The News-Press All-Area Athlete of the Week

Bishop Verot lacrosse player Lauren Lockard commanded half of the vote to win The News-Press Athlete of the Week award for the week of Feb. 15-20.

Lauren Lockard, Bishop Verot

Lockard, one of nine nominees from the winter and spring sports, collected 3,037 votes in a week dominated by Vikings. The senior midfielder excelled in wins over Riverdale and Fort Myers last week with 10 goals, six assists, 21 groundballs and eight takeaways.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m. and closes at noon on Thursday.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Verot softball player Sammie Massaro took second with 2,051 votes after hitting a walk-off home run in a 4-3 victory over rival Fort Myers on Friday.

Fort Myers basketball player Alexsis Johnson was third in the voting. The sophomore came off the bench for 21 minutes, tallying 15 points and eight rebounds to propel the Green Wave to a 60-45 win over Oakland Park Northeast in the Class 6A state final Saturday.

The other nominees were Mariner basketball player Jahmel Myers, Oasis baseball player Josh Morales, North Fort Myers tennis player Erin Post, Verot tennis player Thomas Rathmaier, Verot lacrosse player Zackary Liberto and South Fort Myers wrestler Joe Cilibrasi.

Wrestling Region Tournaments

HS Zone

Region A-3 at ECS

At the end of the first day Friday, Dunbar led all teams at the Region A-3 meet with 62.5 points. The Tigers were led by Trevor McDaniel (126), Lavaris Preston (160), Judah Bertolotti (195) and Judas McKenzie (220), who advanced to their respective quarterfinal matches that will be played Saturday.

Matthew Malavsky (ECS) represented the host school well by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 106 tournament after claiming two decision victories. 120 pound teammate Jason Meyer made it to the quarterfinal of his tournament after winning matches against Adrien Severin (Tarpon Springs) and Wismy Cadet (Spoto) by pin.

Oasis 138-pounder Gregory Krempski advanced to the 138 quarterfinal with two victories by pin. Collin Duncan (SFCA) will also play tomorrow with two pins over 220-pound wrestlers.

Region 2A-3 at Charlotte

With 66.5 team points, Riverdale stands atop the leaderboard after the first day of the Region 2A-3 tournament. Jarrett Chandler (132), Daniel Williamson (138), Hunter Weeks (145), Jared Galan (170), Gage Schield (182) and Jesse Pryor (220) all advanced to play in the region quarterfinals of their tournaments.

Christophe DePaola of Cape Coral advanced to the 106 quarterfinal with two decision victories. In the 120-pound tournament, Estero’s Brian Opalensky will face Garrett Allen (East Lake) in Saturday’s quarterfinal after pinning two wrestlers.

Jalen Soto (Cypress Lake) improved his record to 42-0 in the 132-pound weight class with two victories by pin. Mariner’s Keaton Koselke (46-0) also kept his undefeated streak alive by advancing to the quarterfinal in the 145 pound tournament.

Cypress Lake 160-pound wrestler Jermaine Teague shut out both of his opponents. Nick Richards (Ida Baker) advanced to the 182 quarterfinal with two pins.

Fort Myers wrestlers Colton Thomas (132), Hadley Vadyak (138), Najee Jacob (195) and Mike Delago (285) also advanced to their respective region quarterfinals.

Baseball

•Lely 17, North Fort Myers 11 (From Thursday): Mason Russo and Payton Bourque both went 2-for-3 from the plate with two RBI.

•LaBelle 6, Bishop Verot 0: Ty Burton (1-0) continued his streak of allowing no earned runs on the year after picking up his first win for the Cowboys (7-2). Burton only allowed four hits through seven innings pitched.

•Mariner 13, Cypress Lake 3: Nolan Byers led the way offensively for the Tritons (4-4) by hitting 2-for-3 with three RBI. D.J. Varner (2-1) picked up the win from the mound after pitching a complete game, striking out four.

•Ida Baker 11, Cape Coral 0 (5 innings): Luke Endsley picked up three hits to lead the Bulldogs (6-0). Trey Koza also stood out offensively with two hits and three RBI.

•ECS 4, Moore Haven 1: Mikey Marcelak drove in two RBI for the Sentinels (7-1). Jacob Lewis (2-0) picked up the win after tossing five shutout innings.

Girls Lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 12, Port Charlotte 8: Kameryn Gannon picked up the win with seven saves in her first-ever game in goal for the Vikings (5-2). Lauren Lockard had four goals and two assists to also stand out.

Boys Lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 17, Port Charlotte 3: Joe Cerniglia netted a game-high seven goals to lead the Vikings (5-2). Zack Liberto also contributed by scoring three goals and dishing out three assists.

•Canterbury 14, Cypress Lake 1: Alek Kirschner led the Cougar (4-2) offense by scoring five goals and dishing out three assists. Butch Bolger also stood out with three goals.

Softball

•Gulf Coast 4, Riverdale 2: Kassidy Topliff went 2-for-4 for the Raiders (3-2) with a double and a stolen base. Meghan Reno struck out six batters and only allowed one walk from the mound.

•North Fort Myers 15, Island Coast 0 (4 innings): Emma Johnson was a double away from the cycle for the Red Knights. Johnson went 3-for-3 with a single, triple and blasted a home run in the bottom of the fourth. She finished with four RBI. Johnson also picked up her second win of the year from the mound, striking out eight batters and only allowing two hits.

•SFCA 16, Imagine 1: Anne Gerwitz went 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored to lead the Kings (8-2). Kelsey Campanelli also stood out by hitting 2-for-2 with a double and four RBI.

•East Lee County 21, CSN 10: Alicia Ramirez led the way for the Jaguars with 10 strikeouts. Freshman Lexi Rodriguez went 4-for-5 with two bases-clearing triples to also contribute.

•Fort Myers 6, Charlotte 1: Meghan Kline went 3-for-3 from the plate with a home run to lead the Green Wave (5-1). Hannah Perkins picked up the win with eight strikeouts.

Girls tennis

•Gateway Charer 5, LaBelle 2 (From Thursday): Singles: 1. Dusty Catala (L) d. Rachel Legiec 6-1, 6-0; 2. Julia Legiec (G) d. Clara Alsina 6-2, 6-0; 3. Sophia Morris (G) d. Babi Galdamez 6-0, 2-6, 10-9; 4. Mackenzie Housler (GC) d. Jailine Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3; 5. Ashley Lucas (G) d. Kylie Soliz 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Catala-Alsina (L) d. R. Legiec-Paula Valderrama 8-2; 2. J. Legiec-Housler (G) d. Galdamez-Gonzalez 8-5.

•North Fort Myers 7, Mariner 0: Singles: 1. Erin Post (N) d. Samantha Wolfe 6-0, 6-0; 2. Bailey Harris (N) d. Sheri Kao 6-0, 6-0; 3. Kylee Gates (N) d. Sara Hamilton 6-1, 6-0; 4. Coral Jarvis (N) d. Sophia Restrepo 6-0, 6-1; 5. Paola Henderson (N) d. Sydney Campbell 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Sophia Niekamp-Kacee Williams (N) d. Wolfe-Kao 8-3; 2. Alliyah Crawford-Joelle Meers (N) d. Hamilton-Shannon McNoldy 8-2.

Records: North Fort Myers (7-1).

•Ida Baker 6, Oasis 1: Singles: 1. J. Lee (IB) d. A. Grabner 7-5, 6-0; 2. M. Coughlin (O) d. P. Guerin 6-2, 4-6 (10-7); 3. M. Chappell (IB) d. A. Glebova 6-0, 6-0; 4. K. Shultz (IB) d. T. Delson 6-1, 6-0; 5. B. Boughton (IB) d. H. Busch 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: 1. Guerin-Shultz (IB) d. Coughlin-Glebova 8-4; 2. Lee-Chappell (IB) d. Grabner-K. Morris 8-2.

Records: Oasis (1-3).

Boys tennis

•Ida Baker 6, Oasis 1: Singles: 1. Lucas Wiles (I) d. Josh Mamott 6-0, 6-3; 2. T.J. Clapp (I) d. Ian Milaski 6-1, 6-0; 3. Tyler Schuman (I) d. Dave Wolfiss 6-1, 6-2; 4. Timon Braun (I) d. Brandon Hedrick 6-0, 6-0; 5. Ben Mikell (I) d. Andrew Sieber 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: 1. Mamott-Milaski (O) d. Clapp-Schuman 9-7. 2. Braun-Mikell (I) d. Wolfiss-Sage Keesler 8-2.

Records: Ida Baker (8-2), Oasis (1-2).

•North Fort Myers 4, Mariner 3: Singles: 1. McNeely (M) d. Mazon 6-4, 6-3; 2. Leith (N) d. Kibler 7-5, 6-3; 3. Perchall (M) d. Brooks 6-3, 6-4; 4. DeVille (N) d. Karras 3-6, 6-3, 10-6; 5. Triscari (N) d. DiCicco 6-4, 6-1. Doubles: 1. McNeely-Kibler (M) d. Mazon-Leith 8-1; 2. Brooks-Triscari (N) d. Perchall-Karras 8-6.

Boys lacrosse

HS Zone

•Bishop Verot 12, Estero 5: Joe Cerniglia led the Vikings (6-2) with four goals and two assists. Codey Liberto chipped in with three goals and three assists.

•Canterbury 19, Riverdale 2: Scott Wheeler led the Cougars with four goals and an assist. Alek Kirschner chipped in with three goals and five assists.

Girls lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 12, Estero 0: Lauren Lockard had six goals, four assists, 10 ground balls and 15 draws for the Vikings (6-2). Olivia Horton scored two goals.

•Canterbury 17, Riverdale 10: Peyton Hornung led the Cougars with six goals and two assists. Hannah Fay made 13 saves.

Baseball

•Canterbury 4, ECS 1: The Cougars’ (7-0) Giovanny Lorenzo had two hits, two doubles and three RBIs. Bryan Eberle was the winning pitcher.

•Naples 8, Riverdale 3: Riverdale’s Kassidy Topliff went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. Sarah Lynn went 1-for-1 with a walk.

•Mariner 5, Cape Coral 2: Andrew Arsenault was with winning pitcher throwing six innings and four strikeouts. Steven Grigiski went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Jorge Sunti went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

•Ida Baker 3, NFM 2: Winning pitcher Bryce VanHorn threw a complete game and threw six strikeouts. Ida Baker’s Luke Endsley had three hits.

•Estero 16, East Lee 6: No stats available.

Softball

•Bishop Verot 10, Oasis 0: The Vikings’ Jennie Boisvert went 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBIs and two runs. Sammie Massaro was the winning pitcher striking out seven while allowing only two hits.

