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Varsity Report | Lake Mary, LHP in lacrosse state finals; storm hits FHSAA beach volleyball
Centra Florida’s leading lacrosse programs — Lake Mary’s boys and Lake Highland Prep’s girls — will play Saturday lacrosse state championship games in Naples. Defending state champ Lake Mary survived a frenzied final three minutes to defeat St. Thomas Aquinas 11-10 in a Class 2A semifinal on Thursday night. The Rams (23-1) will face Tampa Plant (19-3) in their 7:30 p.m. FHSAA final at the ...
Vega, Benjamin end Bolles' run in state boys lacrosse semifinal
A second-quarter surge from Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin dashed the championship dreams of Bolles 19-7 in Thursday's Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A boys lacrosse semifinal at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples. Jayden Vega scored three goals in a two-minute second period, part of a 10-1 Buccaneers run through the middle...
Eye on the Eagles: Get to know FGCU softball outfielder Riley Oakes
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. Riley Oakes is a graduate center fielder for Florida Gulf Coast's softball team. The Oviedo native spent two...
Playoff lacrosse: What to know about Palm Beach County's state championship contenders
Palm Beach County lacrosse has Naples on speed dial. The Paradise Coast Sports Complex has been an annual destination for a few local elites in recent seasons, and 2024 is no different. ...
Walk-off woe: Florida Gulf Coast home run denies Ospreys in ASUN softball championship
Neely Peterson connected with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning for Florida Gulf Coast, dashing the Ospreys' NCAA Women's College World Series in a 7-6 heartbreaker in Saturday's ASUN softball tournament final. Both teams had gone scoreless since the second inning until Peterson broke the tie in extras...
Bolles boys lacrosse fueled by painful memories entering FHSAA final four
Ask Jack Cox what drives him toward a championship, and the answer is one word. "It's anger," Cox said. "I would say I'm just really mad from last year, just trying not to let that happen again. We've got a lot of special seniors and I don't want them to go out that...
Setting a high bar: Naples pole vaulters Luther Mogelvang, Bates twins soaring to titles
The Golden Eagles are flying high. That comes with the territory as a pole vaulter. Pole vault has become a crucial event for the Naples High track and field team, providing reliable scores to help win meet after meet, including sweeps of CCAC and district titles. ...
'Ultimate destination' for sports: Play golf, pickleball, lots more at unique Bonita spot
They call it the first of its kind in the United States: A Bonita Springs attraction that promises to be "the ultimate destination" for sports fans. Sports Challenge America quietly opened last summer on Bonita Beach Road, but it's been slowly growing since then and adding more things to do. It's latest addition: 12 new, state-of-the-art pickleball courts that opened last month. ...
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