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Athlete of the week

Southwest Florida Athlete of the Week logo
Southwest Florida Athlete of the Week logo

There are nine athletes vying for this week's top spot and an athlete of the week T-shirt provided by BSN Sports. CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

🔒 Baseball and Softball District Champs

The North Fort Myers girls softball team defeated Ida Baker High Thursday, May 2, 2024 to win the District 5A-11 title. The Final Score was 8-1.
The North Fort Myers girls softball team defeated Ida Baker High Thursday, May 2, 2024 to win the District 5A-11 title. The Final Score was 8-1.

See which teams claimed titles on Thursday night. CLICK HERE FOR STORIES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Fort Myers Signing

Fort Myers High held a college signing ceremony for 14 athletes on Thursday May 2: They were Brianna Elizondo-Gutierrez (Florida State College), Jessica McKee (Santa Fe), Chad Clark (West Palm State Prep), Quivari McClinton (Missouri Valley College), Brandon Glover (Loras College), Chris McFoley (Benedict College), Kristian Schaefer (Aurora), Joseph Koraya (Embry Riddle), Kailani Casazza (Eckerd), Brandon Gomez (Ave Maria), Jake Hotka (West Virginia Wesleyan), Erwin Navarro (Salem University), Alexa Bent (New College), Ethan Monrad (Santa Fe).

The Green Wave held a signing ceremony for 14 athletes. CLICK HERE TO SEE A PHOTO GALLERY

🔒 Top storylines for spring football

Trayvon Jean of Golden Gate runs that ball against Riverdale during their spring football game on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers.
Trayvon Jean of Golden Gate runs that ball against Riverdale during their spring football game on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers.

With practices starting up Monday, it's a good time to look ahead at the exciting narratives around SWFL. CLICK HERE TO READ

🔒 Mock Draft: Local stars picked by NFL teams

Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, selected 1st overall to the Chicago Bears
Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, selected 1st overall to the Chicago Bears

Imagine if NFL teams could pick just SWFL high school football players. We did. See where we think our local products would go in the 2024 NFL Draft. CLICK HERE FOR PICKS AND GRAPHICS

Baseball and Softball District seedings

Action from Riverdale High School vs. Estero High School in softball at Riverdale High School on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Riverdale won 2-1 in eleven inning in a pitching duel between RiverdaleÕs Adrianna Manetta and EsteroÕs Joey Gray. The tight game went back and forth in extra innings with Riverdale coming out on top.
Action from Riverdale High School vs. Estero High School in softball at Riverdale High School on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Riverdale won 2-1 in eleven inning in a pitching duel between RiverdaleÕs Adrianna Manetta and EsteroÕs Joey Gray. The tight game went back and forth in extra innings with Riverdale coming out on top.

The FHSAA comes up with district tournament seeding through its rankings. Well here are the final rankings that determined district playoff seeding for next week. CLICK HERE TO SEE

Blazing her own path

Senior athlete McKenzie Travis poses for a photo at Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Senior athlete McKenzie Travis poses for a photo at Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

ECS's McKenzie Travis has cemented her place as one of the best sprinters in SWFL history. CLICK HERE TO READ

Career Coaching Milestone

Canterbury baseball coaches Derek Carlson (left), Frank Turco (center), and Pete Saez (right) pose for a picture following Canterbury's 9-4 win over Bonita Springs on April 11th, 2024. It marked Turco's 500th win as a head coach.
Canterbury baseball coaches Derek Carlson (left), Frank Turco (center), and Pete Saez (right) pose for a picture following Canterbury's 9-4 win over Bonita Springs on April 11th, 2024. It marked Turco's 500th win as a head coach.

Canterbury coach Frank Tuco picked up his 500th coaching win between leading the Cougars and Estero High. See how he got there and his reaction to the win. CLICK HERE FOR STORY, VIDEO, PHOTOS

🔒 Introducing the 2024 Winter All-Area Teams

All-Area Stars Logo for Southwest Florida
All-Area Stars Logo for Southwest Florida

Hit the link below to see the selections for the 2024 Winter All-Area Teams.

Boys wrestling

Girls Wrestling

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Weekly High School Roundup for April 8-13

Action from the North Fort Myers High School girls flag football team district win over North Fort Myers High School at Riverdale on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Action from the North Fort Myers High School girls flag football team district win over North Fort Myers High School at Riverdale on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Check out this week's Southwest Florida spring sports action, including baseball, softball, the first flag football district finals, and lacrosse districts. CLICK HERE TO READ

SWFL Midseason Softball Awards

ECS pitcher Zoe Yzaguirre pitches against Barron Collier on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Fort Myers.
ECS pitcher Zoe Yzaguirre pitches against Barron Collier on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Fort Myers.

See our picks for softball midseason awards and our rankings and have your say to vote for the players you think should be the top in the area. CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE

SWFL Midseason Baseball Awards

Bishop Verot junior Jason Bello
Bishop Verot junior Jason Bello

See our picks for baseball midseason awards and our rankings and have your say to vote for the players you think should be the top in the area. CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE

The newest high school sport in Lee County

Gateway, Lehigh, Riverdale and Dunbar play in a preseason girls flag football jamboree at Lehigh Senior High School on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Lehigh Acres.
Gateway, Lehigh, Riverdale and Dunbar play in a preseason girls flag football jamboree at Lehigh Senior High School on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Lehigh Acres.

The inaugural girls flag football season kicked off in Southwest Florida with preseason games last week with all 15 public schools in Lee County fielding teams. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Introducing the 2023 Fall All-Area Teams

All-Area All-Stars logo
All-Area All-Stars logo

We are naming our Fall All-Area teams. Hit the link to see who is being honored for each fall high school sport. Click on the sport to see the team. The teams are in order of release

Boys Golf

Girls Golf

Boys Cross Country

Girls Cross Country

Boys Swimming

Girls Swimming

Volleyball

Football Offense

Football Defense

Girls Bowling

Boys Bowling

WHERE YOUR TEAM RANKS

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