Five soccer players named first-team all-county

Five Ransom Everglades soccer players – Mia Balestra '21, Jasper Broad '22, Lindsay Gould '21, Danny Mendoza '21 and Juan Rivera '22 – earned first-team all-county honors for winter sports from the Miami Herald, which recognized 18 RE soccer and basketball player in its annual winter sports honor roll. Balestra, currently competing in track and field, also earned first-team recognition from the Herald in volleyball in the fall. See the newspaper's report here.
Balestra, Gould and Mendoza are planning to continue their athletic careers at Dartmouth College, Brown University and the University of Chicago, respectively. Balestra, a defender, scored four goals and had five assists; Gould, a forward, scored 19 and totaled 14 assists; and Mendoza, a forward, scored 16 times with six assists. Rivera, a midfielder, scored one goal and had three assists; and Broad, a goalkeeper, had nine shutouts and a 0.77 goals against average.

Here are all of the Raiders recognized in the winter report:

First Team
Mia Balestra '21, soccer
Jasper Broad '22, soccer
Lindsay Gould '21, soccer
Danny Mendoza '21, soccer
Juan Rivera '22, soccer

Second Team
Hannah Badia '22, soccer
Mather Davidson '22, soccer
Lucas Ortiz '21, basketball
David Pulido '22, soccer
Nick Stone-Perez '21, soccer

Third Team
Isabel Chong '24, soccer
Dillon Kaye '21, soccer
Daniela Ortiz '21, soccer
Maya Rego '21, soccer
Sophia Salgueiro '22, soccer
Walker White '21, soccer

Honorable Mention
Kathryn Serra '23, basketball
Sofia Rua '24, soccer
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.