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Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

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Jeslyn O'Shea prepares to serve the ball for Sarasota Christian during its Class 2A-Region 3 quarterfinal match last October. The school will hold its volleyball camp July 5-8.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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Riverview senior Austin Katz finished 15th in the nation in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials June 27 with a personal best time of 55.43 seconds.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sharks build for the future at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

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The Out-of-Door Academy and University of Florida alum Sekou Bangoura won the USTA Pro Circuit Winston-Salem $25,000 Futures Tournament June 20, defeating No. 2 seed Darian King of Barbados 6-3, 6-2. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 30, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.30.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 06.30.16

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Pitcher Matthew Vest was named to Braden River Little League's 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
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Ming Wu Martial Arts students Shanthi Marmash, 7, Bella Valentin, 6, and Kiki Bullas, 6, all earned their first-degree black belts last month.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Martial arts ... It's elementary

Three second-grade students earn coveted black belts.

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Danny Erlenmeyer, a 2016 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the first time June 26, in Omaha, Neb.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Lakewood Ranch graduate fulfills childhood dream at U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

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Booker boys basketball coach Phil Helmuth was named the school's new Athletic Director June 20. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2016
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Tornadoes names new AD

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Left to right: Sarasota Sharks swimmers Drew Clark, Austin Katz, Danny Erlenmeyer, Keanan Dols, Bethany Leap, Nancy Hu and Matthew Garcia will all compete for an opportunity to swim at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2016
Making the Cut

Sarasota Sharks send strong contingent to U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

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Twelve-year-old Ryan Sforzo has been playing attack and midfield for the Monsters Lacrosse Academy for the past six years.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 22, 2016
On the road to excellence

Out-of-Door Academy student splits his time between travel lacrosse and baseball.

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Monsters U11 player Ramsey Choueiri attempts to maneuver the ball around a LB3 CP22 Boca U11 Select defender during last year's Rippin' at the Ranch tournament.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 22, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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Lakewood Ranch rising senior Sophia Falco won the emerging elite triple jump at the New Balance National Outdoor meet June 17, in Greensboro, N.C., with a school record jump of 40 feet, 5 inches. She also set a new school record in the 100-meter dash the
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 22, 2016
East County High 5 Moments: 06.23.16

East County High 5 Moments: 06.23.16

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Lakewood Ranch residents Chris and Jessi McComas will add a co-ed softball league to their MVP Sports and Social club in August.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 22, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sporting league's primary goal is laughter

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Sisters Victoria and Caroline Krupa will travel to Belgium and the Netherlands to play American International Sports Team Lacrosse June 17-27. (courtesy photo)
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 16, 2016
Their best shot

Mooney graduates, and sisters, will taste international lacrosse competition in Europe.

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Riverview rising senior Vince Sellers was one of several area players who walked away with scholarship offers this spring.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 9, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Recruiting heats up across Sarasota as summer approaches.

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