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Verot football team falls in regional final

In what was a true battle from start to finish, Bishop Verot's season came to an end Friday night, dropping a heartbreaker in the regional final at home to Booker, 38-32. The No.1 seeded Vikings (11-2) turned the ball over seven times against the No. 7 seeded Tornadoes (9-4), which took down ...

Cape Coral’s Simmons honored with end of season award from GNAC

NEWTON, Mass. -- The Great North Atlantic Conference recently announced its end of the year awards for women's soccer, and Lasell University saw seven team members recognized, including Lataya Simmons of Cape Coral. Bobbi O'Guin, Grace Rava and Evelyn DiFiore were all named to the GNAC's ...

Prep Report 11-28-23

Monday BOYS SOCCER Mariner 5, Canterbury 2: Samuel Bedoya scored twice to lead the Tritons (4-2). Justin Medero, Frank Garcia and Maximo Garcia also scored for Mariner. Cape Coral 3, Bishop Verot 1: Adel Zammar, Manuel Sierra-Martinez and Christian Hernandez earned goals for the Seahawks ...

Prep Report 11-27-23

Saturday GIRLS BASKETBALL Bishop Verot 57, Seminole 16: Cameron O'Halloran scored 15 points to lead the Vikings (2-0) past Seminole (1-2). Caroline Ward added 10 points for Bishop Verot. BOYS BASKETBALL North Port 51, Mariner 47: It was a tough weekend at the Barron Collier Thanksgiving ...

Prep Report 11-22-23

Wednesday GIRLS SOCCER Miami Lourdes Academy 4, Mariner 1: After wins in their first two matches at the Tampa Bay Invitational, the Tritons (4-2) fell to Miami's Class 6A Lourdes Academy (5-1) in the finale. Mariner was the only team to score against Lourdes during the three-day ...

Bishop Verot thumps Estero, 44-6, advances to Region 2S-4 title game

Even before halftime Friday night in the Vikings’ home stadium, the only question was who would be coming to Bishop Verot (11-1) for next week's Region 2S-4 title game. The Vikings already had a 41-0 lead on Estero, setting up the 10th running clock this season for Bishop Verot. The end ...

Cape Junior Golf Association awards four scholarships

The Cape Coral Junior Golf Association recently awarded four, $1,500 scholarships to deserving students Austin Carver, Kevin Kelly, Eric Feichthaler and Aiden Denlinger. Since the association’s inception in 1989, thousands of children have gone through the program with the aid of hundreds of ...

Prep Report 11-21-23

Monday BOYS BASKETBALL Gulf Coast 57, Cape Coral 42: Cape Coral will take the next week off before playing host to Riverdale on Nov. 28. First Baptist Academy 57, North Fort Myers 32: The year began on a sour note for the Red Knights with a loss in the Jaguar Thanksgiving Showcase. BOYS ...

Top men’s, women’s NCAA basketball teams in town for tip-off tournaments

An annual Thanksgiving-week college basketball tournament that brings some of the most highly regarded programs to Southwest Florida kicked off Monday. The sixth-annual Fort Myers Tip-Off has again taken over Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College for ...

Verot thumps Estero, will host Region 2S-4 title game

Friday FOOTBALL FHSAA REGION 2S-4 Semifinal Bishop Verot 44, Estero 6: Even before halftime, the only question was who would be coming to Bishop Verot (11-1) for next week's Region 2S-4 title game. The Vikings already had a 41-0 lead on Estero, setting up the 10th running clock this ...