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East County | Sports

    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 10, 2012
SCORES: Lady Thunder open season victorious

The Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis team opened its season with a 7-0 victory over Sarasota Feb. 7.

  • East County
  • Sports
Senior forward Tommy Bernhardt scored 12 points and was one of three players who finished in double figures, as Braden River sailed to a 62-40 over Charlotte.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 9, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Playoff Bound

The Braden River High boys basketball team secured a spot in the regional tournament with a 62-40 victory over Charlotte in a Class 7A-District 11 semifinal Feb. 8. The top-seeded Pirates will play host to second-seeded Venice in the district championship game Feb. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
Senior guard Tre Bryant finished with a team-high 23 points.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Pirates cruise to playoff berth

The top-seeded Braden River High boys basketball team cruised to a 62-40 victory over fifth-seeded Charlotte in a Class 7A-District 11 semifinal tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
SCORES: Lady Pirates top rival in season opener

The Braden River High softball team defeated rival Lakewood Ranch 1-0 Feb. 7 in the season opener for both teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
Shane Rice started playing cowboy polo at just 4 years old. This season, he's one of the top players at the Sarasota Polo Club.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Born to ride

California native Shane Rice has received the Best Playing Pony award three times so far this season and also has been named the Most Valuable Player.

  • East County
  • Sports
Junior Hannah Eubanks loves leading the audience in cheer. File photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Pirate squad to compete at nationals

The Braden River High varsity cheerleading squad will compete in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships for the first time in school history Feb. 11-12, at Walt Disney World.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Comment: Hoops madness hits early out east

The tournament seeds have been announced, and the brackets are set.

  • East County
  • Sports
The East County Observer and Bogey’s Restaurant and Sports Pub have teamed up to showcase the East County’s top athletes. Each recipient’s article will be featured on the restaurant’s wall.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Blake Riley-Hawkins

Lakewood Ranch High junior Blake Riley-Hawkins captured his first-ever district title in the 132-pound weight class of the Class 2A-District 11 tournament Feb. 4, in Port Charlotte. With the win, Riley-Hawkins will advance to the Class 2A-Region 3 tournament Feb. 10-11, in Charlotte. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
MVP: Jamie Mirikitani
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2012
Hillcroft/Regent defeats Wildcat in Super Bowl Cup

Hillcroft/Regent defeated Wildcat 8-7 Feb. 5, to win the MGA Insurance Group Super Bowl Cup.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High senior Gabriella Diaz-Granados scored a team-high 16 points in her final game in a Lady Mustangs uniform.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Mustangs fall in semis

PALMETTO -- Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball coach Tina Hadley felt pretty confident heading into the locker room at halftime.

  • East County
  • Sports
Indian Rocks Christian School's Chad Gessner and The Out-of-Door Academy’s Carson Jungers both attempt to head the ball.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
ODA shut out in quarterfinal

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team saw its season come to an end Jan. 31, with a 4-0 loss to Indian Rocks Christian School in a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 7, 2012
Mustangs gallop into semifinals

The fourth-seeded Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball team defeated fifth-seeded Dixie Hollins 58-41 in the Class 6A-District 12 quarterfinals Feb. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2012
Community Sports Scores

Enjoy this week's community sports score updates.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2012
Pirates victorious on Senior Night

The Braden River High boys basketball team defeated Bayshore 61-36 Feb. 3 to finish the season 20-4.

  • East County
  • Sports
Freshman Courtney Astore was one of the first rowers to spend 30 minutes on the rowing machine.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:Sarasota Crew Ergathon

More than 120 members of the Sarasota Crew attempted to row 1.5 million meters from their rowing site at Bay Preserve to Jamaica during its fifth annual Ergathon fundraiser Feb. 4. Rowers, family and friends also enjoyed boat displays, raffles, races and more.

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