SWFL Roundup for Feb 20-25: FBA wrestling wins team title, other locals win as individuals
Here are the results for high school events played in Southwest Florida between Feb. 20-25:
SATURDAY
Boys Wrestling
Despite being one of the newer programs in the area, the Lions have been dominant for another postseason with multiple winners going to states.
First Baptist saw seven wrestlers earn gold on Saturday, while Palmetto Ridge had three wrestlers punch their tickets to states.
Here are the results for Southwest Florida boys wrestling regional championships.
Class 1A-Region 3
Team Scores: 1. First Baptist, 237.0; 11. Gateway Charter, 47.0; T13. Bishop Verot, 43.0; 15. Oasis, 42.0 ; 17. LaBelle, 33.0; 18. Canterbury, 32.0; 24. Evangelical Christian School; 32. Southwest Florida Christian, 8.0; 33. Gateway Charter, 7.0; T35. Estero, 0.
Individual Results:
106: Third Place: Everett Stephens (First Baptist) def. Jonathan Sawicky (Foundation Christian Academy), MD 15-2
120: First Place: Jonathan Moder (First Baptist) def. Logan Kelly (Lemon Bay), Fall 2:18
126: First Place: Asher Bacon (First Baptist) def. Brycen Warren (Lemon Bay), MD 14-6
Third Place: Diogo Santos (Berkeley Prep School) def. Derrique Mytial (Gateway), Dec 10-5
132: First Place: Andres DiGrigoli (First Baptist) def. Gavin Nolan (Clearwater Central Catholic) SV-1 6-4
138: Third Place: Keenan Wanbaugh (Gateway) def. Dominic Fouche (Clearwater Cen Catholic), Dec 7-3
145: First Place: Michael Kersey (First Baptist) def. Luke Francis (St Petersburg Catholic) Fall 1:48
152: First Place: Javier Lopez (Zephyrhills Christian) def. Joe Castelone (First Baptist), Dec 4-2
Third Place: Pablo Santamaria (Bayshore) def. Brayden Pinney (Oasis), Fall 2:46
160: First Place: Gavin Patton (First Baptist) def. Bennett Sweitzer (Canterbury), Dec 5-2
170: Third Place: Nathaniel Delucco (Hudson) def. Derek Washington Jr. (Evangelical Christian School), Fall 2:00
182: First Place: Christian Moder (First Baptist) def. Chase Alden (Lemon Bay), MD 12-3
285: First Place: Caleb Rodriguez (First Baptist) def. Jack Benaitis (Bishop Verot), Fall 0:54
Class 2A-Region 2
Team Results: 10. Gateway, 51.5
Individual Results
152: Third Place: Meison Broche (Gateway) def. Gustavo Osorio (Gaither), Dec 6-4
195: Third Place: Tristan Vann (Lake Gibson) def. Aidan Cooper (Gateway), Inj. 0:00
Class 2A Region 3
Team Results: T7. Mariner, 75.0; T7. Cape Coral, 75.0; 9. Barron Collier, 66; 10. Immokalee, 60.0, 12: Bonita Springs, 52.5; 13. North Fort Myers, 44.0; 14. South Fort Myers, 42.0; T16. Fort Myers, 31.0; 19. Dunbar, 29.0; 20. Cypress Lake, 28.5; 22. East Lee County, 25.0; T23. Lely, 18.0; 25. Naples, 17.0; 26. Golden Gate, 15.0; 29. Island Coast, 8.5; T34, Ida Baker, 0
Individual Results
106: Third Place: Maynor Herrara (Immokalee) def. Kael Seneca (Ft Myers) Dec 3-2
113: First Place: Camren French (Charlotte) def. Robert Albert (Cape Coral), Dec 7-1
120: First Place: Kaiden Ballinger (Charlotte) def. Enis Ljikovic (Barron G Collier), Dec 3-0
Third Place: Richard Albert (Cape Coral) def. Luke Arthur (Manatee), Dec 8-5
126: First Place: Maximus Brady (Mariner) def. Eric Clary (Charlotte), (MD 22-10
132: First Place: Jonathan Martinez-Mercado (South Ft. Myers) def. Jayden Bowles (Jesuit) SV-1 3-1
Third Place: Lowden Ward (Hollins) def. McKenley Charelus (Lely) MD 11-1
138: First Place: Draven McCall (Jesuit) def. Lucas Giles (Barron Collier), Dec 5-2
145: Third Place: Gavin Young (Jesuit) def. Judd Cole (Cape Coral) Fall 4:40
152: Third Place: Hansel Pompa-Mauri (Mariner) def. Julian Smith (Manatee) MD 22-11
