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East County | Sports

India Searls. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 20, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 12.20.17

East County High 5 Moments: 12.20.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Desoto Speedway hosted a Sportsman championship race on Jan 28. Brooke Storer's No.9 car took home the trophy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 13, 2017
Desoto Speedway hopes to reopen in January

Owner confident he can raise funds to fix the storm-damaged track.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tony Sciame, a Tara Golf and Country Club resident, sank aces on the same hole seven days apart.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 13, 2017
Tara golfer beats the odds — twice

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Amari Jones.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 13, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Amari Jones

The Braden River High junior wing talks his uncle's influence and the meaning of "snap and clear."

  • East County
  • Sports
Faith Schyck (2). File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 13, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 12.14.17

East County High 5 Moments: 12.14.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Myakka City's Denny Woodruff works in preparation for the new polo season.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 11, 2017
Sarasota Polo Club brings in thrill seekers

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • Sports
Brendan Bengtsson spins around wrestling partner Chase Knopf. Bengtsson is attempting to get wrestling-ready now that football is finished.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2017
Braden River senior wrestles with lost time

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Nancy Castro cuts the ribbon to open The Out-of-Door Academy's new practice facility.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2017
ODA hopes new practice facility helps athletic programs soar

The facility includes three regulation-sized soccer fields that can be used for football and lacrosse as well.

  • East County
  • Sports
East County sports roundup: 12.04.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 4, 2017
East County sports weekend roundup: 12.04.17

East County sports weekend roundup: 12.04.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Damien Gordon, here shooting a three-pointer, led the Mustangs with 19 points.
    By
  • Breanne Williams
  • December 2, 2017
Lakewood Ranch boys basketball wins season opener

The Mustangs took down Plant City High at the RP Funding Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
The 15th-annual Men's and the first-ever Women's Nike International Friendlies and Development Academy Winter Showcase event returns to Premier Sports Campus tonight. Â
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 29, 2017
Nike International Friendlies return to Premier Sports Campus

The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team has its first match tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dave Jaco says he's proud of the heart he displayed in the boxing ring.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 29, 2017
Area Hall of Fame boxer battled the titans

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Fort Hamer Bridge will help give rowing exposure in Lakewood Ranch and the surrounding area, Trish Chastain said. Photo courtesy Manatee County.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 29, 2017
New bridge could attract area athletes to rowing

Shorter trip to Fort Hamer Park may make sense for Lakewood Ranch students.

  • East County
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Evan Spiller (21). File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 29, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 11.30.17

East County High 5 Moments: 11.30.17

  • East County
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Joshua Young.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 29, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Joshua Young

Lakewood Ranch's boys basketball junior talks dunking and superheroes.

  • East County
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Forward Chase Koski (86) and defenseman Jackson Ellis (4) celebrate a goal Feb. 6 for Lakewood Ranch boys hockey in the Lightning High School Hockey League's title game. The Mustangs have become the premier high school-level team for skaters in the region.
  • March 3, 2026
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Brian Taylor, who works as executive vice president for Perform[cb], has been working from CoworkLWR since 2021 in order to have a separation between work and home life. He enjoys the opportunities to network with fellow remote workers at the new location.
  • March 3, 2026
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Bradenton's Stillpoint Mission has outgrown its current building and hopes to bring in enough funds to purchase a new building to better serve clients.
  • March 3, 2026
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This Country Club Village home at 7216 Pasadena Glen sold for $3 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,038 square feet of living area.
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With scissors in one hand and a whip in the other, Commissioner Carol Felts cuts the ribbon on a historical marker for The Florida Cracker Trail Feb. 13 at Manatee Village Historical Park.
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