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In late March, Amanda Carr added a new title to her already impressive BMX resume: Thailand national champion. Until recently, Carr had never included being Thai champion as one of her ambitions. Even as the Punta Gorda native frequently spent … Find out how to read more online.

Crabs have a need for speed
Sun Apr 20 2014 08:00AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — Jared Sandberg knows how Andrew Toles can spark a lineup. The first-year Charlotte Stone Crabs manager recalled a game with Bowling Green last season where Toles tripled on the first pitch of the game and scored on … Find out how to read more online.

Donald holds Heritage lead
Sun Apr 20 2014 01:19AM

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Luke Donald shot a 66 to take a two-stroke lead over John Huh after three rounds of the RBC Heritage on Saturday. Donald has done just about everything on Harbour Town Golf Links the past … Find out how to read more online.

JV Mantas shut out in finale
Sun Apr 20 2014 08:00AM

NORTH PORT — The Lemon Bay High School junior varsity baseball team hoped to go to North Port on April 10 and show some improvement from their 10-run loss earlier this season to the Bobcats. What they came out with … Find out how to read more online.

Woes show in loss
Fri Apr 18 2014 08:30PM

ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rays were glad to be back home on Thursday, but climate-controlled Tropicana Field couldn’t help heat up their bats. Prior to the game, the Rays were hoping it might. Their offense plated 31 runs … Find out how to read more online.

Sabathia finally gets better of Price
Fri Apr 18 2014 07:46PM

ST. PETERSBURG—David Price had become accustomed to beating CC Sabathia. Price’s Tampa Bay Rays had beaten Sabathia’s New York Yankees eight out of the nine times the two former Cy Young winners have faced each other in their careers, and … Find out how to read more online.

Wik ends basketball career early
Fri Apr 18 2014 08:00AM

Abbi Wik’s college basketball career is over. The former Port Charlotte High School standout said she has decided not to complete her eligibility at Southeastern University, where she’s played for two years after playing one year at Friends University. She … Find out how to read more online.

Sharks finish on tear
Fri Apr 18 2014 08:30PM

FORT MYERS — Imagine School has found its groove, heading into the postseason riding a four-game winning streak. The Sharks (7-18) also showed how they’ve matured in Thursday’s 12-10 victory against Southwest Florida Christian Academy to end the regular season. … Find out how to read more online.

Crabs fend off Cardinals
Fri Apr 18 2014 07:46PM

JUPITER — The Stone Crabs didn’t let this one slip away. After taking an early 3-0 lead against Palm Beach on Thursday, the Cardinals rallied with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth before the Crabs … Find out how to read more online.

Bombers blast Port Charlotte
Fri Apr 18 2014 08:00AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — The 14 U softball game at Port Charlotte on March 31 started out as a pitcher’s duel. Both teams were held scoreless through the first three innings until the Englewood Bombers put up a six spot in … Find out how to read more online.

Englewood youth soccer rolling along
Fri Apr 18 2014 08:00AM

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Win escapes Crabs’ clutches
Thu Apr 17 2014 08:41PM

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Fort Myers Miracle flipped the script on the Charlotte Stone Crabs early Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Stone Crabs fell behind by two runs early, clawed back to tie the game in the sixth and fell … Find out how to read more online.

The comeback kids
Thu Apr 17 2014 08:41PM

CAPE CORAL — It was a day of comebacks for the Charlotte High School boys at the District 3A-11 meet Wednesday. Kei’onte Lattimore, who returned to the school after transferring away for a year, had one of his most impressive … Find out how to read more online.

Jackson shows he can dig it
Thu Apr 17 2014 08:41PM

TAMPA — After stumbling out of the starting block during last week’s district meet, DeSoto County High School junior Tajahs Jackson spent all week working on the “dig phase” of his 100 meter dash. It’s the first phase of his … Find out how to read more online.

Crab bats crack Miracle
Wed Apr 16 2014 07:15PM

PORT CHARLOTTE — Jared Sandberg doesn’t think the Charlotte Stone Crabs have played a game yet this season where every aspect on the field has clicked. In Tuesday’s come-from-behind 6-4 win against the Fort Myers Miracle, though, the manager thinks … Find out how to read more online.

