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Sarasota | Sports

Booker High girls basketball is headed back to the Final Four after a win over Academy of the Holy Names on Feb. 17.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2023
Tornadoes girls basketball whirls into regional finals

Booker High used lockdown defense to defeat Gibbs High 69-40 at home Feb. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker High girls basketball senior Leah DuBose.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Leah DuBose

The Booker High girls basketball senior is averaging 8.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cardinal Mooney won a district title Feb. 3 with a 70-30 win over Bradenton Christian.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 10, 2023
Trio of stars lead Cardinal Mooney girls basketball to No. 4 class ranking

The Cougars are seeking a third-straight trip to the state semifinals.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker High girls basketball junior Jakai Peterson.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 9, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jakai Peterson

The Booker High girls basketball player scored 32 points Feb. 3 in a 63-42 win over Avon Park High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
4. Leonardo Dal Boni received the 2022 USTA Florida Player of the Year Award on Dec. 16 at Payne Park Tennis Center.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 9, 2023
Sarasota Fast Break: 02.09.23

Sarasota Fast Break: 02.09.23

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High senior pitcher Sam Klanot.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 8, 2023
A Sarasota-area spring high school sports preview

As spring contests begin next week, a look at the teams and players to watch in each sport.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sam Ramey fell fast and furious in love with the life aquatic. For him, the experience was so life-changing that he finished his schooling while living aboard a sailboat.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 3, 2023
A guide to get your Sarasota fishing adventures started

As the saying goes, a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work. Or, as outdoorsman and angler Fennel Hudson puts it: “Having a fishing rod in your hand is merely an excuse to explore out-of-sight depths and reveal mysteries that previously only existed in dreams.”

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball forward Kevin O'Donoghue.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 2, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kevin O'Donoghue

The Cardinal Mooney boys basketball junior had 11 points against Booker High on Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
George Leibold takes a long-range shot against Booker High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 2, 2023
Cardinal Mooney boys basketball has the depth needed for a deep run

The Cougars, 15-9, are closing year two under Coach Vince Cherry on an upswing.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
B.J. Ivey was presented by Sarasota High with a commemorative basketball and shirt in recognition of his 300th varsity win.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 1, 2023
Sarasota High coach reaches 300-win mark at varsity level

B.J. Ivey has taken his time on the basketball sidelines to heart.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
New Sarasota High football Coach Josh Phillips was previously the defensive coordinator at Manatee High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 26, 2023
Sailors football coach envisions program on the rise

Josh Phillips comes to Sarasota High with a variety of experience in the sport.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jordyn Byrd said she enrolled early at Texas to get a head start on workouts and earn playing time next season.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 26, 2023
Volleyball star Jordyn Byrd reflects on her path to stardom

Byrd, a two-time Gatorade Florida Player of the Year, enrolled early at the University of Texas.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
New Sarasota High football Coach Josh Phillips was previously the defensive coordinator at Manatee High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 23, 2023
Sarasota High hires Manatee defensive coordinator as football coach

Josh Phillips played football and ran track at Yale before embarking on a coaching career.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Mooney senior Olivia Davis drives the baseline against Brooks DeBartolo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 19, 2023
Mooney girls basketball seeks third-straight Final Four appearance

The Cougars are 13-5 as of Jan. 18 against a difficult schedule but still have more to learn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Volunteer Brenda Terihay taps rackets with Bryanna Schmidt after a successful point in a 2022 session of Tennis for Fun on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 19, 2023
Tennis clinic for athletes with disabilities heads to Arlington Park

The Tennis For Fun program is making a move to the Sarasota mainland after a stint on Longboat Key.

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