Prep Report 3-12-25
Tuesday
BASEBALL
Gateway Charter 8, Cape Coral 4: The Griffins scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead for good. For the Seahawks (5-8), Kellen Englehard, Griffen Bumpus and Luis Gomez-Mejia each knocked in a run. Tyler Anson went 3-for-3 with a double.
Ida Baker 7, Bonita Springs 0: Baker (6-5) snapped a four-game home skid. Nick Conticelli worked six innings of three-hit ball for the win. Aiden Long was 2-for-3 with two runs driven in, while Michel Valdes, Abdiel Ortiz and Robbie Hensley had an RBI each.
Charlotte 3, Island Coast 2: The Gators took their third loss of the season (10-3) as the Tarpons scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Archer Ellis had two of Island Coast’s three hits. None of the three runs scored by Charlotte were earned.
Mariner 1, Estero 0: Neither Tritons pitcher Kelan Jamison nor Estero’s Tyler Doyle allowed an earned run. It was an unearned run scored by the Tritons’ Ryan Kotarski in the bottom of the third that gave Jamison and Mariner (9-3) the victory.
North Fort Myers 5, ECS 4: Matthew Blasena knocked in two runs as the Red Knights evened their record at 6-6. Caedon Conn and Jakob Wagner had an RBI each.
SOFTBALL
Cape Coral 15, Gateway Charter 0 (3 innings): Cape’s nine-run bottom of the third put a quick end to the contest. Abigail Brannan was 3-for-3 with two doubles and four RBI to lead the Seahawks (6-2). Gabriela Gonzalez and Cheyenne Sharb each homered and had two RBI, while Brielle Pachick (2-for-3) tripled and drove in two runs.Brannan and Ysabela Gonzalez combined for three shutout innings.
Ida Baker 14, Bonita Springs 5: The Bulldogs’ (2-4) 14 runs were a season high.
Oasis 19, Island Coast 4 (4 innings): Meesha Neujahr, Kaitlyn McGee, Madelyn Simison and Faith Tilley drove in two runs each as the Sharks racked up a season-high 19 runs. Audrey Doan was 3-for-3 with two doubles.
ECS 9, North Fort Myers 8 (8 innings): A hit batter in the top of the eighth inning pushed in the winning run for ECS (7-0) against the Red Knights (7-2). Driving in two North runs each were Bella Micella, Mia Lane and Kailyah Williams, who had two doubles.
GIRLS TENNIS
Mariner 6, Gateway 1
Singles: Emma Tuescher (M) d. Audrey Allen 6-4,6-3. Alyssa Diamond (M) d. Madi Hollingshead 6-4,6-0; Madison Arch (M) d. Sam White 6-1,6-1. Cara Everly (M) d. Roxy Portieles 6-0,6-0. Morgan Peterson (M) d. Alex Gilliam (G) 6-4,6-0. Doubles: Tuescher/Arch (M) d. Allen/White 8-2. Hollingshead/Gilliam (G) d. Everly/Sophia Maldonado 8-3.
BOYS TENNIS
Mariner 5, Gateway 2
Singles: Jayden Banos (G) d. Damien Gleason 7-5, 6-3. Ryan Hunter (M) d. Ryan McCloskey 6-4, 6-2. Carlos Gonzalez (M) d. Charlie Dell-Luna 6-2, 6-1. Emanuel Barros (M) d. Isar Parent 5-7, 6-3, 10-8. Lorenzo Rodriguez (G) d. Josh Kata 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Gleason/Hunter (M) d. Banos/McCloskey 8-2. Gozalez/Barros (M) d. Dell-Luna/Jalen Garrett 8-1.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
North Fort Myers 5, Cape Coral 0: The Red Knights (3-1) improved to 2-0 in District 2A-12 by sweeping the Seahawks (2-2, 0-2).
FLAG FOOTBALL
Bishop Verot 34, Ida Baker 6: Melanie Moreno hit two touchdown passes and Cameron O’Halloran threw to Moreno for another score for the 5-0 Vikings. Daphne Dalton and Grace Riley caught TD passes, while Lila Dinkel ran for a touchdown.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cardinal Mooney 12, Bishop Verot 10: Lily Lockard had three goals and four assists for the Vikings. Maggie Swift made a career-best 12 saves. Addison Wolfe had eight draw controls and seven ground balls, while Caroline Ward had six draw controls and six ground balls.