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Sports

Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2012
Lady Mustangs win third consecutive district title

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its third consecutive district title with a 2-0 victory over Manatee in the Class 4A-District 11 championship game Jan. 21.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 20, 2012
Bradenton Gladiators set to kick off 2012 season

The Bradenton Gladiators will kick of their 2012 season in the Florida Football Alliance Jan. 21 versus the Orlando Phantoms.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 20, 2012
Pirates shoot past Seminoles

The Braden River High boys basketball team defeated Southeast 66-56 Jan. 17

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Members of the U.S. Soccer Under-23 Women's National Team work on defensive drills during a training camp practice Jan. 19 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 19, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Training Camp

The U.S. Soccer Under-23 Women's National Team has spent the week training at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The team will continue training through Jan. 21.

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Braden River's Jessica Ogline goes up for a shot during the Lady Pirates victory over Lakewood Ranch Jan. 19.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 19, 2012
Lady Pirates notch first-ever win over Lady Mustangs

The Braden River High girls basketball team defeated Lakewood Ranch 48-32 Jan. 19, marking the first time in school history the team had beaten its East County rivals.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 19, 2012
Braden River stumbles versus Port Charlotte

The Braden River High girls basketball team fell to Port Charlotte 39-34 Jan. 17.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 19, 2012
Lady Thunder fall to Lady Panthers

The Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team fell to Bradenton Christian 50-43 Jan. 17.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2012
Mustangs, Pirates advance to district semis

Delaney Riggins scored Lakewood Ranch's lone goal as the host Lady Mustangs defeated Port Charlotte 1-0 in a Class 4A-District 11 quarterfinal Jan. 17.

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Midfielder Maria Miller, 14, battles for position during the Braden River Soccer Club’s game versus the Ocala Lightning Elite Jan. 15.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: USSSA Southeast Regional Championship

More than 50 youth boys and girls soccer teams from across the country and Brazil competed in the USSSA Southeast Regional Championship Jan. 14-15 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The top four finishers in each age division are qualified to attend the 2012 USSSA Soccer National Championships July 12 in Overland Park, Kan.

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Baylor University center Phillip Blake spent part of his morning workout doing step ups on the Keiser Rack.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
NFL prospects come to train at Lakewood Ranch

Athletic Edge Sports Performance Training Center strength and conditioning specialist Mike Gough has been training 21 athletes for the NFL Combine since the beginning of January. The players will continue to train in Lakewood Ranch until the end of February.

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The 17 members of the Lakewood Ranch Running Club who were inducted into the 1,000-Mile Club now have T-shirts to prove it. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
Club celebrates 1,000 milestones

Seventeen members of the Lakewood Ranch Running Club participated in the club's 1,000-Mile Club, running 1,000-Miles or more in 2011.

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Jen Blanco
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
COMMENT: Polo's intricacies no longer a mystery

As a sports writer and lifelong sports enthusiast, I've been to my share of games and matches.

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Lakewood Ranch senior Haley Martin hopes to play collegiate soccer next year.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
Lakewood Ranch senior Haley Martin instrumental for Lady Mustangs

Lakewood Ranch senior Haley Martin has been instrumental in helping lead the Lady Mustangs to 14-4-2 record and a No. 2 seed in the Class 4A-District 11 tournament.

  • East County
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Meet this week's athlete of the week, Jeff Casseus.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Jeff Casseus

Braden River senior Jeff Casseus had a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead the Pirates to a 64-44 victory over rival Lakewood Ranch Jan. 11.

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Bella Smith
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight Q&A

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight Athlete: Bella Smith

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