Southwest Florida sports scores for Oct. 16-22: Cross Country, swimming crown district champs

Here is a roundup of high school sports events played the week of Oct. 16-22.  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.

Previously: Southwest Florida results for Oct. 10-15: CSN, Bishop Verot win Private 8 XC titles

District Volleyball:  Seacrest, Canterbury, Barron Collier, Fort Myers, Estero favored to win districts

SATURDAY

Swimming

The Cape Coral High boys swimming team has gone through a lot of chaos in the wake of Hurricane Ian and has gone from swimming pool to swimming pool, fitting in practices and classes, and in general trying to restore order to an interrupted season.

But in Saturday’s District 3A-9 meet in Naples, everything all came together for the Seahawks boys.

The Seahawks, winning only one event, were able to put together a lot of team points and beat out runner-up Riverdale by 45 points in the district meet at the Norris Aquatics Center in Naples.

And considering of the stress and headaches post-Ian, Cape Coral coach Dianne Kimble was glad to see her team go through all the difficulty of hoisting the district title trophy.

“It has been a rough journey for all of us,” Kimble said. “The biggest thing for us was just getting everyone together in the same pool. Just getting all the kids together to compete was the biggest point in our day. I’m looking forward to the regional and seeing what they can do, and then maybe going on to state.”

The top two individuals in each event and also 18 at-large qualifiers will now move on to the region meet next Saturday in Clearwater.

Kimble was especially pleased with the Seahawks’ showings in the freestyle, medley and breaststroke events.

“I really think we need to work more on our sprint events and get the sprint game back,” Kimble said. “But everything went well today. We want to work on our explosiveness and starts and turns. Taking three weeks off, I guess you have to shake the cobwebs off, and we did that today.”

Cape only won one event: Hayden Tedhams in the 500 freestyle. Yet the Seahawks had at least one finisher in every event but one.

Cape Coral was second in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle and the 200 individual medley.

Other winners in the boys meet were Lucas Edwards of Naples in the 100 and 200 freestyles, Jonathan Grant of Riverdale in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley, Jacob Terry in the 50 freestyle, William Wright of Riverdale in the 100 backstroke, Jack Tucker of Naples in diving and Matthew Verwest of Riverdale in the 100 freestyle

In the girls' meet, the Naples girls beat Cape Coral by 55 team points, thanks mostly to thriving in the freestyle events.

Fina Hickmon won the 200 freestyle, Havana Layton won in the 50 and 100 freestyles, Tarrah Naghib won the 100 backstroke, and Sabyne Brisson won the 100 breaststroke

Naples coach Monet Layton saw the Golden Eagles win their third district title in the last four years.

“The seniors came in as freshmen three years ago, and we hadn’t won a district title in 20 years,” Layton said. “They have totally turned the program around. It was a total team effort. There were a lot of girls who weren’t seeded that were able to win.

The Golden Eagles also won the 200 and 400 freestyle relay events

“Everyone came through. All the first places and seconds really added up,” Layton said. “I want to see everyone’s spirits stay up over the next week. There was cheering today even from those who weren’t swimming. The spirit of everyone as a team made it a total team effort.”

Other event winners included Clarice Spencer of Fort Myers in the 100 butterfly, Melissa Blaine of Cape Coral in the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle and Emma Beckman of North Fort Myers in the diving event

Kimble was pleased as the Cape Coral girls managed a strong runner-up finish. “Our girls are sitting in a good spot. We knew it’d be tough to come back and be super-competitive today,” Kimble said. “But they did a great job in coming back – and we had a lot of upperclassmen with personal best times.”

