SWFL HS Sports for April 10-16: Cape Coral wins Boys Tennis district title
A roundup of high school baseball, softball, lacrosse, and track and field meets from April 10-16:
Boys State Weightlifting
Luke Buzzelli earned an area-best fifth place finish in the 2A Traditional Top Lifter rankings after earning gold in 169 with a 585 total. Fort Myers and LaBelle also had a strong showing in Lakeland, with both schools boasting multiple top-ten finishes in both Olympic and Traditional lifts. Fort Myers’ Reef Gingell, 238, highlighted the Green Wave’s effort with a ninth place finish in the Top Olympic Lifter rankings after earning first in his weight class with a 560 total.
Here is a complete list of area lifters who placed in the top-ten in the FHSAA Boys Weightlifting Championships.
1A Olympic Team Results
T26. Bishop Verot (0)
1A Traditional Team Results
T31. Bishop Verot (0)
1A Olympic Results
169
Justin Davis, Bishop Verot: 9th place (405 Total)
UNL
Wyatt Whalen, Bishop Verot: 7th Place (475 Total)
2A Olympic Team Results
5. Fort Myers (14); T6. Dunbar (9); 8. LaBelle (8); T29. South Fort Myers (0); T29. Mariner (0); T29. Island Coast (0); T29. Ida Baker (0); T29. Gateway (0); T29. Estero (0); T29: East Lee County; T29. Cypress Lake (0); T29. Bonita Springs
2A Traditional Team Results
5. Fort Myers (14); T11. Ida Baker (7); T14. Dunbar (6); T26. Bonita Springs (2); T32. South Fort Myers (0); T32. Mariner (0); T32. LaBelle (0); T32. Island Coast (0); T32. Gateway (0); T32. Eustis (0); T32. East Lee County (0); T32. Cypress Lake (0); T32. Cape Coral (0);
2A Olympic Individual Results
119
Christian De Sanctis, Fort Myers: 3rd Place (325 Total)
129
Chello Antoine, Fort Myers: 4th Place (350 Total)
169
Brian Raya, LaBelle: 4th Place (435 Total); Karson Long, Mariner: 9th Place (400 Total)
219
Maurice McClaine Jr., LaBelle: 2nd Place (540 Total); Laviris Singleton, Dunbar: 4th Place (530 Total)
238
Reef Gingell, Fort Myers: 1st Place (560 Total)
UNL
Michael Edwards, Dunbar: 6th Place (505 Total)
2A Traditional Individual Results
119
Christian De Sanctis, Fort Myers: 4th Place (365 Total)
129
Chello Antione, Fort Myers: 2nd Place (440 Total); Nick Lawrence, Mariner: 7th Place (405 Total)
139
Jacob Paquin, Fort Myers: 5th Place (475 Total)
154
Santiago Falkenhagen, Fort Myers: 3rd Place (535 Total); Joey Blasi, Bonita Springs: 8th Place (500 Total)
169
Luke Buzzelli, Ida Baker: 1st Place (585 Total), Riffin Jean, Dunbar: 4th Place (550 Total)
183
Konner Stuttgen, Bonita Springs: 3rd Place (625 Total); Riley Deremer, Bonita Springs: 8th Place (565 Total)
199
Charles Michel, Fort Myers: 10th Place (585 Total)
219
Laviris Singleton, Dunbar: 9th Place (610 Total)
UNL
Michael Edwards, Dunbar: 9th Place (620 Total)
3A Olympic Team Results
T27. Riverdale (0)
3A Traditional Team Results
T27. Riverdale (0)
FRIDAY
Boys Tennis
Class 3A-District 11
Cape Coral hoisted the District 11 Championship trophy after finishing the tournament with 18 team points. Ida Baker finished a close second with 17 points. Nicolas Bonaparte punched his ticket to states after his wins for the Bulldogs in No. 1 Singles and No. 2 Doubles with Todd Bennie.
No. 1 Singles
Semifinals: Ida Baker (Nicolas Bonaparte) def. Parrish (Finn Hammerl) 6-0 6-0; Charlotte (Mason Whitesides) def. Cape Coral (Ty Lendino) 6-1 6-0. Finals: Ida Baker def. Charlotte 6-4 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Semifinals: Braden River (Caden Selefsky ) def. Cape Coral (Franklin Lewandowski); Ida Baker (Todd Bennie) def. Charlotte (Noah Jennings) 6-0 6-3. Finals: Ida Baker def. Braden River 6-2 6-3.
