Roundup: First Baptist sweeps Class 1A-District 12 track meet; State tennis results

Izubee Charles, Alex Martin, Ed Reed and Nick Wilson, Naples Daily News
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Southwest Florida high school results from events played Thursday, April 28.

Class 1A-District 12 track

After another dominant showing at the Class 1A-District 12 track meet, First Baptist coach Ryan Mitchell and Lions brought out the brooms for the third straight year after winning the boys and girls titles.

Thursday’s meet marks the fifth consecutive district title win for the girls and third for the boys. Finishing with 168 points, the boys bested second-place SFCA (154), while the girls secured a 40-point victory over ECS (146).

“This team is all about helping each other,” Mitchell said. “They're willing to do a little event here, a little event there, getting to eighth place, seventh place, just little points here and there from everybody on the team was how we were able to get the championship on both sides.”

Lions sprinter Jacob Panzarella was outstanding during Thursday’s meet at CSN. The USF signee took gold in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dash while anchoring the 4x400 relay to end the afternoon, besting a team record by three seconds despite not having Andrew Fabela due to a hamstring injury.

“I was just reminiscing about how it’s been eight years now I've been a part of the program,” Mitchell said. “Every year this brings me to tears seeing how hard the kids work at the district meet to have their opportunity to move on to regionals.”

St. John Neumann saw two athletes sweep their events with Leah Martin-Gonzales taking home the gold in the long jump, 100-, and 300- hurdles, while Joshua Gulapa swept the field in the high jump, long jump, 100-, and 300-hurdles.

First Baptist Academy boys and girls track team celebrate the Class 1A-12 district championship at the Community School of Naples on Thursday, April 28th, 2022.
First Baptist Academy boys and girls track team celebrate the Class 1A-12 district championship at the Community School of Naples on Thursday, April 28th, 2022.

The Sentinels' girls relay team secured gold with wins in the 4x100 and 4x400. Sophomore McKenzie Travis took first place in the 100-,200- and 400-meter races. Ava Povich set a personal record in the 1600 (5:10.24) for ECS along with a win in the 3200.

— Izubee Charles and Alex Martin

Boys

Team Scores

1. First Baptist 168; 2. SFCA 154; 3. CSN 90

Individual Results

100: 1. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 11.05; 2. Johnny Crawford III, Moore Haven, 11.53; 3. Latrell Davis, First Baptist, 11.59; 200: 1. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 21.91; 2. Johnny Crawford III, Moore Haven, 23.50; 3. Kameron Carrol, Gateway, 23.78; 400: 1. Jacob Panzarella, First Baptist, 50.87; 2. Darius Beauvoir, CSN, 52.27; 3. Cameron Miller, Gateway, 52.33; 800: 1. Jack Gifford, SFCA, 2:03.35; 2. Justin Losapio, SFCA, 2:04.74; 3. Charles Meagher, Canterbury, 2:05.18; 1600: 1. Hayden Tank, SFCA, 4; 2. Leo Borjorn, Donahue, 4:43.06; 3. Tyler Mastrangelo, CSN, 4:46.33; 3200: 1. Hayden Tank, SFCA, 10:08.64; 2. Tyler Mastrangelo, CSN, 10:27.31; 3. Leo Borjorn, Donahue, 10:36.77; 110h: 1. Joshua Gulapa, St. John Neumann, 15.12; 2: Devon Borg, Canterbury, 16.88; 3. Steven Callahan, SFCA, 16.96; 300h: 1. Joshua Gulapa, St. John Neumann, 40.66; 2. Steven Callahan, SFCA, 43.31; 3. Jose-Manuel Mejia Barbery, St. John Neumann, 43.41; 4x100: 1. First Baptist, 44.07; 2. SFCA, 45.311; 3. Canterbury, 45.317; 4x400: 1. First Baptist, 3:30.90; 2. SFCA, 3:35.70; 3. Gateway, 3:40.00; 4x800: 1. SFCA, 8:32.84; 2. CSN, 8:42.68; 3. ECS, 8:43.66

High Jump: 1. Joshua Gulapa, St. John Neumann, 1.87m; 2. Andrew Azunque, First Baptist, 1.87m; 3. Jay White, SFCA, 1.72m; Pole Vault: 1. Nick Molloy, CSN, 4.35m; 2. Reece Guttery, ECS, 4.05m; 3. Ben Lysiak, St. John Neumann, 3.15m; Long Jump: 1. Joshua Gulapa, St. John Neumann, 6.71m; 2. Rich Mellien, First Baptist, 6.47m; 3. Darius Beauvoir, CSN, 6.31m; Triple Jump: 1. Zacharie Garcon, First Baptist, 13.15m; 2. Rich Mellien, First Baptist, 12.76m; 3. Steven Callahan, SFCA, 12.31m; Shot Put: 1. Tyler Fink, First Baptist, 12.43m; 2. Ejekine Lennon, Moore Haven, 12.33m; 3. Isaac Tanner, SFCA, 11.48m; Discus: 1. Connor Savenas, St. John Neumann, 39.25m; 2. Olsen Patt Henry, First Baptist, 38.88m; 3. John Casterline, Village School, 36.82m; Javelin: 1. Alexander Camarca, Canterbury, 45.18m; 2. Brody Jameyson, First Baptist, 44.42m; 3. Jacob Treesh, SFCA, 44.00m