Rams blow by North Port
Wed Apr 16 2014 01:19AM

NORTH PORT — North Port High School’s baseball team had its senior night Tuesday, but a hot-hitting Sarasota-Riverview team ruined the celebration with a 6-2 victory. Riverview, a Class 8A school with a 12-9 record, slammed 10 hits, including two … Find out how to read more online.

Perfect game dooms Tarpons
Wed Apr 16 2014 08:00AM

FORT MYERS – Fort Myers High School starter Emily Hendry didn’t know she had a perfect game going until after she pitched it. The sophomore nearly had to be perfect, since the Tarpons hung tough before some late runs allowed … Find out how to read more online.

Upset bid eludes PCHS
Wed Apr 16 2014 08:00AM

VENICE — After suffering two blowout losses in the regular season, Port Charlotte High School took Venice to the brink of an upset before the Indians rallied for a 6-3 victory in a District 6A-11 semifinal Tuesday night. Trailing 1-0 … Find out how to read more online.

Baker bullies Tarpons
Wed Apr 16 2014 10:35PM

PUNTA GORDA — With a week left before the district tournament begins, Charlotte High School just wanted some momentum to build on. The Tarpons didn’t find it in Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to Ida Baker. Ida Baker’s Jordan Pinto capped … Find out how to read more online.

Bobcats meet demise at hands of Braden River
Wed Apr 16 2014 10:35PM

BRADENTON — For the first time since her freshman year, North Port senior Morgan Wier will leave school today without a high school sports season to get ready for. Wier spent the last three years as a three-sport athlete for … Find out how to read more online.

Mantas cover the bases
Wed Apr 16 2014 10:35PM

ENGLEWOOD — Lemon Bay High School did all of the big things and took care of the little things, too. The result was an 11-1 win against DeSoto County on Tuesday that ended the Bulldogs’ season and pushed the Manta … Find out how to read more online.

JV Mantas bats boom in win at Pirates Cove
Sat Apr 12 2014 08:00AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Lemon Bay High School junior varsity softball team blasted 11 hits to go along with eight walks to sweep the Pirates in the season series with a 9-3 win at Port Charlotte on April 2. Their … Find out how to read more online.

Fort Myers completes sweep of Stone Crabs
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

FORT MYERS — The Charlotte Stone Crabs really needed Roberto Gomez to stop the bleeding on Thursday night. Through their first six games — and, most notably, their five-game losing streak — starting pitching had been an issue. The rotation … Find out how to read more online.

Gantt starts hot at the plate
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

FORT MYERS — When you have a player whose bat is as hot as Marty Gantt’s, you have to find a way to get him the lineup. That’s what Charlotte Stone Crabs manager Jared Sandberg has done with Gantt, who … Find out how to read more online.

Kvaternick HR boosts Mantas
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

ENGLEWOOD — Freshman Brooke Kvaternick hit her first career home run to force extra innings and Brooke Clemens drove home the game-winner in the 11th inning to send Lemon Bay High School past Riverview, 2-1, in a nondistrict softball game … Find out how to read more online.

The belle of the ball
Fri Apr 11 2014 09:11PM

Miss Geico may be the most famous boat in the Super Boat International series. The lime green boat, driven by Marc Granet of Riviera Beach, has won seven world championships, including six on the SBI circuit. The boat’s name follows … Find out how to read more online.

Manta girls roll to title in regionals
Sat Apr 12 2014 06:21PM

ENGLEWOOD — Lemon Bay High School senior Jessica Lown and Sebring senior Micaela DeVane battled for nearly two hours on Thursday, but each team’s fate was sealed before the end of their match. Lown eventually won the No. 2 singles … Find out how to read more online.

Agosto’s double gives CHS victory
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

PUNTA GORDA — The way Charlotte High School has been playing lately, the Tarpons know the big hit is just one swing away. On Thursday night it came in the form of a Nick Agosto walk-off double to the left-center … Find out how to read more online.