No. 3 Singles
Semifinals: Ida Baker (Daniel Vargas) def. Cape Coral (Marco Guba) 6-4 4-6 10-8; Braden River (Grant Hicks) def. Mariner (Noah Riascos) 6-1 6-1. Finals: Braden River def. Ida Baker 6-3 6-2.
No. 4 Singles
Cape Coral (Eduardo Figueroa) def. Ida Baker (Chase Breneman)6-2 6-2; Braden River (Pavel Kioutchoukov) def. Parrish (Eli Dannehl) 6-2 6-4. Finals: Cape Coral def. Braden River 6-3 6-3.
No. 5 Singles
Cape Coral (Homer Gesenheus) def. Braden River (Mathew Powell) 6-0 6-2; Parrish (Colin Carlton) def. North Fort Myers (Kenneth Solis) 6-2 6-4. Finals: Parrish def. Cape Coral 7-6 4-6 10-8.
No. 1 Doubles
Finals: Ida Baker (Bonaparte/Bennie) def. Charlotte (Whitesides/Jennings) 6-3 6-0
No. 2 Doubles
Finals: Braden River ( Selefsky/Kioutchoukov) def. Cape Coral (Guba/Figueroa) 6-2 6-0
Baseball
Naples 13, Riverdale 2: The Raiders' eight-game win-streak was snapped by the Golden Eagles, led by Michael Graziano. Graziano had two homers in the win, and finished with three RBI. Reilly Witmer added a three-run homer after going 4.2 innings on the mound, striking out seven and allowing two runs. Oliver Lee tallied four hits, while Johnny King added two hits.
Softball
North Fort Myers 7, St. Brendan 0 (5 inn.): The Red Knights shut the Sabres out in the Longshore Tournament after Kendall Wylie and Kaliyah Williams combined for a no-hitter. Williams tallied three strikeouts in her two innings in the circle, while Wylie notched five strikeouts in three innings pitched. Wylie led the charge at the plate, and went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
North Fort Myers 14, Barron Collier 5: The Red Knights tallied 12 hits as a team in their win over the Cougars, led by Abigail Hynes. Hynes went 3-for-3 with two runs and four RBI in the win. Kendall Wylie earned the win after allowing four hits and no runs while striking out four in five innings pitched. Gabrielle Rascher went 2-for-3 for Barron Collier with one run and one RBI.
Private 8 Track and Field
Boys Team Scores
Bishop Verot (175); 2. Southwest Florida Christian Academy (128); 3. First Baptist (120); 4. Evangelical Christian (72.5); 5. Community School of Naples (67); 7. St. John Neumann (37)
Girls Team Scores
Evangelical Christian (167); 2. Bishop Verot (125); 3. First Baptist (121.5); 4. Southwest Florida Christian (94); 5. Canterbury (92); 6. St. John Neumann (61.5); 7. Community School (14).
Boys Individual Results
100m Dash: 1. Jyden German, Evangelical Christian (11.20); 2. Azarian Levatte, Canterbury (11.50); 3. KC Lennon, First Baptist (11.58)
200m Dash: 1. Jyden German, Evangelical Christian (22.39); 2. Jadrian Carmo, Bishop Verot (23.11); 3. Azarian Levatte, Canterbury (23.18)
400m Dash: 1. Jadrian Carmo, Bishop Verot (51.13); 2. Gavin Williams, Evangelical Christian (52.75); 3. David Johnson, Southwest Florida Christian (52.75)
800m Run: Jack Gifford, Southwest Florida Christian (2:01.74); 2. Elliot Anderson, Southwest Florida Christian (2:03.27); 3. Charles Meagher, Canterbury (2:05.21).
