Gurgel Wins Home Run Derby; Selected to All-Star Game Alongside Top Stars from Coral Springs

by Matt Rothman May 19, 2026

by Matt Rothman May 19, 2026 2 minutes read

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Gurgel Wins Home Run Derby; Selected to All-Star Game Alongside Top Stars from Coral Springs

Gio Gurgel and Mark Montimurro. {BCAA}

The top student-athletes from the spring sports season were selected to the BCAA All-Star Games, with several standout performers representing Coral Springs area schools.

Coral Springs Charter featured nine all-stars, highlighted by softball home run derby champion Gio Gurgel. Gurgel recently helped lead the Panthers past Cardinal Gibbons High School to capture a Regional Championship and advance to the State Championship. She was joined in the All-Star Game by Leah Rutherford. Gurgel blasted six home runs during the derby and now has nine on the season, while Rutherford is batting .321.

Easton Viveros, Edward Canard, and Rodney Chung were selected from the baseball team after the Panthers reached the District Final and qualified for Regionals. Viveros, a Florida International University signee, hit .390 this season. Canard posted a 5-1 record on the mound, while Chung batted .352 with one home run and 18 RBIs.

Riley Guerrera, O’Meira Charilton, and Natalie Conte earned selections from the flag football team after helping the Panthers win the first District Championship in school history and advance to Regionals for the first time. Guerrera recorded 12 receiving touchdowns, while Charilton and Conte combined for 64 flags pulled. Luke Snyder was the lone representative from the boys’ volleyball team following a three-win season.

Coral Glades also had nine student-athletes selected, including softball standouts Cameron Marques, Addison Schwartzberg, and Haleigh Thomas. All three are college commits and helped the Jaguars reach Regionals this season. Sebastian Duran and Josh Ruiz represented the baseball team after contributing to another Regional appearance, and both are set to continue playing at the collegiate level. Madison Watts and Delaney Gordon were chosen from the flag football team, while Cole Fisher represented the boys’ volleyball team.

Aiden Roy, Alain Ducasse, and Ryan Guthrie were selected from the Coral Springs High School baseball team. The Colts enjoyed a strong season, reaching the District Final and competing in Regionals. The trio combined for 10 of the team’s 14 wins on the mound. Titianna Hodge and Janyah Holmes were chosen from the flag football team, while Jayden Thomas represented the boys’ volleyball team.

J.P. Taravella had three players from the baseball team selected, including Jake Miller, Adama Vellucci, and Julian Classen. Miller and Classen ranked second and third on the team in hitting, while Vellucci drove in 10 runs. The Trojans won 11 games before falling to Marjory Stoneman Douglas in the District Tournament. Wildy Charles earned all-star recognition from the flag football team after helping her school win two games this year.

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Matt Rothman is a 2018 graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University receiving his bachelor’s degree in journalism and then graduated from the University of Florida as a graduate student.