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Ida Baker High School Fishing Tournament scheduled for March 21

Local anglers can take to the waters next weekend as part of a fishing tournament to benefit local high school athletes.  The inaugural Ida Baker High School Fishing Tournament takes place Saturday, March 21, starting at 7 a.m., with various divisions and prizes up for grabs.  All proceeds ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prep Sports Report 3-10-26

Monday BASEBALL Mariner 14, Estero 2: The Tritons (6-5) scored 13 of their 14 runs in the last three innings to roll past the Wildcats. PJ Marino drove in four runs for Mariner with a triple and a single. Colin Raftery had three RBI with a double and a single, and Xavier Muentes had two ...