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The St. Martha Catholic School boys basketball team won the Florida Gulf Coast League Championship Dec. 10.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

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Ja'da Bennett and her Sarasota High teammates are ranked No. 5 in Class 7A in the most recent FABC/Source Hoops state rankings.
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  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.24.15

Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.24.15

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ODA's Amad Brayboy was one of three players to score in double figures during the Thunder's 67-57 loss to Venice Dec. 15.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota Sidelines: 12.24.15

Sarasota Sidelines: 12.24.15

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Fifteen-year-old Navene Shehadeh always wanted to be a cheerleader.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 23, 2015
A special kind of cheer

Riverview High senior creates cheerleading program for special needs children.

  • Sarasota
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  • December 22, 2015
Registration upcoming for SLL

Sarasota Little League will hold five registration dates in January for its Real Baseball Division.

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Riverview High alum Nick Havener now plays for Boston University. Photo Courtesy Jim Pierce, BU Athletics
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.17.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.17.15

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Sarasota Christian sophomore Alyssa Schrag scored 11 points Dec. 10.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota Sidelines: 12.17.15

Sarasota Sidelines: 12.17.15

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota resident Ronn Wyckoff, 73, won a pair of gold medals at the Florida Senior Games Dec. 12, in Clearwater.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2015
Master of the Charity Stripe

Sarasota resident won a pair of gold medals in free throw shooting and spot field goal shooting at the Florida Senior Games Dec. 12, in Clearwater.

  • Sarasota
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Skylar Jungers was one of three seniors honored Dec. 10.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.17.15

Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.17.15

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Braden River junior guard Deoni Cason goes up for a layup.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 16, 2015
Pirates gain edge on Sailors

The Braden River boys basketball team beat Sarasota 78-74 in district action Dec. 15.

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Riverview senior midfielder Felipe Rojas attempts to maneuver the ball around Sarasota's line of defense.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 15, 2015
Rams and Sailors draw even

The Riverview and Sarasota High boys soccer teams tied 0-0 Dec. 14.

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Chase Maasdorp scored 13 points for ODA in its victory versus St. Petersburg Canterbury School Dec. 7.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 10, 2015
Sarasota Sidelines: 12.10.15

Sarasota Sidelines: 12.10.15

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Fisher Schlabach, Trey Lantz, Garrett Mullenax, Grady Martin and Julian Soriano are enjoying every minute they get to spend on the soccer field with Tony Colton.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 10, 2015
No time for excuses

Sarasota Christian sophomore returned to the soccer field this fall after his fourth battle with Clear-cell sarcoma — a rare form of kidney cancer.

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Former Sarasota guard Camille Giardina now plays for Florida Southern College.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 10, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.10.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.10.15

  • Sarasota
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Polo professional Nick Johnson has been training horses at the Sarasota Polo Club for the past three years.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 9, 2015
Learning polo ... can horses stick to it?

Trainer specializes in converting thoroughbreds so they excel at a new sport.

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