Sun Sports

08/10/2025

Pop Warner football is back! Port Charlotte Bandits Football and Cheer played host to Venice, Charlotte and North Fort Myers for a preseason jamboree at Franz Ross Park this weekend. Here's some action from Saturday by Patrick Obley.

08/09/2025

It was a rough offseason at North Port, filled with turnover among its coaches and players. But after a summer of accimation, the Bobcats are ready to build again.

NORTH PORT — Just as the North Port High School football team was starting to show relevance, the coach who made it possible left ... as did about two dozen

08/08/2025

Senior Mikael Santa has yet to make his first start in a varsity football game. He has only been playing the sport for two years. Yet he has already committed to play for Bethune-Cookman in 2026. How? Work.

PORT CHARLOTTE – Away from the rest of the team on Wednesday morning, Port Charlotte quarterback Logan Flaherty worked with receiver Dallas Lambert and tight end Mikael Santa on come-back

08/07/2025

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08/07/2025

Powerhouse showdowns and rematches highlight the 2025 area football slate.

Last year’s football slate for area teams featured an epic throwdown between two area powers, the first foray into the sport for another program and a whole host of near

08/07/2025

A local, faith-based volleyball club took their talents to Costa Rica for a week of adventure, sport and gospel.

The Jellys volleyball program has had a hand in developing great volleyball players on the floor and in the sand for 18 years.

08/06/2025

Better understanding, better health and better conditioning has Lemon Bay's football team eyeing a big turnaround in 2025 in Year 2 under Jason Mensing.

ENGLEWOOD — During a four-year span, the Lemon Bay football team appeared to be a program on the rise, winning at least nine games three times.

08/05/2025

Evelyn Swidrak will be front and center for the Mantas as they seek to duplicate last season's run to the Class 4A Final Four.

The 2024 season was special for the Lemon Bay High School volleyball team. Despite a 13-13 record, a schedule that bordered on cruel and a hurricane that knocked four games

08/04/2025

Team Florida's run at the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series may be over, but the team will return to Arcadia with a treasure trove of memories ... and a little dirt. Here is some action from Sunday's game against Team Virginia by Patrick Obley. The story is linked below in the comments:

08/01/2025

DeSoto County's AAA (10U) team is in Lexington, SC today for their opener at the Diamond Youth League World Series. They'll play a pool game today for placement in the double-elimination main bracket with guaranteed games on Saturday and Sunday. The rest is up to them. It's the first DeSoto team to get this far. The DYB was formerly known as the Dixie Youth League and is one of the largest national baseball organizations in the country. This year marks the league's 70th anniversary. Here's the bracket.

08/01/2025

At 6-9 and 280 pounds, Babcock's Jameson Habing is a tantalizing college prospect at left tackle. One problem: Babcock didn't have tackles last season. That changes in 2025 as the Trailblazers move up to 11-man ball.

BABCOCK RANCH – Andy Habing has found himself having some unusual conversations concerning the big man on Babcock’s campus.