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Rising junior tight end Kyle Brady hauls in a pass late in the third quarter.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
Defensive effort propels Mustangs

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Naples Lely 21-0 in its spring game May 24.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2013
SIDELINES

PEMCO Pirates win championship; Braden River searches for new baseball coach; Pirates to retire No. 3

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
State champ to hit greens for the Virginia Cavaliers

LWR High junior Danny Walker verbally committed last month to play golf for the University of Virginia.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 29, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Jason Fineberg

The Out-of-Door Academy eighth-grader Jason Fineberg rushed for 167 yards on 15 carries and scored a 1-yard touchdown as time expired in the Thunder's 17-13 loss to St. Petersburg Northside Christian in its Spring Game May 17.

  • East County
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  • Josh Siegel
  • May 29, 2013
Your Neighbor: Ann Kale

Ann Kale's dog, Regis, lived to see his owner become the oldest graduate of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2007.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,889 square feet of living area, sold for $1.35 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 29, 2013
County Club Village home sells for $1.35 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 28, 2013
Sales-tax may yield new health-care model

In part II of our preview of a June 18 referendum on the half-cent sales tax increase in Manatee County, the East County Observer examines how new revenue would impact care in the community.

  • East County
  • News
Mar Vista application to go back to planning board
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 28, 2013
May 28: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Mar Vista application to go back to planning board; Street teams program marks one year; 2013 FCAT scores released; PHOTO GALLERY: Tribute to Heroes Parade

  • Longboat Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2013
Booker shutout in spring action

The Booker High football team fell to Palmetto 21-0 in its spring game May 23.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2013
Turnovers prove costly for Sailors

The Sarasota High football team committed five first-half turnovers, which proved to be too much to overcome, as the visiting Sailors fell to St. Petersburg 56-21 in their spring game May 24.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2013
Rams hold off Seminoles

The Riverview High football team held off Southeast's second-half surge to edge past the Seminoles 42-35 in its spring game May 24.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex scrambles for yardage during the second quarter.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs. Naples Lely

Lakewood Ranch High defeated Naples Lely 21-0 in its spring game May 24.

  • East County
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Jeff Haas and Brad Hough of APG Electric, Inc.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Keep Manatee Beautiful Golf Tournament

Keep Manatee Beautiful held its 19th Annual Golf Tournament May 24 at Tara Golf & Country Club. The event, the nonprofit organization's biggest fundraiser of the year, featured a putting contest, closest to the pin contest and a raffle.

  • East County
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The chorus sang songs like “Dancing in the Street.”
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lexi Paw Pals Benefit Concert

The Gene Witt Elementary 'orff'estra and chorus performed a special concert May 23 for Lexi Brown, a classmate who was killed in January by her father. Brown, a fifth grader at Gene Witt when she died, played the steel drum and soprano xylophone in the school's after-school musical group.

  • East County
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VFW Post 12055 member and veteran George Johnston drives fellow veterans in the parade.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Tribute to Heroes Parade

East County residents honored fallen military members and veterans Sunday, May 26, during the Tribute to Heroes Parade on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

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