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Immokalee High School Class of 2024 graduates; see festivities in dozens of photos
Immokalee High School Class of 2024 graduated Friday at Suncoast Credit Union Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers. The 477 seniors at the high school were among 3,400-plus Collier County School District students graduating this year. Immokalee High School's mascot is the Indians, and the school colors...
Duval superintendent candidate shocked previous district with resignation
On Saturday, April 6, Lee County Schools Superintendent Christopher Bernier used his school district letterhead to apply for a new job in Duval County. Two days later, on Monday, he quit his job with Lee Schools. The School Board approved a separation agreement for him that day. On Tuesday, he listed his Fort Myers house for sale.
Lehigh Senior High School Class of 2024 graduates; see the festivities in dozens of photos
Lehigh Senior High School Class of 2024 graduated Sunday at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. The approximately 530 seniors at the Lehigh Acres high school were among about 6,000 Lee County School District students graduating this year. The school was built in 1994. The school's...
Spring Football: Verot QB Carter Smith scores 7 touchdowns, Vikings sweep spring jamboree
It was just a spring jamboree Bishop Verot rising senior quarterback Carter Smith and the Vikings offense look to be in midseason form. Smith, a Michigan commit, rushed for seven total touchdowns — four against Columbus and three against Sarasota Riverview — and host Verot won convincingly against both teams on Friday night. ...
Bishop Verot's season ends against top-seeded North Broward Prep in 3A state semifinals
Even with the crowd pulling for the local squad, North Broward Prep proved Hammond Stadium still belongs to them on Tuesday. The Eagles — who have reached the state championship game the last three years, capturing the title twice — pounced on Bishop Verot early and relied on the rock-solid pitching of UCF signee Mateo Gray for a 4-1 win in the Class 3A state semifinals.
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.
Sixth-inning miscues sink Trinity Christian in FHSAA baseball semifinal
A nightmare sixth inning turned out the lights on Trinity Christian's championship hopes. Seven consecutive batters reached in a five-run sixth, highlighted by Manny Marin's double, and Westminster Christian rallied past the Conquerors 6-4 in Wednesday's Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A baseball semifinal. Marin's double against reliever Tyler Ellis scored Westminster Christian...
SPARTANS' SPRINT: St. Johns Country Day ends wait, wins FHSAA baseball title in extras
Three late-round playoffs. Three late-inning walk-offs. Finally, the wait is over for St. Johns Country Day. Connor O'Steen dashed home with the winning run on a dropped third strike and the Spartans banished three years of postseason heartbreak to capture their first-ever baseball championship, defeating Miami Christian 4-3 in an eight-inning thriller in Wednesday's Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A final at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. ...
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