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Sports

Lakewood Ranch center T.J. Murphy snaps the ball to quarterback Quinn McNulty during a playoff game last fall. Courtesy photo
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 14, 2014
YMCA opens new fields for youth football league

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA will host all of the YMCA youth football league games on its two new fields this fall.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 14, 2014
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Pirates to offer summer camp; Registration for i9 basketball underway; LAX tournament coming to Premier; Tryouts for BRSC teams upcoming

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  • May 14, 2014
Just the Stats

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Courtesy photo
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  • May 7, 2014
Dominant Defender

Cardinal Mooney junior Alex Stoffel helped lead the boys lacrosse team to its first district title in three years this season.

  • East County
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  • May 7, 2014
Sidelines

Lakewood Ranch WGA celebrates; Rosedale raises money for GSJGA; Local student wins Spirit Award

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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 7, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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Eleven-year-old Kaylee Cooper battles a Pinecrest Premier midfielder for possession.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 7, 2014
Braden River Rage teams dominate Sarasota Cup

The Braden River Rage U9 and U15 boys and U11 and U16 girls were four of 145 teams that hit the field for the 2014 Sarasota Cup April 26 and April 27, at various venues.

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Photo by Jen Blanco Thirteen-year-old Connor Park and his younger sister, Heather, 9, both plan to compete in trampoline next year.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 7, 2014
Going for Gold

Siblings Connor and Heather Park began taking trampoline and gymnastics lessons at Kids Supergym about three years ago.

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Grace Casagrande
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 7, 2014
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The top five sports moments of the week.

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Run for the Girls — Girls Inc. 5k serves as the annual graduation event for girls in third- through eighth-grades who participate in the Girls on the Run program.
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • May 6, 2014
Run for the Girls - Girls Inc. 5k rescheduled for Saturday

Girls Inc. has rescheduled Run for the Girls 5k for 8 a.m., Saturday, May 10, at Lakewood Ranch High School.

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Lakewood Ranch junior Amanda Rak started the game before turning the ball over to freshman Logan Newton in the sixth inning.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 6, 2014
Lady Mustangs denied state berth

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team saw its season come to an end with a 2-1 loss to Melbourne in the Class 7A-Region 3 finals May 5.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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Out-of-Door Academy tennis players Mary Ann Rompf and Maria Ross will play together on the junior tennis circuit this summer. They hope to defend their state titles in the spring. Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Perfect Pair

The Out-of-Door Academy freshmen state champions Maria Ross and Mary Ann Rompf will continue their doubles partnership on the USTA junior tennis circuit.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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  • April 30, 2014
Sidelines

ODA's season ends in playoffs; LRCC to hold summer golf camp; Mustangs will host summer hoops camp; Ellenton to start hockey program

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