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Toby Schwenk (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 2, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Toby Schwenk

The Sarasota Military Academy junior, who swims for Booker High, won the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle Oct. 28 at the team's district meet.

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Cardinal Mooney junior quarterback Johnny Antonucci completed nine of 12 passes for 107 yards against Riverview. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 1, 2022
As regular season winds down, Sarasota high school football teams have work to do

Cardinal Mooney got a key win over Riverview, 14-7, on Tuesday night to help its case.

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Braden River High rising senior kicker Brunno Reus.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 1, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Brunno Reus

The Braden River High football sophomore kicker has not missed a field goal in 2022.

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High school football roundup: Week ten
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 29, 2022
High school football roundup: Week ten

As the playoffs approach, six Sarasota and East County teams get crucial wins while two fall.

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  • October 28, 2022
Riverview High football extends win streak over Sarasota High

The Rams' 14-0 win is the 11th-straight over the crosstown rival Sailors.

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 28, 2022
Golf pros Rickie Fowler, Paula Creamer fall in PopStroke's $25K Showdown

The event, held at the venue's UTC location, saw the golf pros lose by four strokes to putting pros Chris Johnson and Jacob Stasiulewicz.

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Richard Mandell (center) during a master plan walk at the Bobby Jones Golf Complex. (Courtesy City of Sarasota)
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 27, 2022
Bobby Jones renovation designer draws inspiration from original architect

Richard Mandell has been at work on the city of Sarasota's golf project since 2017.

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Faith Frost has had her 1967 Ford Mustang for approximately 20 years and she has no plans to get a replacement. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2022
Braden Pines drag racer is speeding past age standards

East County great-grandmother Faith Frost still can leave her competition in the dust.

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The Pickleball Club is expected to have 12 indoor courts and four outdoor courts. Renderings show what it will look like. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2022
The Pickleball Club wants to be the surging sport's indoor option in Sarasota

The 33,000-square-foot facility, complete with 12 indoor courts and four outdoor courts, will open in Sarasota in early 2023.

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Alexander Malaj. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alexander Malaj

The Sarasota High swimmer won two events at the Sailors district meet.

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Sarasota senior running back Joe Ziegler has set an initial target of 1,200 yards for the 2023 season.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 25, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sailors football shows glimpse of potential

Sarasota High dominated Braden River on Oct. 21, 28-3, to break a seven-game losing streak to the Pirates. Is another streak set to break Friday?

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ODA players and first-year Head Coach Rob Hollway celebrate a 54-10 win over Cocoa Beach High on Senior Night. ODA is 8-0 in 2022 after two straight winless regular seasons. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 22, 2022
Formally downtrodden ODA football team completes perfect regular season

The Lakewood Ranch private school football program snaps a two-year losing streak and posts undefeated regular season.

  • East County
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High school football roundup: Week nine
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 22, 2022
High school football roundup: Week nine

How did Sarasota-Bradenton area teams fare as the postseason creeps closer?

  • East County
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 21, 2022
Sarasota High football flattens Braden River High

The Sailors' 28-3 road win Friday night broke a seven-game losing streak to the Pirates.

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Rickie Fowler, who has won five career PGA Tour events, will team with Paula Creamer to form the Tour Pro Team in the $25K Showdown, the final competition of the PopStroke Tour Championship. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 19, 2022
PopStroke Tour Championship will bring PGA, LPGA stars to UTC

PopStroke founder Greg Bartoli explains why the event was conceived and the impact bringing Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer to the event will have.

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