Dan DeLuca
@NewsPressDan
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Dad, aging athlete, recovering Philadelphian. Sports writer for The News-Press, Naples Daily News
Joined July 2009
Watts with his 3rd TD catch to pull Blue team within 35-26 with 5 seconds left
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Proud to stand up to #GannettGreed with this group of News-Press and Naples Daily News journalists! Spent the morning of our @Gannett walkout cleaning up trash and debris on Bonita beach. Tomorrow, it’s back to work, even though we still don’t have a contract.
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Abrams with 2 pt conversion and Dunbar wins 40-39 in 2 OTs. WOW
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It’s time for @Gannett to show it supports local journalism in Southwest Florida. On Monday, we are walking out because we are committed to getting a fair contract that will actually allow our journalists to afford to live in the communities whose stories they’ve chosen to tell.
The Naples Daily News and The News-Press are walking out!. On Monday, journalists at our papers will hold a one-day strike. We have spent years trying to get a fair contract from Gannett, as executives hollowed out local newsrooms across the US.
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TJ Abrams with 2 yd TD run gives @DunbarFootball��� a 7-3 lead over @FMHSAthletics with 2;56 left in first half
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Frank Sirianni Sr., a fixture for four decades at Fort Myers High, passed away Thursday.
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Jyden German picks off Ivan Harvin and takes it back 74 yards for a TD. @FMHSAthletics leads @CapeHighSports 14-0 with 6:30 left in first qt
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Justin White with 14 yd TD reception from Enguita. @southfmfootball leads @NFMHS_Football 14-7 with 5:07 left in game
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Blue scores on 7 yd TD pass from Matthew Wilson to Tookie Watts but PAT fails. It’s 21-20 Gold with 11:21 left
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Abrams and Price connect again, this time for 38 yards out and @DunbarFootball leads @FMHSAthletics 20-11 with 2:45 left in 3rd
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McFoley hits Eric Fletcher for a 65 yd TD to put Gold team up 35-20 with 1:11 left.
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Tucker pulls in his 3rd TD catch of the first half, this one on his back from 36 yards out. @FMHSAthletics 30, @CHSTarponFB 6
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Vaughn Lennon with a 53 yd FG for the Green wave. With 8:26 left in 3rd, it’s @NFMHS_Football 26, @FortMyersHS 10
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Crazy ending because of course. Tucker ruled out of back of end zone. @DunbarFootball holds on 21-17
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Can't say I've seen this before. A billboard for an inter-squad spring game? @NorthFtMyersHS
http://t.co/NyHanqyh2x.
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After a safety, McFoley finds Tucker again, this time from 21 yards out. @FMHSAthletics 16, @CHSTarponFB 0 with 3:37 left in 1st
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Two years in a row for @DunbarFootball at Staver Field. Until the clock reads 0:00, this program doesn’t quit. Lots of teams say it, Tigers prove it. Again and again.
FINAL: @DunbarFootball 12, @naplesfootball 10. Kelby Tyre with the exclamation point on this game, going 96 yards for the game-winning touchdown. ARE YOU KIDDING?. Dunbar’s going back to the Final Four for a second straight season.
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After long kickoff return by Ryan Gadsen, Blue team gets on board on 25 yard pass from Gary Hagen to Tookie Watts. Gold team leads 14-6 early in second qt.
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Chris McFoley finds Madrid Tucker for a 33 yard TD and @FMHSAthletics takes a 7-0 lead over @CHSTarponFB
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Some additional highlights from @NFMHSAthletics 16-10 OT win over @FMHSAthletics: @MadridTucker24_ turns the corner for 45 yards to the 1-foot line.
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Best wishes to Island Coast RB Van Edwards who broke his fibula last night in win over Booker.
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4th and inches after scramble by Jake Duff and @NorthFtMyersHS punts, FM will start second drive at own 16.
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I see my streak of incorrectly picking Riverdale to lose is poised to continue.
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6:01 @RHS_RaidersFB 32, @NFMHS_Football 22.Hayes does it again, this time from 66 yards out.
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HALF: @verotathletics 3, @oasissharks 0. Ryan Gadson scores off the long ball by Raul Blandon in the 38th minute to pad the Vikings’ lead.
