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2016 News-Press All-Area softball
Vivian Ponn, 15, of Fort Myers High School – All Area finalist (2016) Mackenzie Peterson, softball, North Fort Myers High School Mackenzie Buss, Cape Coral, softball Jessie Valerius, North Fort Myers...
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Full list of winners for The News-Press All-Area Stars
The sixth annual The News-Press All-Area Stars banquet honors the best high school athletes in Lee and Collier counties. The sixth annual The News-Press All-Area Stars banquet honors the best high...
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Donnell takes home Jeff Sommer Coach of the Year award
Dwayne Donnell, of Dunbar High School, poses with Emmitt Smith after being named Coach of the Year during the All-Area Stars Banquet at Germain Arena on Tuesday. When Dwayne Donnell entered into the...
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All-Area all-stars celebrate memorable seasons
Emily Moore, of Evangelical Christian School, shares a laugh with Chelsa Messinger, of WINK Sports, during an interview on the red carpet at the All-Area All Stars Banquet at Germain Arena on Tuesday...
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Emmitt Smith delivers heartfelt message to All-Area stars
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith, right, speaks to the audience while being interviewed by News-Press sports reporter Cory Mull at the All-Area Stars Awards Banquet Tuesday in Fort...
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Mull: The best moments from the All-Area Awards banquet
Scenes from the All-Area Stars Awards Banquet Tuesday in Fort Myers All-Area Stars Awards Banquet Tuesday in Fort Myers. Scenes from the All-Area Stars Awards Banquet Tuesday in Fort Myers All-Area...
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Southwest Florida prep football breakdown in numbers.
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Destanni Henderson makes Team USA women's U17 basketball team
Fort Myers sophomore Destanni Henderson was given an answer as to whether she made the USA women’s basketball U17 national team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Destanni Henderson is now officially a...
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Henderson reflects on making USA U17 team
Destanni Henderson had set her hopes high a year ago, going as far as to buy an international passport in the days leading up to her tryout with the USA Basketball women’s U16 team. But the...
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USF satellite football camp brings out best talent in Southwest Florida
USF coach Willie Taggart, center, talks to high school football players following the Bulls’ satellite football camp on Sunday. Willie Taggart huddled the nearly 200 high school football players...
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Mull: The 'Boss' behind Destanni Henderson
Fort Myers sophomore Destanni Henderson runs the USA women’s basketball U17 offense during a practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Don’t be mistaken by Destanni Henderson’s nickname. Off the court,...
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Cypress Lake's Zantman signs pro soccer contract
Cypress Lake student Noah Zantman signed his first professional soccer contract last month with SC Cambuur, a second division club in the Netherlands. At 14 years old, most teenagers are hoping to...
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South Fort Myers junior Jeshaun Jones is a fast rising football prospect
Jeshaun Jones, South Fort Myers Jeshaun Jones still isn’t sure why he’s getting all this attention, neither does his mother. The News-Press Football Big 15 Recruits. During a recent visit to The...
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Golden Gate's Cherelus has power and speed to play safety
Claudin Cherelus Claudin Cherelus has been taking notes. The News-Press Football Big 15 Recruits. The Golden Gate rising senior watched his brother, Weeginne, go through the college football...
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Big 15: Riverdale's Cole Schneider shifts to defense
Cole Schneider When the idea of Cole Schneider shifting from the offensive line to the defensive line was floated, the 6-foot-4, 295-pound Riverdale senior, whose recruiting stock skyrocketed over the...
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Mull: Dunbar football gives back to children's hospital
Six big boys in orange uniforms belted out a song from the Disney movie “Frozen.” Their audience, a little girl receiving cancer treatments, rewarded them with a smile spreading across her face. Let...
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Gulf Coast back DeMarcus Townsend flying up recruiting boards
DeMarcus Townsend, Gulf Coast DeMarcus Townsend is fast earning a reputation as one of the most explosive athletes in Southwest Florida. Gulf Coast coach Pete Fominaya shared a story about his junior...
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Could Wooby Theork be Naples next big recruit?
Wooby Theork, Naples The Naples High football program is never short on talent. The Golden Eagles didn’t win two state championships and six regional titles the past 15 years without great players....
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Oakland Raiders safety Nate Allen holds football camp at SFCA
A group runs drills at a free youth football camp at McGregor Baptist Church run by Nate Allen of the Oakland Raiders on Saturday. Nate Allen dabs with a group during his free youth football camp at...
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The Big 15: South's E'Quan Dorris ready to prove doubters wrong
Jeshaun Jones, South Fort Myers Here’s a day in the life of E’Quan Dorris, South Fort Myers High’s star running back. He arrives at the South Fort Myers High weight room long before most of his...
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