The croquet scene in Naples is growing

Naples High falls in semifinal round of Class 4A football state playoffs

I’ve covered thousands of sporting events featuring what seems like hundreds of different sports over the years — everything from Pee Wee football on a chilly morning to the Final Four, going from riding in a bus while watching marathoners over 26.2 miles to catching powerboat racing off our Southwest Florida coastline.

A particularly unique aspect of home here is that nearly all of us come from somewhere else — a facet of life we have talked about in this space recently. The Collier County melting pot has sports ingredients from all over the country, and that makes it really cool to experience.