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Prep Schedule for April 29-May 4

BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS DISTRICT 6A-12 Monday's first round Immokalee at Palmetto Ridge Tuesday's semifinals PR/I winner at Charlotte Ida Baker at Riverdale Thursday's championship At higher seed DISTRICT 5A-11 Monday's first round North Fort Myers at Fort Myers Cape Coral ...

De Lisle, Little lead Verot to district track titles

Friday TRACK AND FIELD District 2A-12 At Aubrey Rogers High School, Naples Mackenzie De Lisle of Bishop Verot won the 1600 and 3200 meter races, and was also part of the Vikings' winning 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams. Sofia Roman took the 400 hurdles for the district champions. Oasis was led ...

Late rally not enough as Fort Myers falls to Palm Beach 5-3

FORT MYERS – The Mighty Mussels scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but fell short 5-3 against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Hammond Stadium Friday night. The Mussels scored a pair of runs in the ninth inning on RBI base hits from Jose Rodriguez and Rafael Cruz to cut the Palm ...

Lee County’s spring training teams report strong 2024 attendance

More than 245,000 fans attended Major League Baseball spring training games this year at Lee County Parks & Recreation’s JetBlue Park and Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex. The Florida Sports Foundation this week announced spring training attendance for the 2024 season. The ...

Gulf Coast Village to hold Kentucky Derby-themed party Thursday

Grab your fancy hats, sip a mint julep and prepare for the big race as Gulf Coast Village celebrates the Kentucky Derby Thursday, May 2. Attendees are invited to join current residents for a Kentucky Derby themed party, which will begin at 11 a.m. in Gulf Coast Village’s auditorium, located ...

Dragon Boat Club now calls Cape Coral home

A Cape Coral club that ventures out on the water to compete in a disciplined and enthralling sport has rebranded and is looking for Southwest Floridians to get on board. The Cape Coral Dragon Boat Club, formerly known as the Charlotte Harbor Paddles, takes to the Burnt Store Boat Ramp each ...

Mussels squander big lead in 13-9 loss to Cardinals

FORT MYERS – Jose Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, but the Mighty Mussels blew a nine run lead and lost 13-9 against the Palm Beach Cardinals in ten innings at Hammond Stadium. Rodriguez’s first inning grand slam gave Fort Myers (7-11) an early lead for the first time this ...

Prep Report 4-26-24

Thursday SOFTBALL North Fort Myers 22, North Port 6 (5 innings): The Red Knights (18-5) racked up 22 hits, five by Abigail Hynes. Hynes had three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. Mia Lane (3-for-5) had two doubles, scored three times and had four RBI. Izabella Spohn homered, had four ...

Stone crab season closes May 2

Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab seasons in state and federal waters will close May 2, with the last day of harvest being May 1. This annual season closure is intended to increase the stone crab population and build resiliency in the fishery. Commercially harvested stone ...

Prep Report 4-25-24

Wednesday TRACK AND FIELD District 3A-11 At Dunbar GIRLS Team scores: 1. Fort Myers 177, 2. Charlotte 149, 3. North Fort Myers 124. 4. Dunbar 86. 5. Ida Baker 53. 6. Cape Coral 43. 7. Port Charlotte 34. 8. Island Coast 29. 9. Mariner 4. Individual events: High jump: 1. Noel Davis ...