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Ryan Kohn
January 23, 2023

Sarasota High hires Manatee defensive coordinator as football coach

Josh Phillips played football and ran track at Yale before embarking on a coaching career.

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Ryan Kohn
January 19, 2023

Mooney girls basketball seeks third-straight Final Four appearance

The Cougars are 13-5 as of Jan. 18 against a difficult schedule but still have more to learn.

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Dariela Delgado
January 19, 2023

Tennis clinic for athletes with disabilities heads to Arlington Park

The Tennis For Fun program is making a move to the Sarasota mainland after a stint on Longboat Key.

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Ryan Kohn
January 18, 2023

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Owen Clough

The Cardinal Mooney goalkeeper kept a clean sheet against Clearwater Central Catholic on Tuesday.

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Ryan Kohn
January 18, 2023

Sarasota's Weyant sets example for sensible NIL deals

As NCAA sports become more money-driven, Emma Weyant shows how name, image and likeness rights should work.

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Ryan Kohn
January 13, 2023

Mooney's Jordyn Byrd repeats as Gatorade Florida Volleyball Player of the Year

Byrd, who also won the award in 2021-2022, is the No. 16 player nationally in the class of 2023.

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Ryan Kohn
January 12, 2023

Booker girls basketball wants a repeat performance

The Tornadoes have a different look in 2022-2023, but a return to the Final Four is the goal.

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Ryan Kohn
January 11, 2023

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Sariah Bradley

The Tornadoes girls basketball player led the team to a 58-12 win over Lake Placid Tuesday.

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Ryan Kohn
January 11, 2023

Look forward to these events, storylines from Sarasota sports in 2023

A rundown of what our columnist is looking forward to covering over the next 12 months.

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Ryan Kohn
January 5, 2023

Top 10 Sarasota athletes to watch in 2023

These athletes combine talent and hard work to find success in their respective sports.

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Ryan Kohn
December 26, 2022

The top 10 moments of the Sarasota sports season

A jam-packed list is filled with new and defended state titles, plus individual awards and history-making wins.

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Ryan Kohn
December 22, 2022

Three cheers for these Sarasota-area high school winter sports athletes

With the holiday break upon us, here's a look at the players who have made a big impact on their teams thus far in the 2022-2023 season.

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Ryan Kohn
December 22, 2022

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Oliver Boyle

The Sarasota High sophomore scored 15 points Dec. 16 in the Sailors boys basketball team's 62-24 win over Lakewood Ranch High.

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Andrew Warfield
December 20, 2022

Original Buccaneers 'crew' member honored by the team

Sarasota's Wells Purmort was honored by the Tampa Bay Bucs during Sunday's game for being a charter season ticket-holder and his work with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties.

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Ryan Kohn
December 19, 2022

Sarasota tennis player wins USTA Florida Player of the Year award

Leonardo Dal Boni, the class of 2023's No. 52 player nationally according to the Tennis Recruiting Network, has won 90 singles matches and 20 doubles matches since November 2021.

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