1600m Run: 1. Grayson Tubbs, Bishop Verot (4:32.45); 2. Hayden Tank, Southwest Florida Christian (4:35.15); 3. Anton Becher, Bishop Verot (4:38.15)
3200m Run: 1. Hayden Tank, Southwest Florida Christian (9:52.99); 2. Andrew Marino, Bishop Verot (10:02.16); 3. Tyler Mastrangelo, Community School of Naples (10:24.65)
110m Hurdles: 1. Cayden Clark, Bishop Verot (18.43); 2. Nike Palanzi, Southwest Florida Christian (19.16); 3. Owen Pritchard, First Baptist (19.76)
400m Hurdles: 1. Dominic Torres, Bishop Verot (1:02.81); 2. Zion Tafoya, Southwest Florida Christian (1:04.22); 3. Niko Palanzi, Southwest Florida (1:06.15)
4x100m Relay: 1. First Baptist Academy (43.42); 2. Bishop Verot (44.22); 3. Southwest Florida Christian (45.71)
4x400m Relay: 1. Southwest Florida Christian (3:34.18); 2. Evangelical Christian (3:35.43); 3. First Baptist (3:35.93)
4x800m Relay: 1. Community School of Naples (8:43.56); 2. Southwest Florida (8:45.72); 3. Bishop Verot (8:49.61)
Boys High Jump: 1. Collin Meagher, Canterbury (5-07.75); 2. Jerry Ashley, Canterbury (5-07.75); 3. Evan Odom, St. John Neumann (5-07.75)
Boys Long Jump: 1. Andrew Azunque, First Baptist (22-01.75); 2. Darius Beauvoir, Community School of Naples (20-00.25); 3. Azarian Levatte (19-10.25)
Boys Triple Jump: 1. Christian Fevrier, Bishop Verot (42-02.00); 2. Zacharie Fedelus, First Baptist (42-01.50); 3. Latrell Davis, First Baptist (41-03.75)
Pole Vault: 1. Reece Guttery, Evangelical Christian (14-03.25); 2. Benjamin Lysiak (St. John Neumann); 3. Nicholas Fleming, Evangelical Christian (8-00.50)
Discus: 1. Ryan Peterson, Bishop Verot (143-04.00); 2. Wyatt Whalen, Bishop Verot (137-00.00); 3. Jeremiah Edmond, Evangelical Christian (133-05.00)
Javelin: 1. Tyler Kelly, Bishop Verot (169-04.00); 2. Alexander Camarca, Canterbury (168-10.00); 3. Brody Jameyson, First Baptist (161-00.00)
Shot Put: 1. Wyatt Whalen, Bishop Verot (56-06.75); 2. Olsen Henry, First Baptist (48-05.50); 3. Jeremiah Edmond, Evangelical Christian (46-03.50).
Girls Individual Results
100m Dash: 1. Herrera Geraldine, Bishop Verot (12.54); 2. Alexa Bereczki, Evangelical Christian (12.80); 3. Farrah Polit, Community School of Naples (12.80)
200m Dash: 1. Herrera Geraldine, Bishop Verot (25.83); 2. Joslyn De La Nuez, Canterbury (25.95); 3. Alexa Bereczki, Evangelical Christian (26.58)
400m Dash: 1. Julissa Roth, First Baptist (1:02.11); 2. Maddie O’Berski, Evangelical Christian (1:02.19); 3. Daphne Dalton, Bishop Verot (1:02.23)
800m Run: 1. Mackenzie De Lisle, Bishop Verot (2:21.36); 2. Kylie Thomas, Bishop Verot (2:23.14); 3. Kasey Johnson, Evangelical Christian (2:28.45)
1600m Run: 1. Ava Povich, Evangelical Christian (5:13.28); 2. Mackenzie De Lisle, Bishop Verot (5:14.12); 3. Julia Reitz, Bishop Verot (5:19.88)
3200m Run: 1. Ava Povich, Evangelical Christian (11.16.75); 2. Gabriella Santucci, Canterbury (12:29.77); 3. Lillian Lampitt, Evangelical Chrisitan (13.14.27)
100m Hurdles: 1. Joslyne De La Nuez, Canterbury (15.97); 2. Aniston Newman, First Baptist (16.13); 3. Grace Coggins, Southwest Florida Christian (17.61)
400m Hurdles: 1. Grace Coggins, Southwest Florida Christian (1:11.29); 2. Sofia Roman, Bishop Verot (1:12.70); 3. Annabelle Fait, Southwest Florida Christian (1:14.90)
4x100m Relay: 1. Evangelical Christian (48.63); 2. Canterbury (51.45); 3. First Baptist (51.48)
4x400m Relay: 1. Evangelical Christian (4:06.15); 2. Bishop Verot (4:18.75); 3. First Baptist (418.85)
