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  • June 12, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

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Brad Zunica maintained a .468 batting average with eight home runs and 29 RBIs this season. He also was 4-4 on the mound with a 2.60 ERA. File photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 12, 2013
Moving Up: Brad Zunica

Lakewood Ranch first baseman and pitcher Brad Zunica will forgo his senior season and enroll early at the University of Miami.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
SIDELINES

Mustangs to host baseball camp; Team Khaos wins baseball showcase; Ranch kicker earns top honors

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Heat 14U catcher Sarah Crawford is batting .407 with 22 hits and three walks this season. Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 12, 2013
Field General: Sarah Crawford

Sarah Crawford, 14, was the lone local player chosen to be a part of America's Team, which will travel to Italy and Greece next month.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
Your Neighbor: Linda Suereth

Retired elementary school teacher Linda Suereth used to lead classrooms of children from varied backgrounds; many of them came from broken homes.

  • East County
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This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has four bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,037 square feet of living area, sold for $870,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 12, 2013
Country Club home sells for $870,000

A home in County Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Denise Sousa, of Orange, Conn., sold their home at 13211 Lost Key Place to George Ristow, of Bradenton, for $870,000.

  • East County
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The Sarasota Crew Men's Varsity 8+ team won the club’s first national gold medal, during the USRowing Youth National Championships. It placed second last year. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 12, 2013
National Champs: Sarasota Crew Men's Varsity 8+ team

The Sarasota Crew Men's Varsity 8+ team won the gold medal June 7-9, at the 2013 USRowing Youth National Championships.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Community Golf

David Montague, Ed Singleton, Vito Melfi and Joe Bornstein shot 55 to win the Lakewood Ranch three-ball Men's Event May 25, on Cypress Links.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 12, 2013
Ranch kicker earns top honors

Lakewood Ranch High rising sophomore kicker Kyle Thoma finished first in punting for the class of 2016, at the Kornblue Kicking Challenge June 1, at Florida International University.

  • East County
  • Sports
Doreen Steinhauser submitted this photo taken of sunset at Palma Sola Park.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Weather Photo: GOLDEN GLOW

Doreen Steinhauser submitted this photo taken of sunset at Palma Sola Park.

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The Sarasota Orchestra today named Anu Tali as its new music director
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 11, 2013
June 11: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: The Sarasota Orchestra today named Anu Tali as its new music director; Detectives investigate early morning shooting; Main Street rally for Rodney Mitchell; Longbeach Village residents oppose new Mar Vista plan; Manatee School board chooses legal representation

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 11, 2013
Team Khaos wins baseball showcase

Team Khaos of Lakewood Ranch recently won the Nations Baseball Select State Tournament, at Braden River Little League Park.

  • East County
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The United States’ Lee Childs won the 200 IM for the 65-69 age group.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pan-American Masters Championships

More than 1,550 swimmers, ranging in age from 18-97, hit the pool for the 2013 Pan-American Masters Championships June 1-13, at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota. The event, which was held in the United States for the first time, drew swimmers from 22 different countries to compete in synchronized swimming, swimming and open water competition.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 11, 2013
Manatee School board chooses legal representation

The Manatee County School Board decided to outsource legal issues to Dye, Deitrich, Petruff & St. Paul of Bradenton to replace current school board attorney John Bowen who retires June 30.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota's police chief and her daughter caught robbery suspects on Saturday.
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • June 10, 2013
June 10: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota Police Chief catches suspected robbers; Sarasota County budget talks continue; Weekend events recap

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