Alex Cejka wins 2021 Senior PGA Championship

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Alex Cejka has won the 2021 Senior PGA Championship. The tournament wrapped up around 6 p.m. Sunday, May 30 with the 50-year-old pro taking the title. Alex Cejka makes history with Senior PGA title! Cards a 67 and becomes the only player ever to win his first two major starts. pic.twitter.com/YIrAteqJ1A— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 30, 2021 Cejka turned pro in 1989, ESPN reports. The post Alex Cejka wins 2021 Senior PGA Championship appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Helio Castroneves wins the Indy 500

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

(CNN) — Helio Castroneves finished first in the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. CLIMB THAT FENCE, @H3LIO!HELIO CASTRONEVES HAS JOINED THE FOUR-TIME #INDY500 WINNERS CLUB! pic.twitter.com/z4NjX2VmMv— IndyCar on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) May 30, 2021 The event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was billed as the most-attended sporting event since the pandemic’s start, with the 135,000 tickets available — approximately 40% of the Indiana racetrack’s capacity — quickly selling out. The-CNN-Wire & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company....

Inaugural Zach Martin memorial game held at Dunbar

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 29, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Every down, every snap, and every touchdown scored Friday night at Dunbar High School was done so in the name of Zach Martin Polsenburg. July will mark the fourth anniversary of the death of the football player after suffering from heat illness during a practice at Riverdale High School. Friday’s game between Dunbar and Estero was for Zach. “I was convinced that this is something that we could do and accomplish,” said his mother Laurie Giordano. Tonight’s game comes as a results of a settlement reached between Zach’s...

Cougars chugging along to final four

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NAPLES, Fla.– For the second time since 2018, the Barron Collier baseball team is back in the state final four. The team could have a single emoji to thank for their recent hot streak. Last Wednesday the Barron Collier baseball team entered the bottom of the seventh down 2-0 with their season on the brink of collapsing. “To be honest with you, I can say it now what was going through my head was what am I going to say to these guys after this game,” Barron Collier Head Coach Charlie Maurer said. Senior second basemen Marcus O’Malley said, “I was just thinking ‘this cannot...

Lightning look to close out the Cats in Game 5

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

SUNRISE, Fla. / NHL — The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs against the Florida Panthers tonight, May 24. On Saturday, the Bolts overcame the Cats 6 – 2 on home ice. Alex Killorn scored a team-high two goals for the Lightning in the victory. The Lightning have never lost a playoff series when owning a 3-1 lead, winning all 10 previous playoff series when up 3-1 and ending the series in Game 5 in seven of those situations. Tampa Bay takes on the Cats in Game 5 at the BB&T Center at 8 p.m. Tampa Bay leads the series 3-1. Capacity at...

Everblades Sign Naples Native for Playoff Run

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla.–Being inside Hertz Arena for an Everblades game is nothing new for Zach Solow. “I came to the games my whole life. Season ticket holder section 111,” Solow said. “We would come here and we would play mini hockey in the concourse during the intermissions.” Now he is going to have to trade those mini sticks in the concourse for the real action on the ice, something that will take some getting used to. “It’s going to sink in once that puck drops on Friday night and I’m going to soak up every second of it,” Solow said. Solow signed this week with the team after...

Tampa Bay Lightning hosting Florida Panthers for Game 4 in Stanley Cup Playoffs

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

TAMPA, Fla. / AP — The Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting the Florida Panthers for Game 4 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday. The Bolts lead the series 2-1 and the weekend match-up will be their 12th time the teams face each other this season. The Panthers won Game 3 in overtime. Tampa Bay ranks 10th overall in the NHL and the Panthers are 7th. This season, Brayden Point has amassed 48 total points for the Lightning with 23 goals and 25 assists. Blake Coleman has also proved to be a top performer on the ice, scoring four goals and three assists over the last 10 games...

Face masks no longer required at Florida Everblades games in Hertz Arena

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Face masks are now recommended at Hertz Arena and at Florida Everblades games, the team announced. The new policy change from required to recommended is effective immediately. The Florida Everblades said masks will not be required but are strongly encouraged for people who have not been vaccinated. This change will be for Everblades games, the Recreational Rinks along with the Pro Shop all located inside Hertz Arena, according to officials with the venue. All staff members working at Hertz Arena will still be required to wear a mask while working. The players and...

New York Mets player “doing fine” after getting hit in the face by 94 MPH pitch

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

ATLANTA, Ga. / CNN — New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar said he’s doing fine after he was hit in the nose by a 94 mph fastball during Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. “Thanks to everyone that has reached out! Scary moment but I’m doing fine,” Pillar wrote on Twitter. The Mets emerged victorious, beating the Braves 3-1 in Atlanta’s Truist Park. Pillar was hit in the seventh inning by Braves pitcher Jacob Webb. Video shows Webb throw the pitch and Pillar falling to the ground in pain with blood coming out of his nose. Pillar walked off the...

Two of the areas best players put team first this spring

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NAPLES, Fla.– The Spring football season is in full swing in Southwest Florida with everyone preparing for the fall. Two of the areas top players have continued to earn an impressive list of scholarship offers while focusing on the team. For every coach and player, it feels great to be back out on the field after missing out on the spring season in 2020. “Oh yeah I was very thankful because I mean just getting away from the game you can get a little rusty not having that full equipment on,” Naples senior cornerback Devin Moore said. If you step out onto the practice field at Naples...

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