2+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) on Aug. 21 Barron Collier senior running back Vincent Akridge (21) runs against Palmetto Ridge during the Cougars’ 48-7 season-opening win at Barron Collier High School in Naples on Friday, Aug. 21. Akridge broke a 79-yard touchdown run after losing a fumble on Barron…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (893+ words) The 2026 high school football season begins this week across Collier County and the rest of Florida, with every team — large and small — eyeing a chance to still be playing in December for a state championship. To get there means navigating…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (146+ words) Naples High recorded two first quarter touchdowns and hung on late to defeat Immokalee, 17-8, on Aug. 14 at Immokalee High School. The preseason opener for both programs saw Naples junior running back Jevon Raphael pile up 115 yards on 15 carries and a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (369+ words) The 2026 high school football season begins this week across… Amid the revelry and collective exhales that can only come f… FC Naples mounted a second-half comeback Saturday night, scoring twice after the break before ultimately falling 3-2 to Westchester SC in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (130+ words) TJ Hedrick, OL, Ole Miss (sophomore) Miles Smith, LB, Tulane (sophomore) Jayvian Tanelus, RB, Duke (freshman) Micah Fils-Aime, DL, Mercer (freshman) Joshua Loizon, OL, Air Force (freshman) Jayce Cora, WR, Kennesaw State (sophomore) Jonas Duclona, DB, USF (senior) Kendrick Raphael,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1093+ words) Jamie DePaola likes to run. Jamie DePaola prepares for a run along a trail in Pelican Bay in Naples. A former collegiate gymnast and current Naples resident, DePaola derives a decidedly unusual passion from strapping on running shoes — hundreds of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) It’s time for residents to lace up their skates for Retro Skate Naples, a one-day pop-up event bringing roller skating back to the area for the first time since Naples Skateland closed in 1997. The event — staged by local company VibezNation…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (831+ words) “We had to shake things up,” said Zak Gordon, who replaced Matt Poland as head coach last month. On the priorities and playing style he is directing: “We want to get the ball higher up in the pitch. Press the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (657+ words) Amid the revelry and collective exhales that can only come from a tumultuous summer to forget, Zak Gordon quietly sat cross-legged by himself on the ground — unconcerned by the soggy artificial turf — as he stared away from the crowd and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) Sarasota Riverview at Naples Monsignor Pace at St. John Neumann Lely at Gulf Coast Golden Gate at Doral Academy Palmetto Ridge at Barron Collier Community School of Naples at Cardinal Newman, 7 p.m. Gulf Coast at Charlotte Island Coast at Golden Gate…...