A roundup of Southwest Florida high school sports for the week of March 31 to April 5, 2025.
SATURDAY
REGION 3A-4
East Lee County swept the team regional titles, taking the Traditional crown 27-25 over Jupiter and the Olympic title 35-31 over Jupiter.
Traditional local individuals: 119: 1. Robert Oliver (E) 360; 154: 2. James Boireau (E) 465; 169: 2. Jacob Prehard (Ida Baker) 570; 183: 1. Nikolas Korf (IB) 600.
Olympic local individuals: 119: 1. Robert Oliver (E) 320; 169: 2. Vincent Velez (E) 460; 238: 1. Noah Figueroa (E) 480; UNL: 2. Mitchelot Pierre (E) 485.
REGION 2A-4
Fort Myers (35 points) took second and LaBelle (31) third behind winner Lemon Bay for the Olympic team title and Fort Myers took third (31) and LaBelle (20) fourth in Traditional behind Port Charlotte and Lemon Bay, respectively.
Traditional local individuals: 129: 1. Justin Thach (La) 495, 2. Brayden Charette (F) 490; 139: 1. Nick Bloomston (F) 470; 154: 2. Zach Prieto (Bonita) 535; 169: 2. Stefan Moerschel (Riveredale) 530; 199: 1. Carter Birkey (NFM) 645; 219: 2. Cole Hayes (R) 620; 238: 2. Ilai Villanueva (La) 555; UNL: 2. Michael Edwards (D) 670.
Olympic local individuals: 129: 1. Justin Thach (La) 465; 139: 1. Nick Bloomston (F) 430; 169: 2. Ryan Malkani (FM) 480; 183: 2. D’Mauri Francois Mufasa (D) 490; 199: 1. Carter Birkey (NFM) 535, 2. Marquay Bradshaw (La) 510; 238: 2. Ilai Villanueva (La) 490; UNL: 2. Michael Edwards (D) 575.
FRIDAY
Private 8 Track Meet
The First Baptist girls and Bishop Verot boys were the champions at the Private 8 meet held at First Baptist Academy on Friday.
Boys
Team scores
1. Bishop Verot 181, 2. FBA 179.5, 3. SFCA 114.5
Individual results
100: 1. Jyden German, Bishop Verot, 10.69, 2. Marquis Young, Bishop Verot, 3. Craighan Mitchell, SFCA, 11.27; 200: 1. Jyden German, Bishop Verot, 22.18; 2. Terrance Calixte, St. John Neumann, 23.27; 400: 1. Jadrien Carmo, Bishop Verot, 48.96; 2. David Yarnell, SFCA, 51.49; 3. Peyton Carter Bishop Verot, 51.80; 800: 1. Jack Gifford, SFCA, 1:59.10; 2. Andrew Marino, Bishop Verot, 1:59.31; 3. Hunter Babb, FBA, 1:59.41; 1600: 1. Jack Gifford, SFCA, 4:33.98; 2. Hudson Castro, CSN, 4:34.54; 3. Trey Mortensen, FBA, 4:38.53; 3200: 1. Zachary Zielke, Bishop Verot, 10:05.09; 2. Trey Mortensen, FBA, 10:05.65; 3. Wolfgang Helzel-Breen, St. John Neumann, 10:58.55; 110h: 1. James Little IV, Bishop Verot, 14.75; 2. Robenson Duclona, Bishop Verot, 15.15; 3. Quinn Enguita, Bishop Verot, 15.34; 400h: 1. James Little IV, Bishop Verot, 57.60; 2. Noah Tafoya, SFCA, 58.17; 3. Quinn Enguita, Bishop Verot, 1:01.12; 4×100: 1. Bishop Verot, 44.06; 2. SFCA 45.49; 3. St. John Neumann, 45.80; 4×400: 1. SFCA, 3:31.43; 2. FBA, 3:34.36; 3. CSN, 3:53.77; 4×800: 1. St. John Neumann, 8:53.61; 2. FBA, 9:04.42; 3. Bishop Verot, 9:19.79
