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Saturday didn't go Babcock's way, but the Trailblazers will live to play another day after they secured the No. 3 seed i...
02/09/2025

Saturday didn't go Babcock's way, but the Trailblazers will live to play another day after they secured the No. 3 seed in this week's Region 1A-3 playoffs. Here's some action from Saturday's game at Seacrest Country Day. The story is in the comments below:

DeSoto County and Lemon Bay played a District 4A-12 championship for the ages on Saturday in Arcadia, with the Bulldogs ...
02/09/2025

DeSoto County and Lemon Bay played a District 4A-12 championship for the ages on Saturday in Arcadia, with the Bulldogs prevailing in overtime, 66-59. Here's some action (and celebration) from the game by Patrick Obley. Chuck Ballaro's story is in the comments below:

There might be a new coach at Charlotte High and the team might be a little new, too, but the Tarpons kept their distric...
02/09/2025

There might be a new coach at Charlotte High and the team might be a little new, too, but the Tarpons kept their district title streak alive with a conquest of Manatee in Saturday's District 6A-11 title tilt. Here's some action by photographer Chris Blake. Bruce Robins' story is in the comments below:

Playing their brand of suffocating defense, Port Charlotte ran away with the District 5A-11 title Saturday afternoon in ...
02/09/2025

Playing their brand of suffocating defense, Port Charlotte ran away with the District 5A-11 title Saturday afternoon in a rout of North Fort Myers. Here's some action from Port Charlotte's fifth consecutive district crown by photographer Tom O'Neill. Vinnie Portell's story is in the comments below:

Venice saw its double-digit lead evaporate as Riverview took the Indians to overtime in Saturday's District 7A-12 title ...
02/09/2025

Venice saw its double-digit lead evaporate as Riverview took the Indians to overtime in Saturday's District 7A-12 title bout. No matter: Venice dug deep and pulled away for the win. Here's some action by photographer Justin Fennell. Evan Lepak's story is in the comments below:

Port Charlotte held Fort Myers scoreless for the first four minutes and cruised to a 71-44 victory in the District 5A-11...
02/08/2025

Port Charlotte held Fort Myers scoreless for the first four minutes and cruised to a 71-44 victory in the District 5A-11 championship game Friday. Here's some action by photographer Tom O'Neill. Bruce Robins' story is in the comments below:

Charlotte High picked up its fourth consecutive district title and 12th in 20 years as the Tarpons powered past Palmetto...
02/08/2025

Charlotte High picked up its fourth consecutive district title and 12th in 20 years as the Tarpons powered past Palmetto on Friday night. Here's some action by photographer Chris Blake. Patrick Obley's story is in the comments below:

Madison Tieu's hat trick spearheaded another Lemon Bay playoff win Friday. This time, the Mantas advanced to the Region ...
02/08/2025

Madison Tieu's hat trick spearheaded another Lemon Bay playoff win Friday. This time, the Mantas advanced to the Region 4A-3 championship with a 5-1 win over Robinson in the semifinals. Here's some action from photographer Tim Kern. Chuck Ballaro's story is in the comments below:

Venice shook off an opening salvo from North Port to blast past the Bobcats in their District 7A-12 semifinal on Thursda...
02/07/2025

Venice shook off an opening salvo from North Port to blast past the Bobcats in their District 7A-12 semifinal on Thursday night.

VENICE — North Port threw a solid punch at one of the better teams in the state early in Thursday’s 7A-12 district semifinal. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, their opponent wasn’t

Charlotte blasted out to a 55-11 lead and emptied its bench during Thursday's District 6A-11 semifinal against Parrish. ...
02/07/2025

Charlotte blasted out to a 55-11 lead and emptied its bench during Thursday's District 6A-11 semifinal against Parrish. Here's some action by photographer Chris Blake. Chuck Ballaro's story is in the comments below:

Port Charlotte was just 15 days removed from a 50-point win against Fort Myers. The Pirates proved that win no fluke in ...
02/07/2025

Port Charlotte was just 15 days removed from a 50-point win against Fort Myers. The Pirates proved that win no fluke in a 76-27 dismantling in the District 5A-11 semifinal rematch on Thursday. Here's some action by photographer Tom O'Neill. Vinnie Portell's story is in the comments below:

Lemon Bay jumped out to a big early lead and cruised past LaBelle in Thursday's District 4A-12 semifinal. Here's some ac...
02/07/2025

Lemon Bay jumped out to a big early lead and cruised past LaBelle in Thursday's District 4A-12 semifinal. Here's some action from the game by photographer Tim Kern. Bruce Robins' story is in the comments below:

DeSoto County started fast and ran away from Island Coast during Thursday's District 4A-12 semifinals.
02/07/2025

DeSoto County started fast and ran away from Island Coast during Thursday's District 4A-12 semifinals.

ARCADIA — DeSoto County crushed Island Coast, 69-23, on Thursday night and will now play host to Saturday’s District 4A-12 championship game against Lemon Bay.

Everything clicked into place for Babcock during the fourth quarter of their District 1A-12 semifinal against Donahue. H...
02/07/2025

Everything clicked into place for Babcock during the fourth quarter of their District 1A-12 semifinal against Donahue. Here's action from the game, by Patrick Obley. The story is in the comments below:

Port Charlotte made quick work of North Fort Myers in its district tournament semifinal on Wednesday. Here's some action...
02/06/2025

Port Charlotte made quick work of North Fort Myers in its district tournament semifinal on Wednesday. Here's some action from photographer Tom O'Neill. Chuck Ballaro's story is in the comments below:

Charlotte started fast and finished strong, but Manatee made sure the Tarpons would sweat during their district tourname...
02/06/2025

Charlotte started fast and finished strong, but Manatee made sure the Tarpons would sweat during their district tournament semifinal on Wednesday. Here's some action from photographer Chris Blake. Patrick Obley's story is in the comments below:

Six more Venice High student athletes signed their letters of intent Wednesday to continue their playing careers in coll...
02/06/2025

Six more Venice High student athletes signed their letters of intent Wednesday to continue their playing careers in college.

VENICE — Six Venice athletes confirmed decisions that will help dictate the rest of their lives, both athletically and academically.

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