4x800m Relay: 1. Evangelical Christian (10:03.37); 2. Southwest Florida Christian (10:43.40); 3. St. John Neumann (11.01.63)
High Jump: 1. Ava Martin-Gonzalez, St. John Neumann (4-09.75); 2. Brooke Bunch, Bishop Verot (4-09.75); 3. Sophie Becker, St. John Neumann (4-09.75)
Long Jump: 1. Joslyne De La Nuez, Canterbury (16-08.75); 2. Aniston Newman, First Baptist (16-05.00); 3. Naomi Rodriguez-Zogg, First Baptist (16-05.00)
Triple Jump: 1. Raven Gadson, Bishop Verot (36-01.50); 2. Claire Valentine, Evangelical Christian (35-05.75); 3. Maleda Azunque, First Baptist (34-04.00)
Pole Vault: 1. Dominyka Romera, Bishop Verot (7-00.50); 2. Kate Johnson, Evangelical Christian (7-00.50); 3. Melissa Jacoby, St. John Neumann (6-06.75)
Discus: 1. Charis Cecil, Southwest Florida Christian (95-10.00); 2. D’yani Donnell, Evangelical Christian (90-10.00); 3. Remington Foos, Canterbury (83-01.00)
Javelin: 1. Sierra Sharp, Evangelical Christian (100-00.00); 2. Kadence Clark, Southwest Florida Christian (90-06.00); 3. Elise Flannery, St. John Neumann (87-06.00)
Shot Put: 1. D’yani Donnell, Evangelical Christian (28-01.00); 2. Remington Foos, Canterbury (26-02.75); 3. Alexis Dorman, Southwest Florida Christian (26-01.75)
WEDNESDAY
Boys Tennis
Class 4A-District 8
Gulf Coast placed second in the district with 15 points, behind winner Venice, which had 17 points. Individual district champions for the Sharks were No. 1 singles Ivan Kisic, No. 4 singles Alex Mazza, No. 5 singles Paul Barrus and No. 2 doubles Akhil Nimmagadda and Alex Mazza.
Gulf Coast will travel to play Strawberry Crest High School, the winner of the Class 4A-District 11 title in Dover at 3 p.m. on April 18.
"We had a great showing at the district tournament and are now into regional play with a trip to the state tournament up for grabs," Gulf Coast coach Tom Zucchi said. "We are strong throughout the lineup with players ready for the challenges ahead."
District 3A-11 girls finals
Ida Baker held onto its slim lead to edge Southeast (Bradenton) for the District 3A-11 title on Thursday at Charlotte High School. Bulldog juniors Kathryne Jones and Alexandra “Sasha” Hamilton earned a trip to states with a 6-4, 7-5 win over North Fort Myers at No. 1 doubles.
“I’m relieved all my hard work paid off again,” said Jones who made it to states in singles and doubles as a freshman. “I’ve wanted to get back to states and I’m happy to go there with Sasha. We’ve helped each other become better players.”
Hamilton, who won the No. 2 singles title too, is in her first year with the team after transferring from Oasis High School.
“I’m so proud of them and of the team,” said Claudia Cascione, in her 10th season as Baker’s tennis coach. “We have a lot of new players this year. They’ve fit in well and formed strong bonds and friendships.”
Baker will host a regional matchup next week against the winner of Friday’s District 3A-12 tiebreaker against Fort Myers and Barron Collier.
North Fort Myers sophomore Alexis Neumann, meanwhile, earned her way to states by beating Jones 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles.
“I had lost to her recently and was really nervous,” said Neumann, who joined the tennis team this year. She went to states as a freshman with the North cross country team.
The 3A state championship begins April 24 at Sanlando Park in Altomonte Springs.
