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Sports

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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Comment: Baseball heat up out East

America's favorite pastime is in full swing, and the bats are definitely alive and well for this year's East County All-Star teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Out-of-Door football coach takes on new role

Brett Timmons was named the Thunder's new athletic director July 1. Timmons will still remain on the sidelines as the school's head coach.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Abby Hite

Five-year-old Abby Hite, who swims for the Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners, won the Tri if you Dare Kids Triathlon July 1, in Seminole.

  • East County
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Ohio State University redshirt sophomore and NCAA 133-pound champion Logan Stieber works with Palm Harbor sophomore Jared Prince during Lakewood Ranch High’s wrestling camp with OSU coach Tom Ryan July 5 to July 7.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Champion buckeye trains with Mustang grapplers

The Lakewood Ranch High wrestling team hosted its fourth annual wrestling camp with Ohio State University wrestling coach Tom Ryan.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 6, 2012
SCF athletes score academic honors

The National Junior College Athletic Association recognized three State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota athletic teams were recognized for their academic achievements in 2011-12.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 6, 2012
Officials needed for upcoming recreational leagues

The Manatee County Government Parks and Recreation Department is looking for officials, 18 and over, for its upcoming adult flag football and adult co-ed kickball leagues.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 3, 2012
Lacy Janson: Olympic debut

Sarasota native Lacy Janson, a 2001 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, will compete on the world's biggest stage at the 2012 Summer Olympics after finishing third in the pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

  • East County
  • Sports
East County volleyball coaches Matt McElhiney and Kristen Batt formed Coastline Volleyball, a new club organization dedicated to providing elite level instruction and training, in early May. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 3, 2012
New club volleyball team starts out east

Volleyball coaches Matt McElhiney and Kristen Batt have teamed up to form Coastline Volleyball.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 3, 2012
Comment: Sleepless nights to come

I'm never going to get any sleep at this rate.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 3, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Seth McGarry

Lakewood Ranch High pitcher and shortstop Seth McGarry was recently named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) all-state and all-academic teams.

  • East County
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Olivia Thurber
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 3, 2012
CAMP SPOTLIGHT AND VIDEO: Rosaire's Riding Academy Summer Horse Camp

It's Thursday, June 28, and it's hot, hot, hot out at horse camp.

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Over the past six years, Bretty Timmons has led the Thunder to a 39-21 record.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 2, 2012
Thunder appoint new athletic director

The Out-of-Door Academy football coach Brett Timmons was named the Thunder's new athletic director July 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
Five-year-old Nicholas Nesser couldn’t wait to take the court.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River and Lakewood Ranch Basketball Camps

More than 100 East County boys and girls hit the court for Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High's basketball camps June 25-29. Participants learned basic basketball fundamentals, including dribbling, shooting and rebounding, among others, while participating in scrimmages, competitions and contests.

  • East County
  • Sports
Aidan Dowdy plays lacrosse for The Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 27, 2012
Lacrosse Camp: Fun with Fundamentals

Seventy East County youth participated in the LB3 Lacrosse Camp June 18 to 21, at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Julie Fazio, pictured with her 12-year-old twin daughters, Sarah and Emma, will run in the New York City Marathon for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in honor of her son, Frankie.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 27, 2012
Mom races in son's memory

Julie Fazio will run the New York City Marathon for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in honor of her son, Frankie, who died from the disease when he was 9 days old.

  • East County
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