BOYS

TEAM SCORES

1. Cape Coral High School 444

2. Riverdale High School 399

3. Charlotte High School 372

4. Naples High School 275

5. Fort Myers High School 170

6. North Fort Myers High School 101

7. South Fort Myers High School 100

8. Dunbar High School 76

9. Immokalee High School 63

10. Ida S Baker High School 14

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

200 Medley Relay – 1. Riverdale, 1:42.91

200 Freestyle – 1. Lucas Edwards (N), 1:50.78

200 Individual Medley – 1. Jonathan Grant (R), 2:06.20

50 Freestyle – 1. Jacob Terry (NFM), 23.2

Diving – 1. Jack Tucker (N), 309.45

100 Butterfly – 1. Matthew Verwest (R), 56.12

100 Freestyle – 1. Lucas Edwards (N), 50.92

500 Freestyle – 1. Hayden Tedhams (CC), 4:55.80

200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Charlotte, 1:34.80

100 Breaststroke – 1. Jonathan Grant (R), 1:01.83

100 Backstroke – 1. William Wright (R), 58.51

400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Riverdale, 3:27.99

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES

1. Naples High School 516

2. Cape Coral High School 461

3. Charlotte High School 331

4. Riverdale High School 229

5. Fort Myers High School 215

6. North Fort Myers High School 129

7. South Fort Myers High School 82

8. East Lee County High School 22

9. Dunbar High School 13

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

200 Medley Relay – 1. Cape Coral, 1:54.61

200 Freestyle – 1. Fina Hickmon (N), 1:59.43

200 Individual Medley – 1. Melissa Blaine (CC), 2:09.77

50 Freestyle  - 1. Havana Layton (N), 24.68

Diving – 1. Emma Beckman (NFM), 353.8

100 Butterfly – 1. Clarice Spencer (FTM), 59.19

100 Freestyle – 1. Havana Layton (N), 53.1

500 Freestyle -1. Melissa Blaine (CC), 5:02.86

200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Naples, 1:41.58

100 Backstroke – 1. Tarrah Naghib (N), 1:01.14

100 Breaststroke – 1. Sabyne Brisson (N), 1:07.58

400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Naples, 3:40.26

Cross Country

District 1A-6: Someone familiar and someone new told the stories of the boys' and girls' races at the Class 1A-District 6 Championships on the campus of SFCA.

The familiar came in the form of ECS senior Ava Povich who dominated the girls' race. Povich bolted to the front while seven girls ran together for the first mile before Cantebury’s Gabriella Santucci worked her way to the front and laid claim to second.

“I knew that the weather would be really nice today so I wanted to run a good time,” said Povich. Her ultimate goal was her own course record which she nailed by almost a minute, clocking in at 18:38.

Meanwhile, the team battle was shaping up between Community School of Naples and First Baptist Academy with the Seahawks putting six girls ahead of FBA’s fifth for a 13-point margin of victory.

Seahawks head coach Kasye Beza said a summer of good training was the difference maker. “They just want it, they’re really nice kids, they’re really happy kids and they work really hard,” said Beza.

That summer of work showed in the boys' race where a new face continued his fine senior season. Sergei Guzman wasn’t one of CSN’s top seven on last year’s squad.  Saturday the Seahawks senior patiently stalked a pack of five boys and waited until the final quarter mile to open up a comfortable gap for a 10-second victory.

“I was just gonna chill out and save my legs for states and regionals,” said Guzman.

Besides the boys and girls of CSN moving on, the boys of SFCA nearly pulled out a win over Out-of-Door thanks to seniors Hayden Tank and A.J. Duda, both coming back from medical setbacks and injuries.

Area teams moving onto regions besides both CSN squads include FBA’s boys and girls, SFCA’s boys and girls, Donahue Academy boys and girls, Canterbury boys and girls, St. John Neumann’s boys and girls along with the girls from the Village School.

The next test comes in a week at Lakeland’s Holloway Park at the Class 1A-Region 3 Championship.

Girl’s Individual

1. Ava Povich, ECS 18:38 (qualified as individual); 2. Gabriella Santucci, Canterbury; 20:05 (qualified as individual); 3. Tommie Bade, SFCA 20:22; 4. Katie Beam, FBA 20:34; 5. Lauren Lappin, Village School 20:36; 6. Carissa Heyn, FBA 20:42; 7. Sloan Wheeler, CSN 20:43; 8. Sienna Audrey, CSN 20:45; 9. Maria Shaw, Out-of-Door 20:51; 10. Isabelle Meyer, Donahue Academy 21:18; 11. Bella Adams, Village School 21:26; 12. Katie Chachere, St. John Neumann 21:27; 13. Abby Green, SFCA 21:34; 14. Hanna Hagenbuckle, CSN 21:43; 15. Hayden Brands, Canterbury 21:50 (qualified as individual)