160: First Place: Christopher Minto (Mariner) def. Gage Wiggins (Braden River) MD 14-2
170: First Place: Konner Stuttgen (Bonita Springs) def. Aiden Sanchez (Dunbar) Fall 0:51
182: First Place: Konner Stuttgen (Bonita Springs) def. Aiden Sanchez (Dunbar) Fall 0:51
Third Place: Jett McCauley (Charlotte) def. Floyd McKenna (Bonita Springs) Fall 3:10
220: First Place: Cael Newton (Charlotte) def. Frank Cornelison (North Ft Myers) Fall 0:45
Third Place: Gregorio Herrera (Immokalee) def. Michael Carpenter (Hollins) Fall 2:36
285: Third Place: Nikko Frattarelli (Charlotte) def. Triston White (Cypress Lake), Fall 2:00
Class 3A-Region 2
Team Results: 3. Palmetto Ridge, 125.5; 4. Riverdale, 124.5; T31. Gulf Coast 6.0; T31. Lehigh, 6.0
Individual Results
113: First Place: Tyler Washburn (Palmetto Ridge ) def. Charlie Smiarowski (Riverdale), Fall 1:30
120: First Place: Blaine Taranto (Venice) def. Ayden Balma (Riverdale), MD 13-4
132: First Place: Frank Font (Strawberry Crest) def. Zachary Balma (Riverdale) Dec 3-0
138: Third Place: Jean Valoria (Palmetto Ridge) def. Braxton Gerber (George Jenkins) Fall 0:35
145: Third Place: Reid Noble (Steinbrenner) def. Cristian Varela (Riverdale) Fall 5:58
152: Third Place: Alexander Soto (Riverdale) def. Devin Blunt (Strawberry Crest) Fall 3:14
160: First Place: Joseph Cuttitta (Palm Harbor University) def. Cade Best (Riverdale) Fall 2:20
170: Roman Garcia (Palmetto Ridge) def. Gunner Holland (Osceola) Dec 3-2
285: First Place: Austin Foye (Palmetto Ridge) def. Nate Smith (Lakewood Ranch) Inj. 0:57
FRIDAY
Boys Lacrosse
Barron Collier 7, Sarasota 6: Rocco LaTour and Trey Leslie powered Barron with two goals each, while Alex Vanover, Carsen Crowley, and Ollie Flornes each with one goal. Collin Quinsey had 11 saves in goal.
Girls Tennis
Barron Collier 4, Naples 3
Singles: 1. TiAnna Mata (N) def Katie Ruci (BC) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0; 2. Ella Perry (N) def Giulia Nelson (BC) 6-3, 7-6; 3. Madison Knoth (BC) def Farrell Carran (N) 6-0, 6-0; 4. Mackenzie Hilton (BC) def Skye Moore-Meister (N) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0; 5. Elena Projkovska (BC) def Greta Olson (N) 6-4, 6-2; Doubles: 1. Mata/Perry (N) def Ruci/Knoth 8-2; 2. Nelson/Lexi Pouliaevski (BC) def Carran/Moore-Meister 8-0
Baseball
North Fort Myers 22, Riverdale 6: In the Early Bird Tournament final, Matt Blasena went 4-for-4, Thomas Eisminger had 3 hits, and Garry Kamphouse and Dom Rendon had two hits apiece. Haden Staruk was the winning pitcher.
Naples 2, Gulf Coast 0: Reilly Witmer and Johnny King combined to throw a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts. Issac Palacios led the offense going 3-for-3.
SFCA 8, Marco Island 0: Tyler Miller gave up no runs and two hits over five innings and struck out 8. Jake Trottier had 2 RBI while Tyler Miller (RBI, run) and Lawson Pohill (run) each had 2 hits for the King's (3-0).
Softball
Gulf Coast 4, Naples 3: Kenzie Vargas went 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored for the Sharks. Emma Caetano had a tremendous defensive play and added 2 hits and 2 RBI. Taylor Stalling pitched a complete game, allowing 4 hits and a walk.
THURSDAY
Baseball
Naples 5, Community School of Naples 3: Issac Palacios's two RBI-single in the sixth inning completed a comeback for the Golden Eagles. Nolan Bittner threw two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win on the mound for Naples.
Gulf Coast 14, Mariner 1: Presley Woodson threw a clean three innings while striking out seven. Michael Farina led the Sharks' bats, going 2-for-4 with one run and three RBI.
