Girls wrestling is getting bigger at the Florida high school level, and Carolyna Bellon is one of the state’s success stories. Bellon, a junior at Mater Lakes Academy, is off to a fierce start this season. She’s the state’s top-ranked girl in the 128-pound division, based on polling done by the Orlando Sentinel. Among her highlights this season: A 4-0 record to win her weight class at the Clash of the Titans tournament...

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Top-25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll ranked St. Thomas University’s baseball team No. 2 for the coming season. It’s the second time in school history the Bobcats will start in that spot; the last time was in 2016. The Bobcats’ ranking comes six months after losing to No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan University in the conference’s national championship game. The Bobcats...

Florida International University quarterback James Morgan has done it again. The senior won the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award for the second consecutive season, the school said. Morgan was recognized for community service, academics and performing well in his sport. He was among 13 honorees for the award presented three times during the school year. Morgan has volunteered with Thanksgiving meals and helped children visiting the...

St. Thomas University women’s volleyball player Tyran Chenault (pictured above) earned an honorable mention from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for its All-American team on Dec. 9.The junior from Lexington, Ky. led the Sun Conference in blocks with 116, 45 of them solo and assisted on 71 more blocks, the school said. Chenault made 19 kills against Florida Memorial University and 12 double-digit kills during the...

Finishing with a time of 55.15 in the 100-meter butterfly, Monsignor Edward Pace High School junior Juan Camilo Rivero (pictured above) placed 20th at the Class 2A state championships on Nov. 8.To get there, Rivero finished 8th at the regionals and won the district championship in the same event.“He’s an awesome kid who loves to compete at a high level each time he swims,” Coach Victoria Spadafora said.“He was very excited to compete in the...