Sports Briefs

+ Ranch 10/11 All-Stars end as sectional runner-ups
The Lakewood Ranch Little League 10- and 11-year-old All-Star team finished second at the Section IV Tournament July 15-16 in Haines City.

Lakewood Ranch opened the tournament with a 13-1 victory over Lutz Blue. Dylan Buck pitched four innings for the victory.

In Game 2, Lakewood Ranch fell to Plant City 9-4. The team concluded the tournament with an 11-1 victory over South Brandon. Ollie Kightlinger pitched four solid innings for the win.

Parker Shanahan went 5-for-7 with a pair of home runs and Kightlinger went 4-for-8 with a pair of home runs to lead the way for Lakewood Ranch at the plate. Cade Bonnett went 4-for-9 with a double. Adam Strawderman and Buck both went 3-for-9 with a home run and Connor Knapp went 2-for-7 with a home run.

+ PGA Tour’s Marino to host AJGA tournament
PGA Tour pro Steve Marino will host the Under Armour/Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship July 18-21, at The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota.

Marino, a 1997 Rolex Junior All-American who turned professional in 2002 after playing at the University of Virginia, will host the first-year event, which will feature 85 junior golfers, ages 12-15, from around the country.

The Under Armour/Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship is one of 10 events in the Gary Gilchrest Golf Academy Junior All-Star series, which presents opportunities for younger players to develop their skills and earn entry into American Junior Golf Association Open tournaments.

The tournament will open with a shotgun start at 2 p.m., July 18. Play will continue through July 21 with an awards ceremony immediately following the final round of play. Spectators are welcome and admission is free.

+ Lady Pirates to host summer volleyball camp
The Braden River High volleyball team will host its summer volleyball camp for students in third through 12th grades July 25-27 at the school, 6545 53rd Ave. E.

The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon for third- through seventh-graders at a cost of $100. Those who register with a friend will receive $10 off. The camp will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. for eighth- through 12th-graders at a cost of $150.

Proceeds from the camp will go towards the purchase of new uniforms and equipment.

For more information and to pre-register, contact coach Matthew McElhiney at [email protected].