Fans in attendance Friday, January 30, saw Lely High School at its best when Lely alum Scott Stewart brought his First Baptist Academy juggernaut to play one of Fritz Jacques’ best Lely teams. The …

After three weeks of play, Verdi’s, despite their first loss, continues to hold a slim half-game lead over Salty Dog in the Island Division. In the Marco Division, Snook Inn lost to Sami’s but …

Marco Island Academy lost 2-1 to First Baptist Academy on Tuesday, January 27 at FBA Stadium. The Rays held a 1-0 first half lead after freshman Kazim Kasap nailed a sliding 20-yard goal from the …

There was a Civil War battle fought on Staver Field Monday night, January 26.  But it wasn’t the North versus the South, it was Lely-Naples. And to the victors the spoils came in the form of the …

After two weeks of play, Verdi’s remains unbeaten in four games and leads the Island Division by 1.5 games over Salty Dog. In the Marco Division, Snook Inn is also unbeaten and holds a one-game …

Marco Island Academy (MIA) soccer coach Fernando Higuera has a feeling his team may be peaking at the right time. If the Rays’ 5-0 win over Mason Classical Academy in the Paradise Coast Athletic …

It was Senior Night and an 8-0 mercy rule win over Dunbar, but the night was really about one special senior, Ty Collins, who set the school’s single season scoring record. “It was Ty’s …

Everglades City was hot stepping off the bus and stayed hot Thursday, January 8, in a convincing 82-42 win over Marco Island Academy. "I was very pleased by our performance tonight,” said Gerald …

The Marco Island Academy girls were looking for their third win, and the Everglades girls were looking for their first. But Marco Island Academy was playing without their top player, Riley High, out …

The Marco Senior Softball League kicked off its 27th season last week at refurbished Winterberry Park with over 200 players on 16 teams in three divisions. At the end of the first week of action, …

Tensions were high in Lake Nona, Orlando, at the USTA National Campus on December 14 as the Marco Island YMCA’s 7.0 Mixed 55 and Over doubles tennis team won the Sectional championship in dramatic …

Lely High School had their share of success in 2025, led by the boys soccer team, who finished 16-6-4 and advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to eventual state champions Barron Collier. The …

There were plenty of highlights for Marco Island Academy sports teams in 2025. Topping the list for drama has to go to the boys' soccer team, who won their first district title in front of a raucous …

On December 23, Jimmy Stamps from JSM and his professional grounds crew arrived at the Winterberry Athletic Field to improve the drainage to the infield prior to the January 5 start of the 2026 Marco …

Lely’s 3-0 shutout of Estero on Friday, December 19, could best be described as workmanlike. Trojans coach Robbie Schank, in year 32 at the helm, has coached—and won—a lot of games over that …

The full Golden Gate gym was buzzing with excitement on Friday afternoon, December 19, when the unbeaten Lely Trojans basketball team unleashed four slam dunks in a four-minute span of the second …

When rookie head coach Eric Chesser took on the challenge of coaching the Marco Island Academy boys basketball team, he knew the wins were going to be hard to come by. But on Thursday, December 11, …

One of the joys of high school sports comes when a young athlete makes a play that almost defies description. Such a play occurred Thursday, December 11, with homestanding Marco Island Academy …

The thrill of a crosstown rivalry was on full display on Friday, December 5, as the Lely Trojans used their trademark frenetic pace to turn a game that was tied 55-55 at the end of regulation into a …

New Marco Island Academy girls soccer coach Kevin Ray is all in. He’s the school’s dean of students who has stepped in to coach the team at the eleventh hour. But Ray’s not about making …