High Jump: 1. Collin Meagher, Canterbury, 1.98m; 2. Bradley Martino, FBA, 1.93m; 3. Andrew Azunque, FBA, 1.88m; Pole Vault: 1. Luke Mitchell, Bishop Verot, 2.40m; 2. Ismael Hernandez, Bishop Verot, 2.25m; Long Jump: 1. Andrew Azunque, FBA, 7.14m; 2. Bradley Martino, FBA, 6.51m; 3. Darin Donalds, FBA, 6.42m; Triple Jump: 1. Andrew Azunque, FBA, 14.03m; 2. Gamahiel Tanis, FBA, 13.18m; 3. Caleb Paul, FBA, 12.73m; Shot Put: 1. Darius Zafar, CSN, 13.55m; 2. Pace Phillips, FBA, 13.51m; 3. Mason Armstrong, 13.40m; Discus: 1. Pace Phillips, FBA, 47.61m; 2. Grant Alward II, FBA, 42.35m; 3. D’Angelo Mesidor, FBA, 37.93m; Javelin: 1. Cameron Brenner, CSN, 43.48m; 2. Josiah Rodriguez-Zogg, FBA, 42.02m; 3. Connor Watermeier, SFCA, 41.78m
Girls
Team scores
1. FBA 217, 2. Bishop Verot 156.5, 3. Canterbury 63.5
Individual results
100: 1. Ava Melancon, FBA, 12.71; 2. Maleda Azunque, FBA, 12.87; 3. Eslynda Bouzi, FBA, 13.00; 200: 1. Ava Melancon, FBA, 26.31; 2. Aniston Newman, FBA, 26.80; 3. Chyna Fain, Bishop Verot, 26.87; 400: 1. Daphne Dalton, Bishop Verot, 1:01.37; 2. Mia Fitzgerald, FBA, 1:01.82; 3. Cheyenne Morisseau, Canterbury, 1:02.68; 800: 1. Mackenzie De Lisle, Bishop Verot, 2:23.12; 2. Elizabeth Kilpatrick, SFCA, 2:26.97; 3. Sophie Mokhiber, CSN, 2:29.26; 1600: 1. Mackenzie De Lisle, Bishop Verot, 5:14.04; 2. Gianna Gyurich, Bishop Verot, 5:33.57; 3. Caroline Muddell, Bishop Verot, 5:44.59; 3200: 1. Gianna Gyurich, Bishop Verot, 12:00.62; 2. Rose O’Malley, CSN, 12:22.52; 3. Anna Kate Casto, CSN, 12:47.05; 100h: 1. Joslyne De La Nuez, Canterbury, 14.49; 2. Aniston Newman, FBA, 15.48; 3. Ava Lugo, FBA, 16.98; 400h: 1. Elise Bolgiano, Bishop Verot, 1:07.77; 2. Clara Jones, FBA, 1:07.84; 3. Brooke Foss, ECS, 1:11.23; 4×100: 1. FBA, 49.02; 2. ECS 50.86; 3. Bishop Verot, 51.79; 4×400: 1. FBA 4:09.39; 2. Bishop Verot, 4:17.40, 3. SFCA, 4:26.69; 4×800: 1. ECS, 10:41.24, 2. FBA, 10:58.44; 3. Bishop Verot, 11:12.01
High Jump: 1. Elise Bolgiano, Bishop Verot, 1.53m; 2. Maleda Azunque, FBA, 1.48m; 3. Ava Martin-Gonzales, St. John Neumann, 1.48m; Pole Vault: 1. Peyton Opyt, FBA, 2.70m; 2. Mia McMasters, Bishop Verot, 2.10m; 3. Melody Caron, Seacrest, 1.95m; Long Jump: 1. Anison Newman, FBA, 5.64m; 2. Mylee Van de Wouw, St. John Neumann, 5.38m; 3. Maleda Azunque, FBA, 5.04m; Triple Jump: 1. Eslynda Bouzi, FBA, 11.33m; 2. Ava Melancon, FBA, 10.43m; 3. Maleda Azunque, FBA, 10.17m; Shot Put: 1. Remington Foos, Canterbury, 10.27m; 2. Lydia Klink, Canterbury, 9.12m; 3. Taylor Shook, Seacrest, 8.91m; Discus: 1. Lauren Chlumsky, Bishop Verot, 26.95m; 2. Grace London, St. John Neumann, 26.88m; 3. Emma Fraser, CSN, 26.72m; Javelin: 1. Grace London, St. John Neumann, 31.18m; 2. Zayda Walker, FBA, 25.74m; 3. Lauren Chlumsky, Bishop Verot, 23.28m
Softball
Gulf Coast 8, Naples 2: Juniors Emma Caetano and Hannah Rearden were a combined 5 for 9 with 3 RBI. Senior Taylor Stalling pitched a complete game, striking out 10, allowing 2 earned runs, and walking only one.
