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OUR TOWN + It’s game time at Glebe Park Suncoast Sports Club will soon be back in action on Siesta Key at Glebe Park.

SCSC’s soccer season will begin Saturday, Sept. 8.

SCSC’s NFL flag football season begins Saturday, Sept.

22. Steve Weeks, founder of SCSC, reported that this season will be a record season with more children than ever participating. There are 300 kids signed up to play soccer, and 160 signed up to participate in flag football.

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by Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Vagrant living in vacant building Siesta Key residents are concerned that minor issues with homelessness could snowball into a full-fledged problem.

One of Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid’s goals when he moved from Alachua County earlier this year was to develop a new strategy for dealing with homelessness. Siesta Key may benefit from his vision.

When Michael Shay, who co-chairs the Adopt-A-Road ad hoc committee for the

Siesta Key Association, discovered Friday, Aug. 24, a vagrant was squatting in a vacant building on the north end of Siesta Key Village, he dredged up new dialogue about transients on the island.

The issue is often overlooked because there is only one transient consistently

spotted near the roadways on Siesta, a disabled man residents call by his first name: Lance.

Shay, who has been a permanent resident of Siesta for eight months, spotted second homeless man sleeping

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5011 Ocean Blvd. has become home to a squatter, dredging up new dialogue about homelessness in Sarasota County.

Canal clearing finishes $24,000 under budget Sarasota County cleared the sediment buildup in the waterway around Sea Plume Way. Siesta Key residents will pay thousands less than expected.

A six-year dredging project along 26 properties on Siesta Key was completed Jan. 24, just prior to two tropical storms that battered the barrier island with above-average rainfall.

Residents concerned about sediment build up from stormwater runoff in the canals along Sea Plume Way will pay about $24,000 less than anticipated for the job, which was fronted with a $104,000 grant from the West Coast Inland Navigation District.

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+ Horses keep protestors in line When Siesta Key residents flip on coverage of the Republican National Convention, they might see some familiar — furry — faces. The horses that mounted Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies ride while patrolling the Siesta beach parking lot during busy days will take the big stage in Tampa, while helping to keep protestors in order this week.

The equines are equipped with special face guards to project them from any potential projectiles.

The Republican National Convention Committee will be reimbursing any costs incurred by Sheriff’s Office staff, including horse feed.

missioners Aug. 22 approved the assessment method used to collect non-ad valorum taxes from the property owners who applied for county help to maintain canal depth. The $240,578 will be collected at the start of 2013 to pay for the $182,437.50 construction costs and remaining county engineering and planning work, which was performed by Gator Dredging.

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Turtle tracks Week of Aug. 19 through Aug. 25

Nests on Siesta Key...........0 False crawls.......................2

2012 2011 Nests 327 155 False crawls 318 187

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Sediment buildup in the canals throughout Sea Plume Way has made routine dredging necessary.

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Cops Corner..........9A Crossword.......... 22A

Opinion .............. 8A Real Estate........ 20A

Sports................ 17A Weather............. 22A

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VAGRANT / FROM PAGE 1A under a tarp near the intersection of Higel Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. That sparked concerns about the island becoming a homeless oasis and subjected to the problems the city of Sarasota has recently faced. Reid said he’s vetting solutions.

“Siesta residents have their heads buried in the sand,” Shay said during a phone interview with the Pelican Press.

Lance has been a fixture at various Siesta intersections for more than seven years, and he frequently camps out at Bay Island Park adjacent to the north bridge. Shay said he believes residents offer food and money for cigarettes to the homeless man, allowing him to move to different areas around the island after police issue warnings.

“He’s got a right to be on the sidewalk — that’s fine,” Shay said.

“But, my concern with this individual is that he’s using the bushes and private property as bathrooms.”

Banyan Bay Club staff trimmed thick bushes on their property where Lance used to sleep, Shay said, forcing the vagrant into the Village. Shay said during his 5 a.m.

Village inspections he spots Lance loitering in front of Whispering Sands condominiums.

According to Shay, on Aug. 24 he witnessed while Lance used a water spigot on a vacant property to wash himself and his clothes and watched him “relieve himself” before he crossed the street to the nearby retirement community.

The public exposure presents an opportunity for deputies to act.

“I talk to the sheriff when I get a chance, but you probably have to catch him in the act,” said Sarasota

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County Commissioner Nora Patterson, also a Siesta resident.

The issue was discussed by Siesta organizations two years ago, said Sarasota Coalition of Community Neighborhood Associations Vice President Lourdes Ramirez, herself an island resident. However, it was never resolved.