•Mariner 8, Cape Coral 2: Hannah Holloway was the winning pitcher for the Tritons (9-4) with 10 strikeouts in seven innings pitched. Madison McClellan went 4-for-4 with a double and three singles.

•SFCA 19, Cypress Lake 11: Addison Tovar led the Kings (9-2) going 1-for-2 with two RBIs and Kelsey Campanelli went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

•Estero 14 East Lee 0: Riley Ennis gave up 2 hits and no runs in 5 innings to earn the win for Estero. East Lee (5-4) Sophomore Morgan Boxwell went 1-for-2 with a power single up the middle.

Boys tennis

•Fort Myers 7, Cape Coral 0: 1. John Carlin (FM) d. Ian Zeigler 6-1, 6-1; 2. Luka Ilic (FM) d. Corey Williamson 6-1, 6-0; 3. Vincent Tovar Dias (FM) d. Max Slafer 6-0, 6-2; 4. Chris crouch (FM) d. Triston. D’augustino 6-0, 6-1; 5. Vikrum Raja (FM) d. Jacob Robertson 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Carlin/Crouch (FM) d. Ian/Corey 8-1; 2. Mohit/Mathur (FM) d. Robertson/D’Augustino 8-3.

•Cypress Lake 7, Estero 0: Singles: 1. Zach Blythe (CL) d. Jacen Hinkson, 6-0, 6-0; 2. Jose Camacho (CL) d. Islam Shafigulin, 6-2, 6-4; 3. Logan Glock (CL) d. Eddie Burun, 6-0, 6-0; 4. Joey Flores (CL) d. Colton Wise, 6-1, 6-2; 5. Nolan Nowak (CL) d. Orley Borsa, 6-1, 6-1; Doubles: 1. Camacho/Flores (CL) d. Hinkson/Shafigulin, 8-6; 2. Kameron Smith/Edrick Castellon (CL) d. Burun/Wise, 9-8 (10-7).

•NFM 6, Lehigh 1: Singles: 1. Mazon (N) d. Martin 6-4, 6-0; 2. Leith (N) d. LaBrie 6-0, 6-0; 3. Hulfeld (N) d. Scudder 6-2, 6-0; 4. Brooks (N) d. Spencer 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; 5. Himes (L) d. DeVille 10-7, 1-6, 6-3; Doubles: 1. Zaliauskas/Leith (N) d. San Juan/Spencer 8-3; 2. Caneer/Madonna (N) d. La Brie/Suazo 8-3.

•SJN 7, SFCA 0: Singles 1. Conor Castronovo (SJN) d. Michael Bubar 6-0, 6-0; 2. Andrew Myers (SJN) d. Reed Rollings 6-0, 6-0; 3. Adip Rawat (SJN) d. Liam McKinney 6-0, 6-0; 4. Colin Sweeney (SJN) d. Christian Modl 6-0, 6-0; 5. Brandon Ciron (SJN) d. Matthew Iwaniec 6-0; 6-0. Doubles: 1. Myers/Sweeney (SJN) d. Bubar/Rollings 8-0; 2. Adip/Ruwat (SJN) d. McKinney/Modl 8-1.

Girls tennis

•ECS 4, Oasis 3: Singles: 1. Alyssa Grabner (E) d. Madison DeRitis 6-2, 6-1; 2. Gabi Vera (O) d. Melia Coughlin 5-7, 6-1, (10-5); 3. Madeline Hettinger (E) d. Olivia Villareal 6-0, 6-3; 4. Coral Fuentes (O) d. Anastasia Glebova 4-6, 6-2, (10-8); 5. Hannah Busch (E) d. Jolie Candelace 6-2, 7-5; Doubles: 1. Grabner/Hettinger (E) d. DeRitis/Eden Sams 8-1; 2. Danielle Miller/Alexa Wilson (O) d. Coughlin/Glebova 8-1.

•Dunbar 7, E. Lee 0: Singles: 1. Mikeria Cherry (D) d. Diana Sierra 6-0, 6-2; 2. Nerupat Tipoasoth (D) d. Destiny Edwards 6-2, 6-1; 3. Cassidy Garby (D) d. Celande LaFrance 6-0, 6-0; 4. Amalia Smith (D) d. Oriana Campbell 6-2, 6-1; 5. Default East Lee; Doubles: 1. Cherry/Tipoasoth (D) d. Sierra/Edwards 8-4; Jessica Beason/Garby (D) d. LaFrance/Campbell 8-1.

•Estero 4, Cypress Lake 3: Singles: 1. Bruna Barros (CL) d. Lindsey Kuchenbecker, 6-4, 1-6, (12-10); 2. Amy Belliveau (E) d. Sarah Greenwell, 6-1, 6-1; 3. Tiffany Liu (CL) d. Cheyanne Durham, 6-1, 5-7, (14-12); 4. Julia Curran (E) d. Jamie Cheaw, 6-1, 6-0; 5. Diana Talavera (CL) d. Mellisa Means, 6-7, 6-1, (11-9); Doubles: 1. Kuchenbecker/Belliveau (E) d. Greenwell/Liu 8-0; 2. Durham/Curran (E) d. Ansley Blackwell/Emily Wilson, 8-0.

•Fort Myers 7, Cape Coral 0: Singles: 1. Shani Idlette (FM) d. Ana Dieng 6-0, 6-0; 2. Marina Lombardo (FM) d. Samantha Smart 6-2, 6-0; 3. Daniella Andrade (FM) d. Laura Moreno 6-0, 6-2; 4. Reina Plancher(FM) d. Jessica Vu 6-1, 6-3; 5. Mary Beth Briers (FM) d. Yevheniya Krasynska 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: 1. Idlette-Briers (FM) d. Dieng-Vu 8-0; 2. Andrade/Plancher (FM) d. Smart/Moreno 8-1.

•North Fort Myers 7, Lehigh 0: Singles: 1. Erin Post (N) d. Jade Buohler (L) 6-2, 6-1; 2. Kylee Gates (N) d. Trinity Blakeney (L) 6-1, 6-0; 3. Coral Jarvis (N) d. Jasmine Shupp (L) 6-0, 6-0; 4. Paola Henderson (N) d. Sabrina Rhau (L) 6-0, 6-0; 5. Sophia Niekamp (N) d. Emily Shelton (L) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: 1. Post/Jarvis (N) d. Misa Scudder/Buohler (L) 8-3; 2. Marlaina Dzierzanowski/Joelle Meers (N) d. Blakney/Shupp.

•Records: Fort Myers 9-0-1; Cape Coral 6-4

Baseball

•(From Monday) Desoto Count 4, Mariner 2: Senior Mason Eicher had two hits, Raymond Williamson went four innings and struck out four, but the Tritons fell to Desoto, which scored back-to-back runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

•(From Monday) Oasis 7, ECS 6: Dennis Talarico went two innings of relief for the Sharks (4-4), picking up the win. Kevin Newtown was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two walks.

•(From Monday) LaBelle 10, St. John Neumann 0: Tyler Nesbit pitched four innings gave up three hits and struck out four to record his fourth win. LaBelle improved to 8-2.

Softball

•(From Monday) ECS 16, Dunbar 0: Maddie Kline pitched three hitless innings with five strikeouts. She also went 3-for-3 with six RBI and picked up the win.

•(From Monday) Oasis 16, Island Coast 2: Ashley Shugars, Camri Aho, Abby Bryant and Kaylee Morfis each had two hits. Morfis added a home run as well.

Girls tennis

•(From Monday) Fort Myers 7, Bishop Verot 0: Singles: 1. Shani Idlette (FM) d. Gianna Drayer 6-0, 6-0; 2. Daniella Andrade (FM) d. Yvonne Wojtas 6-1, 7-6 (7-5); 3. Reina Plancher (FM) d. Nicolette Cervone 6-4, 6-2; 4. Mary Beth Briers (FM) d. Gabrielle Magnant 7-5, 6-1; 5. Stephanie Doikos (FM) d. Gabriella Martinez 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: 1 Idlette/Andrade (FM) d. Drayer/Cervone 8-0; 2. Plancher/Briers (FM) d. Wojtas/Magnant 8-6.

Athlete of the Week

VOTE NOW: Athlete of the Week

It’s time to vote for The News-Press high school athlete of the week. Voting will close at noon on Thursday.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed in by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Here are this week’s nominees based on their performances between Feb. 22-27.

Girls tennis

Emily Javedan, Canterbury, eighth grade

Javedan lost just two games in victories over No. 1 singles players from Southwest Florida Christian Academy and Oasis last week.

Boys tennis

John Carlin, Fort Myers, junior

Carlin knocked off Cypress Lake No. 1 singles player Zachary Blythe 6-1, 6-0 in crucial match as the Green Wave edged the Panthers 4-3 on Thursday.

Baseball

Austin Hayman, Cypress Lake, senior

The right-hander tossed six strong innings, giving up one earned run and striking out 15 batters in a 5-3 win over Mariner on Feb. 23.

Softball

Cassidy Dvorsky, Estero, senior

The center fielder went 6-for-8 with three home runs and seven RBI last week in wins over Seacrest Country Day, Oasis and South Fort Myers.

Girls lacrosse

Peyton Hornung, Canterbury, junior

The Cougars attacker scored five goals and logged five assists during a 15-9 win over Fort Myers on Monday. She added six goals and two assists for Canterbury in a 14-11 win over Cypress Lake on Friday. She has 22 goals and 10 assists on the season.

Boys lacrosse

Butch Bolger, Canterbury, senior

Bolger had five goals on Tuesday in a 14-5 win over Fort Myers and added three goals during a 14-1 win against Cypress Lake on Friday.

Girls track and field

Fort Myers 3,200-meter relay team: Grace Paul (senior), Julia Holston (freshman), Fiona Kurland (sophomore), Sidney Oakes-Lottridge (junior)

At the Naples Relays Invitational on Saturday, the Fort Myers team of Paul, Holston, Kurland and Oakes-Lottridge defeated defending Class 3A 3,200-meter relay champion Estero (which sports a much different team this season) with a time of 10:15.15.

Boys track and field

Dunbar 400-meter relay team: Natyri Pitts (senior), Seneca Milledge (freshman), Lajuan Preston (junior), Desmond Davis (freshman)

The Tigers are fast becoming one of the best 400-meter relay teams in Southwest Florida. They won the Naples Relays Invitational on Saturday with a time of 42.08, which outpaced Fort Myers and Ida Baker. Defending Class 3A state champion South Fort Myers finished sixth.

Wrestling

Judas McKenzie, Dunbar, sophomore

McKenzie dominated the 220-pound field at the Region 1A-3 championships, scoring four pins on his way to a region title. He’ll be in the mix for a state title this weekend in Kissimmee.