Aubrey Rogers 1, St. John Neumann 0: Sophia Escobar had 7 strikeouts and allowed 3 hits and a walk in the loss and went 2 for 3. Jolie Barth hit a triple and Cece Spencer a double.
Baseball
St. John Neumann 3, Braden River 2: Darien Jester, Gus Fusco, and Peyton Frontino scored for Neumann in a 3-run second inning. OB Osceola and Michael Hough combined to allow 7 hits, 2 walks, and one earned run with 10 Ks.
THURSDAY
Flag Football
Estero 6, South Fort Myers 0: Savannah Knoerlein had 133 total yards (10 catches for 74 yards, 3 punt returns for 59 yards) and 3 tackles. Katie Kuieck had 4 catches for 19 yards and 1 TD. She also added 3 tackles on defense, all TFL’s. Kylie Eaton was 18 for 24 passing for 92 yards 1 TD and 1 INT. On defense, Mia Ghannam had 3 INT’s. She has 6 on the season. Rayne Woods had 8 tackles with 3 TFL’s. Taylin Beckman had 6 tackles, 2 TFL’s and 1 INT.
Softball
St. John Neumann 11, Golden Gate 0 (5 Inn): Sophia Escobar picked up her 500th career strikeout among the 11 Titans she struck out in the one-hit shutout. She also went 2 form3 with an RBI, 3 runs and 2 stolen bases.
Palmetto Ridge 4, Cypress Lake 3: Teagan Delashmet collected three hits and an RBI and struck out 14, surrendering only three hits and three runs while walking one.
Seacrest 12, Lely 2 (5 Inn.): Eighth-grader Caroline Porter earned her 200th career strikeout, allowing 4 hits, with 4 strikeouts and 1 earned run and also had a double with two stolen bases. Jolie Booth was 2 for 2 with 4 RBI, including a double and triple.
SFCA 15, CSN 0: Natalie Recker was the winning pitcher for the King’s. She struck out 5 and allowed no runs in 3 innings of work. Candace Chime led the King’s with 3 hits and 2 RBI. Adrianna Thorne and Natalie Recker also contributed 2 hits for the King’s. Braelyn Davis also had a home run and 2 RBI.
Baseball
SFCA 10, Lely 1: Ian Long went 2 for 3 with a double and 4 RBI. Lawson Polhill went 1 for 2 with an RBI and 3 runs.
St. John Neumann 12, Lemon Bay 2: Cole Travers and Logan Baratta (triple) each drove in 2 runs and scored twice while Nick Frontino hit a home run with 2 RBI and a run scored.
Boys Weightlifting
REGION 1A-4
Oasis’ Adriel Rodriguez (unlimited weight class) placed 1st in the Olympic category (400 total pounds) and 6th (470 total pounds) in the traditional category. Mason Sargis (183 weight class) finished 6th (390 total pounds) in Olympic and 5th (480 total pounds) in traditional.
Bishop Verot’s Justin Davis won the 183-pound (505) Olympic title and Denis Forte was second in unlimited with a 390. Davis also won the traditional title with a lift of 565. ECS’ Bryce Valiquette and Carson Joslin were 1-2 in the Olympic 238-pound division with totals of 455 and 435, respectively, and also in traditional with lifts of 555 and 550..
Boys Lacrosse
Riverdale 6, Immokalee 5: Gavin Adorno scored 3 goals, Dante Youd had 2 and Jaxen Couse 1 goal and 1 assist for Riverdale. Max Halbrehder made 10 saves.
