WINNER: Bishop Verot's Lockard is Athlete of the Week
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...
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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),...
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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,...
View ArticleVOTE NOW for Athlete of the Week, Feb. 22-27
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...
View ArticleWINNER: Canterbury's Hornung is Athlete of the Week
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,...
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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...
View ArticleCJ Lewis wants to prove doubters wrong at Jacksonville
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...
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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...
View ArticleVOTE NOW for Athlete of the Week, Feb. 29-Mar 5
How it works: The News-Press’ High School Athlete of the Week Learn about The News-Press’ High School Athlete of the Week award, which recognizes athletic achievements of Southwest Florida students in...
View ArticleMull: Mistakes cost Fort Myers coach, player lacrosse season
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...
View ArticleTom Roszell tagged as Riverdale's next football coach
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...
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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...
View ArticleWINNER: Baker's Menendez is Athlete of the Week
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...
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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....
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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...
View ArticleVOTE NOW for Athlete of the Week March 7-12
How it works: The News-Press’ High School Athlete of the Week Learn about The News-Press’ High School Athlete of the Week award, which recognizes athletic achievements of Southwest Florida students in...
View ArticleWinner: Cypress Lake's Dean is Athlete of the Week
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...
View ArticleVOTE NOW: Athlete of the Week March 14-19
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...
View ArticleTuesday’s high school roundup
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...
View ArticleWINNER: Riverdale's Palmer is Athlete of the Week
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....
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