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East County | Sports

    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 18, 2009
North River National gears up for softball

North River National Little League will hold registration for its fall softball league beginning Aug. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 17, 2009
Community Golf Scores 08.11.09 to 08.15.09

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 16, 2009
Registration opens Saturday for Miss Manatee Softball

Registration for the Miss Manatee Softball League will begin Aug. 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 16, 2009
Gray team secures Founders Cup

Performance Lacrosse, a local lacrosse organization, recently finished its summer league season with the annual Manasota Summer Lacrosse Shootout, Green vs. Gray Game Aug. 12 at Greenbrook Adventure Park in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 16, 2009
Longhorns seek new players

The Lakewood Ranch Longhorns 13U travel team will hold open tryouts at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 14, 2009
Pirates seek lady golfers

Tryouts for the Braden River High girls golf team will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m., Aug. 19-20.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 13, 2009
Thunder coaches set the tone for parents

The Out-of-Door Academy will host a mandatory fall sports informational meeting for all middle and upper school parents from 7-8:15 p.m., Aug. 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Dual Threat

Nine-year-old twins Sarah and Emma Fazio have been playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs for the past four years.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Star-studded treatment

River Club resident Casey Mulholland, a senior at The Pendleton School at IMG Academies, was one of 36 players selected to play in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game Aug. 8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Siblings share love for baseball

Lakewood High freshman catcher Tyler Biggs taught his younger sister Maddie how to play baseball when she was 5. The two have been dominating the fields together ever since.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Calvin Drake

The Observer spotlights motorcycle rider Calvin Drake.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 11, 2009
Community Golf Scores 07.28.09 to 08.09.09

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 5, 2009
Back in Action

The East Manatee Bulldogs opened the 2009 season with their first practice Aug. 1.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 5, 2009
Pirates complete 48 to State run

With undoubtedly its toughest schedule on the horizon, the Braden River High football players spent the summer trying to stay one step ahead of its competition by running 48 100-yard sprints.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 5, 2009
Trainer focuses on kids' health

Heather Hackett spent most of her childhood overweight. Now she is hoping to help kids avoid a similar fate through her business, I Train Your Kids.

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