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Bishop Verot grad Daniel Vogelbach coaches Brewers in World Series
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — The Rays and Brewers are each playing for their first World Series title, and one Milwaukee coach has roots in Southwest Florida. Daniel Vogelbach is a Bishop Verot grad and former major leaguer. WINK News reporter Lauren Halpern spoke with his older brother about the family connection behind this World Series trip.
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Naples Daily News
Immokalee renames football field after former state-title winning coach
In less than a decade, John Weber redefined what it meant to play for ‘Redwood’ nation. Immokalee High School honored former football coach John Weber during halftime of the Indians’ game on Friday Oct. 23 against Riverdale. Immokalee High School Principal Dan Boddison presented the plaque to Weber officially dedicating the Indians’ football field to the coach that led the program to its first state title, winning the 2004 Class 2A crown. "I’d like to thank the community of Immokalee, for giving me the opportunity to teach and coach your children. Without you, I would not be standing here and I’m grateful to call Immokalee my home,” Weber said. Weber coached the Indians from 1998-2007, with previous coaching stints at Riverdale and Cypress Late. Former coaches and players traveled from across the country to be present for Friday's ceremony. Former NFL football player and member of the 2004 state championship team Briane Rolle was one of several in attendance who spoke glowingly of the positive influence that Weber had on their life. “I always wanted to be like my big brother growing up and Weber had the pleasure of coaching my brother about seven years before I became a high
The News-Press
SW FL Week 10: Cape Coral, Riverdale Estero, Naples, ECS among winners
A roundup of Southwest Florida high school football games played in Week 10 on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. Cape Coral 48, Charlotte 14 Seahawks coach Jaylen Watkins let his team know there’s a problem with the banner that displays the program’s district championships. “The font is really big because we’ve got a lot of space on there,” he said. “Our goal is to shrink down that font year by year and make (Cape Coral athletic director Tom) Kenna have to get a new one.” The Seahawks added another entry to that banner with a resounding 48-14 victory at Charlotte to claim the District 5A-11 title, its third in a row, all coming since Watkins returned to his alma mater, first as the defensive coordinator and now as its head coach. “I’m so proud of these guys,” Watkins said. “We didn’t play a perfect game, but we played a lot better than we’ve played in the first eight weeks and we’re going to need that going into the playoffs.” Cape Coral (7-2, 5-0) got a stellar game from its defense, which held the Tarpons (6-3, 3-2) to less than 140 yards of offense and forced a pair of turnovers. The defensive
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Fort Myers falls to Port Charlotte on night celebrating coaching legend
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — Port Charlotte capped off an undefeated district campaign Friday night, dominating Fort Myers 61-0 on a night dedicated to honoring one of the Green Wave's most legendary coaches. The Pirates improved to 6-2 overall and finished 4-0 in Class 4A-District 11, extending their winning...
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FGCU wraps up fall slate at Pat Bradley Invitational
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University women's golf team closes its fall schedule this week at the Pat Bradley Invitational, hosted by FIU at Miami Lakes Golf Club. The Eagles are one of 15 teams in the field for 54 holes on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 26-27. Play on the par-72, 6,191-yard layout opens with 36 holes Monday after an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start, and the final 18 holes are set for Tuesday.
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Hokies collect 19 first-place finishes against FGCU, Queens (NC) and Tennessee
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams continued the 2026-27 campaign on the road, competing against Florida Gulf Coast, Queens and Tennessee in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, Oct. 23. Both squads when undefeated in team scores. The women earned wins over Queens (189-85) and Florida Gulf...
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Undefeated Cape Jr. Sharks chase championship under 22-year-old coach
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - The Cape Jr. Sharks' 6U football team, known as the "Motion Boyz," is undefeated, entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, and the players certainly aren't short on confidence. "We're the best in the nation," one young player declared at practice. "Honestly, we're better than...
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Castaways Sports Grill Bringing “TVs, Live Entertainment, and Daily Food Specials” to Cape Coral
A new sports bar is preparing to open in Cape Coral. Opening at 1217 Del Prado Blvd. S., Castaways Sports Grill will be “a full service Restaurant and Bar loaded with TVs, live entertainment and daily Food specials!!” says the restaurant’s Facebook page. The address given on...