No. 1 singles: Alexis Neumann (North) d. Kathryne Jones (Baker) 6-4, 7-5; No. 2 singles: Alexandra Hamilton (Baker) d. Mikayla Mann (North) 6-1, 2-6, 13-11; No. 3 singles: Allison Steiner (Southeast) d. Ella Peterson (Baker) 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 singles: Petra Mirnaya (Southeast) d. Ana Florez (Parrish) 3-6, 6-1, 10-5; No. 5 singles: Sophia Juliano (Parrish) d. Janelle Bombino (Cape) 6-4, 6-2; No. 1 doubles: Kathryne Jones/Alexandra Hamilton (Baker) d. Lexi Neumann/Mikayla Mann (North) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5; No. 2 doubles: Allison Steiner/Petra Mirnaya (Southeast) d. Kendall Carrico/Sophia Clancy (Charlotte) 5-7, 6-2, 10-7
District 3A-12 girls finals
Riverdale junior Indi Patel again earned a trip to states in singles and doubles. The Raiders’ powerhouse beat Naples freshman Te’Anna Mata at No. 1 singles, then paired with Macy Costigan in No. 1 doubles to top Mata and Leonor Richey-Klein. It’s the second consecutive trip to states for the Riverdale pair.
The team district champion will be crowned after Friday’s 8 a.m. playoff at Three Oaks Park.
“We are tied with Barron Collier at 14 points each,” said Fort Myers coach Don Massey. “It will be pro sets with the first to four winning. I’m proud of my team for getting 14 points.”
If Fort Myers wins, they will host Southeast in region play next week. A loss would send the Green Wave to Ida Baker.
District 3A-11 boys
With 16 points, host Cape Coral has a five-point lead over Ida Baker and Braden River after the first day of district play.
The Seahawks have their No. 2 doubles team of Marco Guba and Eduardo Figueroa in Friday’s final against Braden River. Ty Lendino (No. 1 singles), Franklin Lewandowski (No. 2 singles), Guba (No. 3), Figueroa (No. 4) and Homer Gesenheus (No. 5) advanced to the semifinals for the Seahawks.
Ida Baker’s No. 1 doubles team of Nicolas Bonaparte and Todd Bennie will face Charlotte’s Mason Whitesides and Noah Jennings with a trip to states on the line. The Baker duo also reached the semifinals at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.
Other singles players reaching the semifinals include Mariner’s Noah Riascos (No. 3); Baker’s Daniel Vargas (No. 3) and Chase Breneman (No. 4); and North’s Kenneth Solis (No. 5).
Team scores after day 1
Cape Coral 16; Braden River 11; Ida Baker 11; Parrish 8; Charlotte 7; North Fort Myers 6; Mariner 2; Southeast 1; Island Coast 0
Individual results and matchups
No. 1 singles
Round of 16 play-in: Southeast (Letourneau) d. Mariner 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals: Ida Baker d. Southeast 6-0, 6-0; Parrish (Hammerl) d. North Fort Myers (Melendez-Yepes) 6-2, 6-2; Cape Coral (Lendino) d. Island Coast (Rivero) 6-0, 6-0; Charlotte (Whitesides) d. Braden River (Claudino) 6-7, 6-4, 12-10; Semifinals: Ida Baker vs. Parrish, Cape Coral vs. Charlotte
No. 2 singles
Quarterfinals: Ida Baker (Benne) d. Southeast (Martinez) 6-1, 6-0; Charlotte (Jennings)d. Parrish (Carlson) 6-3, 6-3; Cape Coral (Lewandowski) d. North Fort Myers (Metzger) 6-0, 6-4; Braden River (Selefsky) d. Mariner (Kurkimilis) 6-1, 6-0. Semifinals: Ida Baker vs. Charlotte, Cape Coral vs. Braden River
No. 3 singles
Quarterfinals: Mariner (Riascos) d. North Fort Myers (Romano) 6-1, 2-6, 14-12; Braden River (Hicks) d. Southeast (Tirapelle) 6-0, 6-2; Ida Baker (Vargas) d. Charlotte (Walsh) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; Cape Coral d. Parrish (Lohnes) 6-3, 6-4. Semifinals: Mariner vs. Braden River, Ida Baker vs. Cape Coral
No. 4 singles
