SWFL results for March 13-19: Fort Myers boys win LCAC weightlifting title
THURSDAY
Boys weightlifting
The Fort Myers weightlifting team reigned supreme at the LCAC meet held at Ida Baker High School on Thursday.
The Green Wave had the best scores in Olympic and Traditional lifting on the day. Combining the scores, Bonita Springs finished as runner up and Dunbar came in third.
"We're happy," Fort Myers head coach Patrick Casey said. "The guys have been working really hard for this, training hard all year round for this moment and bigger meets to come down the road as well, but this is definitely a huge goal of ours, and we're happy with the way our guys came out and represented our school and competed hard."
Fort Myers' Christian DeSanctis, Chello Antoine and Santiago Falkenhagen were double winners on the day, while Charles Michel and Reef Gingell took first and second in Olympic and Traditional, respectively. Jacob Paquin also took first place in Traditional at 139 pounds.
"We had some really good individual performances," Casey said. "I just felt the guys were on it all day long."
Dunbar's Jean Riffin, Ida Baker's Layton Breckenridge and both Josiah Sessler and Riley Deremer from Bonita Springs also posted standout performances.
Coming off a strong season leading the girls, Casey is hopeful the victory for the boys on Thursday will lead to a productive postseason.
District meets will begin on March 29, right after Lee County gets back from spring break.
"My message to the guys is, 'Before you know it, it's over one way or the other,'" Casey said. "We're just going to learn from some miscues that we had, some missed lifts that we had and just try address those and just continue to get better."
Olympic
119 pounds: 1. Christian DeSanctis, Fort Myers (295 total), 2. Sam Khang, Mariner (255) 3. Cesar Rivas, Riverdale (240)
129 pounds: 1. Chello Antoine, Fort Myers (340 total) 2. Nick Lawrence, Mariner (320) 3. Brayden Charette, Fort Myers (270)
139 pounds: 1. Abdi Espinosa, East Lee (325 total) 2. Nick Bloomston, Fort Myers (315) 3. Foster King, Fort Myers (310)
154 pounds: 1. Santiago Falkenhagen, Fort Myers (410 total) 2. Dustin Paladino, Island Coast (405) 3. Tahj VanHoose, Bonita Springs (400)
169 pounds: 1. Jean Riffin, Dunbar (425 total) 2. Brennen Schlemm, Ida Baker (390) 3. Karson Long, Mariner (385)
183 pounds: 1. Riley Deremer, Bonita Springs (425 total) 2. Anthony Romero, Fort Myers (375) 3. Noah Tolbert, Mariner (370)
199 pounds: 1. Charles Michel, Fort Myers (500 total) 2. Josiah Sessler, Bonita Springs (465) 3. Benjamin Wiskur, Mariner (390)
219 pounds: 1. Layton Breckenridge, Ida Baker (440) 2. Aden Wheeler, Mariner (390) 3. Anthony Larkin, Bonita Springs (385)
238 pounds: 1. Reef Gingell, Fort Myers (535 total) 2. Vanier Baptiste, Dunbar (415) 3. Kevin Rosemond, Dunbar (420)
Unlimited: 1. Leo Thorpe, Bonita Springs (460 total) 2. Michael Edwards, Dunbar (455) 3. Yerovi Valdes-Alfonso (430)
TEAM TOTAL: 1. Fort Myers (66) 2. Mariner (39) 3. Bonita Springs (35)
Traditional
119 pounds: 1. Christian DeSanctis, Fort Myers (350 total) 2. Sam Khang, Mariner (325) 3. Cesar Rivas, Riverdale (280)
129 pounds: 1. Chello Antoine, Fort Myers (430 total) 2. Nick Lawrence, Mariner (395) 3. Zachary Tomlinson, Ida Baker (350)
139 pounds: 1. Jacob Paquin, Fort Myers (460 total) 2. Nick Bloomston, Fort Myers (415) 3. Zack Prieto, Bonita Springs (405)
154 pounds: 1. Santiago Falkenhagen, Fort Myers (520 total) 2. Joseph Blasi, Bonita Springs (490) 3. Dustin Paladino, Island Coast (485)
169 pounds: 1. Jean Riffin, Dunbar (550 total) 2. Luke Buzzeli, Ida Baker (540) 3. Gavin Price, Bonita Springs (490)
183 pounds: 1. Konner Stuttgen, Bonita Springs (580 total) 2. Riley Deremer, Bonita Springs (510) 3. Anthony Romero, Fort Myers (450)
199 pounds: 1. Josiah Sessler, Bonita Springs (560 total) 2. Charles Michel, Fort Myers (555) 3. Waldy Nevelus, Dunbar (525)
219 pounds: 1. Jaylon Christmas, Dunbar (600 total) 2. Layton Breckenridge, Ida Baker (570) 3. Marc-Ruben Marcelin, Fort Myers (490)
238 pounds: 1. Gavin Weygant, Riverdale (595 total) 2. Reef Gingell, Fort Myers (555) 3. Vanier Baptiste, Dunbar (525)
Unlimited: 1. Logan Keenum, Bonita Springs (590) 2. Michael Edwards, Dunbar (575) 3. Lee Thorpe, Bonita Springs (560)
TEAM TOTAL: 1. Fort Myers (59) 2. Bonita Springs (49) 3. Dunbar (33)
COMBINED: 1. Fort Myers (125) 2. Bonita Springs (84) 3. Dunbar (66)
Softball
Cypress Lake 14, Oasis 0: Sammi Rosado was the winning pitcher with 12 strikeouts. Rosado had 4 hits, Cassie Mitchell had 3 and Emma Hayman and Gianna Rose had 2 hits each.
