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THE NEWS-PRESSE1 FGCU SOCCER Ruiz, Adams lead men to win over Jacksonville: Albert Ruiz and Shak Adams each scored, leading the Florida Gulf Coast University soccer team to a 2-1 comeback win over Jacksonville on the road Tuesday night. JU held a 1-0 lead 24:03 into the first half, on a goal by Diego Sanchez. FGCU scored the equalizer 20:44 into the second half, as Jiro Barriga Toyama took a shot that deflected off the post and found the foot of Ruiz who shot the ball into the net. The Eagles took the lead with under eight minutes left, as Adams scored on a shot from the edge of the 18-yard box. The Dolphins failed to answer before time expired, missing on back-to-back corner kick opportunities.

Jared Brown picked up the win for FGCU, allowing one goal and making two saves. The Eagles (12-3-1, 4-1 Atlantic Sun) head to Nashville, Tennessee to play Lipscomb on Saturday at 8 p.m. FGCU VOLLEYBALL FGCU 3, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1: FGCU won the first set 25-20, took the second 25-16, dropped the third 27-25 and won the final 25-19. Giovanna Borgiotti led the Eagles with 16 kills. Marlene Moeller finished with 14 kills, while Kaitlan Krivdo and Leigh Pudwill each had 10.

Maggie Rick finished with 58 assists, Karissa Rhoades recorded 19 digs and Daniele Serrano had four blocks for FGCU. The Eagles (21-3) head to Jacksonville to play North Florida Friday at 7 p.m. FGCU GOLF The FGCU golf team finished second of 16 teams in the Garden Airport FGCU Classic at Old Corkscrew Golf Club. FGCU finished with a three-round total of 892 (295-297-300). Eastern Kentucky won with a score of 888.

Andrew Potter led the Eagles, finishing fourth of 91 golfers, with a score of 221 (74-72-75). Keaton Jones and Grant Renegar tied for 11th, with a total of 224. Jones shot a 71 in the first round, a 73 in the second and an 80 in the final round. Renegar carded a 75 in the opening round, a 75 in the second and a 74 in the final. Casper Howells tied for 19th, with a score of 228 (80-77-71) and Michael Keymont tied for 59th, with total of 240 (75-82-83).

FGCU travels to Longwood for the Legacy Intercollegiate hosted by Stetson, on Monday, Feb. 27 FGCU GOLF The FGCU golf team finished 10th of 14 teams at the Florida International University Pat Bradley Invitational in Lakewood Ranch. The Eagles finished with a three-round score of 908 (304-303-301). FIU won with a score of 872, followed by Western Kentucky and Toledo in a tie for second (879), and Southern Mississippi in fourth (881). Megan Blonien led FGCU, finishing in a tie for 18th of 79 golfers, with a total of 220 (72-74-74).

Madeline Marck-Sherk tied for 31st, with a score of 226 (79-76-71). Madison Easterbrook tied for 46th, with a score of 231 (73-80-78). Kate Williamson tied for 63rd, with total of 236 (83-75-78) and the Ailsa Clark tied for 72, with a score of 241 (80-78-83). Jean Tyrrell finished 60th competing as an individual for FGCU with a total of 234 (81-78-75). FGCU travels Lecanto for the Florida Challenge hosted by South Florida, on Monday, Jan.

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ON TV Island Coast has set the gold standard for bowling in Lee County with a run of dominance for both the boys and girls programs. That continued Tuesday as it was a clean sweep of the District 6 championships and the LCAC titles, earning the Gators a return to the state championships in Orlando. It is the fifth time in six years for the girls claiming a district championship, while the boys took their fourth title in six tries since bowling was introduced to Lee County as a sport in 2011. The Gators met Cape Coral in the boys and girls district championships, and each saw competitive matches from the Seahawks, but took the titles in four games. think both our teams have the capability to make a nice run in Island Coast head coach Brian Jones said.

got a core group of our girls that will be there for the fourth straight time. Our top boys have had a taste of that experience. all about how well they can hold nerves against the top The district competition was made up of the top four finishing teams from the morning LCAC competition, and a double-elimination format took place in order to set the district championship matches for the boys and the girls. Baker matches consisting of five bowlers rotating through two times through the order determined the district championship matchup. Island Coast took matches over North Fort Myers and Cape Coral to earn a spot in the final, while the Seahawks took down the Red Knights to earn a trip to state automatically on the girls side.

Island Coast beat Ida Baker and Cape Coral to earn an automatic spot in the final, while the Seahawks took down the Bulldogs to earn a trip to the state on the boys side. In the morning LCAC competition, Mikayla Simer of Island Coast took top honors with a 527 series for the girls and Noah Hamilton of Cape Coral had a 738 series to take top honors for the boys. The top two individuals not on advancing teams also punched tickets to Orlando with their finishes in the LCAC competition. Cydnee Whiteleather of Riverdale finished second overall with a 524 series and Sydney Campbell of Mariner finished fifth overall with a512 series to take the final qualifying spot for the girls. Ian Cyrus of Mariner finished fourth with a 662 series to take one spot for the boys and Kyle Glynn of Fort Myers earned a sixth place finish with a 657 series to take the final spot for the boys.

HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING Gators strike for LCAC and District 6 titles BRYAN COONEY THE NEWS-PRESS GIRLS LCAC RESULTS 1. Island Coast 2,446, 2. Cape Coral 2,302, 3. Mariner 2,168, 4. North Fort Myers 2,110, 5.

Riverdale 2,061, 6. Ida Baker 1,998, 7. Fort Myers 1,938, 8. South Fort Myers 1,895, 9. Lehigh 1,590, 10.

Dunbar 1,514, 11. Estero 1,453, 12. East Lee 1,382, 13. Cypress Lake 1,368 Girls leaderboard 1. Mikayla Simer (IC) 527, 2.

Cydnee Whiteleather (R) 524, 3. Kyndall Synder (IC) 523, 4. Kaela Ruby (CC) 521, 5. Sydney Campbell (M) 512, 6. Allyson Moss (CC) 483, T7.

Sara Shuey (CC) 479, T7. Ellen Dickman (IC) 479, 9. Loren Bellantoni (NFM) 476, 10. Courtney Evans (CC) 468 BOYS LCAC RESULTS 1. Island Coast 3,207, 2.

Cape Coral 2,958, 3. Mariner 2,807, 4. Ida Baker 2,611, 5. Fort Myers 2,601, 6. North Fort Myers 2,542, 7.

Riverdale 2,427, 8. South Fort Myers 2,282, 9. Dunbar 1,817, 10. Cypress Lake 1,769, 11. Lehigh 1,744, 12.

Estero 1,712, 13. East Lee 1,591 Boys leaderboard 1. Noah Hamilton (CC) 738, 2. Nick Larsen (IC) 728, 3. Wyatt Smith (IC) 703, 4.

Ian Cyrus (M) 662, 5. Larry Hudson (IC) 659, 6. Kyle Glynn (FM) 657, 7. Nick Kawa (CC) 596, 8. Jake Lutsky (IB) 594, 9.

Legend Cuddy (SFM) 581, 10. Andrew Jupina (CC) 577 Two Cleveland teams at the top of their games. be any place better in the sports world than Cleveland, and a lot of people in Cleveland have been waiting along time to hear those said Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis. will be the No. 1 place to be in sports.

What a special In the hours leading up to the games, fans of the Indians, Cavs and a sizeable contingent of Cubs backers posed for photos around the two buildings. Indians outfielder Coco Crisp stopped and signed autographs on his stroll to work. For Crisp, in his second stint with Cleveland after the Indians traded for him in August, the chance to play in the World Series for the team he started with is beyond special. a dream come said Crisp, who also played for the Indians from 2002-05. be here now in this situation is unbelievable.

And for Cleveland, I mean, what a day. These fans have done a great job of keeping the During Game 1, the Indians were planning show highlights of the ring ceremony on their enormous scoreboard. And while James and his teammates may not make it across Gateway Plaza to watch Game 1 after playing the Knicks, hoping to attend Game 2. With the sun ducking in and out of the clouds on a crisp autumn afternoon, Jill Davis of Marietta, Ohio, stood on the plaza between the and Progressive Field and reflected on a year Cleveland fans forget. been she said.

something you even explain to your kids. a dream for the whole state of For so long, championships remained just out of reach as the Cavs, Indians and Browns took turns breaking heart in the postseason. But with their unexpected comeback to unseat the champion Warriors, the Cavs put Cleveland on top and the city is enjoying the view. Nearly 1 million people showed up for the parade, pouring off the sidewalks onto the streets to show their affection for James and his teammates, who will always have the distinction of being drought busters. The victory also released a sense of civic pride that was on display while Cleveland hosted the Republic National Convention and right through the summer as the Indians began their run toward an AL pennant.

The potential conflict between the ceremony and Game 1 first appeared in August when Major League Baseball released its postseason schedule. Back then, the possibility was met with the usual skepticism from locals, who muttered it was only a matter of time before the Indians buckled. Well, not only did they not collapse, they ran away with the AL Central and went 7-1 in the postseason before making it to the World Series. Until last week, there was a conundrum for Cleveland fans torn over being able to enjoy both events because they were starting simultaneously. But the NBA pushed the ceremony up 30 minutes, allowing fans extra time to recover from one big moment and get ready for the next.

For many Clevelanders, that will require putting away their tissues before grabbing their Indians rally towel. The images of the Cavs closing out Game 7 remain vivid to their coach Tyronn Lue, who broke down in the mayhem after the horn sounded at Oracle Arena. Four months later, still touched by the video highlights of Kyrie 3-pointer, chase-down block on Andre Iguodala and Kevin Love pestering Warriors star Stephen Curry into a miss. probably going to cry Lue said. time I see those last plays, guys celebrating and crying, it just sends chills through my body.

pretty sure that on opening night going to be even more than that. going to be an emotional night, I know that and going to enjoy it also. going to be one of those nights. a great night. Who want to be in that position as an NBA player or NBA coach? going to be a great night for Cleveland Continued from Page 1C In many cases the girls on the Bishop Verot swim team consider their teammates as the top competition face most of the season.