Quarterfinals: Braden River (Kioutchoukov) d. North Fort Myers (Warlow) 6-0, 6-3; Parrish (Dannehl) d. Charlotte (Chupka) 6-2, 6-1; Cape Coral (Figueroa) d. Mariner (Gleason) 6-4, 6-4; Ida Baker (Breneman) d. Southeast (Holmes) 6-0, 6-0. Semifinals: Braden River vs. Parrish, Cape Coral vs. Ida Baker
No. 5 singles
Quarterfinals: Cape Coral (Gesenheus) - bye; Braden River (Powell) d. Charlotte (Chupka) 6-4, 6-4; North Fort Myers (Solis) d. Ida Baker (Vu) 6-2, 7-5; Parrish (Carlton) d. Mariner (Preston)6-1, 6-3; Semifinals: Cape Coral d. Braden River 6-0, 6-2; North Fort Myers vs. Parrish
No. 1 doubles
Quarterfinals: Ida Baker (Bonaparte/Bennie) d. Southeast (Letourneau/Martinez) 6-0, 6-0; Mariner (Schott/Gleason) d. North (Melendez-Yepes/Metzger) 6-1, 6-4; Cape Coral (Lendino/Lewandowski) d. Parrish (Hammerl/Carlson) 6-1, 6-0; Charlotte (Whitesides/Jennigs) d. Braden River (Claudino/Hicks) 6-1, 6-4. Semifinals: Ida Baker d. North 6-0, 6-0, Charlotte d. Cape Coral 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 10-7
No. 2 doubles
Quarterfinals: Braden River d. Mariner 6-0, 6-1; Parrish (Dannehl/Carlton) d. Ida Baker (Vargas/Breneman) 6-1, 6-2; North Fort Myers (Romano/Warlow) d. Charlotte (Walsh/Chupka) 0-6, 6-4, 14-12; Cape Coral (Guba/Figueroa) d. Southeast (Tirapelle/Holems) 6-1, 6-1. Semifinals: Braden River d. Parrish 6-1, 6-4, Cape Coral d. North Fort Myers 6-2, 6-3
TUESDAY
Boys Tennis
Class 4A-District 8
Singles: No. 1: Ivan Kisic (Gulf Coast) def. Mateo Garber (Lakewood Ranch) 6-0, 6-1; No. 1: Ivan Kisic (Gulf Coast) def. Jacob Geier (North Port) 6-1, 6-0; No. 2: Hudson Fry (Gulf Coast) def. Braxton Molinaro (Lakewood Ranch) 6-0, 6-0; Hudson Fry (Gulf Coast) def. Aerik Pawson (Palmetto Ridge) 6-0, 6-1; Lex Schwartz (Riverview) def. Akhil Nimmagadda 5-7, 6-4, 12-10; No. 4: Alex Mazza (Gulf Coast) def. Cade Ryan (Sarasota) 6-4, 6-1; No. 5 Paul Barrus (Gulf Coast) def. Jack Berke (Sarasota) 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: No. 1: Kisic/Fry (Gulf Coast) def. Geier/Holmgren (North Port) 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Nimmagadda/Mazza (Gulf Coast) def. Schwartz/Lu (Riverview) 6-4, 6-2.
Day 1 Leaderboard: 1. Venice (12); 2. Gulf Coast (10); T3. Riverview (5); T3. Sarasota (5); 5. North Port (4); T6. Lakewood Ranch (1); T6. Palmetto Ridge (1); 7. Lehigh (0).
Girls Tennis
Class 1A-District 12
Community School of Naples won the team title. Bishop Verot and Oasis tied for second place in the district tournament, and set the stage for a challenge match on Friday to decide who gets a bid to the regional tournament.
The individual court winners are all from CSN:
Singles: No. 1 Lily Dounchis; No. 2 Sophia Min; No. 3 Nadia Sondrini; No. 4 Lily Graham; No. 5 Katie Whitener. Doubles: No. 1 Lily Dounchis and Sophia Min; No. 2 Nadia Sondrini and Lily Graham
Class 3A-District 11
Defending district champion North Fort Myers got off to a quick start as District 3A-11 play got underway on a very windy Tuesday at Charlotte High School.
Alexis Neuman and Mikayla Mann advanced to Thursday’s No. 1 doubles final with wins over Southeast (Bradenton) and Mariner.
“We have a young team,” said fourth-year coach Leah Meredith. “It’s the first year on the team for Alexis and Mikayla. I’m proud of them and all my girls.”
Neumann, a sophomore, is also playing in Thursday’s No. 1 singles final with a trip to the state tournament on the line after beating players from Parrish and Southeast. Mann, a freshman, is a finalist at No. 2 singles, while senior captain Hannah Holmes will play in the No. 3 semifinals.
“It was an emotional day for us,” said Meredith. “I didn’t know what to expect coming in, but I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do Thursday.”
