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Sports

Jo Jo Williams races down the line toward first base.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 1, 2011
Cal Ripken Little Leaguers pitch perfect Opening Day

More than 450 Little Leaguers took to the field for Manatee Cal Ripken Little League at Heritage Harbour's Opening Day celebration Feb. 26. This spring, the league is home to 32 teams, ranging in age from coach pitch to Majors.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 28, 2011
ODA girls tennis tops Braden River

The Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis team defeated Braden River 4-2 Feb. 24.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 28, 2011
Pirates win tri-meet

The Braden River High boys weightlifting team scored 48 points to defeat Manatee and Southeast Feb. 23.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 28, 2011
Ranch swimmer qualifies for 2011 USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp

Lakewood Ranch High swimmer Danielle Valley has been invited to the 2011 USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp June 7-11 in Fort Myers.

  • East County
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Jessica Song, right, and the rest of the Hillsborough Crew team were ready to race.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • February 27, 2011
GALLERY: Sarasota Invitational Regatta

Thousands of rowing fans flocked to Nathan Benderson Park for the 2011 Sarasota Invitational Regatta Feb. 26-27. The competition featured hundreds of rowers from around the country.

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Hundreds of youth and masters team from across the country will compete in this year's regatta.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 25, 2011
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Invitational Rowing Regatta

The Sarasota County Rowing Club will host the second annual Sarasota Invitational Rowing Regatta this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 24, 2011
Mustangs gain momentum in district

The visiting Lakewood Ranch High baseball team defeated Braden River 9-1 Feb. 22.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 24, 2011
Lady Pirates edge past Lady Mustangs

The Braden River High softball team defeated Lakewood Ranch 1-0 in a pivotal district game Feb. 22.

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Lakewood Ranch High wrestlers Evan Dipsiner and Kyle and Blake Riley-Hawkins competed at the Class 2A state finals Feb. 18-19.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 23, 2011
Brothers advance to finals

Lakewood Ranch wrestlers Kyle and Blake Riley-Hawkins competed on the mat together for the final time in the Class 2A state finals Feb. 18-19 in Lakeland.

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Tre Bryant finished with 10 points —nine of which came from behind the arc. Photo by Brian Blanco.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 23, 2011
Pirates stumble in regional quarterfinal

The Braden River boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 38-27 loss to Tampa Jesuit in a Class 4A-Region 3 quarterfinal Feb. 17.

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Svelta Otzetova, center, pictured with Dragos Alexandru and Bob Whitford, is looking forward to the day FISA hosts competitions in Sarasota.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 23, 2011
EXPERT OPINION

Svelta Otzetova, 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Events Director for the FISA International Rowing Federation, visited Sarasota Feb. 14-16 to inspect the plans for the 2000-meter world-class sprint rowing course at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.

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Connor Baldwin earned an exemption to play in the Florida Junior Tour event May 14-15 at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 23, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Connor Baldwin

Lakewood Ranch junior Connor Baldwin sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the boys 16-18 Greater Tampa Junior Golf event Feb. 13 at Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club in Tampa.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
Lakewood falls to top-ranked Tampa Blake

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team believed it could compete with the top-ranked team in the state.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
XPLOSION travel basketball teams seek players

The XPLOSION travel basketball program will host tryouts for its fifth-sixth-and-eleventh-grade teams Feb. 26 at Impact Basketball Academy, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
Mustangs open season 2-0

The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team opened its season with a pair of wins over Palmetto and Dixie Hollins Feb. 15 and 18.

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