Athlete of the Week Feb. 22-27 (poll 9328239)

The News-Press Athlete of the Week award.

Canterbury junior lacrosse player Peyton Hornung rode a strong wave of voting to win The News-Press Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 22-27.

Hornung, one of nine nominees from a collection of winter and spring sports, earned a total of 6,055 votes during a record three days of voting that ended with almost 17,000 tallies cast.

One of the Cougars’ best attackers, Hornung’s performances totaled 11 goals and seven assists across a week that netted Canterbury two wins.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m. and closes at noon on Thursday.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Rounding into second place was Cypress Lake senior Austin Hayman, a pitcher for the Panthers’ baseball team, who earned 5,070 votes after giving up just one run and striking out 15 batters in a 5-3 win over Mariner on Feb. 23.

Fort Myers junior John Carlin, a returning state champion tennis player, grabbed 2,805 votes after knocking off Cypress Lakes’ Zachary Blythe 6-1, 6-0 in singles play to give the Green Wave a 4-3 win last Thursday.

Canterbury eighth-grader Emily Javedan, a tennis player, was fourth with 1,620 votes after tallying two singles victories over SFCA and Oasis last week.

Other nominees honored include Estero senior Cassidy Dvorsky (softball), Canterbury senior Butch Bolger (lacrosse), the Fort Myers girls 3,200-meter relay team, the Dunbar boys 400-meter relay team and Dunbar sophomore Judas McKenzie (wrestling).

Girls lacrosse

HS Zone

•Canterbury 17, Estero 5: Katy Matter led all goal-scorers with seven for the Cougars (6-0). Krista Thompson also stood out with four goals and four assists.

Baseball

•Cypress Lake 8, South Fort Myers 1: Austin Davis led the way offensively for the Panthers (5-4) by going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Austin Hayman (2-1) picked up the win from the mound with eight strikeouts in five innings pitched.

•Lehigh 6, Lely 1: Trevor Tubbs was the winning pitcher for the Lightning with nine strikeouts.

•Ida Baker 3, Estero 2 (8 innings): Christian Menendez blasted a solo home run with an out in the bottom of the eighth to give the Bulldogs (8-0) a walk-off victory. Dillion Lewis only allowed one earned run through five innings pitched to also stand out.

•Canterbury 11, CSN 1 (5 innings): Donovan Duvall led all Cougar (8-0) hitters with three hits. Tyler Shuck (2-0) pitched a complete game, only allowing one hit.

Softball

•Oasis 6, Island Coast 5: Caitlyn Caulfield went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead the way for the Sharks (7-4). Camri Aho (6-3) got the win from the mound after only allowing two hits, striking out eight batters.

Boys tennis

•Ida Baker 7, Riverdale 0: Singles: 1. Ethan Littlestone (IB) d. Simon Dunham 6-4, 6-1; 2. Jordan Diggs (IB) d. Luke Chen o foing 6-2, 6-0; 3. Drayton Diggs (IB) d. Jamison Brooks 6-0, 6-0; 4. Lucas Wiles (IB) d. Nick Buffington 6-2, 6-2; 5. Tim Brown (IB) d. Jacob Sheffield 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Littlestone-Ben Mikell (IB) d. Dunham-Buffington 8-3; 2. Tyler Schuman-T.J. Clapp (IB) d. Brooks-Chen o foing 8-6.

Records: Ida Baker (9-2).

•Canterbury 7, SFCA 0: Singles 1. Manny Fernandez (C) d. Reed Rollings 6-0, 6-0; 2. Victor McCormick (C) d. Erek Lehnen 6-2, 6-3; 3. Andres Fernandez (C) d. Liam McKinney 6-0, 6-0; 4. Eric Tolep (C) d. Christian Modl 6-0, 6-0; 5. Canterbury won by forfeit. Doubles: 1. Dunham-Chandler (C) d. Rollings-Lehnen 8-2; 2. Diaz-Singh (C) d. McKinney-Modl 8-5.

•Mariner 5, Lehigh 2: Singles: 1. Cole McNeely (M) d. Malik Martin 6-0, 4-6, 10-6; 2. Teddy Perchall (M) d. Trevor Scudder 6-4, 7-5; 3. Andrew Kibler (M) d. Rodrigo San Juan 6-0, 6-0; 4. Daniel Spencer (L) d. Thomas DiCicci 6-1, 6-3; 5. Christopher Himes (L) d. Tim Karras 6-3, 1-6, 11-9. Doubles: 1. McNeely-Kibler (M) d. Scudder-Daniel Spencer 8-2; 2. Perchall-Cato (M) d. San Juan-Dominic Spencer 8-4.

•Cypress Lake 6, Bishop Verot 1: Singles: 1. Zachary Blythe (CL) d. Thomas Rathmaier 6-2, 6-3; 2. Cason Hiers (CL) d. Matt Palman 7-5, 6-3; 3. Jose Camacho (CL) d. Chris Lee 5-7, 7-6, 10-2; 4. Logan Glock (CL) d. Cole Connor 6-1, 6-3; 5. Jacob Williams (BV) d. Kameron Smith 6-4, 7-5. Doubles: 1. Blythe-Hiers (CL) d. Rathmaier-Palman 8-3; 2. Glock-Camacho (CL) d. Bishop Verot 8-3.

•Cape Coral 5, Estero 2: Singles: 1. Ian Ziegler (C) d. Jacen Hinkson 6-1, 7-5; 2. Ian Shafigulin (E) d. Corey Williamson 6-3, 6-4; 3. Max Slafer (C) d. Alex Combs 6-2, 6-4; 4. Tristan O’Agastino (C) d. Eddie Burun 6-3, 6-1; 5. Jacob Robertson (C) d. Colton Wise 6-4, 6-4. Doubles 1. Hinkson-Shafigulin (E) d. Ziegler-O’Agastino 8-5; 2. Williamson-Slafer (C) d. Combs-Orley Borsa 8-4.

Records: Cape Coral (8-3), Estero (5-5).

Girls tennis

•Riverdale 7, Ida Baker 0: Singles: 1. Morgan Baldwin (R) d. Mackenzie Chappell 6-1, 6-2; 2. Meghan Newton (R) d. Kaley Schultz 6-2, 6-0; 3. Mia Rampezzotti (R) d. Bayley Boughton 7-5, 6-2; 4. Miranda Persaud (R) d. Mary Jo Ellis 6-1, 6-3; 5. Danielle Berrenet (R) d. Sydney Boughton 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Baldwin-Newton (R) d. Chappell-Schultz 8-2; 2. Rampezzotti-Persaud (R) d. B. Boughton-Ellis 8-0.

Records: Riverdale (9-1).

•North Fort Myers 7, Port Charlotte 0: Singles: 1. Erin Post (N) d. Corrine Bresky 1-6, 6-3 (10-2); 2. Kylee Gates (N) d. Brittany McGivern 7-6 (7-1), 6-1; 3. Coral Jarvis (N) d. Hannah King 6-1, 6-2; 4. Paola Henderson (N) d. Sydney White 6-0, 6-1; 5. Sophia Niekamp (N) d. Hannah Madison 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: 1. Post-Jarvis (N) d. Bresky-King 8-3; 2. Gates-Henderson (N) d. McGivern–Blaklee Peterson (PC) 8-1.

Records: North Fort Myers (9-1).

•Bishop Verot 7, Cypress Lake 0: Singles: 1. Gianna Drayer (BV) d. Bruna Barros 6-1, 6-2; 2. Yvonne Wojtas (BV) d. Sarah Greenwell 6-7, 6-2, (10-4); 3. Nicolette Cervone (BV) d. Tiffany Liu 6-2, 6-2; 4. Gabriella Martinez (BV) d. Diana Talavera 6-2, 6-0; 5. Jennifer Dickey (BV) d. Jamie Cheaw 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Drayer-Cervone (BV) d. Barros-Greenwell 8-1; 2. Wojtas-Martinez (BV) d. McKenzie Dahmen-Ansley Blackwell 8-3.

•Canterbury 7, SFCA 0: Singles: 1. Eve Bailey (C) d. Olivia Jensen 7-6, 6-3; 2. Hannah Bailey (C) d. Ally Frith 6-1, 6-4; 3. Lema Abuogab (C) d. MacKenzie Wolf d. 6-3, 6-4; 4. Maya Allione (C) d. Savanah Klingerman 6-2, 6-3; 5. Catlin McCartney (C) d. Amanda Higginbotham 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Javedan-E. Bailey (C) d. Jensen-Frith 8-1; 2. H. Bailey-Abuodab (C) d. Bohannon-E. Higginbotham 8-1.

•Lehigh 6, Mariner 1: Singles: 1. Jade Budhler (L) d. Kaitlyn Bandemer 6-4, 6-2; 2. Misa Scudder (L) d. Samantha Wolfe 6-4, 6-3; 3. Trinity Blakeney (L) d. Sara Hamilton 6-1, 7-5; 4. Sherri Kao (M) d. Jasmine Shupp (L) 6-1, 2-6, 10-4; 5. Josephine Shelton (L) d. Sydney Campbell 6-3, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Budhler-Scudder (L) d. Bandermer-Wolfe 8-3; 2. Blakeney-Scudder (L) d. Kao-Hamilton 8-4.

•Estero 4, Cape Coral 3: Singles: 1. Lindsay Kuckenbecker (E) def. Samantha Smart 6-4, 6-2; 2. Amy Belliveau (E) d. Ana Dieng 6-2, 7-6 (7-2); 3. Laura Moreno (CC) d. Bridgette Kesh 6-0, 6-1; 4. Yevheniya Krasynska (CC) d. Cheyanne Durham 6-0, 6-2; 5. Julia Curran (E) d. Madison Wunderlich 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Kuckenbecker-Belliveau (E) d. Dieng-Krasynska 8-1; 2. Moreno-Jessica Patton (CC) d. Kesh-Mellisa Means 8-2.

Records: Estero (7-3), Cape Coral (6-5).

Cape Coral senior CJ Lewis signed with Jacksonville on Friday.

When National Signing Day arrived last month, Cape Coral senior CJ Lewis was still weighing his options.

Time made no difference to the Seahawks’ wide receiver, as long as the eventual decision resulted in a positive path for the next four years of his life.

He had choices ranging from a preferred walk-on package with the Florida State University football program, to merit scholarships with Football Championship Subdivision schools like Jacksonville and Stetson.

So he waited, consulted with his parents and ultimately made the decision to join a program on the rise like Jacksonville, which went 9-2 in 2015.

On Friday, Lewis signed his letter of intent to join the Dolphins. Cape Coral also recognized Madison Waddle, who signed with Indiana University’s rowing team, and Kaya London, who joined Buffalo State’s women’s lacrosse team.

