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Sam Koscho. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 5, 2018
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 07.05.18

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 07.05.18

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The U.S. women's four (4-) of Emily Huelskamp, Kara Kohler, Maureen McAuliffe and Elizabeth Sonshine went stroke-for-stroke with Poland at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 28, 2018
With announcement of U23 Championships, rowing profile in Sarasota continues to rise

Local clubs discuss the strides the sport has made and how it can become even bigger.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Smugglers Cove manager Sarah Carter said the course has seen a steady increase in business since the recession.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 28, 2018
Is mini-golf as fun as you remember?

To see what mini-golf is like in 2018, we headed to Sarasota's Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf and talked to people about their experiences.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sophia Hritz.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 28, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Sophia Hritz

Cardinal Mooney volleyball player Sophia Hritz was named to the all-tournament team at AAU Nationals in Kissimmee on June 24, representing the Orlando Tampa Volleyball Association.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
USRowing CEO Patrick McNerney announced Nathan Benderson Park as the host of the 2019 World Rowing Under-23 Championships next July.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 26, 2018
2019 World Rowing U23 Championships coming to Nathan Benderson Park

The announcement comes on the heels of USRowing's agreement with the park to host the next three Youth Championships.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The high school Pivotal Directions group, spearheaded by Isabella McDevitt, pose on their 2018 trip. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 21, 2018
Cardinal Mooney soccer grad spearheads Jamaica service trip

Cardinal Mooney High graduate and soccer player Isabella McDevitt gathered 24 high school students from the area to go to Kingston, Jamaica, on a service trip through Pivotal Directions.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Raul Ramirez and Cathy Leetzow are two of the Sarasota Ringling Redskins board members attempting to help the league return to prominence.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 21, 2018
A once-dominant youth football organization is attempting a comeback

The Sarasota Ringling Redskins youth football organization s attempting a "re-establishment" by overhauling its fields, board members and vision.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Hudson Gough.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 21, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Hudson Gough

Booker High boys basketball guard Hudson Gough scored 48 points, including 13 3-pointers, in Booker's win against Avon Park High at the University of South Florida Team Camp on June 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
University of Michigan running back Karan Higdon, a Riverview High grad, had a stellar junior season. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Prose and Kohn: The old college try

Area athletes continue to excel after high school.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High football coach Josh Smithers says spending time with his own family is the thing he struggles with the most as a coach.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota County coaches dish on their profession's high turnover rate

There's no simple answer to the lack of consistency.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jacques Bristol.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jacques Bristol

Booker High defensive lineman Jacques Bristol talks his fist college offer, from the University of Southern Mississippi, and the best advice he's received.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Diamond Merced is headed to the University of Turabo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 31, 2018
Booker High grad heads to Puerto Rico for college basketball

Diamond signed to play women’s basketball with the University of Turabo, in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, on May 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota's Isabel Traba finished sixth in the 200 IM (2:06.16) and eighth in the girls 100 butterfly (55.68) at the Class 4A state meet on Nov. 10. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 31, 2018
Prose and Kohn: Golden hours for the high school season

Our columnist's favorite moments of the 2017-2018 school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Emma Moneuse, Alvin the dog and Jazmin Riley take a raft ride in some of Tropical Storm Hermine's 16 inches of rain on Longboat Key in September 2016. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 24, 2018
Ways to prevent the weather from ruining your summer

Ryan Kohn gives suggestions on ways Sarasota can fight back against Big Rain, like community river rafting and (almost) water polo.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota High freshman pitcher Conner Whittaker fires a pitch against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 24, 2018
Sarasota High baseball turns to young pitcher in the postseason

Freshman right-hander Conner Whittaker has carried the Sarasota High Sailors baseball team to the state semifinals, where it will face Strawberry Crest High on June 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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