Southwest Florida high school sports scores for events played the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 3

Here is a roundup of high school sports events played the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 3. It will be updated each night during the week as games, matches, and meets are completed and reported.

Coaches, please send your scores, highlights, and stat leaders after each contest to sports@news-press.com and/or sports@naplesnews.com to be included in this roundup.

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Saturday, Sept. 3

Cross Country

10th annual DDD Sommer Invitational at Estero Community Park:  Ava Povich of Evangelical Christian paced herself well out of the gate. She stayed close with Kate Ruona from Cardinal Mooney before taking off in the second lap. Povich took first with a time of 19:35, beating Addison Dempsey of Cardinal Mooney (19:58) with Rouna in third (20:20).

On the boys' side, Declan Ziomek of Cape Coral took off and never looked back to win in 16:59.16 seconds ahead of Community School of Naples' Sergi Guzman (17:15). Capping off the top three was Timmy Schultz of Fort Myers at 17:21.

Individual Girls 

1. Ava Povich, ECS 19:35; 2. Addison Dempsey, Mooney 19:58; 3. Kate Ruona, Mooney 20:20; 4. Jazlyn Forbes, Oasis 20:59; 5. Darcy Cernansky, Venice 21:03; 6. Gabriella Santicci, Canterbury 21:08; 7. Katie Beam, FBA 21:21; 8. Sloan Wheeler,  CSN 21:27; 9. Tommie Bade, SFCA 21:28; 10. Ava Taylor, Charlotte 21:28

Girls Team Scores

1. Village School 115; 2. Venice 119; 3. CSN 124; 4. Cardinal Mooney 126; 5. Charlotte 152; 6. Estero 192; 7. Fort Myers 193; 8. Oasis 194; 9. SFCA 223; 10. First Baptist 230

Individual Boys 

1. Declan Ziomek, Cape Coral 16:59; 2. Sergi Guzman, CSN 17:15; 3. Timmy Schultz,  Fort Myers 17:21; 4. Hayden Tank, SFCA 17:24; 5 Tyler Mastrangelo, CSN 17:26; 6. William Canales, Cape Coral 17:27; 7 Benjamin Tary, Venice 17:57; 8. Jayden Saint-Paul, Palmetto Ridge 17:58; 9. Joseph Flecha, Island Coast 18:02; 10. Hayden Clark, Palmetto Ridge 18:03

Boys Team Scores

1. Cape Coral 54; 2. Fort Myers 107; 3. SFCA 108; 4. CSN 133; 5. Palmetto Ridge 141; 6. Charlotte 151; 7. Immokalee 173; 8. Venice 181; 9. Cardinal Mooney 228; 10. Canterbury 232

Friday, Sept. 2

Volleyball

The Village School 3, Donahue 0: The Knights won 25-18, 25-11, 25-5. Senior Brooklyn Stuben had 3 aces and 6 kills while freshmen Ava Varneckas had 3 aces and 5 kills and Miley Van de Wouw had 3 blocks.

Thursday, Sept. 1

Volleyball

Cape Coral 3, Ida Baker 0: The Seahawks won 25-18, 25-17, 25-12 led by Hannah Slutz (10 kills, 6 aces, 13 digs) and Kierin Londo (11 digs and 3 aces).

North Fort Myers 3, Oasis 0: The Red Knights won 27-17, 25-15, 25-22. Bella Carter and Jordan Baksh (3 aces) each had 6 kills and Sofia Modica 7 digs for the Sharks.

First Baptist 3, SFCA 0: The Lions won 25-17, 25-10, 25-21. Zara Stewart led FBA with 10 kills and 5 aces, Peyton Garrick had 10 digs and 6 kills, and Laila Stewart had 14 digs.

St. John Neumann 3, Palmetto Ridge 1: The Celtics won 25-16, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19 led by Alysson Jaen with 9 kills, 10 digs, 5 aces, 2 blocks. Callee Jones added 26 digs, 3 assists, 3 aces and Alex Robinson had 8 kills, 1 ace, and 5 digs for Neumann.

