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ECS softball walks off against University Christian for 2A title behind Yzaguirre no-hitter
Almost a year after falling to University Christian in the Class 2A state championship game, the Evangelical Christian School softball team got the better of the rematch. In bottom of the seventh with one out, Kee Green laid down a bunt and motored to first base for the Sentinels' second hit of the game. The next batter, 13-year-old Payton Billie, chopped a pitch down the third base line, giving Green the green light — the sophomore sped...
VOTE: The News-Press Athlete of the Week presented by Babcock Ranch for May 13-18
It's time for the final Athlete of the Week poll of the 2023-24 school year. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed by Lee County’s coaches during the week to sports@news-press.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be. The poll will...
South Walton baseball's dominant playoff path has them one win from 4A state title
South Walton baseball entered the playoffs with the best strength of schedule in all of Class 4A, a sign of the dominant path it would forge. After capturing a District 1 title, the Seahawks run-ruled West Florida 10-0, felled Bishop Kenny 5-2, staged a sixth-inning comeback in a 6-1 victory over Arnold and, on Tuesday, jumped all over Merritt Island as Charlie Willcox blasted a three-run homer and Coleman Borthwick and Braxton Varnes missed barrels in a 7-3 win to advance to the FHSAA state championship game.
Seasoned Spartans: After past setbacks, St. Johns Country Day awaits baseball breakthrough
One at-bat at a time, St. Johns Country Day is applying the lessons learned in North Carolina to bring a baseball trophy back to North Florida. Back in the final four for the third time in four years, St. Johns Country Day continues its chase for a first Florida High School Athletic Association...
Eye on the Eagles: Get to know FGCU men's tennis player Pablo Paternostro
Get to know your Eagles. The Naples Daily News will profile an FGCU athletic program member each week to introduce fans to the players and coaches representing the Blue and Green during the 2024 season. Pablo Paternostro was a freshman on the Florida Gulf Coast men's tennis squad in 2023-24....
Clutch pitching, clutch hitting: Stetson comes through for ASUN semifinal win over FGCU
DELAND — Stetson’s pitching was the story for most of its ASUN Conference semifinal against Florida Gulf Coast Saturday. Then, the bottom of the seventh inning happened. With a 4-1...
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