Canterbury falls, Bishop Verot advances to State Championship

The Bishop Verot baseball team beat Gulliver Prep, 4-1 to advance to Tuesday nights Class 4-A State Championship Game. The Vikings are 24-6.
Canterbury ends the season, 22-5 after a 4-2 loss to Westminster Christian in the Class 3-A semifinals.

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Project on US 41 brings safer street crossing for pedestrians in Fort Myers

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Cape Coral museum honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day

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Dunbar High School football team chasing the state championship

Dunbar High School’s varsity football team has a chance to advance to the state title after upsetting Naples, one of the best teams in Southwest Florida, last week, winning 14 to 7. The team considers each other family, and it’s that bond off the field that’s allowed them to make history on Friday, hopefully. If […]

LEE COUNTY

Century long championship drought ended after Island Coast High School state baseball championship

The Island Coast High School baseball team had a pep rally Friday because the champs are here! Beating Jensen Beach Wednesday ended a century-long drought. In 1922 the FHSAA first sanctioned high school baseball. Since then, no public high school in Lee County earned a state championship trophy. That ended Friday. The celebration capped off […]

FORT MYERS

Bishop Verot holds parade to send off senior class

Bishop Verot Catholic High School gathered Saturday for a lovely end to an unusual school year. They held a car parade so students could say goodbye to staff, teachers, and their beloved school. Everyone remembers the excitement of graduating high school and starting the next chapter in their lives. And, although we’re still in a […]

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Father-son duo helps Canterbury School boy’s soccer win state championship

It’s been a decade since Canterbury School boys’ soccer won a state title. Those bragging rights have returned in part because of a father and son’s shared goal. We spoke to head coach Kevin Schonsee Friday after the boy’s soccer team won the 2A State Championship the day before. He says he mainly led the […]

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Lee County Officer of the Year finalists: Fort Myers police Lt. Nichole Greene

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Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with a 15-year-old long-haired chihuahua named Ginger.

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