North Fort Myers 3, Oasis 0: The Red Knights won in straight sets 25-17, 25-15, 25-22. Bella Carter had 6 kills and 1 block, while teammate Jordan Baksh had 6 kills and 3 aces for Oasis.

Riverdale 3, Lehigh 0: The Raiders won 25-14, 25-16, 25-21 led by freshman Olivia Znotens led with 11 kills. Senior Hannah St Croix had 6 kills and 7 digs. Senior Sophia Vargas had 13 assists while sophomore Emily Grant had 8 assists.

Naples 3, South Fort Myers 0: The Eagles won 25-15, 25-10, 25-14.

Estero 3, Golden Gate 0: The Wildcats won in straight sets 28-26, 25-20, 25-18.

Boys Bowling

Bishop Verot 5, Dunbar 0: The Vikings bowled their best-ever team game of 1085. Adam Belof led the way with a 255 while Chris Davis added a 215. Dunbar's Andrew Ranazzi rolled a 176.

Cypress Lake 4, Lehigh 1: Devin Richards shot a 278 and Chayce Stouffer a 242 for Cypress. Lehigh's Nair Alvarez was team-high with a 187.

Cape Coral 3, Island Coast 0: Cape was led by Daniel Lynn with a 238. Island Coast's Michael Dewane had a score of 213.

Girls Bowling

Bishop Verot 5, Dunbar 0: Annabeth Corrigan had a 122 for the Vikings while Dunbar's Mollie Hamm rolled a 102.

Cypress Lake 5, Lehigh 0: Cypress Lake was led by Samantha Gardenhouse with a 187.

Cape Coral 3, Island Coast 0: Haruna Mescallado rolled a 132 for the Seahawks. Katelynn Snyder led Island Coast with a score of 118.

Girls Swimming

Riverdale 120, Cypress 49

200 Medley Relay: Riverdale 2:05.04; 200 Free: Ansley Kelley, Riverdale 2:09.56; 200 IM: Izabella Wreski, Riverdale 2:26.53; 50 Free: Jessica Aviles,Riverdale 28.28; Diving: Maddox Wreski, Riverdale 183.75; 100 Fly: Jessica Aviles, Riverdale 1:08.18; 100 Free: Sophia Flavio, Cypress 1:07.07; 500 Free: Izabella Wreski, Riverdale 5:40.26; 200 Free Relay: Riverdale 1:57.35; 100 Back: Maddie Peterman, Riverdale 1:14.18; 100 Breast: Ansley Kelley, Riverdale 1:19.91; 400 Free Relay: Riverdale 4:17.85.

Boys Swimming

Riverdale 136, Cypress 17

200 Medley Relay: Riverdale 1:47.94; 200 Free: K. J. Sherman, Riverdale 2:00.31; 200 IM: Jonathan Grant, Riverdale 2:16.56; 50 Free: Carlos Rodriguez, Riverdale 25.72; 100 Fly: Matthew Verwest, Riverdale 56.09; 100 Free: Zack Johnson, Riverdale 55.66; 500 Free: K. J. Sherman, Riverdale  5:27.38; 200 Free Relay: Riverdale 1:38.88; 100 Back: Billy Wright, Riverdale 1:03.33; 100 Breast: Matthew Verwest, Riverdale 1:04.53; 400 Free Relay: Riverdale 3:43.09

Boys Golf

St. John Neumann Boys Invitational: Bishop Verot's Christian Allen and First Baptist's Ryan Kriz tied for first with a 70 but Kriz took the first playoff hole to take first place. The Vikings won the event with a 289 and had five players in the top top, including Zach Loninger (T3. 71), Kevin Kelly (T6. 74), Michael Bevin (T6. 74) and Dalton Payne (10, 75). Naples' Oliver Marshall also tied for 3rd with a 71. Barron Collier's Braden Miller finished sixth with a 74.

Marco Island 203, The Village School 207: The Village School's Luke Bower was medalist with a 38 and Caraline Hartfield a 44. Jake Watt led Marco with a 46.

Girls Golf

St. John Neumann Girls Invitational: Oasis' Riley Fritz shot a 3-over par 75 to finish tied for fifth place in a field of 45 players. First Baptist sophomore Eva Lye shot a 74 to place third.

