Prep Report: Baker boys qualify for state meet

Nov 15, 2008 3 min read

Ida Baker’s cross country team will be well represented at “the Ranch.”

The Bulldogs turned in a strong showing at Friday’s Region 3A-3 boys’ meet at Estero Community Park where teams and individuals qualified for next Friday’s FHSAA Finals to be run at the Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City.

Junior Amanda Kane qualified individually for the first time. She finished 15th overall with a time of 21:50.17. She’s the only girl from any Cape school to qualify for state.

“This is her third year and she’s been working really hard,” Bulldogs coach Janet Davis said. “She is just extremely motivated.”

In the boys’ race, Baker finished second in the team standings with 88 points. Jessie Betts was the Bulldogs’ top performer, placing 15th, followed by Cory Hinkle (18th), Allen Chandler (20th), Zachery Stackhouse (21st), Dustin Grego (35th) and Ronaldo Nall (41st).

The top six teams and top 15 individuals earned state berths.

North Fort Myers also qualified runners for the state meet. Zach Kovacik placed fifth in 17:37.02. Wally Rosario was eighth and Chelsea Humbert-Llinas placed 12th in the girls’ race, leading the Red Knights to fifth place in the team standings.

Fort Myers’ Katie Russo and Cypress Lake’s Trent Craig captured the regional titles.

Region 2A-3: Bishop Verot sophomore Jeremy Ploplis and senior Sean Quinn placed eighth and 10th, respectively, leading the Vikings to a fourth-place finish in the team standings.

In all, the Vikings had five runners in the boys’ top 47. Junior Kevin Jordan was 25th, senior Shawn Scanlan 43rd and junior Kevin Parza was 47th.

Verot’s girls were ninth in the team standings with Nancy Sprehn the top finisher at 41st.

Regional Cross County

Boys 3A-3

Team standings — 1. Charlotte 77, 2. Ida Baker 88, 3. Seminole 103, 4. Cypress Lake 137, 5. Fort Myers 155, 6. St. Petersburg Northeast 163, 7. Bradenton Manatee 166, 8. Lely 167, 9. Barron Collier 172, 10. Seminole Osceola 230, 11. Palmetto 248, 12. Dunedin 315, 13. Bradenton Southeast 327, 14. Dixie M. Hollins 368.

Individual Results

Baker 88 — 15. Jessie Betts 18:17.03, 18. Cory Hinkle 18:26.07, 20. Allen Chandler 18:31.63, 21. Zachery Stackhouse 18:32.21, 35. Dustin Greco 19:09.05, 41. Ronaldo Nall 19:17.38.

North Fort Myers — 5. Zach Kovacik 17:37.02.

Girls 3A-3

Team standings — 1. Fort Myers 55, 2. Charlotte 128, 3. Cypress Lake 128, 4. St. Petersburg Northeast 142, 5. North Fort Myers 146, 6. Gulfport Boca Ciega 155, 7. Ida Baker 179, 8. Venice 182, 9. Seminole Osceola 194, 10. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 207, 11. Seminole 208, 12. Bradenton Manatee 216.

Individual Results

Ida Baker 179 — 15. Amanda Kane 21:50.17, 21. Jennifer Martinez 22:08.04, 22. Darlene Hanlon 22:10.49, 68. Brittany Herrera 25:16.91, 74. Samantha Hanlon 26:00.45, 77. Kaitlyn Turner 26:12.52, 81. Lacey Sovern 26:42.40.

Boys 2A-3

Team standings — 1. Tampa Jesuit 44, 2. Immokalee 83, 3. Estero 97, 4. Bishop Verot 124, 5. Robinson 130, 6. Naples 146, 7. Frostproof 162, 8. Lemon Bay 189, 9. LaBelle 200, 10. Bartow 271, 11. Sebring 272, 12. Ruskin Lennard 309.

Individual Results

Bishop Verot 124 — 8. Jeremy Ploplis 17:11.99, 10. Sean Quinn 17:14.56, 25. Kevin Jordan 18:05.94, 43. Shawn Scanlan 18:58.39, 47. Kevin Parza 19:05.44, 60. Michael Marzella 19:39.15, 70. Aaron Tucker 20:39.28.

Girls 2A-3

Team standings — 1. Naples 84, 2. Tampa Academy of the Holy Names 100, 3. Immokalee 100, 4. Lemon Bay 117, 5. Estero 153, 6. Clearwater Central Catholic 154, 7. Bartow 170. 8. Tampa Catholic 181, 9. Bishop Verot 212, 10. Sebring 212, 11. Cardinal Mooney 223, 12. Clewiston 224.

Individual Results

Bishop Verot 212 — 41. Nancy Sprehn 23:54, 43. Annabelle Scanlan 23:56, 44. Mariel Rickert 24:00, 45. Cara Spree 24:01, 49. Gabrielle Alicante 24:11, 74. Maria Scanlan 26:26, 78. Meredith Gunder 27:09.

Girls Soccer

Fort Myers 4, Cape Coral 0: Cape High goalkeeper Shelby Rowe made 17 saves, but it was the four shots that got through that lead to the Seahawks’ loss to Fort Myers Friday night at Dave Warkentin Stadium.

The loss evens out the Seahawks’ record to 1-1-1 heading into Monday’s visit to Cypress Lake.