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South’s Justin White with the 17 yd TD reception from Chase Enguita. @SFMHSWolfpack leads 14-0 with 7:07 left in 2nd.
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Simeon takes the pitch and goes 48 yards for his second TD of the game. @naplesfootball leads @LehighAthletics 21-0 with 8:21 left in 2nd qt
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@Triton_Football is off to the best start in the program’s 37-year history. Tonight, Mariner will face its biggest challenge of the season when it takes on district rival North Fort Myers.
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Trevon Moate breaks loose for the 26 yd TD for the Green wave. PAT no good. With 10:17 left to play it’s @NFMHS_Football 33, @FortMyersHS 22
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Tyre with his second INT of game, this one he takes back 85 yards to put Gold team up 21-6 with 2:52 left in first half.
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Marquan Young hauls in a 13 yard scoring pass from Dorian Mallory to get Lehigh on the board. @naplesfootball leads the Lightning 21-6 with 1:54 left in first half.
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Terrance Smith with the 27 yd TD reception pulls @LehighAthletics closer. @naplesfootball leads 21-12 with 7:26 left in 3rd
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LaTroy Pender jumps in front of a Caedon Conn pass and takes it 52 yards for a TD. With 11:37 left in 3rd, it’s @RHS_RaidersFB 21, @NFMHS_Football 7
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@FMHSAthletics scores on last play of half on 35 yd TD pass from McFoley to Madrid Tucker. Wave lead @CapeHighSports 38-6 at break
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IC's Ryan Pulley @6_showtime wearing No. 7 tonight in nod to teammate Van Edwards @SuperVan28 who broke leg last week against Booker.
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Madrid Tucker scores on a 26 yd run on a play where his knee appears to hit the ground. Anyway it’s @DunbarFootball 20, @FMHSAthletics 18 with 9 minutes left
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Nobody in SWFL playing better than @ICHSFOOTBALL right now. Interested to see how Gators approach season finale at Naples in 2 weeks.
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After North picks up the first down, a bad exchange leads to a fumble recovered by Tolbert with 1:34 left
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Devine takes a short pass from Bryce Duross and goes 66 yards for a TD. It’s @NFMHS_Football 14, @RHS_RaidersFB 13 with 2:48 left in 1st
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On game’s first offensive play Cole Hayes goes 75 yards to the house. With 11:43 left in the first, it’s @RHS_RaidersFB 7, @NFMHS_Football 0
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Gov. Ron DeSantis' mandatory mask ban in Florida overturned by judge
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Marcus Kelley Jr. picks off Matt Wilson and returns it 50 yards for the score. @MarinerTritons 14, @EsteroWildcats 0 with 11:18 left in 2nd qt
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@CapeHighSports baseball shut out @MarinerTritons 2-0 to stay unbeaten (8-0) in district play. 'Hawks have won 8 in a row.
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@FGCU_WBB defeats @LibertyWBB 84-60 to win ASUN championship and earn automatic berth into NCAA Tournament.
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Jermaine Skinner catches the screen pass from Harvin and takes it 68 yards to the house. @FMHSAthletics leads @CapeHighSports 45-14 with 5:37 left in 3rd qt.
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It’s been 9 days since the SWFL digital optimization team and @TheNewsPress & @ndn editorial staff were scheduled to vote to unionize. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we filed a motion for mail-in ballots but @gannett filed one in opposition. Gannett, let us vote! #swflstronger
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Well that escalated quickly RT "@Eagles: Eagles decide to part ways with DeSean Jackson. The team informed him of his release today.”.
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On third and 20, Kaelen Davidson scores on a 28 yd catch and run. With 4:28 left its @Triton_Football 27, @NFMHS_Football 23
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After a Blue team fumble, Chris McFoley scores from 1 yard out to put the White team up 14-0 with a minute left in opening quarter.
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Franks Starks with the 2 yd TD run. @FMHSAthletics 23, @CHSTarponFB 6 with 6:57 left in 2nd
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9:42 2nd: @TheMainlandHSFB 14, @DunbarFootball 7.Eric Fletcher 20 pass from Landon Winterbottom (Austin Price kick)
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Instead of reinvesting in our newsrooms and hiring more journalists to tell these stories, Gannett chose to invest in lawyers who’ve spent 3 years cashing company checks and slow walking our contract negotiations. Enough is enough. #GannettGreed.
