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Sports

Jake Ilardi is a Street skater, meaning he specializes in skating rails, stairs, banks and other items you could find on a real city street.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 26, 2024
Sarasota summer sports news you may have missed

Olympic updates and football recruitment headline the dog days of June.

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Sarasota Paradise left back Felipe Rojas.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 25, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Felipe Rojas

The Sarasota Paradise defender is living out his soccer dreams.

  • Sarasota
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Conner Morrell (28) races at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, during Ohio Speedweek. Morrell would finish six overall after nine days of racing.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 25, 2024
Braden River High alum finishes sixth in prestigious sprint races

Conner Morrell said the nine-night Ohio Speedweek event was a test of endurance.

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The Lakewood Ranch Little League 12U All-Stars have dreams of reaching Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the Little League World Series.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 24, 2024
Lakewood Ranch U12 All-Star team has World Series dreams

Coach calls Gustavo Omana the best 12-year-old player in Florida.

  • East County
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Cardinal Mooney High football celebrates its first state championship since 1972.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 20, 2024
The top 10 moments of the 2023-2024 Sarasota high school sports year

Six teams or individuals won state titles this school year, and plenty more came close.

  • Sarasota
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Braden River High junior Yahshua Edwards (17) leans into a hit from Lakewood Ranch junior defensive back Mike Turner (24) during a 2023 game. Edwards has transferred to Riverview High for the 2024 season.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 19, 2024
Impact transfers abound on Sarasota football scene

These players will make a difference for their teams this fall.

  • Sarasota
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The Thunder football team beat LPCA 33-14 on Nov. 10 to win the SSAA Class 4A championship.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 18, 2024
The top 10 moments of the 2023-2024 East County high school sports year

The year featured championship wins and several other programs on the rise.

  • East County
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Nate Strawderman (right) gives instructions to Bradenton Christian quarterback Caden Ott. Strawderman is going The Out-of-Door Academy football program as an associate head coach and passing game coordinator. He will also be an assistant athletic director at the school.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 17, 2024
Out-of-Door Academy adds passing game guru

Nate Strawderman, 26, joins the Lakewood Ranch school after coaching at Bradenton Christian School.

  • East County
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Sarasota Crew freshman Jenna Khalil (second from left) was in the stroke seat in the Sarasota Crew girls U16 8+ boat at the US Rowing Youth National Championships, between coxswain Sophia Karanjai and rowers Claire Xia and Annalise Naylor. The boat finished seventh in the A Final (7:32.17).
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 13, 2024
Sarasota Crew rowers race the best at Youth Nationals

For senior rowers, the race was the finish line on their Crew careers.

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Sisters Ashley Pater and Brooke Pater hold up Ashley's NCAA Division I beach volleyball title, which she won as a freshman at the University of Southern California. Both sisters won national championships in 2024.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 13, 2024
Lakewood Ranch sisters capture NCAA beach volleyball titles

Ashley Pater won the DI title at USC, while Brooke Pater won the DII title at the University of Tampa.

  • East County
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Sarasota's Clark Dean (fourth from right) will represent the United States in the men's eight at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 12, 2024
Sarasota rower on the waterway to 2024 Paris Olympics

Clark Dean will represent the U.S. in the men's 8+ boat next month.

  • Sarasota
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Connor Ryan, 6, is enjoying the Chargers summer camp at the Premier Sports Campus.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 12, 2024
Lakewood Ranch soccer club charges ahead with new director

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers is a nonprofit soccer club based out of the Premier Sports Campus.

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Cardinal Mooney High senior Nicolas Bencomo finished second overall at the John Ryan Invitational.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 11, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Nicolas Bencomo

The Cardinal Mooney High golfer finished top-10 at the 2024 FSGA Amateur Championship.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch High junior girls golfer Emily Storm took medalist honors in the program's win against Venice High and Saint Stephen's Episcopal.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 11, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Emily Storm

The Lakewood Ranch High rising junior golfer has been on a summer hot streak.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch High's Jenna Khalil (second from left) was in the stroke seat in the Sarasota Crew girls U16 8+ boat at the US Rowing Youth National Championships, between coxswain Sophia Karanjai and rowers Claire Xia and Annalise Naylor. The boat finished seventh in the A Final (7:32.17).
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 10, 2024
East County rowers race against the best at Youth Nationals in Sarasota

The USRowing Youth National Championships was held June 6-9 at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
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