The Charlotte Tarpons and Venice Indians played two tight contests earlier this season with the home team winning each. In Tuesday night’s 7A-District 11 semifinal, the Indians scored five runs in the third and seven more in the sixth on … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — Facing a 3-0 hole to Lake Placid in the 5A-District 12 semifinals, Lemon Bay needed a big inning if the Mantas wanted to keep their season alive. With the aid of two wild pitches and four errors by … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA – Aaron Martins hit a three-run home run to blow open a close game, and the Charlotte High School baseball team once again used pitching and defense as its bread and butter as it defeated Mariner 6-2 on … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — Lemon Bay sent six seniors out on a winning note in their last home game by overwhelming a depleted Booker squad 12-2 in a sloppy non-district baseball game Monday night. In a fitting end to the two hour … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — Monday was Port Charlotte softball coach Ryann Baker-Brose’s birthday, and her Pirates did their best to make it a happy one. Port Charlotte, led by the pitching of Alexis Queior and Seaaira Yiengst, held Ida Baker to … Find out how to read more online.

It was on a whim at the tail end of the summer of 1980 that Darrell Roach decided to drop off his resume at what had just become Lemon Bay High School. Though classes had already begun, one of the … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — Charlotte baseball coach Lavell Cudjo was wondering when his team was finally going to put it all together. Friday, against a very good IMG Academy team, the Tarpons came pretty darn close. Garrett Dunson scored twice on … Find out how to read more online.

NORTH PORT — North Port sent seniors Cortney Senna and Roshana Velloza off on a winning note as the Bobcats defeated Mariner, 4-2, in a non-district softball game Friday night. It was sophomore Maddie Baker who was the pitching star … Find out how to read more online.

The Venice Indians softball team jumped out to a 4-1 lead through three innings and held of a Lemon Bay Manta Ray onslaught late as the Indians claimed an 8-6 Senior Night victory in Tuesday’s game. “Our first game against … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — Though both the boys and girls Lemon Bay tennis teams entered this season as the defending 2A District-11 champions, both coaches were unsure of what to expect in 2018. Despite both teams losing talented seniors and boys coach … Find out how to read more online.

With a 435-pound bench press and a 365-pound clean and jerk, Devin Leacock had little trouble capturing the 2017 2A State boys weightlifting title for the heavyweight division. But even though the Port Charlotte lifter became a state champion for … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — The Charlotte High School girls track and field team is reaching their peak at just the right time. That was evident as the Tarpon girls ran away and hid to win the Wally Keller Invitational Track and … Find out how to read more online.

VENICE — The Championship game of the Sarasota Baseball Classic turned into a classic pitchers duel Thursday night as Charlotte defeated Venice, 1-0, to take the title on the Indians home field. The Tarpons Cade Reich and the Indians Chase … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — It took just over two hours and nearly seven innings of baseball, but Lemon Bay finally got the rally it was looking for all Thursday night. Trailing Lake Placid since the top of the first, the Manta Rays … Find out how to read more online.

SARASOTA — To stay alive in the winner’s bracket of the Sarasota Classic, the Charlotte Tarpons baseball team needed nothing short of an extra-innings shutout from their pitchers on the mound. Tarpons pitcher Kyle Machado did just that on Tuesday … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — When you pitch well, play good defense and have a good approach at the plate. Usually, you win. The Lemon Bay High School baseball team did all three during their non-conference matchup with Lakewood of St. Petersburg on … Find out how to read more online.

NORTH PORT — Ben Krizen pitched a complete game three-hitter as North Port eased past DeSoto County, 4-1, in a non-district baseball matchup this week. The Bobcat senior hurler didn’t issue a walk and struck out nine in tossing his … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — Dylan Anthony tossed a four-hitter and the Charlotte bats blew up in the fifth inning to beat Lemon Bay 9-2 Tuesday. Anthony allowed four hits and walked only one, turning in a complete game while surrendering just … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — The Lemon Bay High School boys weightlifting team is peaking at the right time, and come time for states in Panama City in two weeks, it will be a force to reckon with. The Manta Rays won four … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — The Charlotte High School girls track team is coming along very nicely, as evidenced by its performance in this week’s Tarpon Invitational track meet. The Tarpons figuratively and literally lapped the field, with the Tarpons scoring 151.5 … Find out how to read more online.