The same week I biked with friends on the Gulf of Mexico coast, I had a trip planned to the east coast, and connected with the daughter of a former DeSoto resident. He’d mentioned Cindy loves to bike on the weekend, and I seized the opportunity to ride with someone who knows the area. We ema…
Arcadia Moose Lodge #1327 held its first golf benefit for veterans on Saturday at Arcadia Municipal Golf Course.
It may have been spring-break fever or some other malady. But the DeSoto boys weightlifting team struggled at districts on Friday.
It has been said that good pitching will stop good hitting every time. If that is the case, the Bulldogs could have a good season in front of them. Coming just eight days after Braden Steele’s no-hitter against Community Christian, three DeSoto hurlers combined for a one-hitter in the 8-1 wi…
Dekoda Johnson graduated from DeSoto County less than a year ago. But she has stepped right into college life and super competitive softball with no problem.
Rebuilding of the DeSoto County softball team is dependent upon getting some valuable game-time experience. The Bulldogs played at the JV Wars—sponsored by the Charlotte Tarpons—and got more games under their belts.
Sometimes the game of baseball just isn’t fair. Jade Zepeda is proof of that. The hard-throwing righthander had a good outing on the mound for the Bulldogs last week in the 10-2 loss to Port Charlotte.
It’s not often that a game that ends up 13-0 can be called a pitcher’s duel. But that’s what happened in the DeSoto County win over the Community Christian Mustangs last week at Harold Avenue Park.
Every once in a while it is good to have a team like Dunbar on your schedule. The Tigers have been rebuilding and are having a tough time getting wins this season.
The DeSoto Bulldogs’ boys weightlifting team went to North Port for a dual meet and had some good results. Five lifters set new PRs (personal records).
Though Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow looked to be close to regular season form in his 2 1/3 inning start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon, the pitchers who relieved him showed they still have some rust to wear off.
NORTH PORT--Fourteen-year-old Alexa Pano, the youngest player and lone amateur in this week’s field at the SKYiGOLF Championship – the Symetra Tour’s season-opening event – shot 3-under 69 on Thursday and trails the first-round leaders by two shots at Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club at B…
The Port Charlotte Pirates clung to a 2-1 lead at the end of four Innings at DeSoto County Thursday night. They sent up nine hitters in the fifth inning to score four times and then iced the game with another four spot in the 7th.
The Lady Bulldogs have had a tough time getting hits in their first three games. In fact, they could only pick up eight total in their first three games, all resulting in losses with only one run scored.
The Heartland Senior Games have wrapped up for another year. What a month it has been. Thanks to the help of the Arcadian, word seems to be spreading and we had great participation from the folks in Arcadia. Those who do well in their age/gender bracket in the Heartland Games, will qualify t…
"He can really hit."
NORTH PORT--The Symetra Tour, the qualifying tour for the LPGA, will be making its first stop at the Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club, with the SKYiGolf Championship, to be played March 7-10.
Rebuilding of the DeSoto County softball team is dependent upon getting some valuable game-time experience. The Bulldogs played at the JV Wars—sponsored by the Charlotte Tarpons—and got more games under their belts.
Sometimes the game of baseball just isn’t fair. Jade Zepeda is proof of that. The hard-throwing righthander had a good outing on the mound for the Bulldogs last week in the 10-2 loss to Port Charlotte.
It’s not often that a game that ends up 13-0 can be called a pitcher’s duel. But that’s what happened in the DeSoto County win over the Community Christian Mustangs last week at Harold Avenue Park.
Every once in a while it is good to have a team like Dunbar on your schedule. The Tigers have been rebuilding and are having a tough time getting wins this season.
The DeSoto Bulldogs’ boys weightlifting team went to North Port for a dual meet and had some good results. Five lifters set new PRs (personal records).
Though Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow looked to be close to regular season form in his 2 1/3 inning start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon, the pitchers who relieved him showed they still have some rust to wear off.
NORTH PORT--Fourteen-year-old Alexa Pano, the youngest player and lone amateur in this week’s field at the SKYiGOLF Championship – the Symetra Tour’s season-opening event – shot 3-under 69 on Thursday and trails the first-round leaders by two shots at Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club at B…
The Port Charlotte Pirates clung to a 2-1 lead at the end of four Innings at DeSoto County Thursday night. They sent up nine hitters in the fifth inning to score four times and then iced the game with another four spot in the 7th.
The Lady Bulldogs have had a tough time getting hits in their first three games. In fact, they could only pick up eight total in their first three games, all resulting in losses with only one run scored.
The Heartland Senior Games have wrapped up for another year. What a month it has been. Thanks to the help of the Arcadian, word seems to be spreading and we had great participation from the folks in Arcadia. Those who do well in their age/gender bracket in the Heartland Games, will qualify t…
"He can really hit."
NORTH PORT--The Symetra Tour, the qualifying tour for the LPGA, will be making its first stop at the Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club, with the SKYiGolf Championship, to be played March 7-10.
DeSoto County's Braden Steele and Community Christian's Kaleb Smith locked up in an old fashioned pitcher's dual Monday night at Harold Avenue Park. For the first three innings Steele's fly out to left was the only ball to get out of the infield for either team.
The opening contest of the 2019 softball season was not kind to the DeSoto County varsity team. A handful of physical and mental errors caused by a lack of experience saw the Bulldogs fall, 13-1.
DeSoto County’s JV softball team lost the season opener at Port Charlotte last week, 16-1. They stumbled in their home opener against North Port the next night to bring their season record to 0-2.
The DeSoto County baseball team started the preseason with a 4-3 loss to North Port last week. Other than the score, many good things came from the game — and there were some things that need to be worked on.
The weather must have something to do with my bicycle jaunt last Saturday. In the course of 50 miles, I counted no less than 75 folks pedaling their way from where they came to where they were going.
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