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Cardinal Mooney senior quarterback Ryan Bolduc is expected to carry the offensive load in 2019.
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Experienced Cardinal Mooney High Cougars football players hope their talent can stay upright in 2019.

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Baraka Atkins is taking over as head coach at Booker High.
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Shannon Dromgool, ESE liaison, is one of the teachers who dressed up as a honeybee.
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Allegiant will begin its new flights out of Sarasota in November.
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Abbey Brett shows off her new school supplies.
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The Sarasota Famers Market held its third annual Woodstock Revival on Aug. 10.

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