“I had to make sure I made the right decision,” said Lewis, who also had offers to Indiana State and Lafayette. “This is an investment in my life and the next four years was a big decision to make. I just wanted to wait it out and make the best decision for me.”

Mariner rallies past Cape Coral, 57-48

Lewis totaled 52 receptions for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015. He had four 100-yard games, including a career-high 135 yards and two touchdowns in his final game against Mariner on Nov. 6.

He finished with 91 catches for 1,364 yards and 13 touchdowns over the past two seasons.

“Honestly, this is the culmination of a plan and the beginning of a dream,” Lewis’ father Chris said. “Our focus has always been the plan, and the dream is just a bonus.”

Lewis, who plans to study economics at Jacksonville, ultimately had to choose a different path. His sisters, Arinelle and Asia, both attend FSU and the Seminoles worked hard to land Lewis as well.

Asia even learned she was accepted into FSU’s law program the same day Lewis signed with Jacksonville.

“Florida State, it was a great option, but I wanted to go somewhere where I was wanted and could play eventually,” Lewis said. “Jacksonville, when they first recruited me, I liked the coaching staff. They were on me heavy.”

Lewis eventually wants to set an example on the field.

“I’ve been underrated my whole life,” he said. “And I’ve had doubters my whole life.”

Lewis nails audition in second half for Cape Coral

“It was definitely a long, hard process,” Lewis added. “A lot of schools tell you they like you and there’s a lot of talking going on, but I’m glad I’m finally finished and signed with Jacksonville.”

Lewis will attend the school on a merit scholarship. He currently has a 3.92 GPA at Cape Coral.

Seahawks head football coach Larry Gary said Lewis often displayed his smarts on the field, too.

“He’s going to surprise some people,” Gary said. “He plays like 3.9 on the field. He’s a smart kid.”

Wrestling

HS Zone

Class 2A State tournament

Through the first day of the 2016 FHSAA Class 2A state tournament, Riverdale is second on the team scoreboard with 52 points. The Raiders were led by James Monos (106), Daniel Williamson (138), Gage Schield (182) and Jesse Pryor (220), who all picked up key points by advancing to the state semifinals of their tournaments.

Fort Myers is close behind Riverdale as it finished the day with 35 team points, fourth place overall. Colten Thomas (132), Hadley Vadyak (138), Najee Jacob (195) and Mike Delago (285) all advanced to the second day of the tournament. Vadyak will face Riverdale’s Williamson in today’s 138 pound state semifinal.

Christian Minto of Mariner survived an overtime match against Ethan Altabet (Olympic Heights) to advance to the semifinal of the 126 pound tournament. Jalen Soto (132) improved his record to 46-1 with two decision victories for Cypress Lake.

Last year’s heavyweight state champion Cole Schneider of Riverdale didn’t advance after sustaining an injury in the 285 quarterfinal.

Class A State tournament

Dunbar leads all Lee County teams in the Class A State tournament after the first day with 12 team points, tied for 18th overall. The Tigers were led by Judas McKenzie, who advanced to the state semifinal of the 220 pound tournament. McKenzie pinned Spencer Beard of Rockledge in the first round and defeated Clay’s Jeremy Beaulieu, who entered the match with a 16-3 record, in a close 11-9 match.

ECS’s Matthew Malavsky advanced to the 106 pound semifinal with two key victories.

Softball

•SFCA 11, CSN 4 (From Thursday): Kelsey Campanelli went 2-for-3 with three RBI and Anne Gerwitz picked up three hits to lead the Kings.

•SFCA 12, ECS 7: Abbey Thomas went 2-for-2 with two triples and two RBI for the Kings (11-2). Becki Sullivan also stood out with two hits and a triple. Alex Hilton went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Kennedy Cutshall hit a double and a triple for the Sentinels (4-3).

•Mariner 3, Cape Coral 2 (8 innings): Jasmine O’Neil tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth and Abby Love had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth with no outs for the Tritons (11-4). Hannah Holloway (8-4) had 12 strikeouts and scored the game-winning run.

•Gulf Coast 12, East Lee County 0: The Jaguars will next travel to Palmetto Ridge on Tuesday.

•Palmetto Ridge 4, Riverdale 3 (12 innings): Meghan Reno had nine strikeouts for the Raiders.

•Fort Myers 19, North Port 4: Taylor Kent led the Green Wave (6-2) by going 5-for-5 with a home run and a triple. Molly Duignan also stood out offensively with a grand slam.

•North Fort Myers 23, Ida Baker 1: Shelby Coyne and Jessie Valerius went 4-for-5 to lead the way for the Red Knights. Coyne also picked up six RBI and Valerius had four. Mackenzie Peterson pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts to also stand out.

•Bishop Verot 15, St. John Neumann 0: Nicole Rodriguez was the winning pitcher for the Vikings.

Girls lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 14, Cypress Lake 6: Lauren Lockard and Casey Owens had four goals apiece to lead the Vikings (7-2). Kameryn Gannon had 13 saves from the net.

•Canterbury 17, Cape Coral 5: Peyton Hornung scored a game-high seven goals to lead the Cougars (7-0). Krista Thompson also stood out with four goals and four assists.

Boys lacrosse

•Canterbury 10, Estero 4: Scott Wheeler led all goal-scorers with three for the Cougars (6-2). Alek Kirschner had two goals and dished out three assists to also contribute.

•Bishop Verot 22, Cypress Lake 1: Olin Peck scored a game-high five goals and Tagg Toscano had four goals and four assists to lead the Vikings (7-2).

Baseball

•Avon Park 6, LaBelle 1: The Cowboys drop their record to 9-3.

•Ida Baker 2, North Fort Myers 0: Chris Schrowe (3-0) tossed a one-hit complete game for the Bulldogs (9-0) with seven strikeouts.

•Canterbury 7, IMG Academy 2: Giovanny Lorenzo had two hits, a double and four RBI to lead the Cougars (9-0). Sam Keating (3-0) picked up the win.

•Cape Coral 11, Mariner 9: Tre Waltz and Spencer Roach both went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Seahawks (9-4). Andrew Arsenault led the Tritons (5-6) with three hits and three RBI.

Boys tennis

•Gulf Coast 5, Estero 2: Singles: 1. Jacen Hinkson (E) d. Robert Brus 6-4, 6-3; 2. Islam Shafigulin (E) d. Jeremy Montgomery 0-6, 6-2, 10-6; 3. Grayson Barry (GC) d. Eddie Burun 6-1, 6-1; 4. Max Rochford (GC) d. Colton Wise 6-0, 6-1; 5. Charles Coffey (GC) d. Orley Borsa 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Brus-Montgomery (GC) d. Hinkson-Shafigulin 8-4; 2. Barry-Will Parker (GC) d. Burun-Wise 8-5.

Records: Estero (5-6).

•ECS 5, Oasis 2: Singles: 1. David Vera (E) d. Ian Milaski 6-1, 6-3; 2. Adrian Vera (E) d. Dave Wolfiss 6-1, 6-0; 3. Jeremiah Williams (O) d. Jordan Lohr 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; 4. Jacob Spires (E) d. Billy Bohrer 6-3, 7-5; 5. Sage Kessler (O) d. Chandler Hunte 4-6, 6-4, 10-6. Doubles: 1. D. Vera-Jacob Tomas (E) d. Milaski-Wolfiss 8-6; 2. A. Vera-Drew Tessier (E) d. Williams-Wolfiss 8-6.

Records: ECS (2-3), Oasis (1-4).

Girls tennis

•Gulf Coast 4, Estero 3: Singles: 1. Lindsey Kuchenbecker (E) d. Savanna Lawrence 7-5, 2-5 (Inj.); 2. Amy Belliveau (E) d. Qi Qi Anderson 6-3, 6-4; 3. MJ Costellanos (GC) d. Bridget Kish 6-3, 6-4; 4. Audrey Sanchez (GC) d. Cheyanne Durham 6-0, 6-2; 5. Sara Daniele (GC) d. Mellisa Means 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Kuchenbecker-Belliveau (E) d. Anderson-Sofia Scianlepoore 8-2; 2. Costellanos-Sanchez (GC) d. Kish-Durham 8-4.

Records: Estero (7-4).

Athlete of the Week

VOTE NOW: Athlete of the Week

It’s time to vote for The News-Press high school athlete of the week. Voting will close at noon on Thursday.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed in by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Here are this week’s nominees based on their performances between Feb. 29-Mar 5.

Girls tennis

Jade Budhler, Lehigh

Budhler picked up two individual and two doubles wins across the week against Dunbar and Mariner. On Friday, she defeated Mariner’s Kaitlyn Bandemer 6-4, 6-2.

Boys tennis

David Vera, Evangelical Christian School

Vera scored an individual win over Oasis’ Ian Milaski 6-1, 6-3 and a doubles win on Friday.

Baseball 

Christian Menendez, Ida Baker, senior

Over a week that included three wins and two one-run games for the Bulldogs (9-0), Christian Menendez popped a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against Estero on Thursday during a 3-2 win.

Softball

Camri Aho, Oasis, freshman

Aho pitched a complete game two-hitter with eight strikeouts during a 6-5 win over Island Coast on Thursday. She added two hits in a 16-2 win over the Gators on Tuesday.

Girls lacrosse

Kameryn Gannon, Bishop Verot, junior

The steely goalkeeper saved 13 shots on Friday during a 14-6 win over Cypress Lake and added seven saves during a 12-10 win over Estero on Tuesday.

Boys lacrosse

Tagg Toscano, Bishop Verot, junior

He pocketed four goals and four assists during the Vikings’ 22-1 win over Cypress Lake on Friday. He also contributed in Bishop Verot’s 12-5 win over Estero on Tuesday.

Girls track and field

Jessica Edwards, Canterbury, 7th grade

The Cougars distance runner earned a first-place effort in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:29 and was second in the 1,600-meter run.

Boys track and field

Josh Norville, Lehigh, senior

The Lightning field athlete scored two wins at the Jim Smith Invitational at Golden Gate, scoring a 47-0 leap in the triple jump, which became the third best mark in the state following the meet. He also won the long jump in a result of 22-2.25.

Wrestling

Jalen Soto, Cypress Lake, sophomore

The 132-pound grappler was heady throughout the FHSAA Class 2A tournament in Kissimmee, never earning a pin in four matches, but managing his matches smartly to earn a trip to the finals at the weight class, where he lost by decisoin to Jensen Beach’s Konnor McHale 3-1. Soto finished third a season ago and as a runner-up in 2016.