Baseball
First Baptist 8. Northridge 4: Joel Beavis drive in two runs and Johnny Klevanosky and Preston Shemansky each had two hits.
North Fort Myers 9, Cape Coral 6: Freshman Jakob Wagner and seniors Blake Busbee and Brady Grados led the way for North offensively with 2 hits apiece. Wagner also picked up the win on the mound.
Boys Lacrosse
Palmetto Ridge 8, Cypress Lake 6: Sophomore goalie Jason Shaw got the win in his first varsity start. Palmetto Ridge trailed 4-1 at the half before coming back. Senior Raymond Healy scored 4 goals, co-captain Senior Riley Lloyd added a goal and an assist, co-captain Jackson Imbus dished out three assists, first-year junior Ryan Rowtie netted 2 goals, and senior Jet Davidson added a goal for the Bears.
Girls Lacrosse
Canterbury 12, Riverdale 1: Emma Ciampaglia scored Riverdale's only goal.
Girls Tennis
Estero 5, Cape Coral 2: Megan Lay, Gianella Salas Gechele, and Catherine Uceta all picked up wins for the Wildcats in Singles play. Lay and Gechele won in No. 1 Doubles, while Sydney Ramsey and Emily McDowell added a win in No. 2 Doubles.
Boys Tennis:
Estero 6, Cape Coral 1: John Brodeur, Jaden Zavala, Jacob Guillette, and John Harty all earned wins in Singles action for the Wildcats. Nicky Snow and Brodeur added a win in No. 1 Doubles. Jack Calder and John Nassif rounded out the winning effort with a win in No. 2 Doubles.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball
Bishop Verot 6, Mariner 0: Fidel Alviar and Timothy Lawson combined for a no-hitter in the Vikings win. Alviar tallied 10 strikeouts and one walk in six innings pitched, while Lawson allowed no hits or runs in the final frame. Matthew Turner led Bishop Verot's bats, going 2-for-3 with one run and two RBI.
Canterbury 10, Seabreeze 0: Evan Taveres led the Cougars' bats, going 3-for-3 with a double and two singles. Austin Schrowe went 3-for-4, adding three singles to the winning effort. Schrowe lasted five innings on the mound and tallied 12 strikeouts. Roan Hoefling went one inning, striking out two.
Doral Academy 3, Gulf Coast 1: Ryder Woodson's solo homer was the Sharks' lone run in the loss.
TUESDAY
Softball
Fort Myers 3, Cypress Lake 0: Julia Knowler threw a 2-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Chloe Wademan and Knowler led the Green Wave offense with two hits each. Sammi Rosado gave up no earned runs and had 9 strikeouts. Bri Madore and Emma Hayman had a hit each for the Panthers.
North Fort Myers 16, Cape Coral 0: The Red Knights hit five inside-the-park home runs, two by Kendall Wylie, two by Abby Hynes, and one for Azlynn Gomes.
Gateway Charter 9, Oasis 5: Emma Neujhar (3-for-3) and Charlee Turney managed multiple hits for Oasis.
Baseball
North Fort Myers 9, Cape Coral 4: Matt Blasena and Gio Lorenzo led the way for North offensively. Logan Divet picked up the win on the mound.
Oasis 11, Mariner 7: Alex Garay went 4-for-4 with a home run, double, three runs scored, and two RBI for Oasis. Kavanaugh Brady added a home run for the Sharks. Brandon Bova-Cipolla added three hits with a run and RBI. Xavier Muentes had two hits and 4 RBI and Sam Guth (2 runs, RBI) and Kelan Jamison (RBI) added two hits each.
George Jenkins 9, Gulf Coast 2: Ryder Woodson had three hits and John Kacinas drove in two for the Sharks.
Girls Lacrosse
Riverdale 8, Cypress Lake 4: Jailynn Ledoux scored three goals and scooped five ground balls, while Gracyn Hoiles (7 GBs) and Jessica Piller added two goals each for the Raiders. Audrey Warner made 11 saves for the win.
Girls Tennis
North Fort Myers 7, Lehigh 0
Singles: 1. Alexis Neumann d. Kalee Sands 6-0, 6-0; 2. Mikayla Mann d. Kaylin Sands 6-0, 6-0; 3. Hannah Holmes d. Dalila Ramos 6-1, 6-0; 4. Maria Lakes d. Christelle Anevil 6-0, 6-0; 5. Olivia Myers won by forfeit. Doubles: 1. Neumann/Mann d. Sands/Sands 8-1; 2. Holmes/Myers d. Ramos/Anevil 8-2.
Boys Tennis
Mariner 7, Gateway 0: Karl Schott, Damien Gleason, Christian Zapata, Robert Preston, and Jason Berenguer won their singles matches.
MONDAY
Baseball
First Baptist 5, Golden Gate 3: The Lions used 10 walks and four hits to edge the Titans. Preston Shemansky had a walk, a steal, and scored a run while pitching two scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts to nail down the win. Kyle Cipolla pitched three shutout innings, allowing a hit with 5 strikeouts. Aidan Constable and Angel Nunez had two hits and an RBI each for Golden Gate.
Evangelical Christian 8, Ida Baker 5
Softball
Cypress Lake 15, Cape Coral 0: Sammi Rosado threw a no-hitter with 8 strikeouts. Rosado, Emma Hayman, and Megan Hall were all 3-for-3 and Hall had 4 RBI.
Sarasota 5, North Fort Myers 0: Bella Miceli, Mia Lane, Kendall Wylie and Kaliyah Williams had hits for the Red Knights.
Evangelical Christian 12, Ida Baker 1
Girls Lacrosse
St. Stephen's 14, Bishop Verot 2
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Southwest Florida high school sports scores for March 13-19