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FC Naples clinches playoff berth with dramatic last-minute win over Spokane
NAPLES, Fla. — FC Naples is headed to the USL League One playoffs after a dramatic 1-0 victory over Spokane Velocity FC on Saturday night at Paradise Coast Sports Complex. With the match still scoreless deep into stoppage time, Andrés Ferrín delivered the game-winning goal in the 94th minute, keeping Naples' postseason hopes alive.
Naples Daily News
Photographer uses sunsets, beautiful color to enhance sports images
For today's "What We Do", our weekly touch base with our journalists and asking them questions about what they cover and the content they create, we catch up with photo journalist Jonah Hinebaugh to ask him about one of his favorite photos of 2026, so far. Question: Where and when was this photo taken and time of day? Answer: I took this at South Fort Myers High School Sept. 3 at 7:56 p.m. What were you trying to capture or express? I wanted to utilize our nice sunsets and their beautiful color to enhance my sports photography while covering the school's game against Gulf Coast. What type of lens/equipment did you use to get this image? I made this image with my Sony A1 and 70-200mm lens. My settings were 1/3200 shutter speed, aperture F/2.8 and 3200 ISO Any challenges with lighting, or anything else environmental? It's incredibly challenging to get everything to line up in your favor. I will spend sometimes almost the entire first half just trying to line up one image like this, but later in the season it becomes more of a race as the sun sets. The colors and lighting are also constantly changing, which
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Prep Sports Report | 10-23
Ida Baker earned the District 1A-11 bowling title and a berth in the FHSAA Championships Oct. 27-29 in Orlando. The Bulldogs downed Cypress Lake in the final. The Panthers are also Orlando-bound. Bishop Verot came in third and Cape Coral was fourth. Oasis was sixth, Island Coast seventh and Mariner...
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Championships are in the bloodline for FGCU's Lily Borders
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Thirty-four years ago today, before FGCU's Lily Borders was a proverbial twinkle in her father Pat's eye, he was not only winning his first World Series Championship with the Toronto Blue Jays, but he was being named the Fall Classic's Most Valuable Player. Tomorrow, Borders will have a chance to continue the family's championship legacy when she takes the pitch for the Eagles with her second ASUN regular season championship within reach as FGCU takes on North Florida in Jacksonville.
Naples Daily News
Meet the Naples couple with stake in World Series' Milwaukee Brewers
Ralph and Shelly Stayer have a stake in the World Series: They're minority owners of the Milwaukee Brewers . The Naples couple in 2023 acquired the stake in the Brewers, who will try to win their first World Series title beginning Oct. 23 when they face they Tampa Bay Rays. Here's what to know about the Stayers, who own the Wisconsin-based national sausage company Johnsonville. Who are the Stayers Ralph and Shelly Stayer are Wisconsin natives who have lived in Port Royal. They spend up to nine months a year in Naples, he told the Daily News in a 2016 story . And Ralph Stayer noted in the story that his parents bought a condo in Naples 1966, and he first visited the town in 1967. Stayer retired as Johnsonville CEO in April 2015 after spending years working for the company his parents ― Ralph F. and Alice Stayer ― founded in 1945 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. “My dad developed the recipes for the sausage," he told the Daily News a few years ago. “We spent a long time making bratwurst a staple on that grill. That didn’t happen by accident. We saw that as an opportunity back in the
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Two SWFL high school stars co-found FGCU's women's club flag football team
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — Two Southwest Florida high school flag football players weren't ready to leave the sport behind after graduation, so they're helping build something new at FGCU. Before they shared a field as Eagles, Trea Grimmett played at Cypress Lake, and Veronica Echeveste at Bonita Springs....
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Spots still open for the 10th Annual Cape Coral Animal Shelter Golf Classic
The tee-off time for one of Cape Coral’s most popular golf fundraisers is fast approaching. Spots are still open for the 10th Annual Cape Coral Animal Shelter Golf Classic to be held at the Palmetto-Pine Country Club on Nov. 7. One of CCAS’s major fundraisers, the Golf Classic brings...
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GCG Week 10: South Fort Myers dominates Mariner 54-6 in district matchup
FORT MYERS, Fla. — South Fort Myers might not be district champions, but the Wolf Pack proved once again that they are one of Southwest Florida's most dangerous teams as they defeated Mariner 54-6 in Week 10. The Wolf Pack led 41-0 at the half and kept their foot...