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The Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach and former NBA player Marcus Liberty will host his basketball camp July 11-15
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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 7, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

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Jeslyn O'Shea prepares to serve the ball for Sarasota Christian during its Class 2A-Region 3 quarterfinal match last October. The school will hold its volleyball camp July 5-8.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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Riverview senior Austin Katz finished 15th in the nation in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials June 27 with a personal best time of 55.43 seconds.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sharks build for the future at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

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The Out-of-Door Academy and University of Florida alum Sekou Bangoura won the USTA Pro Circuit Winston-Salem $25,000 Futures Tournament June 20, defeating No. 2 seed Darian King of Barbados 6-3, 6-2. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.30.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.30.16

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Booker boys basketball coach Phil Helmuth was named the school's new Athletic Director June 20. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Tornadoes names new AD

  • Sarasota
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Left to right: Sarasota Sharks swimmers Drew Clark, Austin Katz, Danny Erlenmeyer, Keanan Dols, Bethany Leap, Nancy Hu and Matthew Garcia will all compete for an opportunity to swim at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2016
Making the Cut

Sarasota Sharks send strong contingent to U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

  • Sarasota
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Sisters Victoria and Caroline Krupa will travel to Belgium and the Netherlands to play American International Sports Team Lacrosse June 17-27. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 16, 2016
Their best shot

Mooney graduates, and sisters, will taste international lacrosse competition in Europe.

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Riverview rising senior Vince Sellers was one of several area players who walked away with scholarship offers this spring.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 9, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Recruiting heats up across Sarasota as summer approaches.

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Sarasota resident Johan Lindstrom, partner and CEO of EliteTrax Inc., and his team have been constructing the 1,400-foot state-of-the-art track since last November.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 9, 2016
Racing to the finish

Construction on the new state-of-the-art BMX track is expected to be completed next month.

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Former Sarasota standout Jade Rhodes helped lead Auburn University to the Division I College Softball World Series Finals versus Oklahoma June 6-8. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 9, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.09.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.09.16

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Running back Ali Boyce rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown in the Rams' 34-26 spring game victory against North Fort Myers May 26.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 2, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.02.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.02.16

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 2, 2016
A lesson in street course

Osprey resident will compete in the Skateboard Street Amateur at X Games Austin 2016 June 3.

  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota Christian Middle School cheerleading squad won a national championship in its first season of competition. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 2, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Middle School Cheerleading squad puts Sarasota Christian on the map.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 1, 2016
Summer Night Hoops series coming to Lakewood

The series will be held from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays from June 8 to July 22.

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