WEDNESDAY
Softball
Riverdale 8, Moore Haven 1: Jamie Penia had 2 hits with a home run and 3 RBI. Aleaha Acosta had a triple. Olivia Sutt and Samaya Rodriguez each had a hit.
TUESDAY
Baseball
Fort Myers 12, Naples 0: Madrid Tucker (1 RBI) and Luke Fleming (triple, 2 RBI) each went 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored, while Michael Magas had a double, triple and 4 RBI. Brady Best picked up the win, allowing 2 hits and 3 walks with 1 K over 5 innings.
ECS 5, LaBelle 4: Boston Gibbs threw a complete game for the Sentinels, allowing 7 hits, 2 runs, a walk with 4 Ks for the win. Harlan Haugen went 2 for 2 with a double, walk, run and 2 RBI. Ryder Lutz had a double and scored a run, Gavin Teeter scored and drove one in and Joey Karth had a double and 2RBI.
SFCA 8, South Fort Myers 5: Brady Moore went 2 for 3 with a double, 3 RBI, and a run and Dylan Plimpton went 2 for 3 with an RBI and 2 runs. Ian Long went 6 innings, allowing 3 earned runs with 8 Ks.
Northside Christian 1, St. John Neumann 0: Gus Fusco had two hits for Neumann and Darien Kester and Logan Baratta each hit a double. Owen Phypers and Michael Hough combined to allow six hits, one walk, and one unearned run with 8Ks in a losing effort.
Sarasota Riverview 11, Mariner 5: Trenton Taylor hit a two-run single for Mariner. Ryan Kotarski and Jacob Gorra each collected two hits.
Boys Lacrosse
Immokalee 9, Cypress Lake 7: Oliver Salazar netted a hat trick, and Cherlin Michel scored two goals and had 3 assists for Immokalee.
Girls Lacrosse
Cape Coral 9, Cypress Lake 2: Bailey Bianchi scored four goals for the Seahawks with lone tallies from Alexis Meyers, Alex Sanchez, Mackenzie Scully, Sophia Vianest and Rachel Weaver. Lilly Witz and Kamryn Hayes scored for the Panthers.
Estero 15, Aubrey Rogers 11: Kiarah Getchell and Samantha Moore led the Wildcats with 5 and 4 goals, respectively. Marissa Masink had a pair of goals and 3 assists. Goalie Avabella Falcone had 13 saves as Estero won its fifth straight.
Barron Collier 15, Bishop Verot 9: Lily Lockard led the Vikings with 5 unassisted goals. She also had 4 ground balls. Samantha Till had 2 goals, 1 assist and 9 draw controls.
Softball
Gulf Coast 2, Barron Collier 1: Senior Taylor Stalling pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits and one earned run while striking out seven and walking none for the win. Junior Nelinka Lambcke was 2 for 3 with a double.
St. John Neumann 3, Oasis 0: Jesse Camejo (2 for 3), Jennifer Drake (2 for 4, 2 SB, 2 runs), Cece Spencer (1 RBI), and Jolie Barth each hit a double for Neumann. Sophia Escobar threw a complete-game one-hitter with 16 Ks. Meesha Neujahr and Kaitlyn McGee had hits for Oasis.
SFCA 15, Lely 0: Natalie Recker, Bella Gee, and Braelyn Davis each had a double for the King’s. Braelyn was also the winning pitcher, allowing no earned runs with 7 strikeouts in 3 innings. Candace Chime, Anastin Hanson, and Olivia Tyler each scored 3 runs.
Flag Football
Bishop Verot 20, Lake Placid 0: Mel Moreno completed 9-of-17 passes for 119 yards and 1 TD, while Cameron O’Halloran was 2 for 2 for 23 yards, had 3 rushes for 16 yards and 1 TD and 5 catches for 41 yards. Lila Dinkel had 1 rush for 6 yards, 2 catches for 54 yards, plus 5 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 interception. Daphne Dalton had an interception returned for a touchdown. Grace Riley had 4 catches for 46 yards
Girls Tennis
Bishop Verot 6, Aubrey Rogers 1: Freshman Sara Chrysler improved her record to 10-2 with a win over Maddie Schmieg, 6-1, 6-2. Fellow freshman Samantha Ellis edged Bianca Kisic 7-6, 6-4 on court four while court two freshman Summer Jacobs won 6-3, 6-2. Senior Sophie Rodriguez added the final singles win, defeating Taylor Green, 6-4, 6-3. Verot doubles teams Sara Chrysler/Summer Jacobs and Sophie Rodriguez/Samantha Ellis followed up the singles wins with victories on both doubles courts.