SFCA 3, First Baptist 1: Eli Moore (5 innings, 8 Ks) and Logan Waldrup (2 innings, 1 unearned run) combined for a no-hitter. Jake Trottier (double, 2 RBI) and Cole Ingole drove in the three runs.
Palmetto Ridge 12, Estero 1
Softball
Mariner 11, Gulf Coast 0: Crimson Lawrence threw a no-hitter in the Tritons win. Katie Campbell had a home run and 3 RBI. Mia Standard and Calleigh Buzard both went 1-of-2 with multiple RBI.
SFCA 16, Mason Classical 1 (4 innings): Kaley Fleischer (2 doubles, 3 RBI, run), Adelyn Emery (3-for-3, RBI 2 runs) and Aubrey Reilly (4-for-4 RBI, 3 runs) led the King's office. Seventh-grader Braelyn Davis had 10 strikeouts in four innings.
Immokalee 7, Riverdale 3
Gateway Charter 20, South Fort Myers 3
Island Coast 18, East Lee 8 (5 innings)
Lely 15, St. John Neumann 0 (3 innings)
Girls Lacrosse
Bishop Verot 5, Fort Myers 1
Golden Gate 14, Palmetto Ridge 8: Hayley Carson, Alexa Swales, and Joanna Gutierrez all scored for the Bears in the loss.
Boys Tennis
Cape Coral 7, Riverdale 0
Singles: 1. Ty Lendino (CC) def. Naian Frietas (R) 6-1 6-0; 2. Franklin Lewandowski (CC) def. Alex Ramirez (R) 6-0 6-1; 3. Marco Guba (CC) Evan Mintz (R) 6-0 6-1; 4. Eduardo Figueroa (CC) def. Andrew Mis (R) 6-0 6-0; 5. CC via forfeit. Doubles: 1. Eric Varmas/Sergio Lara (CC) def. Mintz/Frietas 9-7; 2. Maverick Bailey/Zach Clayton (CC) Def. Ramirez/Mis 8-0.
Girls Tennis
North Fort Myers 7, Bonita Springs 0
Singles: 1. Alexis Neumann d. Michelle Montufar 6-4, 6-0; 2. Mikayla Mann d. Cassidy Cranor 6-0, 6-4; 3. Hannah Holmes d. Emily Chesnut 6-0, 6-0; 4. Maria Lakes d. Ava Winslow 6-0, 6-3; 5. Delaney Souppa d. Isabella Venegas 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Neumann/Lakes d. Montufar/Cranor 8-3; 2. Mann/Holmes d. Chesnut/Sophia Till 8-1.
WEDNESDAY
Softball
Naples 12, Barron Collier 8: Tara Watkins picked up the win with 5 strikeouts. Naples got three runs in the first inning and led the whole game. Addison Scott had 3 RBI and Joslyn Baker had two hits as well.
Boys Lacrosse
Fort Myers 9, Immokalee 6: Jesus Martinez and Mario Morales tallied three goals each in the loss for Immokalee
TUESDAY
Baseball
SFCA 12, Oasis 2: The King's won their season opener in six innings behind a combined 12 strikeouts from Cole Ingole and Tyler Miller. Ingole tallied seven K's and allowed two runs in 4 innings pitched, while Miller notched five K's with no runs in 2 innings on the mound. Eli Moore went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and Lawson Pohill went 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
First Baptist 16, Mason Classical 6: Diesel Davenport went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the Lion win. Preston Shemansky added two runs on two hits. Kyle Cipolla tallied four strikeouts and one walk while allowing no hits or runs in 2 innings pitched.
Charlotte 8, Mariner 1: The Tritons manage just one hit by Kelan Jamison in the losing effort.
Estero 15, Cypress Lake 0: The Wildcats earned a win in their season opener in just five innings, with Justin Breitenstein allowing no hits in 5 innings pitched.
Softball
Gulf Coast 17, Palmetto Ridge 3: Kenzie Vargas went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs, while Hannah Rearden added two hits. Taylor Stalling threw a complete game from inside the circle for the Sharks.
Cypress Lake 12, Estero 0: Sammi Rosado earned the win in the circle after allowing just one run while tallying nine strikeouts. Emma Hayman tallied five RBI with her double, triple, and grand slam homer. Megan Hall went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI.
