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• Prep baseball: Naples erases early deficit to down Island Coast Updated 05/03/2012 at 11:59 p.m.

  It took 9 innings, 12 runs and 18 hits to do it, but Naples High fought off a stingy Island Coast team to win its regional quarterfinal game 12-10 on Thursday night.

• Lely girls carry the day, winning district title Published 04/24/2012 at 4:46 p.m.

  LEHIGH ACRES — After the Lely High girls track team ran a victory lap with their Class 3A-District 12 championship trophy Friday, they brought the hardware to the man they call Grandpa.

• Prep track: Lely girls take home district championship Updated 04/20/2012 at 11:19 p.m.

  After the Lely High girls track team ran a victory lap with their Class 3A-District 12 championship trophy Friday, they brought the hardware to the man they call Grandpa.

• Everblades power up to pass South Carolina in standings Updated 03/23/2012 at 11:27 p.m.

  If there is a mystic force that turns power plays into goals, the Florida Everblades were able to get a hold of it Friday night, as five second-period goals, including four on the power play, boosted Florida to a 5-2 ...

• Prep boys track: Naples takes 2nd at Edison Relays Updated 03/10/2012 at 10:03 a.m.

  On the strength of the team’s field events, Naples took second place in the Edison Relays on Friday. Host Fort Myers won the boys-only event with 146 points while the Golden Eagles had 62. Immokalee was right behind NHS with ...

• Golf: Japan's Sadakata wins Coors Light Open by a shot Published 02/26/2012 at 10:18 p.m.

  Akio Sadakata shot a 6-under-par final round to win the 50th annual Coors Light Open by a stroke at Fort Myers Country Club on Sunday. The 32-year-old Japanese player came back from a tie for 14th for his first win ...

• Local golf: McNeill in front by 1 after 1st round of Coors Light Open Published 02/25/2012 at 9:46 p.m.

  George McNeill birdied on the 18th hole to take a 1-stroke lead in the first round of the Coors Light Open at Fort Myers Country Club on Saturday. But with 23 players under par — and two just one shot ...

• Prep boys basketball: Seacrest struggles in district championship, falls to ECS Published 02/11/2012 at 10:36 p.m.

  Playing without lead scorer Berson Charles for long stretches because of foul trouble, Seacrest dropped the Class 3A-District 11 championship game 38-32 to host Evangelical Christian on Saturday night.

• Prep boys basketball: Lely comeback falls short at 5A-14 title game Published 02/10/2012 at 10:28 p.m.

  Nearly overcoming an 18-point deficit, Lely dropped a 73-59 decision to East Lee County in the Class 5A-District 14 championship Friday night at Lehigh.

• Prep boys soccer: Immokalee upsets defending state champ Cape Coral Published 01/31/2012 at 11:22 p.m.

  It took 100 minutes of play and five free kicks to win the game, but the players on the Immokalee High soccer team saw an upset victory within reach much sooner than that.

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