Tuesday
Girls Lacrosse
Gulf Coast 13, Riverview 9
Gulf Coast survived the Rams’ second half in the Class 2A regional semifinals with a balanced offensive game and strong defense. The Sharks lost to Riverview 13-12 in overtime last year and have trailed the Rams ever since.
“Last year we lost in overtime and we really wanted revenge,” said Kali Cleary. “I think we decided to beat them tonight. It was a great feeling to win and make the playoffs.”
The first half was a back-and-forth battle with both teams trading goals in the first ten minutes. In the 16th minute, Cleary scored two goals in one minute to give the Sharks a 5-3 win.
In the first half, Gulf Coast dominated possession, turnovers and free kicks.
Less than two minutes into the game, Rhys Hudek put the Sharks on the board and tied the game in the 17th minute. He finished the first half with a hat trick.
Cleary had three goals and two assists in the first half to lead the Sharks 8-5. He finished the tournament with five goals.
The Sharks extended their lead in the second half, holding the Gulf Coast Rams scoreless for 16 minutes.
Peyton Davidson and Cleary combined for four unanswered goals in the first eight minutes of the second half to take a 12-5 lead. Davidson finished with five goals and two assists.
“Our transition in the second half was unbelievable,” Cree said. “We weren’t really selfish, we shared the ball and played as a team.
The Rams came alive in the 13th minute through Susan Lotter. The Rams scored four unanswered goals, but the Sharks’ defense held strong and held the lead.
The Lowther, Ohio native had just six goals this year and was shutout on the night. Nolan Knack made several defensive stops against Lowther as the Sharks scored just three goals and had one assist in the win.
“We really [dived up] tonight,” head coach Lynn Garrison said. But the defense missed in key situations. Knack rescues Susan and just fills her up. It was very pleasant.”
Softball
Bishop Vero 2, Fort Myers 1
The game, which was expected for two months, has ended its hopes.
Bishop Vero scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning in the top of the frame in what should have been the team’s season opener, but was delayed by dangerous field conditions. .
“We’ve been playing tough teams and things like that all year, just getting us to the playoffs and that’s what we’re trying to build on,” Bishop coach Vero said. . Chris Gatewood said:
With Bishop Vero’s Victoria Ash and Fort Myers’ Julia Knoller battling in a tight circle to limit contact and both defenders playing flawlessly, the run would be the difference. Ash finished with 10 strikeouts, his second in the game and the 500th of his career, while allowing just three hits and an unearned run. Nohler allowed just two hits in three innings and one walk until the sixth inning for the Vikings (18-3).
Fort Myers (11-11) picked up the first game in the top of the sixth. With runners on first and second and no outs, Knowler’s throw to left field was misplayed, scoring Tegan Webb and giving the Green Wave their first run. With two runners on and still no outs, the Greens couldn’t get another pass when an error on a hit attempt and Ash’s two outs ended the frame.
“They played one more game than us,” Fort Myers coach Dan Mills said. “And we had a lot of chances, and we had a lot of chances. This is the difference.
With one out, Vero’s Jalen Riley singled, stole second and took third on McKenna Robbins’ foul ball to Knowler. Sarah Yamrick singled to Riley, Robbins was thrown out as Yamrick advanced to second. Melanie Moreno finished first in Yamrick and was the winner.
The Ashes sealed the win by winning the second and ending the game.
“I knew we were going to score in the bottom of the sixth,” Ash said. “I had full confidence in my team, especially the team we came from.
We’re excited to play them because especially for me and Coach Chris, you know Coach Chris was the coach there, I played to win there (Freshman) because we’ve lost the last few years, so we just got our win. It doesn’t look better to get it.
– Ed Reed
North Fort Myers 6, Rite 5: Kendall Wiley allowed two hits and five runs while striking out nine for North. Abby Hines and Mia Lane each had 2 hits.
Mariners 9, Bonita Spring 6: Cheyenne Waddell, Crimson Lawrence and Mia Standard each had two RBIs for the Tritons. Lawrence allowed two earned runs on 10 hits to get the win.
Saint John Neumann 7, Oasis 3: Sofia Escobar had 15 hits and allowed two earned runs for the Celtics. LC Hanypsiak went 2-for-3 with an inside-the-park double and a home run with two RBI.
Baseball
Bonita Spring 13, Mariners 8: Donovan Hunt (3 runs) and Landon Yede (3 RBI, 2 runs) each had four hits, while Angel Moreno had the final four hits of the game and Bonita allowed just two runs. Mariners’ Keelan Jamison had two hits and four RBI.
SFCA 13, CSN 2: Eli Moore pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits. Dylan Plimpton went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Will Higbe went 2-for-2 with an RBI, two hits, three runs and two stolen bases.
Men’s tennis
Naples 4, Cape Coral 0
1. Singles Michael Ritchie-Kline (N) def. T Landino 6-0, 6-4; 2. Ray Pozzoni (N) def. Franklin Lewandowski 6-0, 6-1; 3. Carlos Core (H), defender. Marco Guba 6:0, 6:1; 4. Spencer Carly (N) def. Eduardo Figueroa 6:0, 6:0; 5. Jack Tucker (N) defeated Homer Figueroa (CC) 6-4, 4-3.
Naples Alpha defeated Cape Coral 10-3 to advance to Thursday’s regional final at Baron Collier at 3 p.m.
Gulf Coast 5, Strawberry Cream 0
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Evan Kisich and Jaden Thompson, 7-5, 6-2; 2. Hudson Free D, Darshan Ayappa 6-2, 6-2; 3. Nmmgada tag d. Aryan Adul-Qadir 6-4, 6-4; 4. Alex Matsa d. Rushik Mangavali 6-1, 6-3; 5. Paul Barros and Abraham Gauguin, 6-1, 6-1
Signature of Naples
Naples High School honored four student-athletes by signing college letters on Tuesday. Entrants Lucas Edwards, Wheaton College, major; Jack Tucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, diving; Lucy Freutzheim, University of Florida, soccer; and Josh Similien, Goshen College, basketball.
Monday
Baseball
Naples 10, Golden Gate 0: Michael Graziano hit a home run in the third game of a doubleheader for the Golden Eagles. Graziano finished 3 for 3 with an RBI and a homer, and Johnny King added two hits. Oliver Lee went four innings and allowed one hit while striking out six in his first varsity start.
Bishop Vero 7, Bonita Springs 0: For the second straight game, Aidan Knack went the distance, striking out 16 and allowing three hits with no walks in the win for the Vikings. In his last two starts (14 innings), Knack has allowed four hits and one walk with 27 strikeouts.
Softball
Riverdale 24, South Fort Myers 9: The Raiders scored 24 runs on 12 hits to defeat the Wolf Pack, led by Madison Schmidt, who went 2-for-2 with five runs and an RBI. Gabby Giuliano went 1-2 with four runs and two RBIs. Jordan McKee took the loss for the Wolf Pack, finishing 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.
Southwest Florida Christian 12, Everglades City 1 (Hall 5) Brelin Davis had a complete game for the Kings with nine shots and one assist. Kaylee Fleischer went 4-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored, while Aniston Hansen was 3-for-5 with a triple, a run and an RBI.
Fort Myers 4, Ida Baker 2: Julia Noller led the Green Wave to a win over the Bulldogs, giving up three hits and no runs while striking out four in three innings. Noler went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Kyle Wagle was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Beach volleyball
Fort Myers 3, Seacrest Country Day 2
This article originally appeared in the Fort Myers News-Press. High School Sports Report. Lacrosse, softball, baseball.
