Estelle Haugen, with a wide open mouth, approached teammate Mehlayna Straub following a solo block in game four. She gave her a friendly nudge. Straub responded with a large smile.

The News-Press and Naples Daily News high school football rankings are back for the 2021 season. Each week we will rank the top 10 football teams from their coverage area (Collier and Lee counties, plus LaBelle).

Southwest Christian lost the first match of the season to Belle Plaine in 2020 and then didn’t lose again, a potential state volleyball tournament type-campaign halted in November due to

Golf has been one of the safest sports to play throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and that meant most high school teams last year were able to play fairly full seasons. Last year, Southwest Florida made quite a mark at the respective state tournaments,

Southwest Christian High School recently released its spring honor roll for the 2020-21 school year. William Addler, Molly Amiot, Olivia Anderson, Amelia Anderson, Nickolas Azanov, Luke Barbee, Emma Baribault,

Formerly known as the South Florida Junior Open, the Brendan Cunningham Junior Open was named after Cunningham, a popular supporter and volunteer of the SFPGA. He died last October. It’s one of eight junior majors on the SFPGA.

The second Midlander to qualify for the Olympic games was track star Bryce Hoppel ... The book closed on Lee High School athletics in Midland when Haslet Eaton won the pivotal third game of ...

At Worthington High School, Clint Meyer has stepped away from his position as the head boys basketball coach. The same for Denise Nerem with the Southwest Minnesota Christian girls program. And Travis Elg, co-head wrestling coach at Windom/Mountain Lake ...

Athletes on the Southwest Florida winter regional teams should register for the awards show to receive a special gift box.