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Cape athlete heads to Special Olympics USA Games

Adam Johnson is an athletic jack of all trades.  From bowling, to tennis, to paddle boarding, to pickleball, the 20-year-old Cape Coral native can do it all, and do it well.  That’s why Johnson was selected as an athlete to represent Team Florida at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games ...

Prep Sports Report 3-13-26

Thursday SOFTBALL Mariner 6, Cape Coral 3: The Tritons (6-3) put up three runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-all tie. Rylie Moore doubled and had two RBI to pace the Mariner offense. Kaylen Rounding also drove in a run. Gabi Winters allowed three unearned runs to get the win for ...

Prep Sports Report 3-12-26

Wednesday BASEBALL Mariner 17, Cape Coral 2 (4 innings): Xavier Muentes racked up five RBI , going 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored as the Tritons (7-6) rolled to victory. Diego Romero Fernandez ripped a three-run homer and Antonio Marino had three RBI. Ryan Kotarski added two RBI. ...

Florida Atlantic wins 2026 APP Selkirk U.S. Collegiate Championships

Florida Atlantic University emerged last weekend as the champions of the 2026 APP Selkirk Collegiate Championships at The Courts, Cape Coral. The event, which featured some of the best pickleball teams in the country, was hosted by the Association of Pickleball Players. FAU claimed the top spot from the field that included defending champ, University of Florida, along with Florida State, Miami, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Utah Tech, Texas, Indiana, Purdue, Virginia, Grand Canyon and UConn. The winning team was comprised of Jayden Broderick, Gianna ...

Minnesota’s Ober, Boston’s Oviedo post strong pitching performances

Both clubs that call Fort Myers home as the precursor to the Major League Baseball regular season are busy at work fine-tuning rosters, ramping up activity and getting swings and arms right for when the games mean the most. The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox play mere miles from one another across Daniels Parkway, with snowbirds, visitors and now full-time residents alike getting the first look at what the 2026 version of their favorite clubs will be. Friday evening at Lee Health Sports Complex, one of the Twins most important arms made his first start of Spring Training against ...

Prep Sports Report 3-11-26

Tuesday SOFTBALL Bishop Verot 10, Mariner 0 (6 innings): Payton Breadmore doubled in two runs for the Vikings (5-1). Tianna Wolfson, Willa Pagnutti and Josie Bettermann scored two runs each. Breadmore and Jettermann held the Tritons (5-3) to a hit by Briley Parramore.  North Fort Myers ...