Feb

27

Day Camp Coming Soon at the Manatee YMCA

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Yes, alot of us are already thinking of Summer. If you need a fun and safe place for your child attend during the summer while you work, look no further, come to the Manatee County YMCA! Mark your calendar, the Manatee YMCA has announced its Day Camp. Registration for members begins March 15th; All others March 22nd. Look for the summer camp brochure available 2nd week of March.

Ensure your children are safe when in and around water! Sign up for “SPLASH” beginning May 1st. A FREE introduction to swimming program for children in Manatee County, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Bradenton. In addition, swim lessons will be held at all branches throughout the summer.

For information on all YMCA Summer programs at the Bradenton Branch, Lakewood Ranch Branch, Parrish Branch and South Branch visit:

www.manateeymca.org

Feb

11

Lady Mustangs fall in Semifinal Match

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The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer team played a hard fought game last night a t Pepin Stadium in Tampa. After regulation play the scoreboard read Lakewood Ranch 1 — Bartram Trail 1. One great semifinal match that would go to a five-shot penalty shootout where the Bartram Trail Bears would outscore the Lady Mustangs 5-3 for the win.

It was the first loss of the season for Lakewood Ranch who finished with a 19-1-2 record, the best in school history.

Feb

9

Lady Mustangs headed to Final Four

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The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer team won a tough battle against Naples Barron Collier 2-1 — 4-3 on penalty kicks — in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Saturday. This is the first-ever state semifinal berth for the Lady Mustangs.

Lakewood Ranch will play St. Johns Bartram Trail in the Class 4A semifinals at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.

Feb

9

There will be HURRICAINES in NEW JERSEY on Sept. 24th

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Finally, after alot of work and planning, the Manatee High School football team is going to New Jersey to play football. The Hurricanes will play Don Bosco Prep on September 24 in Ramsey, N.J. Don Bosco Prep finished with a 12-0 record last season and won its third straight championships.

The game will be played at Grantell Stadium on the campus of Don Bosco. The Caines will depart for the game on September 23rd and return back to Bradenton on September 25th.

Feb

5

NASCAR Day at Daytona - Start Your Engines

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It was a long day, but defiantly worth the drive. After nearly a three hour drive from Sarasota to Daytona and then another three hours back, I was really tired. I logged about 360 miles and took hundreds of shots at the Daytona International Speedway 2010 Nascar Media Day. I was fortunate enough to interview and chat with several of the drivers from the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series.

This season we will be following NASCAR locals this year. In the Camping World Truck Series there is Clearwater native Ricky Carmichael and in the Sprint Cup Series we have Tampa native Aric Almirola and David Reutimann from Zephyrhills.

If you want to see more shots from Daytona International Speedway, CLICK HERE.

Feb

3

Monday Night Golf League for Juniors starts this week

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Starting February 8th, Youth Golf of America will start its Monday Night Golf League at the Suncoast Golf Center in Sarasota. If you would like more information on the league call Guy Vilt at 941-870-2598 or send an email guyvilt@yahoo.com.

Check out the YGOA website or join the YGOA Facebook page

Jan

21

2010 New Balance Ringling Bridge Run - January 23rd

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This premier racing event of southwest Florida will be held January 23, 2010.

More than 2,000 runners, walkers and joggers take part in this event every January, which is followed by a free family fun festival. The four-mile race is USATF Course Certified # FL09118EBM. In addition to the four-mile race there is a one-mile family fun run that begins at 9 a.m.

Registration fees help fund healthy family programs offered by the Sarasota Family YMCA.

Race start and finish will once again be at the Van Wezel. Team prizes will be awarded for largest, fastest, best dressed and most spirited.

Free child watch will be offered again this year at G.WiZ for parents who are taking part in the race.

Packet pickup will be from 4 - 7 p.m., Fri. Jan. 22 at the Frank G. Berlin, Sr. YMCA (1075 S. Euclid Ave.) at the WWSB ABC 7 Health & Fitness Expo. The Expo includes health care professionals, athletic wear and equipment sales, nutritional products and other information. The expo continues on race day, Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information go to the Sarasota YMCAs website at www.sarasota-ymca.org or click here for more race information.

Jan

19

Local Skaters Headed to Olympics

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photo by Kent Weakley

Local skaters Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett are headed to the Olympics next month in Vancouver. Caydee who is from Wesley Chapel and Jeremy from Venice, call Ellenton Ice home there home and will give Manatee and Sarasota residents someone local to cheer for. The pair has been skating together for less than two years  and now they are headed to Vancouver. It just goes to show what hard work and dedication can do.  The Winter Games begin on February 12.

Jan

18

Family Night at Braden River Library

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Family Nights at Braden River Library feature a changing theme of stories, crafts, fingerplays and music and is open to children of all ages and their parents, grandparents and other care-givers. It is held on the following Thursday evenings starting at 6:30 p.m.: January 21, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13

This is a  FREE event and everyone is welcome to attend. There is no advance registration required; seating will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

The Braden River Branch Library is located at 4915 53rd Avenue East in Bradenton, Florida. For more information, please call the library at 941.727.6079.

For general information about the Manatee County Public Library System, visit them on the web at http://www.mymanatee.org/library/master.html

Jan

9

Manatee County defeats Sarasota County in Annual PAL BOWL

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If you arrived at the annual PAL BOWL at Lakewood Ranch last night, you missed one of the best plays of the evening.  Manatee High’s Ace Sanders took the opening kickoff 99 yards untouched for a score as Manatee County wins 26-12 against Sarsota County.

With the win, Manatee snapped its three-game losing streak to Sarasota who leads the all-time series 10-8.

The annual charity game was originally scheduled for Dec. 18 at Riverview High, but the game was cancelled due to serious weather conditions. The game was then moved to Lakewood Ranch because of a scheduling conflict. With the game date changed, this gave Manatee High School players a chance to participate in the classic. The Hurricanes were in Orlando on December 18 at the Citrus Bowl to play in the Class 5A High School Football finals.
Sanders was named the team MVP and finished with four catches for 38 yards. A.J Strong was named Sarasotas MVP of the game. He rushed for 131 yards on 20 carries.

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