Prep track and field: Seniors have state titles on their minds
Golden Gate High's Mirline Cherisme and Palmetto Ridge High's Carlos Miranda hope to finish their prep careers with state titles.
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Golden Gate High's Mirline Cherisme and Palmetto Ridge High's Carlos Miranda have dominated their events the past few track seasons.
View ArticleEquestrian: Naples' Bate earns top honors in Newberry
Naples equestrian Jennifer Bate took top honors at the double qualification Arabian Celebration Horse Show in Newberry.
View ArticleYouth tennis: Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club to hold summer tennis camp
Summer camp for ages 7-16.
View ArticleCollege baseball: Ave Maria's Bocchino named Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year
Ave Maria University's Joe Bocchino of Fort Myers was named the Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year on Monday. Bocchino, a Cypress Lake High School graduate, went 10-1 with a 1.81 ERA with four complete...
View ArticlePrep softball: Naples ousts Barron Collier from 6A regionals
Forget football and basketball. Year in and year out, the most intense rivalry in local high school sports is between Barron Collier and Naples on the softball field.
View ArticlePrep track and field: Golden Gate, Immokalee standouts battle in 2A final
The boys 3,200-meter run at the Class 2A track and field championships shaped up to be a battle between Golden Gate's Alejandro Pedraza and Immokalee's Leonel Delacruz.
View ArticlePrep softball: Outstanding prep career ends for Golden Gate's Shadley
On April 24, one of the great local high school careers came to an end when when Cape Coral-Mariner scored five runs late in the game to defeat Golden Gate 6-2 in Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinal action...
View ArticleMinor league baseball: Mets snap Miracles 9-game winning streak
The St. Lucie Mets snapped the Fort Myers Miracles’ nine-game winning streak with a 10-5 victory over the Miracle on Saturday at Hammond Stadium.
View ArticleRunning: Miranda and Riley win Tropicool 5K
Runners filled downtown Naples on May 5 for the Tropicool 5. The finish line was crossed by 426 participants.
View ArticleGolf: Collier's Reserve wins Interclub championship
Collier's Reserve defeated Stonebridge on May 1 to win the 43rd season of the Naples Area Men's Interclub. The final match was held at The Country Club of Naples.
View ArticleYouth soccer: Florida Fire Juniors eye State Cup titles
Two boys teams from the Florida Fire Juniors program are proving to be among the best in the state. On May 18, both squads hope to make their mark as the very best at the Florida Youth Soccer...
View ArticleHockey: Local players selected in USHL Draft
Two players from Southwest Florida were selected in the United States Hockey League Draft on Tuesday. George Mika of Naples was drafted by the Waterloo (Iowa) Black Hawks in the 14th round of the...
View ArticlePrep track and field: Pair of top four finishes for Gulf Coast's Barlow
It may not have been under the best of conditions, but Gulf Coast distance runner Caroline Barlow made her mark on the state level.
View ArticleJunior hockey: Two local players selected in USHL Draft
George Mika of Naples and Troy Degler of Fort Myers were selected in the USHL Draft.
View ArticleUp and running: New youth football league looks to score
It might have been mid-May but it seemed like the middle of fall at Fleischmann Park last weekend.
View ArticleFishing: Patience pays off for winners of Gene Doyle tournament
Patience is the soul of fishing. Without it, an angler is doomed. Sometimes the fish bite and sometimes they don't. It's not easy. If it were, the sport wouldn't be called fishing. It would be called...
View ArticleYouth baseball: Switch back to double elimination gives teams more chances to...
Every year just before school lets out, it needs to be settled in Collier County which is the best Little League team. That is what the 26th Annual Cheryl Cope Memorial Tournament has become.
View ArticleBeach volleyball: Pros, locals have some fun in the sun and sand at Extreme...
Beach volleyball is an attractive game. As evidenced by the Extreme Volleyball Professionals' Island Holiday tour stop at Vanderbilt Beach on May 25, it has very attractive people playing a fun,...
View ArticleBasketball: Former NBA, Indiana stars put on clinic to help kids with the...
The Lely High gym had a Hoosier feeling last weekend. A trio of former Indiana basketball stars put on a clinic presented by the Bayshore Education Center in Naples.
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