Girl’s Team

1. CSN 67, 2. FBA 80, 3. Out-of-Door 104, 4. Village School 111, 5. Canterbury 111, 6. SFCA 138, 7. Donahue Academy 176, 8. St. John Neumann 181, 9. ECS 208, 10. Bradenton Christian 295, 11. St. Stephens 296

Boys Individual

1. Sergei Guzman, CSN 16:37; 2. Declan Fiorucci, Out-of-Door 16:47; 3. Leonardo Borjon, Donahue Academy 16:53; 4. Tyler Mastrangelo, CSN 17:06; 5. Hayden Tank, SFCA 17:11; 6. A.J. Duda, SFCA 17:18; 7. Blake Wolters, SFCA 17:25; 8. Ian Strang, Out-of-Door 17:27; 9. Esteban Pinilla, St. John Neumann 17:57; 10. Trey Mortensen, FBA 18:01; 11. Collin Dillingham, Out-of-Door 18:10; 12. Chase Lupo, CSN 18:15; 13.   Andrew Weber, FBA 18:17; 14. Owen Earle, Out-of-Door 18:17; 15. Charlie Meagher, Canterbury 18:19 (qualified as individual); 17. Travis Heinrichs, Canterbury 18:32 (qualified as individual); 27. Brandon MacArthur, Brandenton Christian 19:02 (qualified as individual)

Boys Team

1. Out-of-Door 51, 2.  SFCA 55, 3.  CSN 63, 4. FBA 95, 5. Donahue Academy 129, 6. Canterbury 139, 7. St. Stephens 217, 8. St. John Neumann 217, 9. Moore Haven 250, 10. Bradenton Christian 277

District 2A-6: The Bishop Verot boys team placed all five runners in the top 10 to easily win the district title Saturday in North Port. Grayson Tubbs placed second overall in 16:32.50 while teammates Andrew Marino (4th, 16:30.5), Cooper Banks (5th, 16:46.1), and Zachary Engel (6th, 16:53.2) were packed in close behind.

The Oasis girls won the district title, placing all five of its runners in the top 25 to edge out Cardinal Mooney 68 to 77. Bishop Verot's Mackenzie DeLisle placed second overall in 18:18.7.

Boys Individual

1. Sean Perry, Lemon Bay 16:20.5; 2. Grayson Tubbs, Bishop Verot 16:32.50; 3. Christian Kline, Cardinal Mooney 16:39.7;  4. Andrew Marino, Bishop Verot 16:30.5; 5. Cooper Banks, Bishop Verot 16:46.1; 6. Zachary Engel, Bishop Verot 16:53.2; 7. Gage Hassler, Cardinal Mooney 17:03.9; 8. Liam Sedmak, Estero 17:19.4; 9. Jonathan Rocendo, Frostproof 17:19.6; 10. Anton Becher, Bishop Verot 17:26.4; 11. Max Sedmak, Estero 17:28.2; 12. Zachary Zielke, Bishop Verot 17:40.6; 13. Jose Casiano, Frostproof 17:43.9; 14. Juan Morado, LaBelle 17:46.5; 15.; Dennis Olsen, Bishop Verot 17:51.7

Boys Team

1. Bishop Verot 27, 2. Cardinal Mooney 99; 3. Lemon Bay 115, 4. Estero 123, 5. LaBelle 136, 8. Oasis 177, 13. Gateway 366

Girls Individual

1.  Addison Dempsey, Cardinal Mooney 17:29.9; 2. Mackenzie DeLisle, Bishop Verot 18:18.7; 3. Carlyn Bobo, Lake Placid 18:41.2; 4.  Kate Ruona, Cardinal Mooney 18:44.6; 5. Jazlyn Forbes, Oasis 18:50; 6. Avery Sommers, Estero 19:55.8; 7.  Gianna Robinson, Estero 20:17.3; 8. Mackenzie Martin, Lemon Bay 20:28.7; 9.  Kylie Thomas, Bishop Verot 20:38; 10. Helana Rodriguez, Frostproof 20:53; 11.  Hannah Manibo, Bishop Verot 20:53; 12. Jenna Rosado, Oasis 20:53.9; 13.  Alexis Camacho, LaBelle 20:58.7; 14.  Erin Vezzola, Oasis 21:20; 15. Charlotte Carley, Lemon Bay 21:32.7

