Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
8 December 2023
Here’s the thing: It is sometimes difficult to see the forest for the trees. That’s just human natur...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
1 December 2023
This column is about the losers. Well, more accurately, about the losing. Writing about winning is e...
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SWAMP BUGGY RACES
1 December 2023
The buggies are back! The annual swamp buggy races, celebrating their 75th anniversary this season, ...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
24 November 2023
Two area athletes made the most of their opportunities at the state swimming championships last mont...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
24 November 2023
I’ve seen a lot of things on a football field. I’ve seen national championships earned from the coll...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
24 November 2023
Cecil Howell remembers the day he met coach Bill Broxson like it was yesterday. Arriving in Immokale...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
“A team is only as successful when its worth is greater than the sum of its parts, and a goodly amount of time that coaches spend in constructing their teams is dedicated to solving that equation.”
17 November 2023
This time of the year always makes me a little wistful. You can’t really call it the holiday blues, ...
Business & Real Estate, Sports
SPORTS
“It's made the building look like brand new.
17 November 2023
When Naples billionaire David Hoffmann bought the Florida Everblades minor league hockey team in 201...
Local News, Sports
SPORTS
10 November 2023
The frequent mindset of pickleball players is that lessons aren’t needed to play since it’s on a sma...
Sports
SPORTS
10 November 2023
After an eight-month, $3 million golf course irrigation and improvement project, Hibiscus Golf Club ...
Sports
SPORTS
10 November 2023
When most people run marathons, beating a personal-best time is often the goal. Part-time Naples res...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
“Not just the X's and O's but the offseason workouts, how we practice, watch film, practice accountability and protect our image.”
10 November 2023
The world’s most famous soft drink is Coca-Cola, yet the recipe to make Coca-Cola is such an industr...
Local News, Sports
SPORTS
10 November 2023
Tennis has been part of Carl Back’s life since he was a child, starting in elementary school. He rem...
Sports
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3 November 2023
A couple of hours before his blue Nike sneakers would be squeaking across the Alico Arena basketball...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
3 November 2023
Belief is a powerful thing. To believe in something, the dictionary says you must accept it as true,...
Sports
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
27 October 2023
Through nine weeks of the 2023 high school football season, several Collier County schools have posi...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
27 October 2023
Aubrey Rogers senior linebacker Darian Alvarez- Garcia is all over the football field on Friday nigh...
Sports
29 September 2023
Being a coach of young people is a privilege—in many ways a position that gives an adult the sensiti...
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Friend accused of lighting him afire
12 September 2025
After a night socializing with friends in North Naples, 19-year-old Leighton Spillane was filling hi...
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5 September 2025
Following demolition projects at the former Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble and US Bank spaces at Watersid...
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Woman who wanted to help immigrants was arrested and jailed
12 September 2025
Golden Gate resident Hillary Hogue is known for advocating for elder rights as the Center for Estate...
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FEMA to approve funding for Naples Pier demo, rebuild
12 September 2025
After years of delays, Naples is soon expected to get more than $12 million in federal funding to de...
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26 September 2025
Q: I see that they’re putting fencing up where the JW Marriott was supposed to go. Did they get fina...
Sports
“I’ve always adapted to whatever circumstances I’m a part of. I wanted to be a part of something bigger than just being a coach. I wanted to fit the mindset of the school. Sometimes the best racehorse isn’t the best jockey. You can’t have too big of an ego; you adjust to the level of your players and you’re a part of the program, not just running it.”
29 September 2023
Piotr Nowak is no stranger to challenges. He has always embraced them with open arms. Nowak has play...
Sports
Although coach Billy
22 September 2023
Winning a championship is never easy. Staying on top of the mountain? Even more of a challenge. Firs...
Sports
PREP FOOTBALL
22 September 2023
Quarterback is the most important position on the football field, and Collier County is blessed with...
Sports
TOURISM
22 September 2023
Paradise Coast Sports Complex spent the start of its 2022-23 fiscal year focused on recovery from Hu...
Sports
15 September 2023
The numbers are simply gaudy. The expectations are borderline unsustainable. The spotlight would be ...
Sports
AMATEUR ATHLETICS
15 September 2023
Two states, two lifetime achievement awards for longtime Naples amateur golf standout Mary Jane Hies...
Sports
8 September 2023
Children seemingly exit their mother’s womb with a hard-wired desire to please their parents. So oft...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
8 September 2023
Saad Rivera is a first-year head coach for a first-year program, but don’t think for a second the Au...