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KUDOS
+ Sarasota High Girls Basketball
The Sarasota High girls basketball team cruised to a 65-31 victory over DeSoto Dec. 2.
Camille Giardina led the way for the Lady Sailors with 16 points, six assists and seven steals. Zharia Grable added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Josie LeBlanc added 12 points for Sarasota.
With the win, the Lady Sailors improved to 7-1.

+ Orioles to host Toys for Tots tournament
The Baltimore Orioles will host the Suncoast Travel Ball’s Toys for Tots Baseball Tournament Dec. 7, at the Buck O’Neil Complex in Twin Lakes Park.

Sarasota area residents are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy for donation to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and then stay to watch the games.

The tournament will bring more than 85 youth baseball teams for games at various locations in Sarasota County Dec. 7 and 8.

The donated toys will be distributed to economically disadvantaged children throughout the Sarasota area. For information about Toys for Tots in Sarasota, call 925-4014.

+ Blazers post district win
The Sarasota Christian boys soccer team beat Bradenton Christian 3-1 in district action Dec. 2.
Lane Chupp, Aleks Paunovic and Jacob Kroll all scored goals for the Blazers. Kroll also had an assist and Austin Mullenax recorded an assist.

+ ODA sinks St. Stephen’s
The Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team defeated St. Stephen’s 53-8 Nov. 25.

Jenna Bloch scored 23 points to lead the way for the Lady Thunder. Lisa Hoffman added 16 points for ODA.

With the win, ODA improves to 4-2 (2-0).

+ Cardinal Mooney cruises past Imagine School
Freshman Jacqueline Kulle scored 23 points to lead Cardinal Mooney to a 47-23 victory over Imagine School of North Port in its district opener Nov. 26.

Emily Walser added 14 points.

GAME TO WATCH
Girls Basketball
Dec. 10
Cardinal Mooney vs. ODA (5:30 p.m.)

STANDOUT PLAYER
Camille Giardina
Point Guard
Girls Basketball
Sarasota High

1 — The number of years Giardina has been on the Sarasota High girls basketball team after transferring from Cardinal Mooney.

13.6 — The number of points Giardina is averaging through the first eight games of the season.

7 — The number of wins Giardina has helped lead the Lady Sailors to so far this season.