Girls Team

1. Oasis 68, 2. Cardinal Mooney 77. 3. Lemon Bay 82, 4. Estero 85, 5. Bishop Verot 100, 7. LaBelle 15

District 4A-4: Palmetto Ridge's Bernardo Barnhart claimed the district title, wining by 10 seconds in a time of 15:21.8, to lead the Bears to the team title with 62 points ahead of Newsome with 70. Gulf Coast's William Montanye placed third overall in 15:34.8 while the Bear's Chris Amador was fifth in 15:45.9.

Lehigh's Gianna Del Pizzo placed third overall in 19:11.5 as the only local runner in the top 10 with Gulf Coast's Kaia Callis taking 15th in 20:16.5 and Palmetto Ridge's Bailey Giles 16th in 20:26.4. Gulf Coast as a team came in sixth with 167 points.

Boys Individual

1. Bernardo Barnhart, Palmetto Ridge 15:21.8; 2. Alec Miller, Sarasota 15:31.7; 3. William Montanye, Gulf Coast 15:34.8; 4. Evan Crane, North Port 15:43; 5.  Chris Amador, Palmetto Ridge 15:45.9; 6. Joshua Uhrig, Newsome 16:00.2; 7. Will Hartvigsen, Sarasota 16:03.8; 8. Brandon Witherow, Bloomingdale 16:09.7; 9.  Thomas Schilling, Bloomingdale 16:15.5; 10.  Trevor Connatser, Newsome 16:17.6; 11.  Jeremy Duque, North Port, 16:22.3; 12. Ben Tary, Venice 16:27.5; 13.  Aarnav Sheth, Gulf Coast 16:32.5; 14.  Santiago Foster, Newsome 16:34.1; 15.  Ben Skaggs, Riverview 16:41.4

Boys Team

1. Palmetto Ridge 62, 2. Newsome 70, 3. Sarasota 97, 4. Bloomingdale 111, 5. Riverview 112, 6. Gulf Coast 160, 12. Lehigh 372, 15. Riverdale 451

FRIDAY

Bowling

Cape Coral 5, Bishop Verot 0: The Seahawks were led by Joseph Letobar, who rolled a 248 while Gavin Hart led Verot with a 212. It was Bishop Verot's first loss of the season.

THURSDAY

Cross Country

District 3A-6: Southwest Florida teams dominated the district as the Fort Myers boys took home the district title with 38 points as Cape Coral edged Naples (55 to 58) for second place. On the girls' side, Naples took home the title with 36 points and Fort Myers was the clear runner-up with 84 points.

Joseph Koraya won the boys' individual title in 15:33.60 followed by cape Coral's Declan Ziomek in 15:39.71. Naples Tara Watkins came in second in 19:12.20 behind Charlotte's Ava Taylor (18:57.30).

Top 5 Boys Teams

1. Fort Myers, 38, 2. Cape Coal 55, 3. Naples 58, 4. Barron Collier 152, 5. Immokalee 154

Top 10 Boys Individuals

1. Joseph Koraya (FM) 15:33.60; 2. Declan Ziomek (CC) 15:39; 3. Hector Toro (N) 15:50.2; 4. Craig Allard (FM) 15:51.9; 5. William Canales (CC) 15:54.9; 6. Jack Marshall (N) 16:02.4; 7. Timmy Schultz (FM) 16:12.8; 8. Jacob Delong (Sebring) 16:13; 9. Jake Jacoby (CC) 16:19.4; 10. Keaton Roberts (FM) 16:21.

