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Sports

  • By Steve Whidden
  • November 17, 2009
Professional Golf Tips 101

Rosedale Director of Instruction and PGA Professional Steve Whidden offers tips for improving your game.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 16, 2009
Silvers signs with Nittany Lions

Lakewood Ranch High senior Johnny Silvers signed a letter-of-intent this afternoon to swim for Penn State.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 14, 2009
Lady Pirates' dream season ends in finals

The Braden River volleyball team saw its historic dream season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Fort Myers in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Nov. 14.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
ODA wins eighth straight game

The Out-of-Door Academy football team closed out its regular season with a 49-42 victory over The Villages tonight.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Mustangs victorious on senior night

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Wauchula Hardee 35-22 tonight in its regular season finale.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Ranch girls make history

The Lakewood Ranch High girls cross country team made history this morning, winning the Class 3A-Region 3 cross country meet at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte to capture the school's first regional title.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Pirates stumble in season finale

The Braden River High football team fell to Palmetto 7-3 tonight in its final regular season game.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Local pairs team skates to fourth-place finish

The 2009 US Figure Skating National Championship Silver Medalist pairs team of Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett finished fourth at the 2009 NHK Trophy Nov. 5-8 in Tokyo, Japan.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Flames ranked No. 1

The Gulf Coast Flames Bantam AA team, which trains at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, is currently ranked No. 1 in the United States, according to myhockeyrankings.com.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Reid, Silvers earn top five finishes

The Lakewood Ranch High swim team had an impressive showing at the Class 2A FHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships Nov. 12 with the girls team finishing eighth and the boys team finishing 11th.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Khara signs with Rams

Lakewood Ranch High senior Rocky Khara signed a national letter of intent today to play golf for Virginia Commonwealth University.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Mustangs tie Rams

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team tied Riverview 1-1 Nov. 12, improving its record to 1-0-1.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 12, 2009
Softball standout fulfills lifelong dream

Lakewood Ranch High senior Corey Hanewich signed a national letter of intent today to play softball for Stanford University.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 12, 2009
Mustangs win season opener

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team defeated St. Pete Catholic 3-0 Nov. 11.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 11, 2009
Lady Pirates fall in district opener

The Braden River High girls soccer team fell to Palmetto 2-1 in its district opener Nov. 10.

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