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Sports

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 21, 2011
Braden River graduate selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft

Braden River High 2010 graduate Austin Platt was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 50-round Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft June 7.

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Seven-year-old Joshua Siegel practiced his stick skills while trying to score a goal.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA All Sports Camp

Seventy students in kindergarten through seventh grade put their athletic skills to the test during The Out-of-Door Academy's All Sports Camp June 6-17. Students spent the morning playing fundamental sports, such as volleyball, soccer, basketball and flag football, among others, before settling in for an afternoon of hybrid and physical education games, including kickball, bowling, water games, dodgeball and more.

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  • June 17, 2011
Community Golf Scores 05.29.11 to 06.15.11

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 17, 2011
Gator Air Conditioning wins championship

Gator Air Conditioning recently captured the 2011 Spring Ball AAA Division championship for Lakewood Ranch Little League.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 17, 2011
Miss Manatee softball wins All-Star Championship

The Miss Manatee Softball 13 and up All-Star team won the NSA Rec Ball Fast Pitch Softball All-Star Championship May 13-14.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Joey Fazio

Fourteen-year-old Joey Fazio recently was named Southeast High School's Freshman Student Scholar Athlete of the Year.

  • East County
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Mackenzie Goda achieved Level 9 status on trampoline after a knee injury kept her out of the sport for a year.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
COMEBACK KID

In March 2010, 13-year-old Mackenzie Goda tore her ACL, MCL, meniscus and patella tendon and dislocated and fractured a piece of her tibia. Exactly one year later, she was back competing.

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The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team won six straight games to win the Boys USSSA State Championship June 11-12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
Impact Elite wins state championship

The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team maintained a perfect 19-0 record heading into the state tournament June 11-12 in Ft. Lauderdale.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
Temps, not calendar, signify summertime

I'm not quite sure who came up with the notion that the first official day of summer is June 21, but clearly they didn't live in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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The Suncoast Storm 98 team defeated its sister team Suncoast 97 4-3 to win the championship of the 14s division.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
Suncoast Storm teams win championships

The Suncoast Storm 98 and 02 teams both won championships during the Suncoast Tournament June 4-5 at Lakewood Ranch Park.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 15, 2011
Coaches leave East County schools

Four coaches at Lakewood Ranch, The Out-of-Door Academy and Braden River have all resigned over the past six months.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 14, 2011
Cal Ripken 9U All-Stars finish as tournament runner-up

The Manatee Cal Ripken 9U All-Stars finished second in the Nations Baseball State Championships June 3-5 in Clearwater.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 14, 2011
Pirate volleyball camp dates announced

Braden River High will host its Pirate Volleyball Camp July 25-27.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 14, 2011
Mustangs finish second in Sunshine State all-sports awards

Lakewood Ranch High scored 610.5 points to finish second overall in Class 4A in the FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup all-sports awards.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2011
Little Leagues announce All-Stars

Braden River Little League and Manatee Cal Ripken Little League at Heritage Harbour both recently announced some of their All-Star teams.

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