Athlete of the Week, Feb. 29-March 5 (poll 9337186)

Lacrosse sticks, gloves, balls and sports helmet on artificial turf

The fracture within the Fort Myers High lacrosse community began when its coach got fired.

Then the talk began, and then a parent stood up for his son, and then the administration refused to explain the situation.

I get it.

It’s a tough situation here, and no one wins. Fort Myers High wants this situation to go away, and many around the program want it to pass, too — because they don’t want, as they say “to have their season cancelled” — but the problem here is that things were done wrong on a number of levels.

Chip Dopman was fired on Feb. 25, just two days after he dismissed a senior from the team in the middle of the locker room in front of his peers. But what didn’t help, on surface level, was that the coach’s own firing came just hours after the son’s parent met with the Fort Myers administration.

Whether the firing was right or wrong isn’t up for much debate. Dopman, who coached the Green Wave to a District 26 runner-up finish last season, compromised his coaching duties by addressing the student in an inappropriate way.

But the parent’s insertion into the situation also did not look good, because it gave the impression that he undercut the job Fort Myers High had to do.

The incident was corroborated by interim coaches at Fort Myers High, Josh Vazquez and Keith Insolia, and one senior player  who was in the locker room when it took place.

It followed a tough loss to Canterbury on Feb. 23, when a number of unsportsmanlike behaviors took place from a number of players, though a specific incident prompted Fort Myers Assistant Principal Matt Bredenkamp to speak to the player on the sideline just hours before he was kicked off the team.

That mood followed into the locker room when Dopman began addressing his team. Toward the end of the postgame talk, when Dopman said changes would be made to the roster the following day, he heard laughter from the player. He addressed the student, who did not say much back, and then continued.

But the situation escalated again and Dopman, feeling like he had to make an immediate decision, was forced to address the player specifically.

In a moment he says he now regrets, the coach said four key words that resulted in the dismissal of the player that, according to the Lee County School District employee handbook, would require an immediate examination of his position with the team.

Even nearly two weeks later, Dopman, who earned just a $1,700 stipend coaching the Green Wave, knows he shouldn’t have said what he said.

He’s a married father of two boys, and the kind of man who many respect around the area.

Over the course of his years coaching lacrosse in Southwest Florida, his friends and coaching colleagues have said, he’s been a character study in patience.

“He’s the most mild mannered, under control, passionate, caring individual that I know,” said Geoff Moore, a former Fort Myers High assistant and club coach with the Fort Myers Sharks program. “That’s not saying that as a friend, that’s saying one guy to another. I have never seen Chip, ever, in my entire life, react in a way that’s unbecoming of somebody that’s coaching kids or youth or adults.”

Yet, Dopman was wrong in one way. He should have afforded himself and the player a better space to air out his grievances, rather than in front of the entire team.

Whether the decision was warranted or not to dismiss the player, and whether the behavioral issues reportedly tied to the player stemmed from years of insubordination, that player earned a more private moment with the coach to explain why he needed to change, or why he needed to leave the program. Simple as that.

Teenagers are prone to making mistakes, and they can change. Offering consequences can make a difference. Ultimately, any larger attitude change required a larger discussion with his own parents.

I can understand why the father got involved. He says his son’s dismissal was unwarranted and so he needed to be willing to stand up for his son. Any other parent, put in their son’s shoes that very same night, would do the same.

On a basic level, anyone could understand that.

But would Dopman be gone without the father’s input? That’s a question we might not ever know.

Perhaps it’s the reason why the parent got involved in the first place. While it took just two days for Fort Myers to fire Dopman, it took the administration eight days to file the incident report that took place on Feb. 23.

Dopman was let go over the phone, rather in writing. And the administration, which refused to speak to me after a request for comment, forbid students to talk to me just days after the incident occurred, although one did anyway.

If Fort Myers was more transparent, maybe it wouldn’t have prompted so much speculation.

The school dropped the ball in this whole thing, too.

Many parents told me they feared their son’s would lose their season if they spoke to me. Others told me they felt the decision to let Dopman go was a knee-jerk reaction that required more inspection.

Some parents wrote letters to the athletic director, Cameron Yearsley, asking for a better resolution.

“I called him directly and we had a long conversation,” said Steven Brunner, a parent of a player. “My letter in general was not pleased with their quick reaction.”

The main question revolved around why Dopman, who hadn’t had issues disciplining players before, was fired so quickly. Why didn’t they suspend him?

“I think we banded together and all communicated with our own little text group, and now letters, not supporting the kneejerk reaction the school had,” Brunner said. “We all asked for possibility a suspension or at least a larger review until all the facts come out.”

Dopman deserved an extended explanation as to why he was being let go.

The player deserved more of a discussion with his coach and his season intact.

Neither have been reinstated to the team in the nearly two weeks since, and neither likely will.

That’s the biggest wrong in this whole situation.

Mistakes have cost both their seasons.

Riverdale High

Tom Roszell, who coached Riverdale for three years from 2007-09 before health issues forced him to step down, is back as the Raiders’ head football coach.

During the FHSAA wrestling championships at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday and Saturday, Riverdale High principal Gerald Demming and athletic director Tom Roszell came to an agreement.

Roszell, who coached the Raiders for three years from 2007-09 before health issues forced him to step down, would get his second chance coaching the Riverdale football program for the 2016 season.

Roszell also took over for Rob Hinson in 2013 on an interim basis when the then-coach decided to spend more time with his family. He coached Lehigh from 2000-02, guiding the Lightning from an 0-10 season in his debut to an 8-3 campaign in his last year, which included the program’s first ever state playoff berth.

“We really sat down and discussed it a lot at the state wrestling meet,” Demming said. “And we were able to work everything out. We want to promote our kids and we want to promote our program. More than that, we want to get back to our winning ways.”

Damon Jones resigns at Riverdale, headed to St. John Neumann

Roszell went 19-13 in three seasons with the Raiders, including two state playoff appearances, and netted a District 3A-11 championship in 2009, going 9-2 overall. The Raiders were district runner-ups in 2008 and finished 7-4.

Roszell, who became the Riverdale athletic director following the retirement of Boyd Gruhn in 2003, was unavailable for comment on Tuesday because of an athletic director’s meeting at Gulf Coast High.

Demming said he spoke exclusively with Roszell at the wrestling state championships about the position following the departure of Damon Jones, who coached the Raiders for the past three seasons and finished 3-7 in 2016.

The Raiders did not open up the job to any other candidates. Instead, Demming said, he wanted to give Roszell an opportunity to finish what he started.

“Once Coach Roszell said he’d like to do it again, I was very pleased with that,” Demming said. “He was such a good influence on our kids and our staff members and other coaches at Riverdale High, I wanted to give him a chance.”

Jones, a Dartmouth graduate and Naples native, resigned from Riverdale the same day he accepted the position of athletic director and football coach at St. John Neumann on Feb. 27. He was 11-19 in his tenure with the Raiders.

Demming said Jones laid a good foundation and that he wanted Roszell to continue to build.

“He has a clean bill of health and he decided he wanted to get back into it,” Demming said. “I wanted to get our program to where it was and better. Damon had a good start on it and I wanted somebody who has won a district championship. He’s done all that.”

Softball

•Mariner 10, Ida Baker 0: Tritons’ winning pitcher, Hannah Holloway, gave up five hits and struck out 13 batters. Abby Love and Monica Montes both hit infield home runs.

•Oasis 14, Clewiston 0: Caitlyn Caufield led Oasis going 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. Camri Aho pitched 12 strikeouts.

•SFCA 15, CSN 14: The Kings’ SK Sheffield went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Becki Sullivan went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.

Baseball

•Riverdale 11, Lehigh 0: Riverdale freshman Carson Palmquist pitched eight strikeouts and gave up one hit. Sophomore Tyler Girtman went 2-for-3 with an RBI in his first varsity game.

•LaBelle 6, Clewiston 0: Tyler Nesbitt pitched a complete game for the Cowboys and struck out seven batters.

•Ida Baker 2, Mariner 1: The Bulldogs’ Bryce Van Horn pitched a complete game and threw six strikeouts. Christian Proffitt hit a game-winning, two-run single.

•ECS 5, Seacrest 1: The Sentinels’ Bryce Specht pitched 13 strikeouts. Ian Evans had a double, an RBI and two runs scored.

•SFCA 4, Moore Haven 2: Winning pitcher Max Rippl went 2-for-4 with a home run.

Girls lacrosse

•Canterbury 9, Bishop Verot 7: Peyton Hornung led Canterbury with three goals and an assist. Krista Thompson chipped in with two goals and four assists.

Boys lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 16, Canterbury 3: Joe Cerniglia led the way for the Vikings (8-2) with four goals and an assist. Morgan Armitage and Luke Lanman netted three goals each.

•Cypress Lake 7, Riverdale 6: Kaelin Carlisle led the Panthers with five goals and an assist. Levi Harmsen netted two goals and two assists.

Girls tennis

•Fort Myers 7, Riverdale 0: Singles: 1. Shani Idlette (FM) d. Morgan Baldwin 6-4, 6-2; 2. Reina Plancher (FM) d. Meghan Newton 5-7, 6-3, 11-9; 3. Mary Beth Briers (FM) d. Mia Rampezzotti 6-3, 6-2; 4. Stephanie Doikos (FM) d. Miranda Persaud 6-1, 6-1; 5. Bree Trepkowski (FM) d. Nina Chin A Foeng 6-1, 6-2; Doubles: 1. Idlette/Andrade (FM) d. Baldwin/Newton 8-1; 2. Lombardo/Cohen (FM) d. Rampezzotti/Persaud 8-2.

•Mariner 7, Island Coast 0: Singles: 1. Katelyn Bandemer (M) d. Darci Moody 6-0, 6-0; 2. Samantha Wolfe (M) d. Brianna Curulli 6-0, 6-0; 3. Sara Hamilton (M) d. Angela Phanor 6-2, 6-0; 4. Sherri Kao (M) d. Bianca Curulli 6-1, 6-3; 5. Sophia Restrepo (M) d. Morgan Taylor 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Bandemer/Wolfe (M) d. Moody/Hitzing 8-0; 2. Kao/Restrepo (M) d. Amy Gavitt/Brianna Curulli 8-0.

•North Fort Myers: 7, Ida Baker 0: Singles: 1. Erin Post (N) d. Jamie Lee 6-0, 6-0; 2. Bailey Harris (N) d. Paxton Guerin 6-0, 6-0; 3. Kylee Gates (N) d. Mackenzie Chappell 6-4, 6-0; 4. Coral Jarvis (N) d. Kaley Schultz 6-4, 6-2; 5. Paola Henderson (N) d. Maryjo Ellis 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Post/Harris (N) d. Lee/Chappell 8-0; 2. Gates/Sophia Niekamp (N) d. Guerin/Schultz 8-1.

