Prep Report 4-26-23
Tuesday
SOFTBALL
North Fort Myers 3, Bishop Verot 0: Kendall Wylie threw a two-hit shutout for the Red Knights (19-2) in a showdown of top Lee County teams. She struck out two and walked two in a 102-pitch performance. Wylie also tripled to drive in one of North’s three runs. Mia Lane and Abigail Hynes also had RBI for the Red Knights. For the Vikings (19-4), Melanie Moreno had both Verot’s hits and Amara Martinez drew the two walks.
Lehigh 6, Cape Coral 4: The Lightning scored single runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings for the win. Gabriela Gonzales had three hits including a triple for the Seahawks (7-12), driving in three runs. Kiersten Lacombe (2-for-4) had Cape’s other RBI.
Ida Baker 15, Gateway 0 (3 innings): Makayla Nieves tripled and doubled, driving in three runs for the Bulldogs (15-5). Julie Nieves homered and had two RBI, while Alaina Hutchinson doubled in two runs. Kaiden Nealeigh got eight of the nine Gateway outs on strikeouts. She did not allow a run, hit or walk.
Mariner 7, Port Charlotte 1: The surging Tritons (13-10) won for the ninth time in 11 games. Crimson Lawrence struck out 14 batters in a two-hit, one-run complete game. She threw 107 pitches. Lawrence was also 4-for-5 at the plate, scoring twice. Katie Campbell drove in two Mariner runs. Kylie Dominello walked twice and scored both times.
Bonita Springs 12, Oasis 1: Willow Cain drove in Meesa Neujahr for the Sharks’ (9-10) run.
BASEBALL
Lehigh 10, Cape Coral 5: Bryan Calderon doubled, scored twice and had two RBI for the Seahawks (5-18). Alexander Kolasinski was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Ida Baker 9, Gateway 7: Jonah Miley had two hits for the Bulldogs (8-15), including a double, and drove in two runs. Aidan Powers, Ely Mora, Erik Velez-Perez, Brendon Donnelly and Cole Lewis had an RBI each.
Naples 13, North Fort Myers 4: An eight-run fourth inning propelled Naples (17-4) past the Red Knights. For North (10-12), Garry Kamphouse, Jakob Wagner and Nick Tobia had an RBI each.
Bonita Springs 15, Oasis 5: Alex Garay had two hits including a home run, plating two runs for the Sharks (12-4) and scoring two himself. Gabe Gair and Brandon Bova-Cipolla each drove in an Oasis run.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
DISTRICT 1A-21
At Mariner High School
Monday’s first round
Mariner 5, North Port 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
Charlotte 4, Mariner 1
Port Charlotte 3, Lemon Bay 2
Thursday’s final
Port Charlotte vs. Charlotte, 5 p.m.
State playoffs begin May 2
DISTRICT 1A-22
At Midtown Fort Myers Courts
Monday’s first round
Cape Coral 4, Ida Baker 1
Monday’s semifinals
Canterbury 3, Fort Myers 2
Bishop Verot 5, Cape Coral 0
Tuesday’s final
Bishop Verot 3, Canterbury 2
State playoffs begin May 2
BOYS TENNIS
FHSAA State Championships
CLASS 1A
At Sylvan Lake Park, Sanford
Singles
First round
Artiom Anzhilov (Melbourne Florida Prep) d. Ron Domeier (Bishop Verot) 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
First round
Will Bomstein and Rajveer Dhillon (Tampa Prep) d. Ron Domeier and Kevin Johns (Bishop Verot) 6-4, 6-3.
CLASS 3A
At Sanlando Park, Sanford
Singles
First round: Nicolas Bonaparte (Ida Baker) bye. Quarterfinals: Nicolas Bonaparte (Ida Baker) d. Kai Edwards (Sebastian River) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7. Semifinals: Patrick Dong (Gainesville) d. Nicolas Bonaparte (Ida Baker) 4-2, 4-0.
Doubles
First round: Sumedh Evavalluri and Shyaam Shanmugan (Pembroke Pines Charter) d. Nicolas Bonaparte and Todd Bennie (Ida Baker) 8-2.
GIRLS TENNIS
FHSAA State Championships
CLASS 3A
At Sanlando Park, Sanford
Singles
First round: Alexis Neumann (North Fort Myers) withdrawal.
Doubles
Quarterfinals: Kathryne Jones and Alexandra Hamilton (Ida Baker) bye. Semifinals: Mirabelle Tahiri and Nandini Karanam (Lecanto) d. Kathryne Jones and Alexandra Hamilton (Ida Baker) 8-1.