Bobcats wake up, beat Mantas
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

ENGLEWOOD — Held scoreless for five innings, North Port High School’s offense exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth, and the Bobcats went on to defeat Lemon Bay 6-1 in a nondistrict contest Thursday night. Trailing 1-0 … Find out how to read more online.

Pesti presses 400 for Tarpons’ record
Fri Apr 11 2014 08:00AM

PUNTA GORDA — Charlotte High School’s Billy Pesti gave a huge push upward and got a thumbs up from the official. The crowd, including many Tarpon fans, cheered loudly for good reason. That lift set a new Charlotte school record … Find out how to read more online.

Lenard paces Lemon Bay
Sat Apr 12 2014 06:21PM

MMOKALEE — Nikki Lenard admitted she was been nervous before the start of the 300-meter hurdles at the District 2A-12 championship meet on Thursday. Not because the Lemon Bay High School hurdler was facing stiff competition, or because the event … Find out how to read more online.

Wind, Verot fail to faze Mantas
Sat Apr 12 2014 06:27PM

ENGLEWOOD — Chilly spring winds played havoc with Lemon Bay High School, forcing the Manta Rays to alter their games in their regional semifinal match against Bishop Verot on Wednesday. “It was hard,” said Jessica Lown, the Mantas’ No. 2 … Find out how to read more online.

Crabs look to reignite offense
Sat Apr 12 2014 06:27PM

FORT MYERS — In the Charlotte Stone Crabs’ first game of the season last Thursday — a win — they recorded eight hits. In their next three games combined — all losses —the Stone Crabs tallied just 13. Charlotte had … Find out how to read more online.

Noble’s STIHL boat sticks out
Thu Apr 10 2014 06:11PM

One of the most recognizable boats at this weekend’s Charlotte Harbor Super Boat Grand Prix will be J.R. Noble’s orange STIHL boat. The bright, vibrant colors of Noble’s boat make it easy to spot on the water and, if recent … Find out how to read more online.

Vikings blank Manta Ray boys
Thu Apr 10 2014 08:00AM

FORT MYERS — The tennis season came to an abrupt end for the Lemon Bay High School boys. Bishop Verot dispatched the Manta Rays 5-0 in Wednesday’s Region 2A-11 semifinals at the Fort Myers Racquet Club. So dominating was Bishop … Find out how to read more online.

Cougars bounce Tarpons
Sat Apr 12 2014 06:27PM

NAPLES — Playing against the two-time defending Class 3A state champions on clay, it was certainly going to be an uphill climb for Charlotte High School in its Region 3A-6 semifinal match against undefeated Barron Collier on Wednesday. The Cougars … Find out how to read more online.

Doctor competes with surgical precision
Wed Apr 9 2014 05:24PM

When Michael Janssen isn’t performing spine and trauma surgeries, he’s one of the top offshore powerboat racers in SuperBoat International. Janssen, a Denver-based surgeon, and his team have won four world championships on three different boats. His current boat, the … Find out how to read more online.

Nets finish off sweep of Miami
Wed Apr 9 2014 01:19AM

MIAMI — Joe Johnson scored 19 points, Mason Plumlee was credited with a block on LeBron James’ dunk attempt in the final seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets finished off a four-game season sweep of Miami by beating the Heat 88-87 … Find out how to read more online.

Mantas qualify six for states
Wed Apr 9 2014 08:00AM

AVON PARK — Lemon Bay High School coach Don Southwell knew who the competition would be at Tuesday’s District 1A-8 weightlifting meet. “We knew it would be a battle with LaBelle and that we’d need to be at our best … Find out how to read more online.

Crabs’ mistakes lead to blowout
Sat Apr 12 2014 10:21PM

PORT CHARLOTTE — Whenever you make mistakes, you have something to work on the next day. That was Charlotte Stone Crabs manager Jared Sandberg’s mantra after his team’s opening-day win against the Bradenton Marauders on Thursday, but it likely holds … Find out how to read more online.

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