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  • January 22, 2013
Sarasota crowns new No. 1 singles player

Hugo Armando was named Sarasota's No. 1 singles player after defeating Ty Braswell Jan. 13 in the Totally Tennis Exhibition Series.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
SMA wrestler posts fifth-place finish

Sarasota Military Academy wrestler Connor Steinfeld finished fifth in the 126-pound weight class of the Ippolito Tournament Jan. 18-19, at Brandon High.

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  • January 22, 2013
Rams top Tornadoes

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Booker 60-48 in the annual Martin Luther King game Jan. 21.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
Cardinal Mooney girls fall in district title game

The top-seeded Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team fell 4-2 to Bishop Verot in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 18.

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 18. Photos courtesy of Tom Hubbard
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs Venice

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth-consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 18. The Lady Mustangs will host Cape Coral Ida Baker in a regional quarterfinal match at 7 p.m. Jan. 23.

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  • January 16, 2013
Midfielder scores with Eagles

Braden River Soccer Club U18 center midfielder Logan Moriarty will play his final high school soccer game Jan. 18.

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  • January 16, 2013
SIDELINES

GSJGA tees off Winter Tournament Series; Mustang grapplers go 3-1; Lady Pirates improve to 14-5; Sun Coast Senior Men's Tennis League in full swing

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Cardinal Mooney senior Christina Warren put down the tennis racket a few years ago and joined crew.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 16, 2013
Rowing Forward: Christina Warren

Cardinal Mooney High senior Christina Warren recently received a scholarship to row for Princeton University next year.

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Former major league pitcher Troy Mattes is turning his attention to training Little League and high school players. Courtesy photo.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 16, 2013
Riverview alum returns home

Lakewood Ranch resident and former MLB pitcher Troy Mattes was named Extra Innings Sarasota's new coordinator of pitching instruction.

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  • January 16, 2013
Athlete of the Week: TY McLeod

Lakewood Ranch High wrestler Ty McLeod went 5-0 to win the 160-pound weight class Jan. 5, at the Third annual Kiwanis Classic At The Ranch Wrestling Tournament.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2013
Just the Stats

0 - The number of goals the Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team allowed in its 4-0 victory over Port Charlotte Jan. 10, to capture the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A-District 11 tournament.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Maria Miller and Braden River’s Kendall McNab battle for possession.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs Braden River

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team shut out rival Braden River 4-0 in a Class 4A-District 11 semifinal match Jan. 16. Lindsay Martinez notched her first two-goal match of the season to lead the way for the Lady Mustangs. Angelica Rego and Talia Falco each scored a goal. Goalkeeper Alex Latham had two saves. The Lady Mustangs fired off 17 shots - seven of which were on goal - while Braden River had five shots. Braden River goalkeeper Katerina Elliott had three saves. With the win, Lakewood will host No. 2 seed Venice in the district championship Jan. 18. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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  • January 16, 2013
ODA, Sarasota Christian advance

The Out-of-Door Academy and Sarasota Christian girls soccer teams both won their Class 1A-District 8 quarterfinal matches Jan. 15.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
Cougars charge past Tornadoes

Antonio Blakeney scored 28 points to lead the Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team to a 65-52 victory over Booker Jan. 11.

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  • January 15, 2013
Rams top Pirates

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Braden River 54-40 in the final game of the Manasota Basketball Classic Jan. 12, at Lakewood Ranch High.

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