http://marconews.com/news/sports/marconews.com Stories: Island Sportsen-ussportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/youth-experience-helps-eagles-golf-team/This year’s Marco Island Charter Middle School golf team had the benefit of youth and experience. The four returnees were Michael Mitchusson, Brandon Black, Alexander Robau, and Clayton Halunen. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:33:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/youth-experience-helps-eagles-golf-team/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/hogan-fowler-best-best-charter-sports/The Marco Island Charter Middle School has come of age in many ways. It went from the early days of clearing sand and trees to placing portable trailers for its school 10 years ago. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:15:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/hogan-fowler-best-best-charter-sports/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/eye-y-funtastic-summer-y/The “buzz” around Marco Island has been the talk of the Summer Day Camp the “Y” is offering along with the Specialty Camps that will be offered during the same time period. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/eye-y-funtastic-summer-y/play/local-rechttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/eagles-end-baseball-season-win/The Marco Island Charter Middle School baseball team finished its season on a positive note, topping First Baptist Academy (FBA), 7-2 in the Southwest Conference Baseball League playoffs. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:17:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/eagles-end-baseball-season-win/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/junior-rookie-tourney-set/The city Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring its first Junior Rookie Tennis Tournament at the Racquet Center on June 7 and 8. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/junior-rookie-tourney-set/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/next-youth-baseball-braves/Each Saturday morning, at Winterberry Park, kids play T-Ball as part of the Marco Island Baseball League. Unlike teams in other divisions, they do not keep score, they are busy learning the game. That means they don’t have the opportunity to see their names, or even photos in the paper every week. This weekly feature gives a chance to give them some recognition. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:10:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/next-youth-baseball-braves/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/anglers-outlook-adult-tarpon-larger-snook-arriving/May is here and as we predicted, the larger adult tarpon are arriving along with an increase in the activity of larger snook. Both species have been caught and released in some of the local waterways, outer shoreline, nearshore wrecks and fish havens. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:08:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/anglers-outlook-adult-tarpon-larger-snook-arriving/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/close-games-highlight-marco-baseball-action/In possibly the closest games of the season in the Minor Division of the Marco Island Baseball League, the Cubs remained undefeated, but didn’t win and the Dodgers won their first game of the year. Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/close-games-highlight-marco-baseball-action/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/tennis-game-targets-breast-cancer-cure/It was hard to tell the players without a score card as they all moved from partner to partner in the city’s Rally for the Cure on Saturday at the Racquet Center. Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/tennis-game-targets-breast-cancer-cure/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/lelys-thompson-scores-national-tourney/Lely High wrestling coach Tige Thompson can add an “r” to his first name after placing second in two events at the U.S. Wrestling Nationals in Las Vegas. Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/lelys-thompson-scores-national-tourney/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/05/soccer-camp-hits-sand-gulf/A soccer camp with a twist. Soccer will be played on sand and when the players get warm they will take a dip or mount kayaks and paddle boats to cool off in the Gulf. Tue, 06 May 2008 01:49:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/05/soccer-camp-hits-sand-gulf/play/youth-sportshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/collier-lee-among-top-10-most-dangerous-boating-ar/Florida again leads the nation in boating fatalities and Southwest Florida is among the most dangerous areas in the state. According to statistics released this week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 77 people were killed on the water in 2007. Nine of those deaths occurred in Southwest Florida. Fri, 09 May 2008 01:17:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/collier-lee-among-top-10-most-dangerous-boating-ar/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/anglers-outlook-adult-tarpon-larger-snook-arriving/May is here and as we predicted, the larger adult tarpon are arriving along with an increase in the activity of larger snook. Both species have been caught and released in some of the local waterways, outer shoreline, nearshore wrecks and fish havens. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:08:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/anglers-outlook-adult-tarpon-larger-snook-arriving/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/30/hook-fishing-choices-can-take-twist/When you fish Southwest Florida, the month of April signals more than just your income tax deadline sadly, it tolls the temporary requiem for the snook season. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:42:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/30/hook-fishing-choices-can-take-twist/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/29/automated-pay-machines-help-boaters-bayview-park/Boaters now have an alternative to fumbling for change or coming up short on cash to pay boat launch and parking fees at Bayview Park in East Naples and at the Collier Boulevard boat launch. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:44:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/29/automated-pay-machines-help-boaters-bayview-park/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/27/fishing-marco-islands-bostick-part-winning-redfish/In the end, 0.15 pounds -- or the approximate weight of a deck of playing cards -- cost Florida anglers Heath Seckel and Brian Ulch $30,000. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:11:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/27/fishing-marco-islands-bostick-part-winning-redfish/play/fishing-boatinghttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/28/christmas-comes-early-island-style/Christmas came early for Christmas Island Style, but this time it was the benefactor helping the organization with a successful golf fundraiser. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:52:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/28/christmas-comes-early-island-style/play/golfhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/27/hallowed-turf-island-country-club-holds-charm-chal/Once a literal diamond in the rough, the Island Country Club was the sales catalyst for the Deltona Corporation’s mid-1960s development of single family homes and condominiums on Marco Island. Operating as a public golf facility for the next 20 years, its status changed in September 1986, when a group of 400 members bought the club and turned it private. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:04:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/27/hallowed-turf-island-country-club-holds-charm-chal/featureshttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/21/golf-charities-gifting-brings-many-smiles/There were a lot of smiling faces as the Southwest Florida Golf Charities, Inc. gave out $132,500 for high school scholarships and golf programs and significant charities. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/21/golf-charities-gifting-brings-many-smiles/play/golfhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/10/assini-wins-eagle-creek-golf-title/On his fourth try, Rick Assini won the Eagle Creek Golf and Country Club Annual Men’s Championship. His three-day total of 235 edged out Mike Triplett at 240. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:20:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/10/assini-wins-eagle-creek-golf-title/play/golf