4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (910+ words) Season-to-season turnover is inevitable in high school sports. All programs experience it. Student-athletes leave, whether by graduation or by transfer. Others join as early as ninth grade or transfer in at some point. Turnover, though, doesn’t impact all programs equally....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (124+ words) The Sarasota Sailing Squadron-hosted annual Parrot Head Poker Run Regatta returned for a second year on Labor Day. General Manager Susan Clark, who originated the idea last year, said it saw a great response with more than 80 members of the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (879+ words) Lakewood Ranch High senior running Elidrick Berry shifted into high gear after spotting a swarm of Braden River defenders on his left. He reversed course and attacked the right side. Only turf remained between him and the end zone — 80 yards…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (922+ words) There’s a certain pressure current and former NBA players are familiar with. Only they can understand it, because only they have lived it. At all times, someone else is gunning for their job. It doesn’t matter if they’re a 10-time…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (437+ words) How did the North Port Preserve Pursuit go so well for you? What goals do you have for this season? One of my goals is to win districts. My coach has been watching the guys from our district (FHSAA Class…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1130+ words) Some sailors in the 78th Annual Labor Day Regatta may have needed a hand opening a packet of Goldfish during a snack break while the wind died down across Sarasota Bay on Sunday but, with a bit of coaching on when…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (965+ words) The transformation from star to a player buried on the depth chart can be a tough challenge for college underclassmen on a football roster or even for veterans who never earn significant playing time. We will be keeping our eyes…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (106+ words) Your Observer High school football results from Week 3 ODA and Braden River remain undefeated, Riverview suffers first defeat and more from Sept. 4 across East County and Sarasota. The Out-of-Door Academy (4-0) def. Saint Stephen's (2-2), 28-0 Senior quarterback Jaxon Lawhun: 10-for-24 passing, 175 yards…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (927+ words) Heads were bowed. Shoulders were slumped. Hands were planted firmly on hips. All the signs of a disheartened, frustrated team were there. Rarely is body language more telling than the scoreboard, but on the evening of Aug. 27 at Booker High…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (906+ words) Coach Dave Frantz took his Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team to Mission Resort and Club of Howey-in-the-Hills in early August. There wasn’t a trophy up for grabs. There wasn’t an opponent to defeat. None of the birdies or bogeys…...