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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tuesday BASEBALL Island Coast 6, Clewiston 3: In the Blue Streak Classic, Jackson White, Logan Hawkins, Nate Jaquez and Archer Ellis had an RBI each for Island Coast (13-2). White, Jaquez and Lonnie Campos had two hits each. Archer Ellis had 10 strikeouts in five innings as three Gators ...
PHOTO GALLERY | South Fort Myers Wolfpack Howl Invitational on Friday. All photos by MARK CLIFFORD
Monday BASEBALL Mariner 10, Bonita Springs 5: The Tritons (8-6) made the most five hits to win their first game in the Pirate Spring Break Classic. Ryan Kotarski drove in three runs and Nick Oliveros had two RBI. Island Coast 11, Avon Park 1 (5 innings): The Gators (11-2) didn't allow a ...
