Southwest Florida fishing newbies often ask: “I keep hearing guides and local anglers talk about using ‘whitebait’ for fishing. What do they mean? What is it, and where can I buy it or find it?” Whitebait, or pilchards, are small baitfish used by live bait anglers to catch several ...
FORT MYERS – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are honoring Southwest Florida’s true heroes at First Responders Night, an annual recognition set for April 26 at Hammond Stadium at the Lee Health Sports Complex. All firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement officers, dispatchers, doctors, ...
FORT MYERS – The Mighty Mussels were just feet away from forcing their second tie of the game as the Hammerheads gunned down Maddux Houghton at the plate to win the game 4-3 on a laser throw from left fielder Yeral Martinez. With Jupiter (7-4) leading 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, ...
Late Tuesday GIRLS TENNIS District 3A-16 At Charlotte Team scores: Charlotte 16, North Fort Myers 14, Braden River 13, Bradenton Southeast 13, Ida Baker 9, Cape Coral 6, Parrish 6. District champion: Charlotte. Runner-up: North Fort Myers. Singles champions: 1. Nomee Smarty (BR). 2. ...
Tuesday GIRLS TENNIS District 1A-12 At Community School of Naples The Oasis Sharks earned District 1A-12 runner-up honors in the tournament in Naples. Community School of Naples was the district champion. Oasis' Sophia Abreu, Emily Feichthaler and Suzanne Greco all reached the finals of ...
FORT MYERS – The Jupiter Hammerheads took a first inning lead and led wire-to-wire against the Mighty Mussels to open the six-game series Tuesday night at Hammond Stadium. Jupiter (6-4) had the first three batters reach to start the game. Jordan McCants led off with an opposite field ...
The Knights of Columbus will be holding a May the Fourth Be With You charity golf tournament Saturday, May 4, at the Cape Royal Golf Club in Cape Coral. Registration is at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $125 per golfer or $400 per team, which includes lunch to be served ...
During the pandemic, Cameron Middleton, then 5 years old, passed the time at home by posting golf trick shots on Instagram. This helped make him an Internet star with more than 13,000 followers. It also helped make him a really good golfer. And four years later, it helped him fulfill a ...
Monday BASEBALL Oasis 15, Gateway Charter 2: Caiden Dusel drove in four Sharks runs, going 3-for-4 with two doubles. Oasis (10-6) also got a home run and two RBI from Noah Pinney, while Aiden Bonagura was 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Tanner Goff was the winning ...
Evyette Osme Senior Flag Football Ida Baker Bulldogs The senior helped lead the Bulldogs (7-1) to a 20-12 win over Cypress Lake, totaling 131 rushing yards and two touchdowns. She also recorded an interception on defense. "It was a great game, and I felt that I went in strong with a ...
