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High school football: Fired up for first looks
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Local high school teams have a lot of new fresh names on the roster this season and tonight will be the first chance for head coaches to see them under the heat of the lights of Friday night. Full story »
High school football: Former Trojan gets his shot
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Lely High coach Steve Pricer has a picture of Steve Octavien in the Trojans locker room. He wants the players who wear the school’s colors this year -- and beyond -- to realize that football after high school is within their grasp. The young man in the photo is proof.
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High school football: Freshman QB learning on the fly
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Three weeks ago, Kenneth Mouton was just another freshman anxious to start high school, hoping to earn playing time on Golden Gate’s junior varsity football team. That all changed soon after Mouton arrived for his first fall practice with the Titans. Full story »
Sidelines: Go Gyrenes...?
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
When I first saw the word I understood it just about as well as I could pronounce it. Jyreene....guyreene...greeny...? How was that again? Gyrene. What in the world is a Gyrene anyway? Surely it couldn’t actually be the new mascot for Ave Maria University.
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Lely, short on numbers, practice as golf season begins
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Weather isn’t the only thing dampening Lely High golf spirits. The lack of players is a more serious dilemma. The girls have but two starters back and yet to have six players sign on to play matches. Full story »
PrepZone: Football notebook
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Notes from area high school football programs: Full story »
High school football: WGUF, WCNZ release tentative radio schedules
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Local radio stations WGUF-FM 98.9 and WCNZ-AM 1660 have released their tentative broadcast schedules for high school football this season.
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Football: Family, friends cheer on ex-Lely star Octavien with Chiefs
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Lely High coach Steve Pricer has a picture of Steve Octavien in the Trojans locker room. He wants the players who wear the school’s colors this year — and beyond — to realize that football after high school is within their grasp.
Full story »
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Football: 2008 prep preseason schedule
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Schedule for preseason games: Full story »
High school volleyball: Cougars double-up
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
The Cougars are seeing double. The Barron Collier volleyball program has a new face. – make that two. And they’re both familiar. Nick Sweat, a 2003 Barron grad, has been named the new head coach for the lady Cougars and when Athletic Director Jason Mitterwager...
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High school volleyball: Selvey a new constant in Lely equation
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
He is a self described “freak” courtside; quite different than the less imposing image when this fourth-year high school math teacher is behind the desk.
Daniel Selvey hopes to bring the precision of a quadratic equation to the Lely Trojans volleyball court. Full story »
Daniel Selvey hopes to bring the precision of a quadratic equation to the Lely Trojans volleyball court. Full story »
High school volleyball: Bears hope to serve up best yet
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Hanging on the walls of the Palmetto Ridge gymnasium are banners waiting to honor district, regional and state championships. In the fours years since the school has been opened, many programs have filled in those banner spots.
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High school volleyball: Wright ‘set’ for another go
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Christy Wright says her approach to coaching is unique. “It’s like a family for us,” she says. Easy to say when your dad is an assistant coach. Wright begins her second year as head coach for the lady Sharks after taking over for her father, Dale Hutcherson, two years earlier.
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Volleyball: Titan volley hungry for the Eagles
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Last track season, Golden Gate’s Melissa Romelus brought home a state runner-up trophy in the discus. The 4x100 team, which included Naomi Andre and Marjorie Eldira, also took the runner-up spot at the state championships. Full story »
Sidelines: When sports matter
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Like many of you, I found myself sleeping with one eye open for most of Monday night. The winds pounded the sides of our Estates home while the rain fell constantly. I was impressed by Tropical Storm Fay having underestimated, like others, the capabilities of the non-hurricane. Full story »
- Blood Drive -- 08/28/08 at Physicians Regional - Pine Ridge
- Canvass for Change: Literature Packet Stuffing -- 08/28/08 at Lee County Campaign For Change Headquarters
- Marco Island Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting -- 08/28/08 at Marco Island City Hall
- Collier County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council’s Subcommittee Meeting -- 08/28/08 at Emergency Medical Services Headquarters, 2705 South Horseshoe Drive, Naples
- Sidewalk Sale -- 08/28/08 at The Village on Venetian Bay
- Seminar: The Great Bed Makeover -- 08/28/08 at Robb & Stucky Interiors - Naples
- Planetarium Show: "Skies Over Southwest Florida" -- 08/28/08 at The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
- Phone Bank: Musicians for Obama -- 08/28/08 at Lee County Campaign For Change Headquarters