Top 5 Girls Teams

1. Naples 36, 2. Fort Myers 84, 3. Barron Collier 124, 4. Charlotte 133, 5. Cape Coral 171

Top 10 Girls Individuals

1. Ava Taylor (C) 18:57.3; 2. Tara Watkins (N) 19:12.2; 3. Annabelle Daley (N) 19:40.21; 4. Sofia Torres (SFM) 19:43.5; 5. Amelia Jones (N) 19:44.2; 6. Priya Wilson (Palmetto) 19:44.8; 7. Masha Dorofeev (FM) 19:53.2; 8. Katrina Machado (PC) 19:54.7; 9, Jennifer Swenson (Parrish) 19:55.2; 10. Katelyn Stevens (N) 10:03.1

Girls Bowling

Oasis 3, Cape Coral 2: Katarina Hagler led Oasis to a victory on Senior Night after she rolled a 234 with six strikes and four spares. Lexi Lenius tacked on a 189 with five strikes and four spares. '

Cypress Lake 5, Island Coast 0: Cypress Lake's MacKenzie Stouffer had a team-high 177 while Katelyn Snyder led the Gators with a 135.

Bishop Verot 4, Fort Myers 1: The Vikings' Mackenzie Fennell had the high score with a 158, while North Fort Myers' Mila Shevchinko scored a 142.

Boys Bowling

Cypress Lake 4, Island Coast 1: Chayce Stouffer dialed up a perfect 300 while Devin Richards rolled a 279. Island Coast's Mikey Dewane had a 233.

Bishop Verot 4, North Fort Myers 1: Adam Belof led Verot with 268 followed by Gavin Hart's 211. North Fort Myers' Brendan Brisker rolled a 254.

Girls Golf

Estero 93, Lely 135: The Wildcats won the 5-hole match that had a par-20. Sophia Reed was low scorer with a 2-over 22. lely's Alexis Maciak shot a 23.

Volleyball

FACA awards: The Florida Athletic Coaches Association released its District 18 awards with Seacrest's Breanah Rives being selected the Player of the Year and her coach Jan Class being voted Coach of the Year.

The Players of the Year chosen by class were — 2A: Rives (Seacrest); 3A: Zara Stewart (FBA); 4A: Gia Rosencrans (Estero); 5A: Keira Kruk (Barron); 6A: Victoria Borton (Fort Myers); 7A: Lily Lucas (Gulf Coast)

Coach of the Year honors, chosen by by class were — 2A: Class (Seacrest); 3A: Marci Walker (FBA); 4A: Jon Ban (Estero); 5A: Yamil Del Valle (Barron); 6A: Michelle Dill (Charlotte); 7A: Christy Wright (Gulf Coast)

District Final Schedule

Class 7A-District 12

(2) Gulf Coast at (1) Venice, 7 p.m.

Class 6A-District 12

(2) Riverdale at (1) Fort Myers, 7 p.m.

Class 5A-District 11

(3) Port Charlotte at (1) Braden River, 7 p.m.

Class 5A-District 12

(3) Naples at (1) Barron Collier, 7 p.m.

Class 4A-District 12

(2) LaBelle at (1) Estero, 7 p.m.

Class 3A-District 12

(2) First Baptist at (1) Canterbury, 6 p.m.

Class 2A-District 12

(2) St. John Neumann at (1) Seacrest Country Day, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Volleyball

Barron Collier 3, Bonita Springs 0: The top-seeded Cougars in District 5A-12 won 25-12, 25-7, 25-7.

Naples 3, Golden Gate 1: The Golden Eagles won 23-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22 to set a district final date with Barron Coller.

Boys Golf

Gulf Coast 251, Palmetto Ridge 198: Ryan Miller shot a team-best 35 in the winning effort for Gulf Coast. Dominic Wirtz and Aidan Tipple tied for second with 36.

Boys Bowling

Bishop Verot 4, Cypress Lake 1: The Vikings improve to 9-0, led by Gavin Hart's match-high 256. Nolan Wagner (205) and Adam Belof (202) added high scores to the winning effort. Devin Richards rolled a 234 for Cypress Lake, with Chayce Stouffer adding a 222.

Girls Bowling

Cypress Lake 5, Bishop Verot 0: Samantha Gardenhouse rolled a match-high 182 for Cypress Lake. Mackenzie Fennell rolled a team-best 178 for the Vikings.

TUESDAY

Volleyball

Canterbury 3, Bishop Verot 2: The Cougars trailed 2-1 to the Vikings Tuesday night, but came back to pull off a 25-11, 25-27, 23-25, 25-18, 15-10 victory.