Boys Tennis
Cape Coral 7, North Fort Myers 0
Singles: 1. Ty Lendino (CC) def. Samuel Melendez-Yepes (NFM) 7-5 6-4; 2. Franklin Lewandowski (CC) def. Bradyn Metzger (NFM) 6-4 6-3; 3. Marco Guba (CC) def. Jacob Romano (NFM) 7-5 6-1; 4. Homer Gesenheus (CC) def. Cole Warlow (NFM) 6-2 6-4; 5. Eduardo Figueroa (CC) def. Kenneth Solis (NFM) 4-6 6-1 10-5; Doubles: 1. Lendino/Lewandowski (CC) def. Melendez-Yepes/Metzger 8-2; 2. Guba/Gesenheus (CC) def. Romano/Warlow 8-3
Naples 6, Barron Collier 1
Singles: 1. Noah Kohn (N) def. Reid Schwartz (BC) 6-1, 6-0; 2. Nico Fallon (BC) def Rey Pozsonyi (N) 6-4, 6-3; 3. Jack Tucker(N) def Alejandro Gonzalez (BC) 6-2, 6-2; 4. Carlos Correa (N) def Conrad Herwig (BC) 3-1 ret.; 4. Spencer Carley(N) def Juan Velez (BC) 6-4, 6-2; Doubles: 1. Noah Kohn/ Carlos Correa (N) def Reid Schwartz/Nico Fallon (BC) 8-4; 2. Jack Tucker/ Michael Richey-Klein (N) def. Alejandro Gonzales/ Juan Velez (BC) 8-3
St. John Neumann 6, Golden Gate 1
Singles: 1. Lucas Fink (SJN) def. Melldfer Alviarez (GG) 6-3, 6-2; 2. Ben O'Brien (SJN) def. Alejandro Lopez (GG) 6-0, 6-0; 3. Blake Holbrook (SJN) def. Rothchield Thelius (GG) 6-1, 6-1; 4. Parker Gregory (SJN) def. Rodrigo Velasco-Hernandez (GG0 6-0, 6-0; 5. Alessio Cirino (SJN) def. Sebastian Castro (GG) 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Grayson Shephard & Fink (SJN) def. Alviarez & Thelius (GG) 6-1, 6-0; 2. Lopez & Velasco-Hernandez (GG) def. Tyler Marisco & Preston McCarty 6-1, 3-6 (10-8).
Gulf Coast 5, Bishop Verot 2
Girls Tennis
Cape Coral 4, North Fort Myers 3
Singles: 1. Alexis Neumann (N) d. Vaneza Tamayo 6-4, 6-2; 2. Mikayla Mann (N) d. Sophia Lamping 6-2, 6-0; 3. Elise Meyers (CC) d. Maria Lakes 6-3, 6-2; 4. Isabella Tamayo (CC) d. Delaney Souppa 6-0, 6-2; 5. Janelle Bombino (CC) d. Isabella Souto 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1. Neumann/Mann (N) d. V. Tamayo/Lamping 8-2; 2. Meyers/Addison Moffett (CC) d. Lakes/Souppa 9-7.
Fort Myers 4, Island Coast 0
Singles: 1. Maddie Welsh def. Yadira Escutia 6-0, 6-1; 2. Alex Bocanegra def. Sydney Rust 6-0, 6-0; 3. Isabella's Rose def. Fernanda Medina Martinez 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: 1. Richelle Britto and Lily Fabrini def. Escutia/Rust 8-4.
St. John Neumann 7, Golden Gate 0: Sara Busby led the way for the Celtics with a win in No. 1 Singles, while Gabby Noren and Karola Scancella won in No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Megan Ayan won in No. 4 Singles, and Matilde Lanze won in No. 5 Singles. Sophia Van Wyk and Scancella won in No. 1 doubles, while Kaliegh Kouloheras and Matilde Lanza rounded out the victory with a win in the No. 2 doubles.
Riverdale 5, Cypress Lake 2
Girls Lacrosse
Cape Coral 19, Immokalee 0: Mackenzie Scully and AJ Cudnik tallied five goals for the Seahawks, while Ella Bernard and Emmy Pardo added four goals each. Alex Sanchez and Jaelle Rodriguez tacked on one goal each to the winning effort. Goalkeeper Savannah Hickson had 2 saves.
Fort Myers 20, Cypress Lake 0
Boys Lacrosse
Barron Collier 4, Naples 3: Carsen Crowley led the Cougars with two goals, while Trey Leslie added one goal to the winning effort. Braden Laughrey secured the game-winning goal with less than three minutes to play.
Bishop Verot 19, Immokalee 1: Jesus Martinez assisted Marvin Museau for the lone Indian goal.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: SWFL Roundup for Feb. 20-25: Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, and Lacrosse
