Happy New Year! If you were out of town or were just too busy to catch what our teams were doing in holiday basketball or soccer tournaments, here's a (lengthy) rundown of game stories and pairings from the various tournaments the past two weeks.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NAPLES DAILY NEWS HOLIDAY SHOOTOUT, DEC. 29-JAN. 1, AT BARRON COLLIER
■ PAIRINGS: Barron Collier, Community School at Naples Daily News Holiday Shootout
■ PREVIEW: Naples Holiday Shootout organizer happy with strong field
SATURDAY
■ BLOG: Updates from Saturday's games
■ CHAMPIONSHIP: GOOD COUNSEL-ST. JOSEPH'S: Good Counsel knocks Angels off perch in tournament final
■ THIRD PLACE, OAKTON-GERMANTOWN: Oakton clamps down on defense to take third place
■ ARCHBISHOP WOOD-MERCY: Archbishop Wood tops Mercy to claim fifth place
■ COMMUNITY SCHOOL-WESTLAKE: Community School wins consolation championship
■ EDGEWATER-FAYETTE COUNTY: Edgewater edges Fayette County for 11th place
■ MANUAL-ARCHBISHOP CARROLL: Manual edges Archbishop Carroll for seventh
■ BARRON COLLIER-SOUTH BROWARD: South Broward beats Barron Collier in overtime
FRIDAY
■ BLOG: Updates from Friday's games
■ GOOD COUNSEL-GERMANTOWN: Good Counsel knocks out Germantown to reach finals
■ ST. JOE'S-OAKTON: St. Joseph's holds off Oakton to advance to title game
■ 3-POINT CONTEST: BC's Paxson is top sharpshooter
■ CARROLL-MERCY: Mercy Academy sprints by Archbishop Carroll
■ WOOD-MANUAL: Archbishop Wood holds off Louisville-Manual
■ CSN-EDGEWATER: Community School blows out Edgewater
■ ESTERO-P.K. YONGE: Estero's learning experience ends with loss to P.K. Yonge
■ WESTLAKE-FAYETTE COUNTY: Westlake beats Fayette in battle of Georgia teams
THURSDAY
■ BLOG: Updates from Thursday's games
■ ESTERO-FAYETTE COUNTY: Fayette County rolls past Estero
■ BARRON COLLIER-EDGEWATER: Edgewater handles Barron Collier
■ WESTLAKE-SOUTH BROWARD: Atlanta-Westlake holds off South Broward
WEDNESDAY
■ BARRON COLLIER-GOOD COUNSEL: Mansour reaches milestone as Barron Collier loses tourney opener
■ COMMUNITY SCHOOL-ARCHBISHOP CARROLL: CSN falls to Archbishop Carroll; will face PK Yonge Thursday
■ ST. JOSEPH'S-SOUTH BROWARD: Defending champion St. Joseph's pulls away from South Broward
■ DUPONT MANUAL-WEST LAKE: DuPont Manual slams Atlanta-West Lake
■ ARCHBISHOP WOOD-FAYETTE COUNTY Archbishop Wood opens up tournament with victory
■ ESTERO-OAKTON: Estero steps in for Miramar, steps up in class against elite competition
■ MERCY ACADEMY-EDGEWATER: Mercy Academy runs past Edgewater
■ GERMANTOWN-PK YONGE: Germantown cruises past PK Yonge
■ BLOG: Updates from Wednesday's games
BOYS BASKETBALL
NAPLES DAILY NEWS GULFSHORE SHOOTOUT, DEC. 27-30, AT GOLDEN GATE
THURSDAY
■ BLOG: Updates from Thursday's games
■ LAKELAND TENOROC-LEHIGH: Tenoroc finishes off Lehigh for consolation title
■ GULF COAST-NAPLES: Gulf Coast holds off Naples
■ LELY-DUNBAR: Dunbar pulls away from Lely in fourth quarter
WEDNESDAY
■ WEST ORANGE-ENSWORTH: West Orange figures it out in 4th quarter to down Ensworth in semis
■ BUCHHOLZ-PALM BEACH GARDENS: Buchholz keeps shooting, and finds its way into final
■ GOLDEN GATE-COMMUNITY SCHOOL: Golden Gate pulls out late win against Community School
■ SUNCOAST-LARGO: Suncoast holds on to beat Largo
■ CAPE CORAL-TENOROC: Tenoroc finishes off Cape Coral
■ PALMETTO RIDGE-LEHIGH: Lehigh rolls past Palmetto Ridge
■ SHOOTING CONTEST: CSN's Kent wins 3-point contest
■ DUNK CONTEST: Tenoroc's Stephens is slam-dunk champ
■ BLOG: Updates from Wednesday's games
TUESDAY
■ ENSWORTH-SUNCOAST: Ensworth routs Suncoast
■ GOLDEN GATE-WEST ORANGE: West Orange rolls past Golden Gate
■ COMMUNITY SCHOOL-PALM BEACH GARDENS: Palm Beach Gardens hands Community School first defeat
■ BUCHHOLZ-LARGO: Buchholz shoots its way past Largo to reach semifinals
■ DUNBAR-TENOROC: Dunbar rocked by Lakeland school in consolation bracket
■ LELY-CAPE CORAL: Cape Coral recovers from rout, defeats Lely
■ PALMETTO RIDGE-NAPLES: Bears' late run finishes off Naples
■ GULF COAST-LEHIGH: Lehigh pulls away late from Gulf Coast
■ BLOG: Updates from Tuesday
MONDAY
■ ENSWORTH-CAPE CORAL: Ensworth (Tenn.) routs Cape Coral