Boys tennis

•Mariner 6, Island Coast 1: Singles: 1. Cole McNeely (M) d. Jesse Shoup 6-2, 6-0; 2. Andrew Kibler (M) d. Cody Montgomery 6-1, 6-1; 3. Teddy Perchall (M) d. Joadnel Remero-Valentin 6-0, 6-0; 4. Thomas DiCicco (M) d. Lazaro Hernandez 6-1, 6-4; 5. Tim Karras (M) d. Kingsly Lurea 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Kibler/David Cato (M) d. Shoup/Romero-Valentin 8-0; 2. Montgomery/Foy (IC) d. Jay Rusch/Max McCabe (M) 8-0.

•Ida Baker High School 7, North Fort Myers 0: Singles: 1. Littlestone (IB) d. Mazon 6-1, 6-2; 2. D. Diggs (IB) d. Leith 6-1, 6-1; 3. Wiles (IB) d. Hulfeld 6-3, 6-3; 4. Braun (IB) d. Zaliauskas 6-0, 6-0; 5. Clapp (IB) d. DeVille 6-0, 6-2; Doubles: 1. J. Diggs/Williamson (IB) d. Wimbush/Madonna 8-0, 2. Schuman/Mikell (IB) d. Caneer/Montoya-Bedoya 8-5.

Softball

HS Zone

•Bishop Verot 11, Charlotte 1: Mallory Volz and Tayli Filla led the Vikings offense with two hits apiece. Volz also picked up four RBI and Filla blasted a home run, notched two RBI and scored two runs. Pitcher Nicole Rodriguez allowed only one run, striking out 12 batters.

Girls lacrosse

•Naples 24, Bishop Verot 1: Sara Hannon scored the lone goal for the Vikings.

Girls tennis

•Cape Coral 7, East Lee County 0 (From Tuesday): Singles: 1. Kirstmary Vite (C) d. Diana Sierra 6-3, 6-3; 2. Bella Allen (C) d. Celande LaFrance 6-0, 6-0; 3. Sara Ellis (C) d. Oriana Campbell 6-0, 6-0. 4. Cape Coral won by Forfeit; 5. Cape Coral won by forfeit. Doubles: 1. Vite-Allen (C) d. Sierra-LaFrance 8-1; 2. Cape Coral won by forfeit.

Records: Cape Coral (7-5).

•SFCA 6, ECS 1 (From Tuesday): Singles 1. Olivia Jensen (SFCA) d. Madison DeRitis 6-4, 6-2; 2. Ally Frith (SFCA) d. Gabi Vera 6-2, 6-0; 3. Savannah Klingerman (SFCA) d. Olivia Villgreal 6-1, 6-1; 4. Amanda Higginbotham (SFCA) d. Lexi Busch 6-1, 6-1; 5. Emily Higginbotham (SFCA) d. Jolie Candelore 6-2, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Jensen-Frith (SFCA) d. DeRitis-Busch 8-3; 2. Krupka-Vera (ECS) d. Bohannon-E. Higginbotham 9-7.

•Riverdale 6, Mariner 1: Singles: Morgan Baldwin (R) d. Katelyn Bandemer 2-6, 6-2, 10-7; 2. Meghan Newton (R) d. Samantha Wolfe 6-0, 6-1; 3. Mia Rampezzotti (R) d. Sara Hamilton 6-0, 6-0; 4. Miranda Persaud (R) d. Sherri Kao 6-1, 6-0; 5. Danielle Berrenet (R) d. Sophia Restrepo 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Bandemer-Wolfe (M) d. Baldwin-Newton 8-8, 8-6; 2. Rampezzotti-Persaud (R) d. Sydney Campbell-Shannon McNoldy 8-1.

•Fort Myers 4, Gulf Coast 3: Singles: 1. Viva Laas (GC) d. Shani Idlette 6-1, 6-4; 2. Emma Heiderscheit (GC) d. Marina Lombardo 6-0, 6-4; 3. Daniella Andrade (FM) d. Bella Lawrence 6-4, 5-7 (10-4); 4. Reina Plancher (FM) d. Savanna Lawrence 6-4, 6-0; 5. Mary Beth Briers (FM) d. QiQi Anderson 7-5, 1-6 (10-6). Doubles: 1. Laas-Heiderscheit (GC) d. Idlette-Plancher 8-3. 2. Lombardo-Andrade (FM) d. B. Lawrence-M.J. Casellanos 8-2.

Records: Fort Myers (12-1-1).

Boys tennis

•Cape Coral 6, East Lee County 1 (From Tuesday): Singles: 1. Corey Williamson (C) d. Joshua Lalsiew 6-0, 6-0; 2. Max Slafer (C) d. Turner Davis 6-0, 6-0; 3. Tristan D’Agostino (C) d. Jamari Williams 6-0, 6-0; 4. Jacob Robertson (C) d. Steve Luders 6-0, 6-0; 5. Austin Perez (C) d. Teven Gustavo 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Robertson-Perez (C) d. Lalsiew-Davis 8-1. 2. Williams-Luders (E) d. William Koa-Logan White 11-9.

•ECS 5, SFCA 2 (From Tuesday): Singles: 1. David Vera (ECS) d. Michael Bubar 6-1, 6-0; 2. Adrian Vera (ECS) d. Reed Rollings 6-3, 6-1; 3. Jordan Lohr (ECS) d. Erek Lehnen 6-3, 4-6, 10-8; 4. Cameron Lohr (ECS) d. Liam McKinney 6-3, 6-1; 5. Chandler Hunte (ECS) d. Christian Modl 6-0; 6-0. Doubles: 1. Bubar-Rollings (SFCA) d. Hagel-Monceau 8-1; 2. Lehnen-McKinney (SFCA) d. Crawford-Costa 8-1.

•Riverdale 4, Mariner 3: Singles: 1. Simon Dunham (R) d. Cole McNeely 6-0, 6-2; 2. Andrew Kibler (M) d. Rhiguens Fortune 6-3, 6-2; 3. Luke Chin A Foeng (R) d. Tim Karras 6-1, 7-5; 4. Jamison Brooks (R) d. David Cato 6-4, 6-3; 5. Thomas DiCicco (M) d. Nick Buffington 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Kibler-McNeely (M) d. Dunham-Fortune 8-5; 2. Chin A Foeng-Brooks (R) d. Cato-Karras 8-2.

Christian Menendez, Ida Baker

Ida Baker senior baseball player Christian Menendez garnered 5,231 votes to win the News-Press Athlete of the Week for Feb. 29-March 5.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed in by Lee County coaches during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m.

Lee County is shut out at state wrestling championships

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Menendez, whose eighth-inning walk-off homer beat Estero March 3, edged Cypress Lake wrestler Jalen Soto by 53 votes in the closest poll so far.

Charlotte Co. products push North boys all-stars to victory

Soto took runner-up honors in the Class 2A 132-pound weight class Saturday at the FHSAA state championships in Kissimmee.

Bishop Verot junior lacrosse player Kameryn Gannon finished third after saving 13 shots March 4 during a 14-6 win over Cypress Lake and added seven saves in a 12-10 win over Estero March 1.

The other nominees were Lehigh tennis player Jade Budhler, Evangelical Christian tennis player David Vera, Oasis softball player Camri Aho, Bishop Verot lacrosse player Tagg Toscano, Canterbury distance runner Jessica Edwards and Lehigh jumper Josh Norville.

Softball

HS Zone

•ECS 15, Gateway Charter 2: Alex Hilton led the Sentinels (6-4) by going 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Bailey Featherston also stood out offensively with two hits and two RBI.

•Riverdale 17, South Fort Myers 0: Meghan Reno and Jade Abrams combined to pitch a perfect game for the Raiders (6-4).

•Lehigh 9, East Lee County 3: Freshman Mia Alfaro went 2-for-4 to stand out for the Jaguars.

•Mariner 5, Lely 1: Hannah Holloway picked up the win for the Tritons (12-4) by only allowing two hits and one run with eight strikeouts in a complete game. Abby Love and Madison James stood out offensively by going 2-for-4 with two RBI apiece.

•North Fort Myers 13, Port Charlotte 0 (5 innings): Mackenzie Peterson (11-0) retired 15 straight batters to pick up a perfect-game victory for the Red Knights. Sajarie Jones went 3-for-4 with three singles, an RBI and two runs to also stand out.

Baseball

•Lehigh 8, East Lee County 0: Trevor Tubbs pitched a one-hit game for the Lightning.

•Riverdale 1, South Fort Myers 0 (10 innings): Hunter Tinsley hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the game for the Raiders (4-8). He also struck out 12 from the mound, only allowing two hits and no runs in eight innings pitched.

•Lely 9, LaBelle 5: The Cowboys fall to 10-4 on the year.

Girls lacrosse

•Canterbury 18, CSN 10: Katy Matter led the way for the Cougars (9-0) with four goals. Lauren Rosellini had a hat trick to also stand out.

Girls tennis

•Lehigh 7, Island Coast 0: Singles: 1. Jade Buohler (L) d. Cassidy Hitzing 6-0, 6-0; 2. Misa Scudder (L) d. Darci Moody 6-0, 6-0; 3. Trinity Blakeney (L) d. Amy Gavitt 6-0, 6-2; 4. Jasmine Shupp (L) d. Brianna Curulli 6-2, 6-3; 5. Sabrina Rhau (L) d. Bianca Curulli 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Buohler-Scudder (L) d. Hitzing-Moody 8-2; 2. Josephine Shelton-Emily Rayburn (L) d. Gavitt-Brianna Curulli 9-8 (7-2).

•Fort Myers 7, North Fort Myers 0: Singles: 1. Shani Idlette (FM) d. Erin Post 6-1, 6-2; 2. Marina Lombardo (FM) d. Bailey Harris 7-5, 6-3; 3. Daniella Andrade (FM) d. Kylee Gates 6-2, 6-4; 4. Reina Plancher (FM) d. Coral Jarvis 6-2, 6-0; 5. Mary Beth Briers (FM) d. Paola Henderson 6-3, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Idlette-Lombardo (FM) d. Post-Harris 8-0; 2. Andrade-Plancher (FM) d. Gates-Jarvis 8-1.

Records: Fort Myers (13-1-1).

•Cape Coral 7, Dunbar 0: Singles: 1. Laura Moreno (C) d. MIkeria Cherry 6-0, 6-0; 2. Yeulenya Krasynska (C) d. Narupat Tipayoasoth 6-3, 6-0; 3. Madison Wonderlich (C) d. Cassidy Garbey 6-3, 6-1; 4. Jessica Patton (C) d. Amaila Smith 6-0, 6-0; 5. Kirstmary Vite (C) d. Alysa Jarrett 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Moreno-Krasynska (C) d. Cherry-Tipayoasoth 8-0; 2. Wonderlich-Bella Allen (C) d. Garbey-Smith 8-0.

