News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page C7

BOYS FIRST TEAM QUINN MOSSEY School: Mariner ear: Senior Highlights: Mossey finished fifth at the tournament bowling for a combined score of 632. WYATT SMITH School: Island Coast Year: Freshman Highlights: Smithled the Gators to a second-place inish in the 6tournament after notching a team-high core of 575. Smith finished 28 th overall at tate with a four-game otal of 854. COACH OF THE YEAR SCOTT GUTTERY School: Fort Myers Highlights: Guttery guided the Green Wave to a 2014 District hampionship and a 12 th place finish in the state championships. SECOND TEAM Jacob Layton, Riverdale Joe Marinello, Ida Baker Parker Pentiuk, Cape oral Tyler Plourde, Island Coast Jeremy Wagner, Fort yers HONORABLE MENTION Cape Coral: Patrick Parkinson Cypress Lake: Corbett Raker ort Myers: Cameron Stolki I da Baker: Justin illiams, Skyler Null South Fort Myers: ichael Annunziato BOWLER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS EVAN BARANECKY TYLER ALTMANN IDA Highlights: Altmann placed third in the LCAC meet with a 6 59 to secure an trip to the state finals in Orlando.

There, he qualified for the individual state championship finals after notching a four-game qualification total of 932, fifth-best a mong the qualifiers and placed 11 th IDA BAKER, JUNIOR Highlights: A year after finishing second at the 6meet he moved up one spot, taking first with a 677 to lead his team to a first-place finish. Baranecky earned a berth to state championship where he placed 32 nd He bowled for a four-game total of 852. FORT MYERS, JUNIOR Highlights: The Green Wave team captain led his team to the District championship after placing second with a 668. He placed 26 th individually at the state championship with a 855, and helped Fort Myers notch a 12 th place finish verall. ANDREW EECE NEWS-PRESS C7 ALL-AREA BOWLING GIRLS FIRST TEAM MIA RAYMOND School: Cape Coral ear: Senior Highlights: Raymond bowled a 468 at to take sixth lace and clinch a berth to the state finals.

She inished 91 st at state with a four-game total of 660. MIKAYLA SIMER School: Island Coast Year: Sophomore Highlights: Simer finish fourth individually at the istrict tournament with a score 484 and bowled a our-game total score of 640 to notch 100 th place at tate. COACH OF THE YEAR BRIAN JONES School: Island Coast ighlights: Jones led his eam to a fourth straight trip to states and a 12 th place finish overall after notching a District Championship. SECOND TEAM Ellen Dickman, Island Coast Paige Jordan, North Fort Myers aitlin McBride, Mariner Lisa Purnell, Riverdale unnie Roberts, Island Coast HONORABLE MENTION Cypress Lake: Emily llar Lehigh: Katelyn Morales Mariner: Tiffany ampbell, Amanda Rodriguez South Fort Myers: ckenzie (Mac) Owens BOWLER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS LINDSEY CONN CAPE CORAL, FRESHMAN Highlights: Ruby won the District championship with ascore of 584. She took 74 th overall in the state individual tournament after recording a score of 687.

MALLORY BERNER Compiled by Nick Twardus THE NEWS-PRESS Portrait photos by ack Hardman THE NEWS-PRESS HOW WE SELECT THE ALL-AREA EAMS At the conclusion of each high school season, The News-Press staff sends area coaches a nomina- ion form to select and rank players for our all- area first teams and to also nominate athletes for second team and honor- a ble mention. A combination of The esearch and the player rankings lead to the teams being selected and three athletes being named finalists for player of the year. They are invited to The News-Press All-Area Stars banquet to be held in June where the player of the year for each sport will be an- ounced. SOUTH FORT MYERS, SENIOR Highlights: Berner led the Wolfpack to a runner-up finish in he District tournament after placing third with a combined score of 496. She helped her team place 30 th at state and finished 59 th individually after bowling for a four- ame total of 737.

ISLAND COAST, SENIOR Highlights: Conn led the Gators to the District championship, finishing second individually with a score of 542. Conn went on to finish 10 th in the individual state championship with a four-game total of 835, which included a high game of 257. KAELA UBY THURSDAY BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY FRIDAY BOYS AND GIRLS WIMMING SATURDAY VOLLEYBALL SUNDAY FOOTBALL FFENSE AND DEFENSE COMING UP 2014.