■ GOLDEN GATE-TENOROC: Golden Gate holds on against Lakeland-Tenoroc
■ CSN-PALMETTO RIDGE: Community School knocks off Palmetto Ridge
■ NAPLES-LARGO: Naples falls to Largo on buzzer-beater
■ GULF COAST-SUNCOAST: Suncoast ends Gulf Coast's winning streak
■ LELY-PALM BEACH GARDENS: Lely doomed by inexperience in loss to Palm Beach Gardens
■ LEHIGH-BUCHHOLZ: Buchholz has no problems with Lehigh
■ WEST ORANGE-DUNBAR: West Orange opens with blowout of Dunbar
■ BLOG: Updates from Monday
■ PREVIEW: Local flavor for this year's Naples Daily News Gulfshore Shootout starting Monday
EAST LEE COUNTY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT, DEC. 27-29
■ PAIRINGS: Estero, South Fort Myers at Lehigh Regional Medical Center Holiday Madness
KESWICK CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT, DEC. 27-29
■ PAIRINGS: St. John Neumann at Keswick Christian Tournament
CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC, DEC. 17-18, 20-22, AT BISHOP VEROT
■ PAIRINGS: City of Palms Classic at Bishop Verot
■ CHAMPIONSHIP: VIDEO/PHOTOS: Prep boys basketball: Lane's last-second trey wins City of Palms for St. Patrick's
■ DAY FIVE ROUNDUP: Mater Dei blows out Rivers, Winter Park for third place at City of Palms
■ DAY FOUR ROUNDUP: Alpharetta-Milton edges Winter Park, to meet St. Patrick in City of Palms finals
■ DAY FOUR FEATURE: City of Palms gives non-conventional schools a chance in Signature Series
■ DAY THREE EARLY ROUNDUP: Memphis-Melrose rolls past Fort Myers in City of Palms consolation bracket
■ DAY THREE EVENING ROUNDUP: Alpharetta-Milton moves into semifinals of City of Palms
■ DAY THREE FEATURE: Austin Rivers leads Winter Park into City of Palms semifinals
■ MONDAY PREVIEW: City of Palms set to pick back up Monday
■ DAY TWO FEATURE: PHOTOS: Calif. powerhouse Mater Dei an underdog at City of Palms, at least for now
■ DAY TWO ROUNDUP: New Jersey juggernaut rips apart Chicago-Whitney Young
■ DAY ONE FEATURE: VIDEO/PHOTOS: Former Estero High student and his high-flying cohorts are slam-dunk artists
■ DAY ONE ROUNDUP: North Port's upset bid falls short
■ READ THE PREVIEW: Nation's elite basketball talent descends on Southwest Florida
HAWK KREUL CLASSIC, DEC. 18, 20-21
■ PAIRINGS: Palmetto Ridge at Kreul Classic Coral Springs Challenge
CHRISTMAS IN THE KENNEL CLASSIC, DEC. 20-21
■ PAIRINGS: Barron Collier at Berean Christian tournament
CYPRESS LAKE/DEX HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT, DEC. 20-22
■ PAIRINGS: Naples High at Cypress Lake/Dex Holiday Tournament
MARINER CHRISTMAS CLASSIC, DEC. 20-22
■ PAIRINGS: Estero at Mariner Holiday Tournament
ST. PETERSBURG-NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT, DEC. 20-22
■ PAIRINGS: Seacrest at Northside Christian Tournament
BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL
FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTMAS CLASSIC, DEC. 28-30
■ PAIRINGS: Barron Collier boys, First Baptist boys/girls, Golden Gate girls at First Baptist Christmas Classic
GIRLS BASKETBALL
KESWICK CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT, DEC. 27-29
■ PAIRINGS: St. John Neumann at Keswick Christian Tournament
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BASKETBALL BROTHERS, INC., TOURNAMENT, DEC. 28-30
■ PAIRINGS: Gulf Coast, Naples, Palmetto Ridge, South Fort Myers at Dunbar Tournament
REPUBLIC BANKS HOLIDAY CLASSIC, LEXINGTON, KY., DEC. 18-22
■ PAIRINGS: Community School at Republic Banks Holiday Classic, Lexington, Ky.
CANTERBURY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT, DEC. 20-21
■ PAIRINGS: Seacrest Country Day at Canterbury Holiday Tournament
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SOCCER
MARINER INVITATIONAL, DEC. 18
■ PAIRINGS: Immokalee boys, girls at Mariner Invitational
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINTER INVITATIONAL, DEC. 21-23
■ PAIRINGS: Barron Collier, Estero, Golden Gate at Southwest Florida Winter Invitational
■ FINAL DAY RECAP: Southwest Florida Winter Invitational finishes up at Golden Gate




























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