Neumann’s opponent at No. 1 singles is Ida Baker junior Kathryne Jones, who made it to states in singles and doubles as a freshman.
“I’ve wanted to go to states again ever since the end of season during my freshman year,” Jones said. “I’m determined to make it this year. Last year was a struggle, but this year I’ve improved my game in order to get there. I’m excited to see the outcome.”
Jones is two wins away in doubles after reaching the semifinals with partner and first-year Bulldog Alexandra Hamilton. The pair lost just four games Tuesday in wins over Island Coast and Parrish.
Hamilton faces Mann in the No. 2 singles final, while Baker’s Ella Peterson (No. 3) and Cape Coral’s Janelle Bombino (No. 5) also reached the finals.
Mariner’s Cynthia Perez and Cape’s Isabella Tamayo-Briceno were playing late semifinal matches Tuesday at No. 4 singles.
Semifinal results: No. 1 singles: Kathryne Jones (Baker) d. Morgan Everly (Mariner) 6-1, 6-0; Alexis Neumann (North) d. Melanie Mirnaya (Southeast) 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 singles: Alexandra Hamilton (Baker) d. Kiana Foroughi (Braden River) 6-3, 6-0; Mikayla Mann (North) d. Melanie Carlson (Parrish) 6-3, 6-3. No. 3 singles: Ella Peterson (Baker) d. Lily Dimuro (Mariner) 6-2, 6-2; Hannah Holmes (North) vs. Allison Steiner (Southeast) will be played Thursday. No. 4 singles: Ana Florez (Parrish) vs. Cynthia Perez (Mariner), late; Isabelle Tamayo-Briceno (Cape) vs. Petra Mirnaya (Southeast) late. No. 5 singles: Sophia Juliano (Parrish) d. Ella Brauch (Braden River); Janelle Bombino (Cape) d. Kaelyn Carrico (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles: Alexis Neumann/Mikayla Mann (North) d. Morgan Everly/Cynthia Perez (Mariner) 6-0, 6-2; Kathryne Jones/Alexandra Hamilton (Baker) vs. Halayna Roberson/Sophia Bender (Charlotte) will be played Thursday. No. 2 doubles: Kendall Carrico/Sophia Clancy (Charlotte) d. Ella Peterson/ Brooke Robinson (Baker) 6-3, 6-1; Allison Steiner/Petra Mirnaya (Southeast) d. Kiana Foroughi/Kayla Foroughi (Braden River) 6-4, 6-4.
Class 4A-District 8
After one day of action, Gulf Coast, Venice, and Riverview are all tied for first. For the Sharks, No. 2 Sia Dihenia, No. 3 Alexa Taviloglu, No. 4 Mia Martin, and No. 5 Ava Rochford, all advanced to the singles finals. Marchela Rykowski and Harmony Nix advanced to the No. 1 doubles semifinals. Mia Martin and Ava Rochford advanced to the No. 2 doubles semifinals.
Baseball
Bishop Verot 2, Manatee 0: The Vikings got another complete game out of Clemson commit Aidan Knaak, who allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 11. USF commit Jason Bello went 2 for 2 with an RBI in the win.
Canterbury 2, IMG Academy Gray 0: FSW commit Austin Schrowe was one out away from going the distance, pitching 6 2/3 innings while allowing just one hit and two walks with 12 strikeouts. Tyler Bouchard and Bryce Habuda both crossed the plate in the win.
Stoneman Douglas 2, Naples 0: Despite Naples getting no-hit by Florida commit Christian Rodriguez, Miami commit Johnny King had perhaps the best outing of his prep career. The left-hander went 4 1/3 innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, with two walks and 10 strikeouts against the No. 1 team in the nation.
First Baptist 13, Golden Gate 12: The Lions erupted for eight runs in the seventh inning to cement the win. Preston Shemansky led the charge and finished 2-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. Diesel Davenport earned the win on the mound and allowed two hits and no runs while striking out three with two innings pitched.
St. John Neumann 7, Southwest Florida Christian 4: The Celtics rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to secure the win. Jake Trottier and Logan Waldrup combined 3.2 innings on the mound for the King's. allowing zero runs, one hit, and four strikeouts. Aiden Matyas tied things up for the King's in the sixth with his RBI single.
Mariner 10, Cape Coral 8: Xavier Muentes went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run for the Tritons. Kaden Oxnam earned the win, allowing two hits and striking out one in 0.1 innings on the mound. Wyatt Drury homered for the Seahawks and finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run.