Practice has become like a meet. So when the Vikings faced off against District A-9 competition at the championship meet Tuesday at the FGCU Aquatics Center it was nothing they used to. Verot dominated the field to repeat as district champions with 578 points. girls are extremely hard workers. They train nine times, 10 times a week and this crew that we have really pushes each other in practice and the Verot coach Jason Baumgardner said.

very competitive with each other. This is one of the most competitive groups that had a chance to coach. friends with each other, but in the pool time to get to The Vikings swept the three relays with Amanda Reeter, Shae Clifton, Erika Baumgardner and Alexa Gonzalez opening the meet by taking the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:58.29. Then Hannah VanDress, Gonzalez, Anto- nela Caro and Alivia Baxmann won the 200 free relay (1:47.21) Reeter joined Clifton, VanDress and Florencia Almada to dominate the 400 free relay (3:50.96) to close the meet and hoist championship hardware. Community School of Naples finished a distant second with 297 points with two first-place finishes apiece from Emma Feehery (200 and 500 free) and Karen Liu (200 IM, 100 backstroke).

Katherine Carr won the diving competi- tion (383 points) and Julia Chernin finished first in the 100 free (57.55). Oasis Charter (265) took third followed by Evangelical Christian (173) and Canterbury (161) to round out the top five. St. John Neumann, which finished seventh, got a strong individual performance from Madeline Burt, who won the 50 free and 100 butterfly. In the boys competition, third- year Seacrest Country Day coach Gregg Cross had little time to celebrate his second straight district title.

Standing atop the bleachers, he was grabbed by one of his swimmers, placed on the edge of the pool and gently pushed in. On a 70-degree day, the water was a bit chilly. was a little Cross said. threw me in last year and the weather was a lot warmer and the water was a lot warmer. It kind of woke me Seacrest used its depth to score 465 points and knock off Verot (401).

just used to swimming in areally warm Cross said. might have been a good thing. The cold water might have woke them up a With a team made up of just two club swimmers and a collection of baseball players and younger students, the Stingrays got victories from Joey Wisser in the 50 free (24.47) and 100 free (54.16). Most of the points scored by Seacrest were a result of placing four swimmers in nearly every event. Cross placed a lot of emphasis on his team being able to swim all the strokes.

Baumgardner applauds what Cross is doing at Seacrest and hopes he can steal a few pages from his playbook. does a great job down at Seacrest. He knows how to work Baumgardner said. being the athletic director at Verot, I would like to see a lot more of the cross athletics. like to see a lot more of the cross training with baseball, basketball, lacrosse and soccer using swimming as conditioning.

Who knows? You might find the diamond in the rough out there just like Gregg has. found a lot of sprinters. made him very The Region A-3 meet will take place Nov. 4 at FGCU. HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING Verot girls, Seacrest boys win District A-9 swimming titles ADAM REGAN DISTRICT A-9 CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET At FGCU Aquatics Center GIRLS TEAM SCORES 1.

Bishop Verot, 2. Community School of Naples 297, 3. Oasis Charter 265, 4. Evangelical Christian 173, 5. Canterbury 161, 6.

Marco Island Academy 153, 7. St. John Neumann 146, 8. Seacrest Country Day 122, 9. Southwest Florida Christian Academy 44 200 medley relay 1.

Bishop Verot, 200 freestyle 1. Emma Feehery (CSN), 200 IM 1. Karen Liu (CSN), 50 free 1. Madeline Burt (SJN), 24.48; Diving 1. Katherine Carr (CSN), 383; 100 fly 1.

Madeline Burt (SJN), 59.28; 100 free 1. Julia Chernin (CSN), 57.55; 500 free 1. Emma Feehery (CSN), 200 free relay 1. Bishop Verot, 100 backstroke 1. Karen Liu (CSN), 58.96; 100 breaststroke 1.

Lisa Cottage-Ramnick (MIA), 400 free relay 1. Bishop Verot, 3:50.96. BOYS TEAM SCORES 1. Seacrest Country Day 465, 2. Bishop Verot 401, 3.

Evangelical Christian 226.50, 4. Oasis Charter 216, 5. Canterbury 190, 6. Community School of Naples 184.5, 7. St.

John Neumann 134, 8. Southwest Florida Christian Acad. 48 200 medley relay 1. Evangelical Christian, 200 freestyle 1. Stansilav Van Genderen (BV), 200 IM 1.

Santiago Corredor (BV), 50 free 1. Joey Wisser (S), 24.47; Diving 1. Cameron Hochman (CSN), 292.10; 100 fly 1. Andrew Mills (ECS), 53.33; 100 free 1. Joey Wisser (S), 54.16; 500 free 1.

Santiago Corredor (BV), 200 free relay 1. Bishop Verot, 100 backstroke 1. Andrew Mills (ECS), 55.99; 100 breaststroke 1. Michael Walch (O), 400 free relay 1. Bishop Verot, 3:23.97..