Boys Tennis
Dunbar 4, Mariner 3: Singles, 1. Aiden Persaud (D) d. Damien Gleason 3-6, 6-4, 14-12; 2. Neil Chaung-Saladin (D) d. Ryan Hunter 6-3, 6-1; 3. Carlos Gonzalez (M) d. John Courtney 6-3, 6-2; 4. Emanuel Barros (M) d. Garry Belcher 3-6, 6-0, 10-2; 5. Jayadev Kon d. Brody Bixler 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Chaung-Saladin/Kona (D) d. Huntr/Bixler 8-3; 2. Gonzalez/Barros (M) d. Courtney/Belcher 8-6.
MONDAY
Beach Volleyball
Port Charlotte 3, Fort Myers 2: Two of the area’s best beach volleyball squads duked it out Monday afternoon at the Midtown Beach Sports Complex.
With the match coming down to the No. 3 court, Port Charlotte’s Harlee Tudor and Angelina Oliveira rose up and made timely plays, once trailing 11-8 against the Fort Myers tandem of Erin McDowell and Isabella Higby, before storming back to end the match on a 7-0 run.
The Pirates handed the Green Wave their first loss of the season after being ranked as high as second in Florida, winning 3-2.
Fort Myers cruised to wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts, as Gabby Dwyer and Ashlee Tenkley have yet to drop a set this season after beating Nygeria Hart and Hanna Hall. Amber Englehart and Kasey Corr also won on the No. 2 court via sweep, taking down Kiera Hundley and Grace Parent.
The No. 4 and 5 courts were sweeps for Port Charlotte, which moves to 7-2 on the season. Fort Myers (6-1) will aim to get back in the win column on Friday against SFCA.
— Alex Martin
Baseball
Oasis 13, Gateway Charter 2
Village School 17, Everglades City 0
Softball
Oasis 16, Gateway Charter 0: Kaitlyn McGee hit a solid line drive into left center for an early grand slam. McGee had 6 RBI for the game. Meesha Neujahr hit an in the park home run. Audrey Doan, Emma Neujahr, Madelyn Simison, Kyra Lavender, and Bri Davenport had multiple stolen bases.
Sebring 5, LaBelle 2
Girls Lacrosse
Bishop Verot 15, Aubrey Rogers 8: Lily Lockard led the Vikings with 4 goals, 5 assists, and 5 ground balls. Addison Wolfe and Caroline Ward scored 3 goals each, while Daphne O’Hara and Liz Schlager added 2 apiece. Maggie Swift made 12 saves in goal.
Barron Collier 24, Palmetto Ridge 0: The Cougars shut out the Bears on the road. Angie Juarez-Perez had four ground balls and three draw controls for Palmetto Ridge, while Chloe Walsh had one ground ball. Cara Nasa, Ana Lobaton, Kendra Pierre, and Arianna Perez combined for 14 saves in net.
Girls Tennis
FBA 5, Marco 2: Court 2: The Lions won the singles courts 2-5 with wins from Charlize Flornes, Madeline Rigsby, Sunny, and Isabeli Oliveria, respectively. FBA also took second doubles with Kaylee Bates and Quinn Sullivan.
Boys Tennis
Oasis 7, SFCA 0: Oasis singles winners were Nate Orozco, Michael Abreu, Brendan Overbaugh, Emmanuel Diaz, and Luciano Demaglhaes and the winning doubles pairs were Nate Orozco/Michael Abreu and Tommy Tarsia/Brendan Overbaugh.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: SW Florida Roundup week of March 31: East Lee boys weightlifting sweeps regional titles
Reporting by Ed Reed and Alex Martin, Fort Myers News-Press / Fort Myers News-Press
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