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Sarasota | Sports

Sarasota High baseball freshman Johnny Lackaff has shown an ability to get clutch hits this season.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 17, 2024
Sarasota baseball and softball teams turn toward postseason

With a week to go in the regular season, some area teams are playing their best ball.

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Gio Zanoni leads the Cardinal Mooney High boys lacrosse team with 41 points (21 goals, 20 assists).
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 16, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Gio Zanoni

The Cardinal Mooney High boys lacrosse senior provides firepower to the Cougars.

  • Sarasota
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Riverview High's Susan Lowther finished 10th in the U.S. in points (162) in 2024 according to MaxPreps statistics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 11, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Susan Lowther

The Riverview High girls lacrosse senior is climbing the national points rankings in 2024.

  • Sarasota
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Jake Ilardi is a Street skater, meaning he specializes in skating rails, stairs, banks and other items you could find on a real city street.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 10, 2024
New documentary puts 'Spotlight' on Sarasota skateboarder

The film, which follows the life of Jake Ilardi, came largely from video filmed by his brother Nate Ilardi.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jessica Thoennes and Azja Czajkowski won the women's pair at the U.S. Rowing Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics (7:37.62). The trials were held at Nathan Benderson Park.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 7, 2024
Five US rowers punch their ticket to the Paris Olympics at Benderson Park

The Olympic Team Trials were held April 4-7 in Sarasota in preparation for this summer's Olympic Games.

  • East County
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Riverview High junior pitcher Allison Cole finished the 2024 season with a 1.40 ERA and a 14-5 record over 124.2 innings.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 4, 2024
Riverview High softball wins with a smile

The Rams are 12-3 thanks to commanding pitching, timely hitting and a lot of joy.

  • Sarasota
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Rosita Reyes is in her first season as the Sarasota High track and field coach.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 3, 2024
Track and field no easy task to coach

Sarasota High Head Coach Rosita Reyes explains the intricacies of the sport.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota High track and field sophomore Grayson Cicilioni.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 2, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Grayson Cicilioni

The Sarasota High runner is moving up the ranks in the 3,200-meter run.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota High baseball senior catcher Juan Perez is hitting .474 as of March 27.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 28, 2024
Sarasota High baseball searches for offense

The Sailors have sputtered at the plate but believe better days are ahead.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota High senior weightlifter Mark Monchecourt won the 219-pound division of the FHSAA Class 3A state meet in the Traditional category, lifting a combined 725 pounds.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 27, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Mark Monchecourt

The Sarasota High senior weightlifter won the 219-pound class at the Sarasota County Championships.

  • Sarasota
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Orion Kerkering was named to the Philadelphia Phillies postseason roster Oct. 3.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 27, 2024
5 Sarasota baseball stars making waves in the big leagues

The area has several candidates for breakouts this season, with an MLB debut a possibility.

  • Sarasota
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Benjamin Aguilar, who trains with EVO Athletics, is now in his final year of junior gymnastics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 26, 2024
Siesta Key gymnast sets his sights on a national championship

Eighteen-year-old Benjamin Aguilar will compete for the U.S. Military Academy next season. Before he goes, he wants one more crack at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in May.

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  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney senior Carter Westendorf high fives senior Gio Zanoni after a Zanoni goal against IMG Academy. The Cougars secured the No. 1 seed in their regional tournament for the first time in 2024.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 21, 2024
Cardinal Mooney boys lacrosse shows its swagger

It might take some late-game heroics, but the Cougars (7-3) always believe in their ability to pull out the win.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Riverview High baseball program shows off their "rally caps" during a 2023 game. Area baseball teams will need to use their rally caps in the second half of the 2024 season after slow starts to the year.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 20, 2024
Sarasota baseball teams fight through early season challenges

Here's what has gone wrong for each team and how they can turn around their seasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker High track and field senior Ibre Edwards earned a silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2A state championships on May 9 at the University of North Florida.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 19, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ibre Edwards

The Booker High junior holds the fifth-fastest girls 400-meter hurdles time in Class 2A as of March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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