Records: Dunbar (1-9).

•Riverdale 7, Estero 0: Singles: 1. Morgan Baldwin (R) d. Lindsey Kuchenbecker 6-2, 6-3; 2. Meghan Newton (R) d. Amy Belliveau 7-6, ret. due to injury; 3. Mia Rampezzotti (R) d. Cheyanne Durham 6-1, 6-2; 4. Miranda Persaud (R) d. Julia Wrran 6-3, 6-1; 5. Danielle Berrenet (R) d. Melissa Means 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Baldwin-Newton (R) d. Kuchenbecker-Bridget Kish 8-1; 2. Rampezzotti-Persaud (R) d. Wrran-Means 8-1.

Records: Riverdale (11-2).

•Canterbury 7, ECS 0: Singles: 1. Emily Javedan (C) d. Gabi Vera 6-0, 6-0; 2. Hannah Bailey (C) d. Olivia Villareal 6-0, 6-2; 3. Lema Abouqab (C) d. Jolie Candelore 6-0, 6-0; 4. Maya Allione (C) d. Holly Hunte 6-0, 6-1; 5. Caitlin McCatney (C) d. Danielle Miller 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Bailey-Allione (C) d. Lexi Busch-Rachel Krupka 8-0; 2. Abouaqab-Randall (C) d. Eden Sams-Alexa Wilson 8-3.

Boys tennis

•Lehigh 7, Island Coast 0: Singles: 1. Milek Martin (L) d. Jesse Shoup 6-3, 6-3; 2. Trevor Scudder (L) d. Joadnel Romero-Valentine 6-2, 6-1; 3. Rodrigo SanJuan (L) d. Lazaro Hernandez 6-2, 3-6, 10-8; 4. Alex Ostrander (L) d. Tim Foy 6-4, 6-2; 5. Christopher Himes (L) d. Kingsley Lurer 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. SanJuan-Ostrander (L) d. Shoup-Romero-Valentine 8-3; 2. Daniel Spencer-Scudder (L) d. Cody Montgomery-Foy 8-4.

•Fort Myers 6, North Fort Myers 1: Singles: 1. Carlin (FM) d. Mazon 6-0, 6-0; 2. D. Mazzorani (FM) d. Leith 6-4, 1-6, (10-7); 3. Roberge (FM) d. Hulfeld 1-6, 6-1, (10-8); 4. A. Mazzorani (FM) d. Brooks 6-1, 6-2; 5. Hodge (FM) d. DeVile 6-3, 6-3; Doubles 1. Zaliauskas-Montoya-Bedoya (N) d. Towle-Harutyunyan 8-6; 2. Perez-Simon (FM) d. Madonna-Varner 8-1.

•Ida Baker 6, Mariner 1: Singles: 1. Ethan Littlestone (IB) d. Teddy Perchall 6-0, 6-1; 2. Jordan Diggs (IB) d. Cole McNeely 7-5, 6-2; 3. Drayton Diggs (IB) d. Andrew Kibler 6-2, 6-2; 4. Lucas Wiles (IB) d. Tim Karras 6-0; 6-0; 5. Timon Braun (IB) d. David Cato 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: 1. McNeely-Kibler (M) d. Tyler Schuman-D. Diggs 8-5; 2. T.J. Clapp-Bryce Williamson (IB) d. Perchall-Karras 8-5.

Records: Ida Baker (11-2).

•Estero 4, Riverdale 3: Singles: 1. Simon Dunham (R) d. Jacen Hinkson 6-4, 6-2; 2. Islam Shafiqulin (E) d. Rhingens Fortune 6-1, 6-0; 3. Luke Chen o Foing (R) d. Alex Combs 6-4, 5-7, 10-7; 4. Jamie Brooks (R) d. Colton Wise 6-1, 6-2; 5. Orley Borsa (E) d. Nick Buffington 6-2, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Hinkson-Shafiqulin (E) d. Dunham-Fortune 8-4; 2. Combs-Borsa (E) d. Chen o Foing-Brooks 8-3.

•Canterbury 6, ECS 1: Singles: 1. Adrian Vera (ECS) d. Taylor Alexander 6-0, 6-0; 2. Sam Weetman (C) d. Jordan Lohr 6-4, 6-0; 3. Victor McCormack (C) d. Chandler Hunte 6-0, 6-0; 4. Eric Tolep (C) d. Jacob Spires 6-0, 6-0; 5. Jack Arnheiter (C) d. Ben Henzel 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: 1. McCormack-Tolep (C) d. Vera-Drew Tessier 8-5; 2. Arjun Singh-Sam Weetman (C) d. Lohr-Gus Fuentes 8-3.

Girls track and field

•DeSoto 104, Moore Haven 61, Okeechobee 36: Discus: Harris (D) 53’3; Shotput: Harris (D) 24’2; Long Jump: Ligon (D) 14’9; Triple Jump: Ligon (D) 32’5; 100 m Hurdles: Luther (D) 19.78; 100 m: Ligon (D) 12.76; 1600 m: Castro (D) 6:52; 400 m: Meding (D) 1:08; 300 m Hurdles: Neal (O): 55.05; 800 m: Cook (MH) 3:01; 200 m: Ligon (D) 27.41; 3200 m: Aranda (MH) 15.02; 4×800 meter relay: Moore Haven 12:15; 4×400 meter relay: Moore Haven 5:10.

Boys track and field

•DeSoto 71, Moore Haven 59, Okeechobee 54, Glades Day 35: Discus: Garcia (MH) 108’5; Shotput: McMahon (G) 39’10; Long Jump: Johnson (G) 18’7 ¾; Triple Jump: Blackwood (D) 38’5 ¾; High Jump: Gary (MH) 5’4; 110 meter hurdles: Thompson (MH) 15.20; 100 m: Smith (D) 11.21; 1600 m: Shelly (O) 4:54; 400 m: Cruz (D) 55.30; 300 meter hurdles: Burach (G) 46.00; 800 m: Saucedu (O) 2:16; 200 m: Smith (D) 23.31; 3200 m: Shelly (O) 10.44; 4×800 meter relay: Okeechobee 9:04; 4×100 meter relay: DeSoto 45.79; 4×400 meter relay: Moore Haven 3:58.

Baseball

HS Zone

•Estero 8, Palmetto Ridge 4 (From Thursday): The Wildcats improve their record to 7-4.

•ECS 14, Gateway Charter 6 (From Thursday): Shane Reynolds blasted a three-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Sentinels the lead. Mikey Marcelak also had a home run.

•Canterbury 16, Moore Haven 1: Cooper Swanson led the Cougars (11-0) offense with four hits. Gus Cunningham, Giovanny Lorenzo and Michael Matter all blasted home runs.

•LaBelle 5, Lincoln Park 4: The Cowboys rallied to improve their record to 11-4.

•ECS 5, First Baptist 4: Mikey Marcelak led off the bottom of the seventh inning with the game tied 4-4 by hitting a single and reaching second base on an error. On the next at-bat, Ben Specht drove Marcelak in with an RBI single to give the Sentinels the walk-off victory.

•Cypress Lake 10, North Fort Myers 1: Ryan Stewart led the Panthers (7-6) by going 4-for-5 with four RBI. Preston Moore improved his record to 2-3 after allowing just two hits and notching six strikeouts in six innings pitched.

•Mariner 3, Ida Baker 2 (12 innings): Jorge Sunti went 3-for-5 and drove in the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 12th on a bases-loaded feilder’s choice for the Tritons (6-7). Mason Eicher also went 3-for-5 on the night.

Girls lacrosse

•Canterbury 13, Out-of-Door Academy 12: Peyton Hornung scored a game-high seven goals to lead the Cougars (10-0). Krista Thompson also stood out with five goals and one assist.

•Bishop Verot 15, Riverdale 5: Lauren Lockard had six goals and four assists for the Vikings (7-2). Olivia Horton had five goals and three assists to also contribute.

•Fort Myers 10, Cape Coral 6: Keri Linehan and Sydney Ratz scored four goals apiece to lead the Green Wave. Goalie Samantha Crowel picked up 13 saves.

Softball

•Mariner 10, Ida Baker 0: Hannah Holloway (10-3) struck out 14 for the Tritons (13-4), only allowing two hits and no runs scored. She also stood out offensively by going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

•Moore Haven 12, SFCA 8: Anne Gerwitz went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI to stand out for the Kings (12-4).

•South Fort Myers 15, East Lee County 14: Freshman Lexi Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with a double, three singles, four RBI and three runs scored for the Jaguars.

Boys lacrosse

•Bishop Verot 16, Riverdale 1: Zack Liberto scored six goals and dished out an assist to lead the way for the Vikings (9-2). Miles Duca stood out from the net with seven saves.

•Canterbury 9, Out-of-Door Academy 8: Alek Kirschner scored four goals and dished out an assist for the Cougars (7-3). Scott Wheeler also stood out with two goals.

Girls tennis

•Ida Baker 4, Mariner 3 (From Thursday): Singles: 1. Katlyn Bandemer (M) d. Jamie Lee 6-0, 6-1; 2. Samantha Wolfe (M) d. Paxton Guerin 6-0, 6-2; 3. Makenzie Chappell (IB) d. Sara Hamilton 6-1, 6-2; 4. Kaley Shultz (IB) d. Sherry Kao 6-2, 6-0; 5. Maryjo Ellis (IB) d. Sydney Campbelle 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Bandemer-Wolfe (M) d. Lee-Chappell 8-4; 2. Guerin-Schultz (IB) d. Hamilton-Kao 8-3.

The News-Press All-Area Athlete of the Week

VOTE NOW: Athlete of the Week

It’s time to vote for The News-Press high school athlete of the week. Voting will close at noon on Thursday.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed in by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Here are this week’s nominees based on their performances between March 7-12.

New motivation keeps Ida Baker’s Colon on task at Edison Relays

Girls tennis

Morgan Baldwin, Riverdale

Baldwin scored two key victories at No. 1 singles to push the Raiders to wins over Mariner on  Wednesday and Estero on Thursday.

Boys tennis

Corey Williamson, Cape Coral

Williamson picked up a flawless 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles over East Lee County’s Joshua Lasiew during the Seahawks’ 6-1 win over the Jaguars on Tuesday.

Softball

Mackenzie Peterson, North Fort Myers

Peterson retired 15 straight batters in a five-inning perfect game against Port Charlotte where the Red Knights won 13-0 on Thursday.