Wednesday, Aug. 31

Volleyball

Canterbury 3, CSN 0: The Cougars (2-0) went to Naples and won 25-23, 25-9, 25-17. Madison Hammermeister led Canterbury with 10 kills, 2 blocks, and 2 aces, while Jordan Curran had 8 kills, 15 assists, and 3 blocks. Addison Piatt added 6 aces, 3 kills and 10 digs. CSN fell to 1-2 with the loss.

Marco Island 3, Mason Classical 0: Marco Island won in straight sets 25-18, 25-9, 25-14 behind Medney Garraux's 17 kills, 2 aces, and 1 block. Madison Stolinas had 29 assists, 9 digs, and 6 aces while teammate Jenna Ragan had 6 kills and 5 aces.

Tuesday, Aug. 30

Volleyball

Gulf Coast 3, Barron Collier 0

Gulf Coast had been chomping at the bit all summer to send a clear message early on in the season.

The Sharks, despite beating Barron Collier in both meetings last season, missed out on the Class 7A playoffs, while the Cougars went to a Final Four in Class 5A.

Inside a loud, raucous gym that topped out at 110.9 decibels Tuesday night, the Sharks extended their win streak in the series to three games, and came away with a convincing win over rival Barron Collier (26-24, 25-19, 25-14).

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Aisha Keric provided multiple key sparks for Gulf Coast (2-0) in the early going, including a kill to give the Sharks a 25-24 lead in the opening set. The junior finished with 16 kills and 12 assists on the night.

“It’s definitely that faith in your team and the belief that you can do it,” Keric said. “The atmosphere just helps. It just gives you confidence. You know all of the different people in the crowd have your back, and they are here to support you, so I think that’s also a big deal.

“I think it’s a good mark in the season. We have a lot to work on, but it’s our second year as a team together, so I think we’re able to mesh really well, and I think that we can be very successful if we keep working. It’s definitely a win, but we have to keep working and fix a few things.”

Barron Collier put the pressure on Gulf Coast early, jumping out to a quick lead before the two teams went back and forth in the opening set. After the Cougars (2-1) fell in the first set, it was almost all Gulf Coast the rest of the way. Keira Kruk finished with a team-high nine kills, while First Baptist transfer Kendra Pruitt added five. Ashley Giraldo led the way with 20 digs, and Jillian Goetz pitched in with 18 assists.

Lily Lucas scored 18 of Gulf Coast’s 76 points on serves, clipping at astronomically high 69.2 percent, which is something that Gulf Coast coach Christy Wright hasn’t seen often, if at all.

“Obviously Aisha hit well,” Wright said. “She’s a great player. None of that is surprising to me. Lily served so well. She had eight aces, and every single one of her serves put them out of system. He serves were so tough all night. We scored points 69 percent of the time when she served. That’s ridiculous. That never happens. That’s such a high number. Casey (Williams) served well too. When you have that many points on one person’s serve, especially when she’s one of our best hitters, that’s a good thing.

“Marina (Rau) set really well tonight, as did Aisha. Kate Drasba’s passing was on point all night. I don’t think people realize how hard it is to pass like that. She passed so well. Our passing was really good.”

For Gulf Coast, Rau led with 21 assists, while Lucas added 13 digs. Williams led the way with 18 digs while adding a pair of aces, and Mary Horsman had six kills and a pair of blocks.

The Sharks (2-0) will travel to the east coast on Friday to take on Cardinal Gibbons, a program that has won 20 state championships, before heading down to Key West to play the Conchs. Barron Collier has a week before hosting CSN and Canterbury.

— Alex Martin

First Baptist 3, Bishop Verot 0: The Lions escaped with a key road win over the Vikings, sweeping in straight sets 25-23, 25-13, 26-24.

Fort Myers 3, Estero 0: The Green Wave swept the Wildcats 25-16, 25-12, 25-9 behind 11 kills, 16 digs, and 4 aces from Ashlee Tenkley. Tori Borton had 25 assists, 4 aces, and a pair of blocks.

