Each week during the school year, The News-Press and the Naples Daily News select high school boys athletes who stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports sent to sports@news-press.com and sports@naplesnews.com and school nominations sent over email. Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on news-press.com and naplesnews.com and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best.
The winner of the Southwest Florida Boys Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by MY Shower Door will receive a t-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by The News-Press and Naples Daily News. Voting ends at 10 a.m. Thursday each week. The winner will be announced on social media.
The previous SWFL Boys Athlete of the Week sponsored by MY Shower Door winner was Aubrey Rogers track athlete Braden Turner, who captured 37% of the vote.
If you have a nominee, be sure to email them to sports@news-press.com and sports@naplesnews.com, with the athlete’s name, school, and notable stats for a given week. Submissions are due no later than 5 p.m. every Sunday.
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Here are the SW Florida Boys Athlete of the Week sponsored by MY Shower Door nominees for April 27-May 2:
Track and field
Isaiah Bernadel, South Fort Myers
Bernadel won the 100- and 200-meter races at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet on May 2. He also contributed to the Wolfpack’s win in the 4×100 relay.
Jadrien Carmo, Bishop Verot
Carmo won the 200- and 400-meter races at the Class 2A-Region 3 meet on May 1. He also contributed to the Vikings’ win in the 4×400 relay.
Angel Cruz, Mariner
Cruz won the 3200 meter race with a PR at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet on May 2.
Dylan Gourley, Gateway
Gourley won the pole vault at the Class 4A-Region 3 meet on May 2.
Kobe Johnson, Dunbar
Johnson won the 110- and 400-meter hurdles at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet on May 2, setting a PR in the former. He also contributed to the Tigers’ win in the 4×400 relay.
Jackson Manetta, Community School
Manetta came in first in the high jump at the Class 1A-Region 3 meet on May 1.
Baseball
MJ Hough, St. John Neumann
Hough earned the wins in Game 2 and 3 of the Celtics’ Class 1A regional semifinal series against ECS. In seven combined innings in the double headed, he struck out seven batters while giving up just five hits and one earned run.
Ever Silvente, Canterbury
Silvente went 4-for-7 with two triples and two RBI in the Cougars’ Game 1 and 2 victories of the team’s Class 1A regional semifinal series against Northside Christian.
Lacrosse
Burch Summers, Community School
Summers had a pair of hat tricks in the Seahawks regional semifinal and regional final wins last week.
Tennis
William Freshwater, Barron Collier
Freshwater capped off his high school career with a pair of state individual titles, winning the singles and doubles championships at the Class 2A tournament on April 29.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: VOTE: SW FL Boys Athlete of the Week by MY Shower Door for April 27-May 2
Reporting by Dustin B Levy, Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News / Fort Myers News-Press
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