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Times released for NCAA first round games. @FGCU_WBB will play Washington State at 2:30 pm Saturday. Host Villanova will play Cleveland State at 5 pm.
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Not too many teams have the running back depth of @ICHSFOOTBALL. If they can get the QB play they got tonight, Gators will be tough.
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Red Knights answer quickly with their third 50-plus yard play of the game: a 68 yd scoring pass from Conn to Byron Flemming. With 1:17 left in 3rd it’s @NFMHSAthletics 33, @FortMyersHS 16
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Enguita to White again, this time from 24 yards out. South now leads Riverdale 35-0 with 9 minutes left.
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Back on the sidelines for first time in 7 years tonight as @FMHSAthletics takes on @IBHS_Football.
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Congrats to another new head coach @CypressLakeHigh Xavier McCray for winning his debut Fri. Encouraging start for the Panthers.
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Tucker scores on 18 yd catch and run to make it 26-24 Dunbar with 1:01 left. Wave going for 2
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Chase Enguita runs it in from 6 yards out to give @southfmfootball a 7-0 lead over @NFMHS_Football with 11:02 left in second quarter
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@naplesfootball forces a 3 and out and then on its second offensive play, Shawn Simeon rushes for a 39 yard TD to put Golden Eagles up 7-0
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Belated congrats to Sage Attwood (@11_sage who became 7th Lee County QB to reach 5,000 career passing yards last week against Charlotte.
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Enguita rushes for his 2nd TD, this one from 28 yards out. South leads Riverdale 28-0 with 11:51 left in 4th.
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Kegan Kreuscher 3 yd pass from Wilson. @MarinerTritons 14, @EsteroWildcats 7 with 30 seconds left in first half
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Road to 700: A look back at the Fort Myers football program��s path to a historic milestone.
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The record-breaking temperatures in SWFL this summer are forcing changes for how high school football practices are structured and the start times of games.
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Duross takes it in himself on 4th and goal from the 2 to put North back in front. It’s @NFMHS_Football 21, @RHS_RaidersFB 19 with 6:13 left in 2nd qt.
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0:10 3rd: @NFMHS_Football 22, @RHS_RaidersFB 19.North regains lead on 18 yd TD pass from Caedon Conn to Adrian Scott.
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Red Knights strike again, this time on an 80 yd TD run by Kirtis Denham. With 5:03 left in opening quarter, it’s @NFMHS_Football 13, @FortMyersHS 0
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When we formed the SWFL News Guild in 2020, we had 47 member journalists at The News-Press and Naples Daily News. Today we have 26. That’s 21 fewer journalists to investigate wrongdoing, explain local government decisions, celebrate sporting success.
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Watch @RiverdaleReads grad @K_Wally15 play in MLB Futures Game at 3 p.m. http://t.co/0hErtDF7me via @thenewspress.
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After an interception, @CHSTarponFB takes a 20-0 lead over @IBHS_Football on an 8 yd TD pass from Logan Flaherty to Brady Hall with 9;53 left in first half.
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Tonight’s scheduled game between Cape Coral and Lemon Bay has been postponed due to a non-serious but contagious illness affecting some Cape players. Seahawks AD Tom Kenna said the game will be rescheduled for Oct. 4, both teams’ bye week.
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Conn and Scott connect for their second TD of the game, this time from 25 yards out. With 2:26 left in first half, it’s @NFMHS_Football 26, @FortMyersHS 7
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Malik Allen scores on a 2yd run to give Estero its first lead of the game. With 36 seconds left in 3rd it’s @EsteroWildcats 22, @Triton_Football 14
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@RealGlenMacnow How could the Phillies know Charlie Morton would agree to relocate during a pandemic?.
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Congrats to @Lauren_Gill , @kennabeach10 , @_Callmekeroee , @LeanneL13 and SFCA's Taylor Edens on FACA District 18 POY honors #swfl.
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10:22 4th: @TheMainlandHSFB 24, @DunbarFootball 23.Ajai Harrell 1 run (Gettman kick) TD came on fourth and goal and Harrell’s knee appears down before ball crosses
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