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Sarasota | Sports

Jade Rhodes leads Auburn with 17 home runs so far this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 16, 2015
Power hitter

Former Sarasota High infielder Jade Rhodes has helped blast the Auburn University softball team to a No. 3 national ranking.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 16, 2015
High 5

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Angelina Grebe
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 9, 2015
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 8, 2015
Registration underway for i9 Sports camp

Registration for i9 Sports multi-sport summer camp is now available.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Riverview High baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to edge past North Port 6-5 March 30.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 2, 2015
High 5 Moments

High 5 Moments

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota seniors Andre Johnson and Michael Adler will lead the district champion Sailors when they host their first regional semifinal April 7.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 2, 2015
District Champs

The Sarasota High boys tennis team captured its first district championship in more than a decade. during the Class 3A-District tournament March 24 and March 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cardinal Mooney’s Josh Bonynge was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Pitcher.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 1, 2015
Area teams battle for Classic title

Sixteen high school baseball teams from Tampa to Miami hit the field for the 30th Annual Sarasota Baseball Classic March 23 through March 26.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photos of Peg Rauch The Sarasota Seahawks have outscored their opponents 95-40 through the first seven games of the season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 26, 2015
Making their mark

Huddled together on the bleachers with lacrosse sticks in hand, members of the Sarasota Seahawks Lacrosse Club’s JV and varsity teams look to their coach for guidance.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 15, 2015
First Watch Half Marathon and Relay

Nearly 3,500 Runners from near and far gathered at the 10th annual First Watch Half Marathon and Relay on the morning of March 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jason Clary
  • March 5, 2015
Fight Club

Sarasota Military Academy coaches take on MMA.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 25, 2015
Modern marvel

Sunday evening marked the end of an international competition for the ultimate athlete.

  • East County
  • Sports
Pentathletes will compete in a 3,200-meter cross-country run.
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 10, 2015
Pentathlon is a win for Benderson Park

To secure the bid for the 2015 Modern Pentathlon World Cup No. 1 competition, the Sarasota-Bradenton area faced big-time competition.

  • East County
  • Sports
In 2009, Olivier Bellanger won his first state championship as a rookie inthe cadet class, which harbored drivers ages 9 to 12. Courtesy photo
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 10, 2015
State of the kart

Father and son Olivier and Patrick Bellanger went from watching races on TV to becoming a force on the track.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the newly formed Southern Ski Fanatics national team perform at the team’s first practice Jan. 24, in Sarasota. Photos by Jason Clary
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 3, 2015
Family matters

The Hannabass family is a true team on the water at Ski-A-Rees. Now, it will take the sport to a new level.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sophomore Brion Whitley fends off Logan Long and Aiden Crume of Southwest Florida Christian Academy.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest Florida Christian Academy vs. Sarasota Christian School

Sarasota Christian School walks away with a 60 to 43 win against Southwest Florida Christian Academy. Tuesday's conference game win keeps SCS undefeated in their district.

  • East County
  • Sports
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