Two years ago, almost to the day, I sat on a small set of bleachers in the Harold Ave. gym watching the next wave of area athletes.
As the school year steadily approaches, those in charge of athletics are still unsure of the appropriate course of action.
The Sarasota County School District’s plan for returning to athletics didn’t last long before needing an amendment.
Charlotte High basketball player Tre Carroll has every right to have a big head and ego. Even as a junior, Carroll is a polished player with a…
Ever since she was a freshman it was apparent that Emani Jefferson would be an athlete to remember.
Coaching the Venice High girls soccer team was a natural transition for Gary Bolyard.
North Port runner Wendy Renoit, the Sun’s 2020 Courage Award winner, was poised to breakout during his sophomore season running track.
Everyone familiar with Venice High wrestling knows what Lauren Stone can do on the mat.
Providing leadership has never been a problem for Port Charlotte’s two-sport athlete Walter Johnson.
Nothing was going right for the Charlotte boys basketball team in the district championship game against Fort Myers.
It might be easy to overlook an athlete like Emani Jefferson
The team always comes first for Charlotte keeper Gavin Pennell and he’s always on the lookout for ways to help improve his team.
There were few members of the Venice girls soccer team who took last year’s season-ending loss harder than Mason Schilling.
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Prior to last summer, the Community Christian basketball program had never sent a player to the next level.
Charlotte wrestler Lucas Willis has plenty of clout in the state of Florida, much of which was gained by his success at states.
Like many athletes who take up competitive weightlifting, Annabelle Anderson was more focused on fitness than winning. But it wasn’t long befo…
Port Charlotte quarterback Logan Rogers had a lot to learn when he took over the starting job as a sophomore before the 2018-19 season.
As high school volleyball was nearing the end of the regular season Sadie Kluner was starting to feel the pressure.
She says that her mind tends to wander as she runs the course during a race.
Minutes before the start of this year’s regional cross country meet at Lake Region High School, Alberto Teijelo’s heart was racing.
A qualifier for the boys golf state tournament in four straight years, it’s unquestioned what Marc Kaneko-Fujii brings to the course every tim…
Playing multiple sports isn’t easy. Sometimes it’s hard to switch your brain off of one sport to another.
Wesley Kephart had to take a moment after he finished the final event of his high school career.
Venice wrestler Lauren Stone doesn’t get rattled or intimidated by wrestling boys throughout the season. Mainly because she beats most of them.
In high school swimming, coaches don’t always have an easy blueprint to filling a roster and getting points in meets.
It’ll take some time before high school football gets back to normal, but the first practice of the summer on Monday morning offered a reminde…
For the first time in months, high school football players will meet as a team once again as voluntary summer workouts begin throughout southw…