Wrestle Your Heart Out
Trey Riera-Gomez, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter, Wrestling
Wrestling, the intense and strenuous sport widely renowned for its requirement of great physical skill and strength, is one that has been developing for thousands of years. With records of the sport dating back to the year 10,000 B.C. in early Egyptian societies, wrestling gained its current popularity...
Athlete of the Week: Jaafari Stephens
Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer
March 16, 2017
Filed under Athlete Spotlight, 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 Spotlight, 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 Spotlight, 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 Spotlight, 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 Spotlight, 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 Spotlight, 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...
Athlete of the Week: Jaafari Stephens
Mariam Ahumada, Staff Writer
December 14, 2014
Filed under Athlete Spotlight, 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...
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