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Sports

Proceeds from the For the Love of the Game event will benefit Braden River's athletic programs.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 26, 2016
For the Love of the Game to benefit Pirate athletics

Braden River High will hold its For the Love of the Game dinner and auction Feb. 27.

  • East County
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ODA sophomore Liberty Strafuss drives toward the baseline in the first half.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 26, 2016
ODA's season ends in quarterfinals

The Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team fell to Fort Myers Canterbury 33-28 Jan. 25.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch's LaDazhia Williams finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2016
Mustangs fall in OT

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team narrowly fell to Winter Haven 49-48 in overtime Jan. 23.

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The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team captured its fourth-consecutive district championship Jan. 22.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2016
Mustangs win fourth straight title

The Lakewood Ranch boys soccer team came from behind to beat Riverview 2-1 in the Class 5A-District 8 championship Jan. 22.

  • East County
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Braden River sophomore forward Lexi Madrid battles Ida Baker midfielder Marcela Montoya for the ball in the first half.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2016
Pirates season ends in regional quarterfinals

The Braden River High girls soccer team fell to Cape Coral Ida Baker 4-3 Jan. 21.

  • East County
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Ed Smith Stadium, which was built in 1989, was named the 2015 Field of the Year for professional baseball. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
Ed Smith Stadium named Field of the Year

Over the past six years, 640,000 fans have enjoyed Orioles baseball at Ed Smith Stadium.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
Wave Volleyball gears up for winter

Wave Volleyball Alliance will hold a six-week winter league, beginning Jan. 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
DeQuandra Hill will be honored during Sarasota High's Senior Night Jan. 21.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top sports happenings this week in Sarasota sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cardinal Mooney forward Alex Turner finished the regular season with 36 goals.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 01.21.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 01.21.16

  • Sarasota
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Cardinal Mooney's Emily Brusco tallied an assist in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 14.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Cardinal Mooney girls soccer returns home a champion

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota resident Susan Beane and Stoneybrook tennis professional Andrew Sirota couldn't stop smiling during their warmup.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2016
A party on the tennis court

Cardio Tennis is a high intensity fitness regimen centered around social interaction.

  • Sarasota
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Kolbie Ward scored 31 points for ODA in its victory against Sarasota Christian Jan. 19.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 20, 2016
Thunder holds off Blazers

The ODA boys basketball team beat Sarasota Christian Jan. 19.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch junior defender Tyler Puhalovich attempts to push the ball past Sarasota's Kerrington Anders.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 20, 2016
Mustangs advance to final

The Lakewood Ranch boys soccer team beat Sarasota 4-1 Jan. 19.

  • East County
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Braden River second baseman Brian Dillingham, pictured with assistant coach Matt Bowling and head coach Craig Page, signed with the State College of Florida Jan. 15.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 20, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Summerfield resident goes long way to offer incentive

  • East County
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Sarasota Christian's Trey Lantz sends a header back toward the midfield.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 19, 2016
Blazers season ends in shutout

The Sarasota Christian boys soccer team fell to St. Stephen's 11-0 Jan. 19.

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