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Former Sarasota and Riverview High and USF running back Mike Ford dies at 37
SARASOTA - Sarasota High assistant football coach Dale Boyes first saw it during a midseason practice, a jump cut inside made by Mike Ford that signaled the former Riverview Ram fullback was a fullback no more. Sarasota head coach Bob Perkins wanted to station Ford alone in the Sailor backfield, six or seven...
PREP FOOTBALL: Pirates close out spring by taming Tigers
PALMETTO — Port Charlotte has aspirations for a very deep run in the playoffs in 2024. While spring game results are etched in Silly Putty, if Thursday’s visit to Palmetto is a preview of things to come, the Pirates are going to be a tough out.
High school football spring game previews for Sarasota and Manatee counties from Friday to May 24
It may feel like mid-summer but this week a sense of fall returns to Manatee and Sarasota counties. Area high school football programs will be wrapping up their 20-day spring practice allotments by playing exhibition games. Here is a look at the remaining games beginning Friday night. ...
Virtual Speed Performance 4.70 Doorslammers to Join Eddie Chamberlain’s Heads Up Mania All Index Shootout
Bradenton Motorsports Park Host many events heard around the world, such as World Series of Pro Mod, U.S. Street Nationals, FL2K, and many more events as the year goes on. However, on September 7, 2024, Bradenton Motorsports Park will play host to Virtual Speed Performance 4.70 Doorslammers at Eddie Chamberlain’s Heads Up Mania All Index Shootout event.
TCA Sarasota’s Liam Kelly commits to John Carroll University
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Wednesday was historical for The Classical Academy of Sarasota. Football player Liam Kelly became the school’s first student-athlete to sign a national letter of intent. Kelly will be going to John Carroll University in Ohio. Coaches, family members, friends and teammates gathered on Wednesday at...
Sarasota Paradise pre-professional soccer team has big goals for their second season
Tuesday morning was an ideal weather for practice. The humidity was low and the cloud cover shielded the Sarasota Paradise soccer players who had been practicing since 8 a.m. at the R.I. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota. “Two minutes left!” called out a coach from the sideline. ...
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