St. John Neumann 3, Golden Gate 1: The Celtics denied the Titans of moving to 6-0, winning in four sets. Leading the way was Sophia Vargas, who had 25 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces, and a block. Sophia McCartney had 10 kills and 7 blocks, while Alex Robinson had 8 kills and 6 digs.

Naples 3, Lely 0: The Golden Eagles cruised, winning 25-8, 25-19, 25-17. Sara Posz and Amy Boll each had eight kills, while Tamara Sanchez and Elizabeth Peltz had nine assists apiece. Boll also added nine digs.

Village School 3, Gateway Charter 1: The Knights fell in the first set to the Griffins, but rebounded nicely, winning 15-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-17.

Cape Coral 3, Gateway 1: The Seahawks won 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 led by Hannah Slutz (16 kills, 5 aces) and Campbell Hughes (19 assists, 5 aces).

ECS 3, LaBelle 1: The Sentinels won 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, led Ashlyn Anderson's 37 assists and 5 kills. Sydney Strom had 11 kills, 4 aces, and 19 digs while Reilly Mulligan tallied 17 kills and 8 digs.

Riverdale 3, North Fort Myers 2: The Raiders came back to win after dropping two straight sets 30-28, 25-21, 18-25, 24-26, 15-13. Olivia Znotens tallied 25 kills and 21 digs, while Emily Grant had 27 assists. Landyn Higginbotham had 5 aces and 18 digs.

Bonita Springs 3, Oasis 2: The Bullsharks came back after dropping the opening two sets 14-25, 29-31, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10. Mia Poskon tallied 11 kils and 10 digs, while teammate Jordan Baksh had 8 kills, 5 digs, and 4 aces in the loss.

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Boys Bowling

Bishop Verot 5, Oasis 0: Adam Belof rolled a match-high 278 for Bishop Verot, with teammate Carter Davis rolling a 214. Isaac Gallagher-McKee rolled a 165 for Oasis.

Fort Myers 4, Cypress Lake 1: Devin Richards rolled a match-high 254 for the Green Wave. Adam Adler rolled a 197 for Cypress Lake.

Riverdale 4, Lehigh 1: Riverdale's Bowen Renfroe rolled a match-high 192

Island Coast vs. South Fort Myers: Forfeit - Neither team put together a full squad for their match, resulting in a forfeit. Island Coast's Michael Dewane rolled a 159 as an individual.

Cape Coral 3, East Lee 0: Cape was led by Randy Ayala with a 207. Logan-109

Girls Bowling

Oasis 4, Bishop Verot 1: Katarina Hagler rolled a match-high 268 for Oasis. Lexi Lenius tallied a 204. Izzy Lentz rolled a 131 for the Vikings.

Cypress Lake 5, Fort Myers 0: Samantha Gardenhouse rolled a match-best 179 for Cypress Lake. Lorelai Witenko rolled a 158 for Fort Myers.

Island Coast vs. South Fort Myers: Forfeit - Neither team put together a full squad for their match, resulting in a forfeit. Katelynn Snyder rolled a 124 as an individual.

Cape Coral 3, East Lee 0: Haruna Mescallado led the way for the Seahawks with a 151.

Monday, Aug. 29

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Volleyball

Riverdale 3, Bonita 1: The Raiders won in four sets 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16 behind Kelsey Dodd's 11 digs and freshman Olivia Znotens' 25 kills. Sophomore Emily Grant posted 45 assists.

St. John Neumann 3, SFCA 1: The Celtics won in four sets 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 25-15, led by Sofia Vargas (12 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces) and Sophia McCartney (7 kills, 4 blocks).

Marco Island 3, Everglades 0: Marco Island won in straight sets 25-8, 25-15, 25-16 led by Madison Stolinas (14 assists, 5 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces) and Medney Garrux (9 kills, 7 aces).

Fort Myers 3, Cape Coral 0: Fort Myers won in straight sets 25-10, 25-13, 25-14.  Amber Englehart had 23 digs and Hannah Slutz 18 digs and 6 kills for Cape Coral.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: SWFL volleyball, golf, cross country, swimming results for Aug. 29-Sept. 3