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Cape High grad McClanahan makes comeback with Rays

A year ago, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher and Cape Coral High School graduate Shane McClanahan couldn't feel his hand. The two-time American League All-Star had recovered from Tommy John surgery, which kept him out of baseball for the 2024 season. Pitching in his final Spring Training last year ...

Prep Sports Report 3-23-26

Saturday TRACK AND FIELD Guy Thomas Memorial Classic (Approved Qualifier) At Dunbar High School GIRLS 100 meters: 1 Antanyiah Brown (North Miami) 11.81. 2 Kala Valarias (Gulf Coast) 11.84. 3 Aaysia Williams (Ft. Lauderdale) 11.95. 200: 1 Antanyiah Brown (North Miami) 23.78. 2 Kala ...

Prep Sports Schedule (3-23 / 3-28)

Monday, 3-23 BASEBALL Cape Coral at Gateway Lehigh at Ida Baker Mariner at Cypress Lake Bishop Verot at Wesley Chapel SOFTBALL Cape Coral at Gateway Port Charlotte at Ida Baker BEACH VOLLEYBALL Cape Coral at Riverdale Fort Myers at Mariner FLAG FOOTBALL Cape Coral at ...

Island Coast, Mariner win spring break baseball tournaments

Wednesday BASEBALL Island Coast 3, Key West 1: The Gators won all three of their games in the Blue Streak Classic in Sebring. Island Coast takes the rest of Spring Break off with a 14-2 record. Mariner 10, Port Charlotte 2: Mariner (10-6) took the championship game of the Pirate Spring ...

Cape’s Minto falls one point shy in NCAA final

For Cape Coral’s Christopher Minto, there’s still one hill to climb and one point to overcome. Minto, a Mariner High grad and now sophomore at the University of Nebraska, fell to undefeated Penn State senior Levi Haines, 2-1, in the 174-pound final Saturday evening at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland. Each wrestler scored one escape point in the match and the difference was a second-period stalling call on Minto. Minto’s runnerup finish this year improves upon his fourth-place finish last year at 165 and sets him up as a likely favorite to win a title in 2027. He ...

Sawyer Murphree headed to BMX World Championships in Australia

A warrior’s spirit runs deep within a Cape Coral youth who is preparing to showcase his talents on a world stage.  Sawyer Murphree, who has been bestowed the moniker of “The Warrior,” has been selected to represent Team USA at the upcoming Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) BMX ...