A roundup of Southwest Florida high school events from Monday, April 6 through Saturday, April 11, 2026.
THURSDAY
Baseball
St. John Neumann 3, Mariner 0: OB Osceola III picked a great time to turn in his best outing of the season.
The Florida State signee tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts to lead the Celtics (12-11) to a 3-0 win over Mariner (13-10) on senior night at Shea Maurer Field.
“It meant a lot, getting to walk the field with my dad and my sister,” Osceola said. “Senior night, been looking forward to it for a long time. I’m glad I got the start, and took advantage of it. I threw all seven, threw a CG. I felt good out there. It’s just coming to a close, so I’m glad that finally I got a good start in there. On the way up from here.
“My confidence is pretty high right now. I’ll go up against anyone in the country. My stuff’s there right now. I feel great. Having my team behind me, knowing that my defense is going to help me is a big confidence booster.”
Neumann methodically put pressure on throughout the night, but left 10 runners on base, the second most of the season. Despite that, the Celtics opened the scoring in the bottom of the fifth, thanks to a Darien Kester single that plated Luke Parrish, who doubled in the prior at-bat.
“We’ve been really offensive all year,” Neumann coach Squeeze Maurer said. “When we throw strikes, we can be alright. We knew it was a matter of time we would get to them. A real windy night. The guys had to battle. We had to go to the short game, and the guys were guys at the end. The dudes were dudes. It’s good to get out of here with a win. Mariner’s coached really well, so it’s always good to get a win.”
In the sixth, Neumann got a pair of insurance runs, with Anthony Kanellos finding a way to plate Shaun Maradona on an error from Ryan Kotarski to make it 2-0, before Cole Travers laced a single to left field that plated Rowen Lee to go up 3-0 entering the final frame.
The Celtics will look to close out the regular season with one more win against St. John’s (D.C.), before district play commences next week. Neumann will be heavy favorites, vying for the No. 2 seed in Class 1A-Region 3 alongside Evangelical Christian. If the pitching consistency from Osceola translates into the postseason, the Celtics could be a tough out.
“He gutted it out,” Maurer said. “We’re at the point of the year where we’re starting to extend guys out. We’re pretty conservative early in the year on pitch count, so trying to let some of these guys extend out before the playoffs. His first pitch strike percentage was really good tonight. When he’s working ahead, he’s hard to beat. And that’s been the point of emphasis, and tonight you saw that, and he threw well.”
— Alex Martin
ECS 10, SFCA 0: David Hansen collected two hits including a double while Nick Tobia and Jackson Perkins both hitting 3-run home runs. Leo Smith threw a complete game shutout with four strikeouts, only allowing two baserunners.
St. John Neumann 3, Mariner 0: The Celtics came out on top of a pitchers duel with Neumann’s OB Osceola allowing three hits and zero runs over seven innings while striking out nine batters. Cole Travers led the Celtics with two hits in four at-bats.
South Fort Myers 3, First Baptist 2: Tito Reyes collected three hits in four at-bats in a continuation game against the Lions.
Sofball
Gulf Coast 3, IMG Blue 1: The Sharks were victorious behind Keyah Kamara in the circle (7IP 1ER 16K) and RBI hits from Seniors Nelinka Lambcke and Hannah Rearden. Sophomore Eve Preddy also contributed with 2 stolen bases, a hit and a walk.
SFCA 5, Estero 1: The King’s were led at the plate by Aubrey Reilly, Braelyn Davis and Baylie Davis who each recorded two hits. Jada DiMaria also drove in three runs for SFCA. Braelyn Davis got the win, allowing just three hits and one run while striking out eight batters.
Flag football
Cypress Lake 7, Mariner 0: The Panthers grinded out a win in a defensive battle against the Tritons. The lone score came on a touchdown pass from Addison Apicella to Lilly Witz in the first quarter. Claire Martin and Jaiden Kram were key in Cypress Lake’s defensive performance.
WEDNESDAY
Flag Football
Cypress Lake 45, Cape Coral 0: Panthers quarterback Addison Apicella passed for 231 yards and a school-record six touchdowns. Lilly Witz had three touchdown receptions and intercepted five passes on defense. Trea Grimmitt had two touchdown receptions while Claire Martin added a receiving and rushing score for Cypress Lake (7-4).
Baseball
Riverdale 13, Gateway 3: Alex Manetta went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI while Deegan Johnson added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Riverdale. Brett McKee earned the win on the mound, allowing no hits and striking out eight.
South Fort Myers 4, Bonita Springs 3: Chase Grubb scattered six hits and allowed two earned runs over seven innings to lead South Fort Myers. Owen Kircher had a two-run single for the victorious Wolfpack.
Softball
Riverdale 10, Immokalee 4: Jamie Penia and Moriah English each had three hits to lead Riverdale, while Sara Naegele added a two-run double for the Raiders.
TUESDAY
Softball
North Fort Myers 6, Evangelical Christian 5: The Red Knights scored a huge comeback win over the Sentinels after trailing 5-1 heading into the sixth inning. North won without logging an extra base hit and got 10 strikeouts from Kaliyah Williams in the win. Natalie Singletary went 2-for-2 with a walk, two RBI, and three runs scored with three stolen bases.
Community School 15, Golden Gate 2
Port Charlotte 16, Bonita Springs 9
Naples 9, Palmetto Ridge 3
Baseball
Evangelical Christian 2, Aubrey Rogers 1: Anthony Cabrera, David Hansen, Slater Smith and Easton Mauler all had one hit with Slater Smith scoring the game-winning run on a walk-off. Jackson Perkins went the distance, allowing a pair of hits and walks with eight strikeouts in the win.
Bishop Verot 10, Port Charlotte 2
Island Coast 4, Lemon Bay 2
Community School 1, Out-of-Door 0
Venice 7, Barron Collier 0
First Baptist 5, Golden Gate 2
Naples 13, Northridge (Ill.) 3
Beach Volleyball
Bonita Springs 3, Lehigh 2
Mariner 3, Lemon Bay 2
Flag Football
Bonita Springs 34, Dunbar 0
Estero 6, Riverdale 0
Mariner 46, Oasis 0
MONDAY
Softball
Seacrest Country Day 12, Lely 3: Eighth grader Ella Hutchinson led the team on the mound and at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one double, two RBI and two stolen bases. Hutchinson allowed only four hits while striking out seven batters in the win.
Baseball
ECS 8, Naples 7: The Sentinels got multi-hit games from Anthony Cabrera, Ryder Lutz and Easton Mauler as the team improved to 20-3.
South Fort Myers 3, North Port 2: Fernando Valenzuela allowed five hits and zero runs over six innings, striking out six and walking three. Tito Reyes recorded two hits to lead the Wolfpack.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Neumann beats Mariner behind complete game shutout from OB Osceola III
Reporting by Alex Martin, Dan DeLuca and Dustin B Levy, Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News / Fort Myers News-Press
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