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Nico Villalobos controls the ball for the Sarasota Paradise.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 7, 2023
Sarasota Paradise soccer team scores on and off field in first home game

The Paradise beat Miami City FC 2-1 on June 3, and the crowd was into the game from the start.

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Josiah Booker.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 6, 2023
Athlete of the Week: Josiah Booker

The Booker High wide receiver has 12 offers from colleges across the country.

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Brandon Knecht previously coached the Riverview High junior varsity team.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 1, 2023
New Riverview boys basketball coach seizes opportunity at 'special place'

Brandon Knecht is a Rams alumnus and spent seven seasons as an assistant coach between Riverview and Sarasota High.

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Maya Schultz and Maeva Ginsberg-Klemmt let some some screams after winning the A Final of the Women's U17 2x (7:36.96) at the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 31, 2023
Sarasota-area sporting events to watch this summer

School is out, but the sports calendar keeps rolling along with big events in a variety of disciplines.

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Cardinal Mooney defensive back Chris McCorkle.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 31, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Chris McCorkle

The Cardinal Mooney rising junior defensive back has received 11 NCAA Division I offers as of May 30.

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Siesta Key's Benjamin Aguilar competed at the 2023 U.S Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 25, 2023
The top 10 moments of the Sarasota high school sports 2022-23 year

A strong list is filled with state titles, individual awards and breakthrough seasons.

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The Survivors in Sync dragon boat team finish second overall in New Zealand, beating every team from the northern hemisphere.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 22, 2023
Paddlers share stories from international breast cancer dragon boat event

Survivors in Sync finished second overall at the festival, held April 15-16 on Lake Karapiro in Cambridge, New Zealand.

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The Cardinal Mooney beach volleyball program reached the FHSAA Final Four despite missing three key seniors.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 18, 2023
Despite loss, Cardinal Mooney beach volleyball ends season with 'miracle'

The Cougars reached the FHSAA Final Four while missing three seniors who were at graduation.

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Sarasota High girls lacrosse sophomore Ava Kozicky finished the season with 60 goals and 67 points.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 17, 2023
Under-the-radar Sarasota spring athletes get their due

These athletes made noise in 2023 even when their high school teams didn't.

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Sarasota Little League's Finley Miller.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 17, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Finley Miller

The Sarasota Little League slugger hit a grand slam in his team's 50/70 Championship win May 15.

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Sailors senior Addisyn Schwied singles up the middle during a scrimmage.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 11, 2023
Sarasota softball credits lights-out season to team chemistry

The Sailors are 20-4 and won their district championship game 5-3 over Lakewood Ranch High.

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Caleb Bradley.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 10, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Caleb Bradley

The Sarasota High track and field senior holds the school record in the boys 200-meter dash.

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Dick Vitale stands with members of his All-Courageous team and the gala's 2023 honorees.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 8, 2023
2023 Dick Vitale Gala another special evening

The event raised $12.4 million for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, breaking its own record.

  • East County
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Dick Vitale stands with members of his All-Courageous team and the gala's 2023 honorees.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 6, 2023
2023 Dick Vitale Gala has record-setting fundraising night

The event raised $12.4 million for The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

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Cardinal Mooney's Chris McCorkle has offers from Florida and West Virginia among other NCAA DI schools.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 4, 2023
A look at Sarasota-area spring football

As practice gets underway, here's one thing to watch for each area team during their spring games later this month.

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