Softball
SFCA 7, St. John Neumann 6 (9 inn.): Sophia Escobar pitched a complete game in the circle for the Celtics, and tallied 14 strikeouts and two walks while allowing two runs. Escobar led the Celtic bats, going 4-for-4 at the plate, while Annoka Nerney went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double. Madison Floyd went 1-for-2 with a triple, and Jolie Barth scored two runs after she went 1-for-2. Sarah Yarnell went 4-for-5 for the King's, and finished with two doubles, two RBI, one run, and four stolen bases. Kaley Fleischer went 3-for-5 in the loss with two doubles, three runs, and one RBI. Braelyn Davis lasted seven innings for the King's and allowed four runs while striking out 12.
Palmetto Ridge 14, Gateway Charter 3: Haley Springs led the Bears past the Griffins after registering a grand slam in the first inning and a double in the second inning. Springs tallied six RBI in the win, while Jennifer Drake and Kayla Nazco added RBIs in the second inning. Destiny Cole lasted five innings for the Bears, and allowed seven hits and three runs while striking out six and walking one.
Oasis 17, South Fort Myers 6: The Sharks tallied 11 stolen bases in their win over the Wolfpack, led by Kiaya Sunn with five stolen bases. Audrey Doan led the bats for Oasis after going 3-for-4 at the plate. Eva Selfridge earned the win for Oasis, and lasted four innings allowing three hits and four runs while striking out three and walking zero.
Fort Myers 16, North Port 1 (5 inn.): Julia Knowler went 3-for-5 for the Green Wave, and finished with four RBI and one run. Kaitlyn Coakley also went 3-for-5, and added three runs and one RBI to the winning effort. Kylee Vagle lasted all five innings, and allowed one run on seven hits while striking out five.
North Fort Myers 4, Bonita Springs 1: Kendal Wylie earned the win in the circle for the Red Knights, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out nine in seven innings pitched. Abigail Hynes and Mia Lane added two hits each to the winning effort.
Girls Lacrosse
Class 2A-District 12
(1) Gulf Coast 16, (4) Immokalee 0
(3) Riverdale 11, (2) Palmetto Ridge (10)
Championship
(1) Gulf Coast vs. (3) Riverdale, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Fort Myers 7, Immokalee 4: Jesus Martinez had two goals for the Indians, while Marvin Museau and Juan Vasquez added one goal each.
Signing Day
Nine student-athletes at Island Coast signed to play their sport at the next level on Tuesday. Here are all the Gators that signed college commitments.
Football: Matthew Berry, Cumberlands University; Brendan Cruz, Wisconsin Lutheran; Bruno Montrond, Webber University; Huriel Garcia, Webber University; Joshua Anderson, Muskingum University; Christopher Singleton, Muskingum University; D'Aries Stittiams, Muskingum University; Anthony Belton, West Virgina Wesleyan College.
Track and Field: Avery Brincat (Javelin), Southeastern University.
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Boys Lacrosse
Class 1A-District 12
(1) Community School of Naples 20, (8) Cypress Lake 0
(4) Barron Collier 14, (5) Estero 3
(2) Bishop Verot 24, (7) Lely 1
(3) Canterbury 12, (6) Naples 0
Semifinal matchups
(1) Community School of Naples vs. (4) Barron Collier
(2) Bishop Verot vs. (3) Canterbury
Palmetto Ridge 4, Taravella 3 (March 31st): The Bears etched their name in the record books with their win over Taravella, tying the most overtime periods played in Florida after the slugfest went to seven overtimes.
Goalkeeper Brayden Brown set a Florida high school record in the winning effort, tallying 57 saves. Brown's performance cemented his place in history after an already historic game, saving 95% of shots on goal. Jeremy Walsh buried the game-winner for the Bears, while Max Lohrfink led the defense as they killed two three-man down penalties.
Girls Lacrosse
Class 1A-District 12
(3) Barron Collier 20, (6) Golden Gate 3
(5) Estero 6, (4) Lely 5
Semifinal matchups
(1) Community School of Naples vs. (5) Estero
(2) Naples vs. (3) Barron Collier
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: High School Sports Report: Lacrosse, Tennis, Baseball, and Softball scores
