Looking Back at a Year in Sports

Athletes at Lely High and Marco Island Academy had success competing for championships while doing their best to avoid the Corona virus in 2021. Perhaps the most successful team was Lely’s boy soccer, who brought home a regional championship.

There were also individual successes, like Lely’s multi-sport stars J.J. Dervil and Sergio Morancy landing Division One football scholarships to New Mexico State and Northern Iowa. Dervil got to compete against Alabama in 2021 and Morancy caught his first collegiate touchdown pass in 2021.

MIA’s star goalie, Kiera Polley landed a soccer scholarship to Nova University. The MIA girls’ and boys’ basketball teams won conference championships, as did the volleyball team. Speaking of volleyball, MIA’s Camryn Rose made history by slamming her 1,000th kill shot in 2021.

Lely’s girls swim team had highlights of their own in 2021, setting school relay records on their way to the state meet. The MIA girls’ soccer team had a long unbeaten streak enroute to a conference championship. MIA’s Megan Sweeney set rebounding records that may never be broken at MIA.

All in all, it was a great year for local high school sports. Here’s to 2022 delivering even more excitement.