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Riverview senior Caroline Steinwachs has scored 3.4 goals per game as the top scorer on the Rams girls lacrosse team this season.
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  • Vinnie Portell
  • April 2, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Caroline Steinwachs

Steinwachs scored four goals to help Riverview snap a losing skid.

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Lakewood Ranch freshman Bella Toscano has helped the Mustangs win four straight games to climb back to a .500 record.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • April 1, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Bella Toscano

Lakewood Ranch freshman has led Mustangs to a four-game win streak.

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Lakewood Ranch sophomore Gigi Canali has scored a team-leading 48 goals in a breakout season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • April 1, 2025
Lakewood Ranch girls lacrosse players have a secret weapon

The Mustangs are hunting for their first regional playoff appearance.

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Brandon and Colton Hyde have spent spring training together every year that Brandon has been on an MLB coaching staff.
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  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 27, 2025
Cardinal Mooney pitcher shares bond with father, Orioles manager

In the spring, Colton Hyde is a pitcher for the Cougars before heading north to be a batboy for the Baltimore Orioles.

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Senior catcher Ella Trandem smiles as she helps her teammates practice their hitting with some soft toss.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 26, 2025
Winning is no sweat for Riverview softball

An undefeated start has been secondary for a Rams team focused on fun.

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Nine-year-old Joey Wolf, a member at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, has qualified for the national finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National Golf Club.
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  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 26, 2025
9-year-old Lakewood Ranch golfer to compete at Augusta

Joey Wolf has qualified for the national finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.

  • East County
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Braedon Mackay has been one of Sarasota's top players at the plate and on the mound in his sophomore season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 26, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Braedon Mackay

Mackay was named MVP of the Prospect Wire Spring Break Classic.

  • Sarasota
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Denzel Diaz has a 1.88 earned-run average across 18 2/3 innings for Braden River.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 25, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Denzel Diaz

Denzel Diaz allowed one unearned run over six innings against The Out-of-Door Academy.

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Sarasota Paradise player Nico Colacci runs toward the home crowd to celebrate after scoring a goal to tie Naples at 1-1 in the 87th minute on March 18 at Premier Sports Campus.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 24, 2025
Sarasota Paradise draw 2,200 fans in debut at Premier Sports Complex

The fans packed the Lakewood Ranch stadium to support the local semi-professional soccer club.

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Mark Metcalf's goal is to one day win a state championship with Sarasota High, just like his grandfather Clyde and father Mark did before him.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 20, 2025
Metcalf legacy lives on with fourth-generation Sarasota High baseball player

Mark Metcalf is keeping the family tradition of winning baseball games with the Sailors alive and well.

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Anthony Miller has transferred schools, changed positions in football and taught himself how to throw a javelin in pursuit of success.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 19, 2025
Riverview javelin thrower won't rest until he finds success

Undeterred by setbacks, Anthony Miller has become a top javelin thrower in the state.

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O'Mariah Gordon celebrates a career-high 34-point performance to help Florida State beat the University of Miami on Feb. 16.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 19, 2025
O'Mariah Gordon ready for final March Madness test with FSU

The former Braden River High star has been a key to the Seminoles being the second-highest scoring team in the nation.

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Wyatt Hossenlopp leads Cardinal Mooney baseball in runs, RBIs, doubles and stolen bases during a red-hot start to the season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 18, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Wyatt Hossenlopp

Hossenlopp has sparked Cardinal Mooney to a hot start at the plate and on the mound.

  • Sarasota
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Out-of-Door Academy senior Collin Dillingham is the lone returner from the 4x400 relay team that set a school record at the 1A state championships last year.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 18, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Collin Dillingham

Out-of-Door Academy senior is ranked in the top 30 in 1A for three track events.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch flag football coach Eli Weaver (middle) created the East Manatee Monarchs club team to give his players the chance to develop beyond the spring season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch flag football off to record start

A senior-laden Mustangs team has been hard to beat in 2025.

  • East County
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