Baseball

Hunter Tinsley, Riverdale

Tinsley’s RBI-single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th pushed the Raiders to a 1-0 victory over South Fort Myers on Thursday. On the mound, he struck out 12 hitters while giving up just two hits.

Girls lacrosse

Emily Dean, Cypress Lake

Dean totaled eight goals and an assist during a week where the Panthers beat Riverdale 16-3 on Tuesday and lost to Estero 12-10 on Thursday.

Boys lacrosse

Zack Liberto, Bishop Verot

Liberto finished with six goals and an assist in a 16-1 win over Riverdale on Friday.

Girls track and field

Megan Giovanniello, Estero

Giovanniello won the 800 meters (2:27.89) and 1,600 meters (5:15.87) at the Island Coast Lady Gator Invitational on Thursday.

Boys track and field

Luis Colon, Ida Baker

Colon swept the hurdles events at the Edison Relays Friday at Fort Myers High. He checked in at 14.69 in the 110-meter hurdles and at 39.13 in the 300 hurdles.

Athlete of the Week, March 7-12 (poll 9346335)

Athlete of the Week.

Cypress Lake junior attacker Emily Dean was named The News-Press Athlete of the Week.

Following a late surge of votes, Cypress Lake’s Emily Dean ran away with The News-Press Athlete of the Week award for the week of March 7-12.

Dean, a junior lacrosse player for the Panthers, was one of eight nominees across all spring sports and commanded 5,832 votes in a week that accumulated 11,049 total votes. The attacker had eight goals and an assist over a week that produced one win and a close loss.

She had five goals in a 16-3 win over Riverdale and three goals in a 12-10 loss to Estero.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats and emailed by Lee County coaches during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m. and closes at noon on Thursday.

WINNER: Baker’s Menendez is Athlete of the Week

Coach can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Estero junior Megan Giovanniello was second in voting, compiling 3,803 votes after a big outing at the Lady Gator Invitational where she won the 800 meters in 2:27.89 and placed first in the 1,600 in 5:15.87. She was also sixth in the two-mile.

Ida Baker senior Luis Colon rounded into third, registering 766 votes following his big night at the Edison Relays. Colon won both the 110-meter hurdles (14.69) and the 300-meter hurdles (39.13) to help the Bulldogs place second as a team at the meet.

New motivation keeps Ida Baker’s Colon on task at Edison Relays

The final nominees were Riverdale’s Morgan Baldwin (tennis) and Hunter Tinsley (baseball), Cape Coral’s Corey Williamson (tennis), North Fort Myers’ Mackenzie Peterson (softball) and Bishop Verot’s Zack Liberto (lacrosse).

Past winners

Mar. 7-12: Emily Dean, Cypress Lake, lacrosse

Feb. 29-Mar. 5: Christian Menendez, Ida Baker, baseball

Feb. 22-27: Peyton Hornung, Canterbury, lacrosse

Feb. 15-20: Lauren Lockard, Bishop Verot, lacrosse

Feb. 8-13: Kayla Sortore, Cypress Lake, softball

Feb. 1-6: Cassidy Delva, Lehigh, basketball

Jan. 25-30: Nicole Paquin, North Fort Myers, soccer

Jan. 18-23: Gage Schield, Riverdale, wrestling

Jan. 11-16: Holly Golden, ECS, basketball

Jan. 4-9: Oliver Goss, Canterbury, soccer 

The News-Press All-Area Athlete of the Week

VOTE NOW: Athlete of the Week

It’s time to vote for The News-Press high school athlete of the week. Voting will close at noon on Thursday.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats called and emailed in by Lee County coach’s during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Here are this week’s nominees based on their performances between March 14-19:

Softball

Hannah Holloway, Mariner

Holloway tossed a perfect game with seven strikeouts and went 3-for-4 with home run and two doubles in a four-inning 15-0 win over Gateway Charter. She also three a two-hitter and gave up one run in a 5-1 win over Estero.

Baseball

Ben Specht, ECS

Specht’s two-run double provided the go-ahead run in a 4-3 victory over St. John Neumann on March 17. On the mound, he struck out 10 to pick up the win.

Girls tennis

Katelynn Bandemer, Mariner

Bandemer dropped the first set at first singles only to win the next two sets with the final one coming in a tiebreaker during the Triton’s 4-3 loss to Fort Myers. She also picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win in Mariner’s 7-0 win over Oasis.

Boys tennis

Jacen Hinkson, Estero

Hinkson scored a 6-0, 6-0 win as Estero knocked off Lehigh March 14 and he also won 6-1, 6-0 as the Wildcats fell to North Fort Myers.

Girls track and field

Sierra Oliveira, ECS

Oliveira ran a personal best 5:18.30 in the 1,600-meter run at the Wolfpack Invitational on Saturday, outkicking Estero’s Megan Giovanniello in the last 300 meters to win the event. Her time stands as the third best in Florida in Class A.

Boys track and field

Kaya Aydogmus, Ida Baker

The senior hit on a season-best mark of 145 feet, 2.5 inches in the discus on Saturday at the Wolfpack Invitational, winning event. Aydogmus, who already owns the state’s third-best mark in the shot put, is now in the top 10 in the state in the discus.

Boys lacrosse

Kyle Palmer, Riverdale

Palmer helped the Raiders earn their first win in three seasons with two goals in a 6-5 win over Palmetto Ridge on Monday. He had three goals for the week and has a team-high 15 on the season.

Girls lacrosse

Kameryn Gannon, Bishop Verot

Gannon had 12 saves on 14 shots in a 15-4 win over Cape Coral on Friday. She has a team-high 58 saves on the season.

Athlete of the Week, March 14-19 (poll 9356982)

Girls lacrosse

HS Zone

•Canterbury 8, Cypress Lake 7: Krista Thompson led the Cougars (13-0) with four goals and an assist. Peyton Hornung chipped in with three goals.

•Cardinal Mooney 17, Bishop Verot 11: The Vikings’ Lauren Lockard netted six goals. Kameryn Gannon had seven saves.

Boys lacrosse

•Canterbury 12, Cypress Lake 5: Alek Kirschner led the Cougars (11-4) with five goals and two assists. Butch Bolger chipped in with four goals and one assist.

Girls softball

•ECS 8, CSN 6: The Sentinels’ were led by Alex Hilton who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI. Kylie Magner went 1-for3 and hit the game-winning RBI to grab the victory for Evangelical.

•Ida Baker 18, Cypress Lake 1: Leading the Bulldogs were Jasmine Casiano, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, Jada Young going 3-for-4 with four RBI and Andrea Walker 2-for-3 with three RBI.

•Mariner 7, Port Charlotte 0: Hannah Holloway was the winning pitcher for the Tritons (17-5), notching 11 strikeouts and giving up one hit and no runs. Madison James went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored.

•Fort Myers 2, Venice 1: Maria Angelino went 2-for-4 with a double and the game winning RBI to lead the Green Wave (15-4). Hannah Perkins picked up the win with 13 strikeouts.

•Riverdale 21, East Lee 0: Kassidy Topliff had two hits with two RBI and two stolen bases. Terri Ware went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two doubles.

Baseball

•Ida Baker 4, Cypress Lake 3: Bulldogs’ winning pitcher, Bryce Van Horn pitched a complete game and threw six strikeouts. Offensively, Ryen Clay contributed with two hits.

•Island Coast 8, Cape Coral 2: Trey Waltz led the Seahawks going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Spencer Roach went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

•ECS 11, CSN 1: The Sentinels’ winning pitcher, Jacob Lewis, threw for five innings and allowed only one run. Matt Soletti had three RBI.

•Mariner 5, Port Charlotte 4: Mason Eicher went 2-for-4 and Jorge Sunti went 1-for-3 and grabbed the game-winning single for the Tritons.

Boys tennis

•CSN 7, ECS 0: Singles: 1. Zach Schillar (CSN) d. David Vera 6-1, 6-2; 2. Sebastian Dourchis (CSN) d. Adrian Vera 6-0, 6-0; 3. Matt Ferrante (CSN) d. Jordan Lohr 6-3, 6-0; 4. Josh Braverman (CSN) d. Cameron Lohr 6-0, 6-0; 5. Justin Braverman (CSN) d. Chandler Hunte 6-4, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Schillar/Dourchis (CSN) d. Vera/Hunte 8-2; 2. Ferrante/Braverman (CSN) d. Lohr/Henzel 8-3.

Riverdale junior Kyle Palmer is this week’s Athlete of the Week.

Riverdale junior Kyle Palmer sprinted to the finish line to win The News-Press Athlete of the Week award for the week of March 14-19.

The lacrosse attacker, who leads the team with 15 goals, gave the Raiders ample support in their first win of the season over Palmetto Ridge, scoring two goals during a 6-5 win. He registered 52-percent of the vote in winning his first honor.

In total, eight individuals were nominated and 4,469 votes were cast over the week.

Nominees are derived from scores and stats and emailed by Lee County coaches during the week. Voting begins each Monday at 2 p.m. and closes at noon on Thursday.

Coaches can email scores to sports@news-press.com or call in scores at 239-335-0357. The deadline for each night’s results is 10:30 p.m.

Winner: Cypress Lake’s Dean is Athlete of the Week

Coming in second place was Bishop Verot junior goalie Kameryn Gannon, who had 1,582 votes. She had 12 saves over 14 shots during a 15-4 win over Cape Coral on Friday.

Riverdale junior Kyle Palmer is Athlete of the Week for March 14-19.

In third place was Mariner freshman Hannah Holloway, who tossed a perfect game with seven strikeouts during a 15-0 win over Gateway Charter. She followed with an outing against Estero, giving up just two hits in a 5-1 win.

Other nominees included ECS’s Ben Specht (baseball) and Sierra Oliveira (track), Mariner’s Katelynn Bandemer (tennis), Estero’s Jacen Hinkson (tennis) and Ida Baker’s Kaya Aydogmus (track).

Past winners

Mar. 7-12: Emily Dean, Cypress Lake, lacrosse

Feb. 29-Mar. 5: Christian Menendez, Ida Baker, baseball

Feb. 22-27: Peyton Hornung, Canterbury, lacrosse

Feb. 15-20: Lauren Lockard, Bishop Verot, lacrosse

Feb. 8-13: Kayla Sortore, Cypress Lake, softball

Feb. 1-6: Cassidy Delva, Lehigh, basketball

Jan. 25-30: Nicole Paquin, North Fort Myers, soccer

Jan. 18-23: Gage Schield, Riverdale, wrestling

Jan. 11-16: Holly Golden, ECS, basketball

Jan. 4-9: Oliver Goss, Canterbury, soccer