Cavaliers play Palmetto.

BASEBALL

Ferguson 7, South Miami 6: Johan Feliz 4 IP, 1 ER, 8 K; Emmanuel Perez 1-2, 2B, 2R, BB; Michael Mujica 1-4, 2B, R, 2RBI; Enrique Alvarez Jr. 1-3, 2B, R, BB.

Braddock 17, TERRA Kader Rabgah 3-4, 2 HR, 3 Runs, 7 RBI; Manny

Souffrain 2-2, HR, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, BB, SB; Jean Baldoquin 3-3, 2B, 3 Runs, RBI, BB; WP Chris Orduna 4

IP, 0 Hits, 5 K, BB.

Palmetto 15, Sunset 0: Lucas Arenado went 2-2, 1 triple, 1 run, 2 RBI; Will Silberberg 2-2, 2

RBI; Ethan Contreras 2-2, 1 double, 3 runs, 1 RBI. WP Andrew Arias (1-0).

SOFTBALL

Archbishop McCarthy 17, Cardinal Gibbons 0: AM: Isabella Chenet 2-3, 3 RBI; Taylor Brown 1-2, 4 RBI; Alyssa Confessore 2 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts.

Palmetto 10, Krop 0: Amanda Diaz went 2-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Ana Mendieta 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Sophie Wylie 2-3, double, triple, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Alexis Ortega 2-3, 2 RBI; WP Mel Viscaino pitched a 5 inning shutout, striking out 11.

Western 14, Chaminade 0: Meagan Ramos 3 for 4, 2 singles, 1 double, 4 RBI; Melanie Carr 3 for 4, 2 singles, 1 triple, 2 RBI.

TENNIS

Girls: Palmetto 6, Lourdes 1: No.1 Nathalie Van der eis won 8-2; No.3 Mia Sorrentino 8-0; No.4 Brooke Revulta 8-2; No.5 Nicole Calmet 8-1. Doubles: No.1 Vander eis/Jett Coetzee won 8-4. No.2 Revulta/Sofia Gutierrez 8-1.

Girls: Doral Academy 7, American Heritage 0: Singles: Valeria Ray d. Grace Odom-Montbrun 8-0; Brenda Yoris d. Katelyn Gramanzini 8-0; Lauren Kettlewell d. Jacklyn Daynovsky 8-1; Cata Kettlewell d. Livia Kaufman 8-3; Patricia Palencia d. Juliette Zamora 8-0. Doubles: Lauren K./Patricia P. d. Grace O./Katelyn G. 6-1; Brenda Y./Alba Martinez d. Jacklyn D./Livia K. 6-2.

Boys: Palmetto 6, Columbus 1: Kiko Montana 2. Sebastian Munoz 3. Alessandro Munoz 4. Adriano Guarino , and 5. Colbin Campbell won in singles. Alessio Guarino and Alessandro Munoz won No.2 doubles 8-0.

Boys: Doral Academy 7, American Heritage 0: Luis Fernandez d. Daniel Naylor 8-2; Andres Rodriguez d. Elliot Starkman 8-3; Greyson Williams d. Charles Goldwyn 8-2; Peyton Williams d. Anirudh Lingaraju 8-0; Issac Guadagnino d. Nathan Debs 8-1. Doubles: Issac G./Fabio Escobar d. Daniel N./Elliot S. 6-1; Carlos Grimaldi/Juan Luquez d. Charles G./ Andre Storer 6-1.

WATER POLO

Girls: Krop 14, Cooper City 2: Megan Shein (Krop) 6 goals; V.Chacon (CC) 1 goal; S.Muniz (CC) 1 goal.

Girls: Gulliver Prep 22, Miami Beach 1: Alissa Pascual 4 goals, 4 assists, 11 steals; Kalei Ganser 4 goals, 2 steals; Emily Miller 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals; Allison Keepax 9 blocks, 7 assists.

Boys: Cooper City 18, Krop 8: Nick Gomez (CC) 6 goal; Tyler Flowers (CC) 3 goals; Tomer Spivak (Krop) 4 goals.

