Athlete of the Week: Jaafari Stephens

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
March 16, 2017
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

The athlete of the week for the week March 5-11 is Jaafari Stephens. Stephens placed third overall in his weight class at the FHSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Stephens is a junior in the Design, Education and Hospitality (DE&H) academy and cannot be pinned down. Q&A How long have you been wrest...

Athlete of the Week: Katalina Bartelt

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

The athlete of the week for the week Feb. 5-11 is Katalina Bartelt. Bartelt won her weight division in the GMAC wrestling tournament. Bartelt is a junior in the DEH academy and is the first female GMAC wrestling champion from the Coral Gables team. Bartelt also qualified for the state championship. Bartlett...

Gables’ Wrestling Takes Down Ransom Duels

Cavan Wilson, Thomas Harley, and Sara Saliamonas
January 20, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter, Wrestling

On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Gables wrestling team took to the mats in our own gym to face the Ransom Duels. The other teams joining in this competition were Ransom, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning, and South Miami. Gables went into the competition with some confidence that came from having a larger team than...

Athletes of the Week: Desnee Johnson and Noah Pla

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
January 13, 2017
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter, Wrestling

This week's athletes of the week are Desnee Johnson and Noah Pla. Johnson is a junior in the Academy of Finance on the Lady Cavaliers basketball team and scored 23 points towards their win against district rival, Braddock. Pla is a senior in the CAF&DM academy and is on the wrestling team. He went...

Athlete of the Week: Angel Perez

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
December 24, 2016
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

The athlete of the week for the week of Dec. 11-17 is Angel Perez. Perez finished second in the John Lyzott Wrestling Tournament and also went 9-1 in the previous week. Perez is a junior in the National Academy of Finance (NAF), but his wrestling career started before he came to Gables. "This will...

Athlete of the Week: Katalina Bartelt

Mariam Ahumada, Staff Writer
February 21, 2016
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

This week's Athlete of the Week is definitely one of a kind! Sophomore and wrestler Katalina Bartelt was the only wrestler in Dade-County to come in first place at the Female Wrestling State Championship. Bartelt won in the 97-pound division. Q: How do you feel about being selected as Athlete...

Athlete of the Week: Gee Stanley, Anthony Vizcaino & Shakur Cooper

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
February 16, 2016
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Fall, Football, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

Congratulations to seniors Shakur Cooper and Gee Stanley. Both received first team All-Dade honors by the Miami Herald for football. To read up more on Cooper and Stanley, click here. Our other athlete of the week is senior wrestler Anthony Vizcaino. Vizcaino has pinned 17 consecutive opponents over ...

Gables’ Wrestling Wins Ransom Duals

Cavan Wlson, Sports Editor
January 21, 2016
Filed under Sports, Winter, Wrestling

On Thursday, Jan. 14, the Cavalier wrestling team faced off against the South Miami Cobras and Ransom Everglades High school. The Cavaliers defeated both teams in their dual matches against each school to give themselves the victory. Gables defeated Ransom with a score of 39-9 and then went on t...

Wrestling Season Start Up

Cameryn Padron, Photographer
November 24, 2015
Filed under Sports, Winter, Wrestling

Athlete of the Week: Jaafari Stephens

Mariam Ahumada, Staff Writer
December 14, 2014
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Recent Stories, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

Wrestlers are known for bringing all they have got to the mat, and this week's athlete of the week is no exception. Freshman Jaafari Stephens ended the past week with a 10-2 win to lose ratio and placed 4th among 30 other wrestlers at the Hialeah Gardens Tournament. Stephens began wrestling two years...

Joshua Zambrano – District Runner-Up for Wrestling

Samantha Valero, Staff Writer
December 3, 2014
Filed under Recent Stories, Sports, Winter, Wrestling

Much of you know all of the football players, all of the swimmers and baseball players, but the one group that people do not seem to know much of is the wrestlers. Joshua Zambrano is a junior in the IB (International Baccalaureate) program, is part of student activities as treasurer for the junior...

Wrestling Pre-Season

Mariam Ahumada, Staff Writer
November 3, 2014
Filed under Recent Stories, Sports, Top Stories, Winter, Wrestling

The Gables Wrestlers definitely know that when aiming for success, you never admit defeat. Last year, the wrestlers faced their matches head on and were able not only to qualify for districts and regionals, but also to have one wrestler qualify for states. All things considered, the wrestling team...