NSU University School names Norman as its head football coach
NSU University School has hired Michael Norman as its new football coach.
“Norman is a dynamic leader with a clear vision and plan to jump-start the program after facing the many challenges related to COVID-19,” athletic director Paul Herfurth said. “Along with his football experience, his work ethic and passion for player development, he is a great fit to build a longterm, sustainable program at NSU University School.
“Norman is a true educator in the classroom, as well as on the field, and we look forward to the immediate impact he will have on our USchool community.”
A native of upstate New York, Norman moved to South Florida where he started the Scheck Hillel football program in 2009 in North Miami Beach and was its head coach for nine seasons. Most recently, he’s been the defensive coordinator and physical education department chairman at St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton.
BASEBALL
The North defeated the South 7-1 in the 2021 BCAA Baseball All-Star Classic. The North MVP was Andre Juhasz of Coral Glades. The South
MVP was Michael Fortes of West Broward.
The North All-Stars:
Mynor Folgar INF/ OF Blanche Ely; Miles Rattray SS/3B/P Boyd Anderson; Mike Higgins OF Cardinal Gibbons; William Demarco 2B/RHP Cardinal Gibbons; Brian Sanchez C/P/Utility Coconut Creek; Nick Basso C Coral Glades; Andre Juhasz OF Coral Glades; Tyler Federman 2B Coral Springs; Alex Christmas PCoral Springs; Damian Rodriguez OF Coral Springs Charter; Vincent Lagasi 3B Deerfield; Marcus Gonzalez C Deerfield; Spencer Regli 2B Fort Lauderdale; Alex Kareyva CFort Lauderdale; Tony Sanders INF JP Taravella; Colby Lipovsky P/1B/OF JP Taravella; Colby Schmitz P/OF/3B Monarch;
David Berman P Monarch; Connor Batchelder CF/2B/P Northeast; Robert Zuany P/1B/3B Northeast; Johan Joseph OF/2B Piper; Manuel Baez 3B/
Utility Plantation; Christopher McKenna 1B Stoneman Douglas; Rolli Lujo INFStoneman Douglas.
Coaches: Mike Federman Coral Springs; Mike Cimilluca Coral Springs; Jimmy
Finley Coral Springs; Joseph Franco Coral Glades; Manny Pedrozo Coral Glades; Mike Goullete Northeast.
The South All-Stars: Ryan Leiman OFCooper City; Joey Goldstein P/C Cooper City; Evan Leff P Cypress Bay; Cameron McDuffy OF Flanagan; Chris Garcia OF Flanagan; George Paz SS Hollywood Hills; Rodrigo Escobar C Hollywood Hills; Joseph Perez C McArthur; Andre Guzman P McArthur; Gianni Romanello 2B Nova; Dillon Cerone CF/INF/P Nova; Will
Hall 1B/3B South Broward; Max Markus OFSouth Broward; Shane Holley P/1B South Plantation; Daniel Sweet P/1B South Plantation; Jimmy Thies SS St. Thomas Aquinas; Jack Clarke OF/1B St. Thomas Aquinas; Michael Fortes P West Broward; Juan Carlos Correa 1B/3B/P West Broward; Gabriel Perez P Western; Efrain Isturiz PWestern.
Coaches: Brian Clark Cooper City; Chad Rose Cooper City; Diogenes Dilone Cooper City; Thomas Padro Cooper City; Chase Cooney Cooper City; Mike Farris Cooper
City.
The BCAA and Broward Baseball Umpires Association honored John Puropat by presenting the Dick Rushin Award posthustate mously to his family.
SOFTBALL AWARDS
Senior pitcher Darian Ingram of Trenton High School is the Florida Dairy Farmers 2021 Miss Softball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school softball coaches and media representatives.
In the closest voting in the history of the award, Ingram, who was selected the Class 1A Player of the Year for the second time (2019, 2021), tallied 110 points and garnered six of the 24 first-place votes to finish ahead of Class 7A Player of the Year Cassidy McLellan of Lakewood Ranch, who had five firstplace votes and 104 points, and Class 6A Player of the Year Alyssa Zabala of Doral Academy, who had five first-place votes and 100 points.
T.J. Goelz of Class 7A champion Bradenton Lakewood Ranch High School was named the Florida Dairy Farmers 2021 Softball Coach of the Year.
Goelz, who previously was selected as the Class 7A Coach of the Year, won the overall award with five of the 24 first-place votes and 123 points, to finish ahead of Class 1A COY Todd Bryant of Trenton, who had five first-place votes and 105 points.
Class 6A COY Willie Viruet of Doral Academy (87) finished third.
MIAMI HERALD AWARDS DISTRIBUTION
The Miami Herald Athletic Awards (Broward and Miami Dade) will be distributed Thursday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines 33025.
The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards (Broward and Miami Dade) will also be distributed simultaneously. There will be signage identifying the different sections for the awards.
The goal was to identify a place midway between Broward and Miami-Dade counties to accommodate all the award recipients.
The awards will be organized by sport, not by school, akin to the ceremonies.
There are more than 990 medals and awards, and there was a little more creativity, personalizing them this year.
For information or questions, email:
jechavarria@miamiherald.com.