Voting underway for Breeze Athlete of the Month for April

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Breeze Athlete of the Month for April is now open

There were countless top performances from student-athletes in The Breeze coverage area to start the new year and now it’s up to readers to decide who will earn top honors for the month

Nominees for April include:

■ Kendall Wylie, senior, North Fort Myers Red Knights: The senior continued to impress in the circle for an 11-1 Red Knights softball team, earning two complete game wins where she didn’t yield an earned run over 14 innings, striking out 21 and allowing just two hits

■ Luke Buzzelli, senior, Ida Baker Bulldogs: Buzzelli won the Region 2A-4 traditional weightlifting championship at 169 pounds thanks to a dominant performance in the bench press The senior already had the class won with his first lift of 335 pounds, but he went on to up his bench press to 355, giving him a total score of 585 pounds

■ Destyni Devine, freshman, North Fort Myers Red Knights: Devine captured three LCAC Championships; two as an individual in the 200M and long jump, and was part of the winning 4X100 relay team. She was also runner-up in the 100M

■ Nicolas Bonaparte, freshman, Ida Baker Bulldogs: Bonaparte, Ida Baker’s N o 1 s i n g l e s p l a y e r , t o o k h o m e t h e District 3A-11 crown and qualified for the state tournament He defeated his opponent 6-4, 6-0 in the championship match

Bonaparte also won a district title in doubles with Todd Bennie, and the team went undefeated during the regular season

■ T o d d B e n n i e , s e n i o r , I d a Baker Bulldogs: As Ida Baker’s No 2 player, Bennie captured a District 3A-11 title and qualified for the state tournament He defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-3 in the championship match Bennie also won a district crown in doubles with Nicolas Bonaparte, putting together an undefeated regular season as a doubles pairing

■ M a c k e n z i e D e L i s l e , f r e s h m a n , Bishop Verot Vikings: The freshman led the way for the Vikings in the District 2A12 Championships, taking home three first place finishes in the 800-, 1,600-, and 3,200-meter runs, as Bishop Verot as a team finished in the top spot

■ Aiden Knaak, senior, Bishop Verot Vikings: The senior hurler was on top of his game in a 7-0 win over Bonita Springs, where he tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out a season-high 16. Knaak carries an impressive 1 23 ERA over 57 innings this season Athlete of the Month nominees are comprised of the Breeze’s staff-selected Athletes of the Week for that respective month

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