SARASOTA COUNTY - It's the 34th annual Sarasota Baseball Classic as many teams will square off against each other on the Suncoast this week. Lakewood Ranch is one of the participants as they locked horns with Bishop Verot out of Fort Myers.

MANATEE COUNTY - Pirates held their only night spring training game and honored one of their own. Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle interacted with the Pittsburgh faithful.

MANATEE COUNTY - Manatee High School hosted their cross river rival Palmetto High School for a showdown in girls varsity flag football. First quarter quarterback Lillian Macintosh threw a touchdown pass to Abbigayle Harris to put the Hurricanes up 6-0.

SARASOTA COUNTY - It's back to back games for the Riverview Rams as they traveled south to face North Port in a non conference matchup in baseball.

SARASOTA COUNTY - The Venice Indians traveled north up U.S. 41 to Ram Bowl to face Riverview in boys varsity lacrosse. The Rams were looking for their third win in a row while the Indians are trying to snap a two game losing streak.

SARASOTA COUNTY - The defending 7A District State champion Venice Indians traveled north to face the runner up in the 8A State finals from last year the Sarasota Sailors.

LAKELAND An incredible season, that saw Lakewood Ranch go 8-1 in February and March, ended five points short as they dropped a nail biter to Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 57-52 at the RP Funding Center on Saturday evening.

MANATEE COUNTY - It's a 8A district match-up as the Palmetto High School Tigers crossed the Manatee River to face the Hurricanes. Manatee High School is looking for it's first win of the season.

LAKEWOOD RANCH For the second time in three years, Lakewood Ranch will load up the bus and head to the RP Funding Center in Lakeland Florida.

LAKEWOOD RANCH - Dick Vitale may be known as the voice of college basketball, but his granddaughters are representing on a different court, and in a different sport.