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Riverview's Mocherman runs volleyball, planetarium with same goal
Riverview High's Jason Mocherman has spent 25 years directing Florida's largest public school planetarium and since 2023 has coached the Rams' girls volleyball program, treating both roles as a mission to develop students rather than chase wins.
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Venice tops area football rankings after 72-7 rout
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune's first Super 10 poll of 2026 positions Venice as the area's top team after a Week 0 that saw the Indians rout Gulf Coast 72-7, Riverview fall to Port Charlotte, Cardinal Mooney get shut out by St. Thomas Aquinas, and Wellen Park win its inaugural game.
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Riverview's Mocherman runs volleyball, planetarium with same goal
Riverview High's Jason Mocherman has spent 25 years directing Florida's largest public school planetarium and since 2023 has coached the Rams' girls volleyball program, treating both roles as a mission to develop students rather than chase wins.
Sarasota, FL
89°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 98° · 48% rain
SunMostly Sunny93°F68%
MonMostly Sunny92°F82%
TueMostly Sunny92°F84%
WedMostly Sunny91°F79%
ThuIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms90°F77%
FriScattered Showers And Thunderstorms89°F75%
SatScattered Showers And Thunderstorms89°F63%
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Riverview's Mocherman runs volleyball, planetarium with same goal
Riverview High's Jason Mocherman has spent 25 years directing Florida's largest public school planetarium and since 2023 has coached the Rams' girls volleyball program, treating both roles as a mission to develop students rather than chase wins.
Sarasota, FL
89°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 98° · 48% rain
SunMostly Sunny93°F68%
MonMostly Sunny92°F82%
TueMostly Sunny92°F84%
WedMostly Sunny91°F79%
ThuIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms90°F77%
FriScattered Showers And Thunderstorms89°F75%
SatScattered Showers And Thunderstorms89°F63%
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Sarasota's Vinny O'Shaughnessy completes marathon in all 50 states after cancer, hip replacement
Retired NYPD officer Vinny O'Shaughnessy, 65, completed his 50-state marathon quest with an October 2025 finish in Atlantic City after overcoming lung cancer, a brain tumor, a hip replacement and more. Now a Manasota Track Club coach in Sarasota, he's chasing half marathons in every state.
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Riverview High taps 26-year-old Matt Borriello as athletic director
Riverview High School named 26-year-old Matt Borriello as its new athletic director for 2026-27, making him the youngest AD in Sarasota County as he takes over a program with five straight girls swimming state titles and a reigning cross country champion.
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Wellen Park Eagles debut with 6,000-seat stadium, first game Aug. 28
Wellen Park High School's founding Soaring Eagles athletic program launches with a 6,000-seat football stadium and 3,000-seat gymnasium when the $200 million campus opens Aug. 10, with the first home football game set for Friday, Aug. 28 against Gateway.
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Riverview High siblings turn sports card flips into charity for Boys & Girls Clubs
Braydon and Emma LaRusso, Riverview High students, have sold more than 1,300 sports cards through their business Cards2Tuff and are hosting charity livestreams on Aug. 7 and Aug. 21 to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties.
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Three Cardinal Mooney players crack Herald-Tribune's Big 15 recruiting list
Running back Connail Jackson, offensive tackle Jackson Snelling, and defensive lineman Kaleb Exume — all from defending Class 2A state champion Cardinal Mooney — claimed the No. 6 through No. 4 spots on the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's annual Big 15 college football recruiting list, reinforcing the Cougars' status as a national-caliber program heading into fall 2026.
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Sarasota Little League 12U All-Stars cap unbeaten run with state tournament debut
Sarasota Little League's 12U American All-Stars went 6-0 through district and sectional play before falling in all three state tournament games at Twin Lakes Park, ending a dominant summer highlighted by Miguel Bermudez's .615 batting average and Liam Smith's 1.41 ERA.
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Ice and sports complex worth up to $80 million approved for Lakewood Ranch
Manatee County commissioners approved business terms Tuesday for IceMann Development to build a privately financed $70 million to $80 million indoor sports and ice complex at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, with four ice rinks, a 2,500-seat arena, and a target 2028 opening.
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Sarasota High football aims to reverse three-year slide with loaded offense, defensive overhaul
After going 1-10, 3-7, and 4-7 over the past three seasons, the Sarasota Sailors open practices Monday, July 28, with rising junior quarterback Hudson West, wide receiver Evan Larrick, and returning defensive leaders Cooper Buck and Chase Fritz anchoring a roster that coach Anthony Campbell says has turned over a new leaf.
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Mote Marine's shark deterrent research lands a PBS spotlight
Mote Marine Laboratory's research into an electronic shark deterrent that reduces depredation — sharks stealing hooked fish — is featured in a new PBS "Changing Seas" episode now streaming nationwide, putting Sarasota's decades-long shark research legacy in the national spotlight.
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Prospect Wire national championship brings 30-plus college scouts to Sarasota County this week
The Prospect Wire 7th Annual National Championship opens Saturday, July 18, at MLB spring training complexes in Sarasota County and Port Charlotte, drawing five age divisions of youth baseball and roughly 30 college scouts through Wednesday, July 22.
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Nathan Benderson Park lands $10 million for indoor sports complex ahead of 2028 World Rowing Championships
Nathan Benderson Park secured $10 million in state funding for a 100,000-square-foot indoor sports complex on Regatta Island, with a planned October 2026 groundbreaking and a deadline to finish before the 2028 World Rowing Championships come to Sarasota.
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Sarasota schools drop cash at the gate, add girls flag football for 2026-27
Sarasota County Schools announced four athletics changes for 2026-27: all-digital ticketing through GoFan, updated event prices, girls flag football at every traditional public high school in spring 2027, new middle school sports, and $20 ECG heart screenings through a Who We Play For partnership ahead of the school year opening in August.
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