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.
Jan
19
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.
Dec
12
Manatee Hurricanes Headed to the Citrus Bowl for Championship Games
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Manatee High School is headed to the 5A Championship game. Manatee beat No.1 ranked St. Thomas Aquinas 28-20
The Hurricanes will play Friday Night at 7pm at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando against Tampa Plant.
Tickets for the state title game cost $10, and can be purchased at Manatee High daily until 3 p.m. For more information on buying tickets, head to roadtoorlando.org.
The game will be broadcast on WWPR-1490 AM, as well as 1490wwpr. The game will also be shown live on Fox Sports Florida, and will be replayed 4 p.m. Christmas day.
Thanks to HeritageFilms for the video.
Dec
4
Manatee Hurricanes Headed to State Semi Final
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After coming out to a quick 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter the Hurricanes would not let up on the Palm Bay Bayside team. The Canes beat Bayside with a final score of 31-14. Manatee ended up with 131 passing yards and 226 rushing yards.
Manatee will be at home this Friday night at Hawkins Stadium against St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the top rated teams by USA Today.
If the Hurricanes win on Friday night they will play for the Class 5A-Region 3 State Title on December 11th at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
Nov
3
Manatee High JV Football Team Finishes With a Perfect Record
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With an 8-0 season, the Manatee High JV football team is unbeaten again. This is the second time in the last four seasons that the JV Hurricanes have had a perfect record.
Led by freshman quarterback Cord Sandberg, the Hurricanes outscored there opponents by a 48-6 average and with help from the defense who only allowed three teams to score touchdowns against them all season.
CONGRATULATIONS HURRICAINES !!!!
Oct
31
Suncoast High School Football Scores Week 9
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Booker 28 at Braden River 35
Venice 43 at Manatee 29
Southeast 45 at Lemon Bay 0
Sarasota 14 at Largo 39
North Port 0 at Riverview 17
Gulf Coast 14 at Palmetto 35
Cardinal Mooney 25 at Clearwater Central Catholic 26
Moore Haven 21 at Out-of-Door Academy 27
Evangelical Christian 28 at Bradenton Christian 7
Saint Stephen’s 38 at St. John Neumann 15
Temple Christian 0 at Bradenton Prep 63
Oct
16
Braden River 7 at Manatee 14
Sarasota 19 at Southeast 41
Riverview 0 at Palmetto 10
Lakewood Ranch 35 at Bayshore 14
Charlotte 28 at Venice 31
Bradenton Christian 32 at Calvary Christian 7
Shorecrest Prep 6 at Out-of-Door Academy 48
North Fort Myers 28 at North Port 6
LaBelle 7 at Lemon Bay 16
Oct
3
DeSoto 13 at Braden River 34
Venice 34 at Southeast 10
Booker 20 at Riverview 42
Palmetto 27 at Bayshore 9
St. Andrew’s 48 at Saint Stephen’s 7
Manatee 35 at Lakewood Ranch 14
Cardinal Mooney 14 at Bishop Verot 31
First Baptist Academy 0 at Bradenton Christian 42
Lemon Bay 21 at Port Charlotte 29
North Port 0 at Ida Baker 48
Sep
24
Horse Surfing, Not Just Your Ordinary Horseback Ride.
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I recently met up with Tim Mattox and his dog Bandit of Great World Nature Tours. Check out this video of what Tim is doing with his horses right here in Sarsasota and Manatee Counties. If you want to go out on a nature or beach ride, contact Tim. But be prepaired‚ you may get wet! Great World Way Nature Tours can be reached at 941-650-1820 or check out his website at beachhorses.com
Sep
19
Cambridge Christian 0 - Bradenton Christian 28
Saint Stephen’s 0 - Lakeland Christian 21
Port Charlotte 3 - Riverview 41
Palmetto 7 - Hardee 23
Southeast 26 - Manatee 30
Estero 35 - Lemon Bay 56
Lakewood Ranch 23 - East Lee County 20
North Port 7 - DeSoto 41
Bayshore 23 - Cardinal Mooney 12
Braden River 22 - Sarasota 13
Booker 7 - Venice 43