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Third baseman SarahBeth Wengerd is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a 2-run walk-off double in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 30, 2015
Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

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The Sarasota High baseball team vied for the programs ninth state title during the Class 7A state tournament May 20 and May 21.
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  • December 30, 2015
Sarasota: Top 5 Teams of 2015

Sarasota: Top 5 Teams of 2015

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls golf team won the school's first tennis state championship April 13 and April 14.
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  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Teams of 2015

Records fall, barriers broken as area teams reach for the stars.

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Desmond Lindsay became the first ODA baseball player to be drafted when he was selected by the New York Mets with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft June 8.
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  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

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Senior Adam Bradtmueller captured Sarasota's first cross-country individual state championship.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
Sarasota: Top 5 Moments of 2015

Sarasota: Top 5 Moments of 2015

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Braden River's Alyssa Gagnon competes in the pole vault during the ODA Invitational March 21.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
East County: 2015 Year in Sports

East County: 2015 Year in Sports

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  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Learning Curve

Sarasota High junior defensive lineman Gerome Howard has only been playing football for two years.

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The St. Martha Catholic School boys basketball team won the Florida Gulf Coast League Championship Dec. 10.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

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Ja'da Bennett and her Sarasota High teammates are ranked No. 5 in Class 7A in the most recent FABC/Source Hoops state rankings.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.24.15

Sarasota Just the Stats: 12.24.15

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ODA's Amad Brayboy was one of three players to score in double figures during the Thunder's 67-57 loss to Venice Dec. 15.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 24, 2015
Sarasota Sidelines: 12.24.15

Sarasota Sidelines: 12.24.15

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Fifteen-year-old Navene Shehadeh always wanted to be a cheerleader.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 23, 2015
A special kind of cheer

Riverview High senior creates cheerleading program for special needs children.

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  • December 22, 2015
Registration upcoming for SLL

Sarasota Little League will hold five registration dates in January for its Real Baseball Division.

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The Tampa Mustangs 18U travel softball team won four titles this fall after capturing their first national title in August as a 16U team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 22, 2015
On a diamond, they sparkle

ight local softball players grow into champions with nine years of hard work.

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Elise Spiller and her Lakewood Ranch High teammates are ranked No. 3 in Class 7A in the most recent FABC/Source Hoops state rankings.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 22, 2015
East County High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

East County High 5 Moments: 12.24.15

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Dylan Cameron and Hunter Reed both went 8-0 at the Southside Duals Dec. 18 and Dec. 19.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 21, 2015
Lakewood grapplers post third-place finish

The Lakewood Ranch High wrestling team had three individuals winners at the Southside Duals.

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