A roundup of Southwest Florida high school events for the week of Jan. 12-17, 2026.
THURSDAY
Wrestling
REGION 1A-3: ENGLEWOOD — St. John Neumann jumped out to a quick lead and went on to defeat Lemon Bay, 49-16, to advance to the Class 1A-3 dual wrestling regional finals.
The Celtics won six of the first seven matches and cruised past the Manta Rays from there. The results were somewhat surprising for Neumann coach Blaine Ison.
“I think the score makes it look a lot worse than it is,” Ison said. “Lemon Bay has a very solid team. We knew going into it that there was going to be a lot of close matches that could come down to the end. Our kids were able to fight through,so we were able to win those swing matches. So the score looks a lot worse, but there was a lot of battles won individually, and that’s what made the whole team take care of itself.”
James Sanders started it off for the Celtics with a pin of Memphis Carpenter in the 113-pound weight class, but Logan Dean returned the favor for Lemon Bay with a pin of Miles Merves at 120.
Neumann then won the next five duals to open up a 30-6 lead. Erik Perez and Jalal Naghib pinned their Lemon Bay opponents, then Russ Haas edged out Tristan Nee, 8-7, at 138. Lincoln Sledzianowski followed with a technical fall win over Justus Hatch, and William Buckley won a major 16-5 decision over Elliot Sear at 150.
The Mantas then got a pin from Jason Perez-Mesa over Richmerlens Cliferme and a 13-9 decision by Evan Saunoris over Braeden Mills to briefly close the gap. Johnathan Moder won a major decision at 175 over Carter Shaffer, 12-3, for Neumann, and the Manta’s Atticus Randall defeated Reyvis Soto, 9-6, to bring the score to 34-20.
The Celtics closed out the match with an 8-5 decision by Hunter Born at 215 and pins by Gabe Harris at 285 and Greyson McDonald at 106.
“We knew we were going to go into a hostile environment,” Ison said. “They’re home with their fans. There were going to be a lot of matches that we were going to have to gut out, and I’m super proud of these boys.”
The Celtics advanced with a 72-6 win over Lakewood in the quarterfinals while Lemon Bay was defeating Aubrey Rogers, 46-26.
Neumann now goes to the first round of the state tournament, which is the regional final match next Friday, in hopes of advancing to the state semifinals on Saturday.
The Celtics will look to improve on their state runner-up finish from last year, when they lost to Mater Lakes Academy.
“That’s what we’re hoping for,” Ison said. “We want a revenge match.”
— Bruce Robins
Boys soccer
Naples 3, Bonita Springs 0: Austin Cuebas, JoJo Ramos, and Andrew Nava each scored in the Golden Eagles’ shutout victory.
Palmetto Ridge 1, Gulf Coast 1: The Bears’ goal was scored on a header by Sekai Stockner from a Gael Jaszchuk set piece.
Mariner 5, Barron Collier 1: Carlos Santana, Jeffrey LaGuerre, Justin Medero, Jeovani Castro, and Alessandro Gonzalez scored for the Tritons (20-2-2). Jayden Torres added 2 assists.
Girls soccer
Canterbury 3, Oasis 1: Mackenzie Molina scored two goals and assisted on another in the Cougars’ win.
Girls basketball
Bishop Verot 42, Venice 40: Caroline Ward dropped 22 points to 1,000 points in her career in the Vikings’ win. Ambrielle Calixte added 7 points.
Naples 51, Gulf Coast 50: Naples was down 49-50 with 6.6 seconds left. Lizie Froloff took the ball up the court and passed the ball to Jaliyah Tiberio-Floyd with 2.2 seconds left and she made a buzzer-beater to win the game. Froloff had 11 points, Kaydriana Vilsaint 13 points and Tiberio-Floyd added 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Barron Collier 51, Lely 30: Emery Kepple scored 10 points to lead the Cougars.
WEDNESDAY
Boys Basketball
Cape Coral 86, Dunbar 55: The Seahawks won the LCAC semifinal and will face Lehigh in Friday’s final. Cape leaders were Jordan Rucker (24 points, 7 rebounds), Jio Legros (15 points, 7 rebounds), Eli Felix (14 points, 8 rebounds) and Kiah Jones (13 points, 6 assists).
Girls Basketball
Fort Myers 43, North Fort Myers 19: Senior Taylor Hargrove sank six 3-point shots en route to a game-high 20 points, leading the host Green Wave (11-6) in a second-round consolation-bracket game in the LCAC Tournament. Freshman Kayden Smutney contributed 13 points, and junior Juliya Smith had five points for the winners. Sophomore Kelley Conley netted eight points and senior Faith MacKay had four points for the Red Knights (8-8).
Girls Soccer
Fort Myers 3, Gulf Coast 2: Lyric Perk scored a goal and an assist for the Green Wave.
TUESDAY
Boys soccer
Mariner 2, Palmetto Ridge 0: Alessandro Gonzalez scored two goals and Justin Medero added an assist for the Tritons (19-2-2).
Bishop Verot 4, Ida Baker 1: Giovanni Blandon and Jack Fish each scored two goals for the Vikings.
SFCA 2, Out-of-Door 1: Coleman Smith had a goal and an assist and Barak Stockeland also scored for SFCA.
Girls soccer
Bishop Verot 8, Ida Baker 1: Gianna Fabrizi scored four goals for the Vikings, who also got two goals each from Katie Pelkofski and Emma Mantilla. Pelkofski added three assists.
Cape Coral 3, Lely 1: Ella Mayes scored two goals to lead the Seahawks (9-6-3). Lyla Jackson also scored for Cape Coral.
Boys basketball
Community School of Naples 71, Bishop Verot 58: Cole Vetor poured in 34 points and added three steals for the victorious Seahawks.
Girls basketball
Barron Collier 45, Golden Gate 25: Senior Taylor Viotto led the Cougars (16-4) with 16 points. Wideland Derosters led Golden Gate with 12 points.
Bishop Verot 60, Westminster Christian 58: Caroline Ward had 31 points for Bishop Verot while Abigail Krejci added 12.
MONDAY
Boys soccer
Mariner 7, Charlotte 0: Alessandro Gonzalez scored five goals and added one assist as the Tritons (18-2-2) defeated the Tarpons on Senior Night at Mariner. Aiden Mace made four saves to earn the shutout victory.
SFCA 5, Marco Island 0: Coleman Smith scored three goals and Barak Stockeland added two to lead SFCA.
Naples 3, Cypress Lake 0: Andrew Nava, Maverick Alonso and Sebastian Mastronardi scored for the Golden Eagles.
Girls basketball
Lehigh 64, Cape Coral 30: Rianne Smith scored a game-high 23 points to lead Lehigh, while Gianna Paulhus added 18 points.
Dunbar 34, North Fort Myers 14: Senior Tatiana Jean-Simon scored 11 points to lead the host Tigers (12-5) in a first-round game in the LCAC Tournament. Junior Zaniya Daniels added six points, while freshmen Tor’Ryiah Wingate and Malorie McCutcheon each chipped in five points for the winners. Senior Faith MacKay topped the Red Knights (8-7) with four points.
Boys basketball
Oasis 73, Gateway Charter 60: Five players scored in double figures for the victorious Sharks, led by Zack Louzao (18 points) and Jackson Lee (17).
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: SWFL Thursday Results: St. John Neumann wrestling advances in regionals
Reporting by Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News / Fort Myers News-Press
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