FMHS softball star wins historic Gatorade Player of the Year
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Fort Myers sophomore Julia Knowler capped off a dream season by being named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year.
Knowler became the only winner from Lee County in the award’s history and the youngest to ever win.
Rewind back to the start of the spring softball season and if you asked Knowler to choose between a state title or the Gatorade player of the year she would have said she wanted the state championship.
She checked that off the list as she helped the Greenies win their second state title in team history and a few weeks later she received...