Coral Shores hosted a quad meet March 11 in a boys weightlifting competition which celebrated their senior athletes. The Hurricanes won both the Olympic and traditional events to make Senior Night even sweeter.
The Hurricanes had four double winners, claiming first place in their weight class in both events. Kyle Derobertis (129 pounds), Jimmy Garcia (139), Jake Companioni (169) and Freddy Flores (219) won dual firsts in their respective weight classes. Parker Batt picked up a win in Olympic lifts at 119 pounds and Aaron Lykins won the traditional contest at 183.
The Dolphins placed third in both events, behind the Hurricanes as well as Somerset Silver Palms. Marathon had one dual winner in junior Isaak Vallejo, who won both events in the 199-pound contest. Max Childress was the Olympic winner at 183 and matched Lykins’ 490-pound combined lifts in traditional. Because Lykins weighed in a few pounds lighter than Childress, he was awarded the win. The Dolphins’ final winner was Matthias Martinez-Velez, who won the 154-pound traditional event.
It will be a quick turnaround to the postseason when teams return from spring break; districts are scheduled for April 11 at Key Largo School.
