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Francesca Bisordi is the first girls wrestler from Lakewood Ranch to advance to the state championships.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 4, 2025
Mustangs sophomore shows sanctioning girls wrestling was overdue

Francesca Bisordi will be the first Lakewood Ranch High girl to wrestle at the state championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High senior Jonathan Leatt currently ranks ninth in the 800-meter run in 4A Region 3 after posting a 2:01.09 on Feb. 28.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 4, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Jonathan Leatt

Leatt helped the Mustangs win the Lakewood Ranch Invitational with three top-three finishes.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gabe Moberly hits a jump during an Aker Sunday Session in September before the new track was installed. The cattle are fenced off from the track.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 26, 2025
BMX track draws amateur and pro riders to Myakka City

Aker Brand Farms is a 15-acre BMX training facility and a dream come true for owners Jeremy Smith and Will Grant.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ellen Lehman took fifth place in the 119-pound weight class in the 2A Olympic category at the girls weightlifting state championships on Feb. 14.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 26, 2025
Braden River weightlifter becomes first freshman to medal in school history

Ellen Lehman wrapped up a record-breaking year with a fifth-place finish at states.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River junior Kaydence Evans is the team's ace and leadoff hitter. She struck out 13 batters and knocked in five runs in her team's first two games of the season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 26, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Kaydence Evans

Braden River softball player struck out 13 batters and knocked in five runs in the first two games.

  • East County
  • Sports
Charlie Hosier and Drew Pintacuda said they've missed out on some moments in high school but ultimately changed their lives for the better by locking down commitments to play at the next level through MLS Next.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 25, 2025
Soccer players sacrifice high school experiences to chase dreams

Lakewood Ranch's Charlie Hosier and Drew Pintacuda gave up the typical high school life for MLS Next.

  • East County
  • Sports
The National Basketball Association named Rick Barry one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • February 20, 2025
Has age softened NBA star Rick Barry? Ask his pickleball opponents.

This part-time Lakewood Ranch resident was one of the most prolific scorers and accurate free throw shooters in basketball’s history.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bob Haskin returns a serve against Alan Bartlett at a recent pickleball game at Lakewood Ranch High School.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2025
Pickleball players search for home courts closer to home

Passionate pickleball players — which is to say just about all of them — are dinking and dunking for new Lakewood Ranch courts to compete on. A solution might be in play.

  • East County
  • News
Aiden Sanders, a junior at Lakewood Ranch, has turned himself into a bonafide competitor in the 120-pound weight class in 3A in just over a year.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 19, 2025
After long layoff, Lakewood Ranch High wrestler regains his excellence

Aiden Sanders, who had to sit out years due to concessions, has his sights set on a state tourney berth.

  • East County
  • Sports
Avary Shirley
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 18, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Avary Shirley

Lakewood Ranch sophomore stepped up to help send Mustangs to states.

  • East County
  • Sports
Olivia Hadad, right, has led the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team to the state semifinals with 35 goals in her senior season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • February 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch girls soccer vies for first state championship

The Mustangs will play the state's No. 4 overall team in state semifinal round

  • East County
  • Sports
Out-of-Door Academy sophomore Maggie Yull has been a dominant presence on the girls varsity soccer team this season, leading the team with 11 goals.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • February 12, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Maggie Yull

The sophomore forward has been the offensive engine for the Out-of-Door Academy girls varsity soccer team this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sarasota Polo Club's Interscholastic Polo Team from left to right: Head Coach Stuart Campbell, 15-year-old Hazel Hill, 13-year-old Jayda Link, 15-year-old Ainsley Mulligan and 12-year-old Gregory Shepard.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • February 11, 2025
Youths have a shot at polo success in Lakewood Ranch

The Sarasota Polo Club team of four started in fall 2024.

  • East County
  • Sports
John Rivera Jr., now signed to the Brooks Beast Track Club, is ranked in the top 50 in the world in the 800-meter. Here he is at the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships, where he placed fifth in the 800-meter (1:48.45).
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • February 9, 2025
Lakewood Ranch High alum John Rivera Jr. now runs as a professional

The 800-meter specialist signed with the Brooks Beasts Track Club in January.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High junior Gabriel Lara proved to be the difference maker in the Mustangs' 6A District 11 title win over Parrish Community High Jan. 29, scoring twice in the second half.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • February 5, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Gabriel Lara

The Lakewood Ranch High junior scored two goals in the Mustangs' district title win over Parrish Community High.

  • East County
  • Sports
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