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Lakewood Ranch’s Maria Miller and Braden River’s Kendall McNab battle for possession.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs Braden River

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team shut out rival Braden River 4-0 in a Class 4A-District 11 semifinal match Jan. 16. Lindsay Martinez notched her first two-goal match of the season to lead the way for the Lady Mustangs. Angelica Rego and Talia Falco each scored a goal. Goalkeeper Alex Latham had two saves. The Lady Mustangs fired off 17 shots - seven of which were on goal - while Braden River had five shots. Braden River goalkeeper Katerina Elliott had three saves. With the win, Lakewood will host No. 2 seed Venice in the district championship Jan. 18. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
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  • January 16, 2013
Jan. 16: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Overnight mooring causes sinking feeling; County fair is the biggest, most challenging yet; Patterson cites Big Pass as topic to watch; Wallenda wants to highwire walk above U.S. 41; Highwaymen: Behind the scenes

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  • January 16, 2013
ODA, Sarasota Christian advance

The Out-of-Door Academy and Sarasota Christian girls soccer teams both won their Class 1A-District 8 quarterfinal matches Jan. 15.

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  • January 16, 2013
River Club resident moderates panel

River Club resident and retired broadcaster Fulton Lewis moderated a panel discussion for the Broadcasters Club of Florida Friday, Jan. 11, at Sara Bay Country Club.

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  • January 16, 2013
Production team announces grants

Salt & Light Productions, a Lakewood Ranch-based, award-winning project of the Center for Faith and Freedom, has awarded cost-sharing grants for the production of multi-media presentations for the following organizations and agencies: Amazing Love Healing Ministries, Fairy Tail Endings, Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/Sarasota, National Association of Professional Agents and New Vision for Independence.

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  • January 16, 2013
Mario Andretti headlines opening

Race Car legend Mario Andretti is coming to town.

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  • January 16, 2013
Palm-Aire Country Club members spread holiday cheer

Members of the Palm-Aire Country Club's 9 and 18-hole men's and women's golf associations, along with other club members, collected nearly 300 toys throughout the holiday season to donate to Toys for Tots.

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  • January 16, 2013
Dessert auction raises $1,200

East County ladies were the leaders of a "sweet" fundraiser held in December for Temple Emanu-El Religious School.

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  • January 16, 2013
ODA graduate makes Dean's List

GreyHawk Landing's Marina Kyte, a 2012 graduate of The Out-of-Door Academy, has made the Dean's List for the fall semester at High Point University in High Point, N.C.

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  • January 16, 2013
Academy collecting items for fundraiser

The Sea of Strengths Academy is collecting gently-used household items from Jan. 22 to Jan. 25, to be auctioned to raise money for teacher training.

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Join and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
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  • January 15, 2013
Jan. 15: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Caregiver exploits elderly Sarasota client; Manatee School audit finds former assistant superintendent at fault; Klauber stalls Colony Lender foreclosure; Contractor clears 400 trees for the Esplanade by Siesta Key; Goodwill to rebrand

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Chickadees Eatery opens in Bradenton Spiros and Jeanne Kambitsis
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  • January 15, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

John Cannon Homes reports increase in sales volume; WCI Communities welcomes new tennis pro; Chickadees Eatery opens in Bradenton Spiros and Jeanne Kambitsis

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  • January 15, 2013
Cougars charge past Tornadoes

Antonio Blakeney scored 28 points to lead the Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team to a 65-52 victory over Booker Jan. 11.

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  • January 15, 2013
Rams top Pirates

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Braden River 54-40 in the final game of the Manasota Basketball Classic Jan. 12, at Lakewood Ranch High.

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  • January 15, 2013
Lady Rams advance to district semi-finals

The Riverview High girls soccer team defeated North Port 3-0 in the Class 5A-District 8 quarterfinals Jan. 12.

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