Boys: St. Thomas Aquinas 15, Cypress Bay 9: Gio Franco 3 Goals, Luksa Vlasic 3 Goals, Nick Santarsiero 3 Goals, Dylan Chaimowicz 8 Saves.

Boys: Gulliver Prep 25, Miami Beach 5: JC Pompa 8 goals, 3 assist, 7 steals; Awwal Kay-Ramos 6 goals, 1 steal; Hayaat Kay-Ramos 2 goals, 4 assists, 1 steal; Jeronimo Dacharry 1 goal, 6 assists, 4 steals.

LACROSSE

Girls: Coral Reef 20, Westminster Christian 0: Claire Bodin 11 goals, 3 assists; Stefania Athanasiou shutout.

Boys: Gulliver Prep 19, Palmetto 9: Dylan Weinberg 5 goals; Alex Munoz 1 goal, 1 assist; Wesley Love 2 assists; Jonas Keusch two assists.

ALL COUNTY TEAMS

The Miami Herald All County teams for Fall sports are on the Miami Herald website.

WRESTLING DISTRICTS

Email your team and/or individual district tournament results to hssports@miamiherald.com.

SUBMIT VARSITY

GAME RESULTS

For high schools in Broward and Miami Dade counties, if you have varsity game results for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com. Varsity only.

A JetBlue Airways employee whose Jamaican vacation turned into an international controversy after she claimed she was being held hostage in the Caribbean nation is no longer with the U.S.-based carrier.

Derek Dombrowski, a spokesperson with JetBlue Airways, said Kalina Collier has been let go after an investigation.

“We continue to offer our apologies for the frustration and concern this incident has caused and reiterate our confidence in the health protocols Jamaica has put in place,” he said.

The now-former stewardess traveled to Jamaica with two friends in January and was slated to return Feb. 1. But under new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, she first had to take a COVID-19 test. An initial antigen test came back positive, followed by a negative result an hour later, Jamaican officials said. On Feb. 2, she was given a goldstandard PCR test, which came back positive.

Per government guidelines, she was sent to quarantine for 14 days and provided a room in her luxury hotel, Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny, free of charge.

But in a live Instagram video, Collier complained she’d been put far away from the main part of the hotel. She griped that the room didn’t have pictures on the walls and that the water came out brown.

“I’m in a room by myself. It’s dark in there and it’s dirty,” Collier said. “We are put in the rooms with no key to get out.”

Collier also raised doubts about her positive COVID-19 test results.

“I’m a [expletive] flight attendant. I work with COVID and I’ve never had COVID,” she said.

She later described the visit as turning “into the trip from hell,” before adding that she got “scared” after seeing a security guard outside of her hotel room.

“Because there is someone there to attack me if I tried to leave. Now I’m being held hostage,” she said.

Two days ago, Collier issued a statement on her Instagram page, writing that she appreciated the support and adding that, “I have said a long time ago that I was never missing, nor was I kidnapped.”

Collier could not be reached by the Miami Herald for comment about her firing.

The incident spawned conspiracy theories, death threats to government officials and calls for a boycott of the Caribbean nation after Collier’s Instagram video went viral. The footage was later removed, but not before considerable damage was done; some were convinced that she had been abducted. Even the U.S. Embassy in Kingston was forced to get involved.

In a statement, the embassy said it is aware of reports of a U.S. citizen who “claimed to have been held against the individual’s will.”

“The U.S. government provides all appropriate consular services to U.S. citizens in emergency situations overseas and fully investigates claims of unlawful detention; however, due to the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot release any information about a U.S. citizen without his or her written consent,” the statement read.

The Jamaica Observer quoted Jamaica police as saying Collier’s claim that she was being held against her will by a local hotel was “false, baseless and mischievous.”

All visitors to Jamaica are required to stay in the country’s COVID-19 “Resilient Corridor,” which includes hotels, restaurants, villas and other accommodations for visitors.