Kerrigan Habing led the Vikings with 17 kills, while Diana Ahkmetova led the way with 13 kills. Marissa Peck had double-digit digs to help the team stay competitive.

First Baptist 3, Community School of Naples 1: The Lions punched their ticket to the Class 3A-District 12 championship with a 25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 25-11 win.

Gulf Coast 3, Sarasota Riverview 0: The Sharks ended up sweeping the Rams, and giving Gulf Coast coach Christy Wright win No. 400 of her career.

Estero 3, Clewiston 0: The Wildcats took home a win in straight sets on Senior Night 25-8, 25-7, 25-10.

Seacrest Country Day 3, Marco Island 0: The Stingrays took care of business against the Rays, winning 25-9, 25-12, 25-12. Sami Soderlund and Carole Ann Hussey both finished with 11 kills, while Breanah Rives added nine. Brooke Spurgeon chipped in with eight kills and multiple aces.

St. John Neumann 3, Evangelical Christian 0: The Celtics won a Class 2A-District 12 semifinal in straight sets 25-20, 25-15, 25-16. Callee Jones tallied 11 kills, 3 aces, and 8 digs, while Shanie Sedio notched 19 assists, 1 ace, and 6 digs. Alysson Jaen had 8 kills, 1 aces, and 6 digs, while Ivanna Karakosta tacked on 4 aces and 10 digs.

Riverdale 3, Ida Baker 0: The Raiders won in straight sets 25-21, 25-3, 25-17.

LaBelle 3, Gateway 0

MONDAY

Volleyball

Community School of Naples 3, Oasis 0: CSN won in straight sets in the first round of the Class 3A-District 12 playoffs (25-22, 25-23, 25-9).

Fort Myers 3, East Lee 0: The Green Wave won in straight sets 25-10, 25-6, 25-10 highlighted by Ashlee Tenkley's 10 kills, 4 aces, and 6 digs. Emily Richardson had 6 aces and 10 digs, while Tori Borton tallied 2 aces, 21 assists, and 6 kills.

Bishop Verot 3, Gateway Charter 0: The Vikings won in straight sets 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.

Seacrest Country Day 3, Donahue Catholic 0: The Stingrays handled the Shamrocks in straight sets, 25-1 25-6, 25-6.

Riverdale 3, Immokalee 0: The Raiders won the opening round of the Class 6A District 12 playoffs in straight sets 25-10, 25-17, 25-14.

Marco Island 3, SFCA 0: Marco won in straight sets 25-16, 25-18, 25-19, led by Medney Garraux's 15 kills, 10 digs, and 3 aces. Madison Stolinas tallied 5 kills, 10 assists, 5 digs, and 3 aces. Rylee Howard had 2 kills and 3 blocks, while Jenna Ragan notched 12 digs.

St. John Neumann 3, Moore Haven 0: The Celtics won convincingly over the Terriers, as Shanie Sedio tallied 30 assists. Alysson Jaen had 11 kills, 3 digs, and an ace, while Taylor Chatigny had 7 kills and 3 digs. Both Jean and Chatigny had an ace.

Naples 3, Lely 0

Golden Gate 3, Dunbar 0

Bonita Springs 3, Cypress Lake 1

Ida Baker 3, Cape Coral 2

ECS 3, Village School 0

Port Charlotte 3, Island Coast 0

Sarasota Riverview 3, Lehigh 1

Boys Bowling

Bishop Verot 4, Fort Myers 1: The Vikings move on to 8-0 after defeating the Green Wave. Nolan Wagner bowled a match-best 247, with teammates Gavin Hart and Adam Belof adding 235 and 220, respectively. Kaden Lorenz rolled a 222 for Fort Myers.

Girls Bowling

Bishop Verot 3, Fort Myers 2: Sophia Smith led the Vikings past the Green Wave with a team-high 159. Lorelai Witenko rolled a 160 for Fort Myers.

Boys Golf

Barron Collier 152, Seacrest 177: Aidan MacInnes shot a team-low 36 for the Cougars, with teammate Braden Miller shooting a 37 in the win.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: SWFL Volleyball. golf, and bowling results for Oct. 16-22