Girls

Team scores

1. First Baptist 186; 2. ECS 146; 3. St. John Neumann 83

Individual Results

100: 1. McKenzie Travis, ECS, 12.01; 2. Ava Melancon, First Baptist, 13.09; 3. Maleda Azunque First Baptist 13.34; 200: 1. McKenzie Travis, ECS, 25.03; 2. Maleda Azunque, First Baptist, 26.46; 3. Ariefaith Dunkley, Moore Haven, 26.62; 400: McKenzie Travis, ECS, 1:00.04; 2. Michelle Barnes, Canterbury, 1:02.05; 3. Sydney Land, ECS, 1:02.76; 800: 1. Katie Beam, First Baptist, 2:22.98; 2. Isabella Adams, Village School, 2:25.33; 3. Elizabeth Hobbs, CSN, 2:37.45; 1600: 1. Ava Povich, ECS, 5:10.24; 2. Katie Beam, First Baptist, 5:25.75; 3. Sloan Wheeler, CSN, 5:47.62; 3200: 1. Ava Povich, ECS, 11:19.53; 2. Gabby Santucci, Canterbury, 12:02.38; 3. Lauren Lappin, Village School, 13:01.16; 100h: 1. Leah Martin-Gonzales, St. John Neumann, 14.89, 2. Hannah Casey, First Baptist, 16.25, 3. Lara Kendall, Canterbury, 17.00; 300h: 1. Leah Martin-Gonzales, St. John Neumann, 45.36; 2. Hannah Casey, First Baptist, 46.12; 3. Grace Coggins, SFCA, 49.43; 4x100: 1. ECS 49.15; 2. St. John Neumann 51.29; 3. First Baptist, 51.37; 4x400: 1. ECS 4:18.43; 2. Village School 4:22.29; 3. SFCA 4:22.58; 4x800: 1. Village School 10:13.63; 2. ECS 10:17.50; 3. St. John Neumann 10:29.60;

High Jump: 1. Bethany Casey, First Baptist, 1.52m; 2. China Jenkins, ECS, 1.52m; 3. Rebecca Weir, Seacrest, 1.52m; Pole Vault: 1. Abigail Anderson, St. John Neumann, 2.10m; 2. Arian Petrovic, St. John Neumann, 2.10m; 3. Melissa Jacoby, St. John Neumann, 2.10m; Long Jump: Leah Martin-Gonzales, St. John Neumann, 5.70m; 2. Hannah Casey, First Baptist, 5.29m; 3. Zaira Mitchell, ECS, 5.09m; Triple Jump: 1. Hannah Casey, First Baptist, 10.72m; 2. Zaira Mitchell, ECS, 10.34m; 3. Bethany Casey, First Baptist, 9.99m; Shot Put: 1. Carole Ann Hussey, Seacrest, 9.08m; 2. Marsha Dorsaint, Gateway, 8.89m; 3. Grace Dean, First Baptist, 8.88m; Discus: 1. Grace Dean, First Baptist, 31.76m; 2. Grace Paul, CSN, 30.80m; 3. Kirstin Koert, First Baptist, 26.10m; Javelin: 1. Grace Dean, First Baptist, 31.10m; 2. Rebecca Weir, Seacrest, 30.24m; 3. Sierra Sharp, ECS, 27.46m.

State Tennis

Gulf Coast's Davide Procacci won his team No. 1 singles semifinal over Lake Nona's Harrison Michalowski 3-6, 6-3, 13-11, but the Sharks lost the team semifinal match to Lake Nona 4-1.

The Sharks' Marie Kelly Richter won her individual singles semifinal match against No. 2 seed Alyssa Novoa 6-1, 6-1 before falling in the final 6-1, 6-2 to Ameia Sorey.

The Bishop Verot girls beat McKeel 4-2 in the semifinals to advance to the state title match against Gulliver Prep. Elizabeth Manibo and Alexia Jacob de beucken won at No. 1 doubles, while Manibo, Jacob de beucken and Olivia Kushner also won their singles matches.

The Vikings fell to Gulliver Prep 5-0 in the state title match.

Bishop Verot's Ron Domeier lost his singles match 6-4, 6-1 and was also eliminated with partner Kevin Johns in doubles, falling 6-3, 6-1.

Beach Volleyball

CSN 3, Bishop Verot 2: Laela Jimenez and Angel Jimenez won in the No. 1 spot 2-0, Caroline Costa and Kelly McCauley won in the No. 3 spot 2-0 and Emma Phelan and Courtney Kaemer won in the No. 4 spot 2-1 as the Seahawks won the district championship.

Baseball

Riverdale 7, St. John Neumann 1: The Raiders' hot start was too much for the Celtics to overcome as they picked up their fourth straight win.

Seacrest Country Day 10, CSN 0: The Stingrays took care of business at home, shutting out the Seahawks while committing only one error. Justin Jackson, Gabe Czapla, and Johannes Lopez all tallied multiple runs for Seacrest Country. CSN had five batters connect for hits in their loss, but committed six errors.

Softball

Port Charlotte 5, Cypress Lake 3: Megan Hall went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in the Panthers' loss to the Pirates.

Naples 15, Gulf Coast 0: The Golden Eagles (15-6) won as Macy Miles threw a two-hit shutout through six innings with five strikeouts. Melissa Morales and Mackenzie Lietti had home runs.

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