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Jen Blanco
January 19, 2012

Lady Thunder fall to Lady Panthers

The Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team fell to Bradenton Christian 50-43 Jan. 17.

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Observer Staff
January 19, 2012

Mustangs, Pirates advance to district semis

Delaney Riggins scored Lakewood Ranch's lone goal as the host Lady Mustangs defeated Port Charlotte 1-0 in a Class 4A-District 11 quarterfinal Jan. 17.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: USSSA Southeast Regional Championship

More than 50 youth boys and girls soccer teams from across the country and Brazil competed in the USSSA Southeast Regional Championship Jan. 14-15 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The top four finishers in each age division are qualified to attend the 2012 USSSA Soccer National Championships July 12 in Overland Park, Kan.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

NFL prospects come to train at Lakewood Ranch

Athletic Edge Sports Performance Training Center strength and conditioning specialist Mike Gough has been training 21 athletes for the NFL Combine since the beginning of January. The players will continue to train in Lakewood Ranch until the end of February.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

Club celebrates 1,000 milestones

Seventeen members of the Lakewood Ranch Running Club participated in the club's 1,000-Mile Club, running 1,000-Miles or more in 2011.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

COMMENT: Polo's intricacies no longer a mystery

As a sports writer and lifelong sports enthusiast, I've been to my share of games and matches.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

Lakewood Ranch senior Haley Martin instrumental for Lady Mustangs

Lakewood Ranch senior Haley Martin has been instrumental in helping lead the Lady Mustangs to 14-4-2 record and a No. 2 seed in the Class 4A-District 11 tournament.

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

Athlete of the Week: Jeff Casseus

Braden River senior Jeff Casseus had a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead the Pirates to a 64-44 victory over rival Lakewood Ranch Jan. 11.

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Observer Staff
January 18, 2012

Observer Team Spotlight Q&A

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight Athlete: Bella Smith

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Jen Blanco
January 18, 2012

Rice earns Most Valuable Player honors in Band Weintraub Cup

Hillcroft/Regent defeated Ten Oaks/Rude Boy 11-10 in the Band Weintraub Cup Jan. 15, at The Sarasota Polo Club.

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Jen Blanco
January 16, 2012

East County players win national championship

East County football players Kyle Thoma and Brandon Luckett helped lead the FBU Central Florida All-Star team to a 25-14 victory over Dallas to win the FBU National Championship Jan. 7 in San Antonio, Texas.