“I don’t believe we have the ability to do anything,” Patterson said.

“We’ve tried to offer him some assistance.”

Reid said during an Aug. 28 interview he could see the problem from his downtown Sarasota condominium.

“There’s a rhythm to the community, people going to school and coming back,” Reid said. “One of the rhythms is the homeless going out and coming back — the question is, where do they go?”

Some solutions require detailed forward planning. By designing public benches with armrest dividers, parks and recreation can give someone a place to sit — not sleep.

“You’re furthering a social problem by the very bench you select for a park,” Reid said.

Larger alternatives include developing a “one-stop center” for the less fortunate, Reid said. A place where food and counseling is provided could thin the ranks of the vagrants who trek, each morning, from the Salvation Army to public places, Reid said.

“A venue is a place you build to attract people,” Reid said. Some Florida counties, including Alachua County, are toying with the idea of one-stop centers, venues for the homeless or those with social services needs, to address the issue.

“They are people,” Reid said.

“And we have an obligation to give all people a satisfactory quality of life.”

DREDGE / FROM PAGE 1A pleted a feasibility study in December 2005 to determine if the area was a candidate for dredging, which involves displacing sediment to maintain waterway navigability. The 2,250 cubic yards of material extracted from the Sea Plume Way canals was loaded into trucks and shipped to east Sarasota County, for use in the Benderson Development mall project south of University Parkway.

Residents typically pay for small-scale dredge projects, said Sarasota County Public Works Project Manager Paul Semenec. The county steps in to do studies and solicit the project, which was bid on by three companies ranging from Gator’s bid of $182,437.50 to $411,600.

According to the study, lawn clippings and leaves funneling into canals were contributing factors to the muck buildup, including the possibility of bringing pollutants into waterways.

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The canal muck was hauled to a Benderson mall project. two plots of land were combined, Semenec said. Also, the county tends to shoot for greater estimates to leave room for unexpected circumstances, said Semenec.

When the project was originally pitched, Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton made the only comment, noting that the fill be placed in

authorized areas, and there were no comments during the latest commission action.

Because the Aug. 22 commission approval was only for the method to calculate assessments, there is a possibility that the amount could change slightly before it is adopted during budget hearings in September, Semenec said.

Sea Plume Way Project Timeline Project Phase......................................................................................................................................Date Petitions requesting project received.....................................................................................January 2004 Feasibility study completed...............................................................................................December 2005 Petitions in support of project construction received............................................................. October 2006 Municipal Services Benefit Unit created via ordinance..........................................................January 2007 Florida Department of Environmental protection approves project................................... September 2007 Construction begins........................................................................................................ September 2011 Construction complete..........................................................................................................January 2012 (Timeline provided by Sarasota County Public Works)

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By Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Crystal Classic organizers prep for future The committee planning the fall sandsculpting competition on Siesta will implement changes this year to bolster the event for the future.

Tervis Tumbler will spend at least $10,000 for a sand sculpture and other promotional goodies on display at the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master SandSculpting Competition.

Last year, Tervis spent $5,000 for the November event, which generated an estimated $2 million in economic impact for Sarasota County and packed the beach with 35,000 people. So far, the event has generated more sponsorship money at this point than it had at the same time in 2011, said Sarasota Council of Neighborhood Associations Vice President Lourdes Ramirez, who is overseeing sponsorships as part of the Crystal Classic Steering Committee.

The Tervis sponsorship covers roughly 4% of the total budget for the event, said Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce board member Cheryl Gaddie. Most of the costs are covered by attendance, but nabbing big sponsorships is crucial because profits are donated

to Mote Marine Laboratory.

The effort has been successful thus far, said Ramirez.

“I think we’re going to exceed last year,” Ramirez said. Beating last year doesn’t seem like a stretch with real-estate development companies Neal Communities and Benderson Development already committed to the event. The latter is considering doing as Tervis has, and Neal’s $5,000 was the second sponsorship signed, Ramirez said.

To start working on long-run materials to draw sponsors, the Crystal Classic Steering Committee plans to have event workers posted near entrances of the competition, which takes place from Nov. 8 through Nov. 12, to collect attendees’ zip codes. That way, organizers can start to document attendance and estimate the number of out-of-county tourists the event draws, said Donna De Poalo, who is overseeing marketing for the event.

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The grassy lot adjacent to Siesta Key is used for parking during the Siesta Key Crystal Classic and serves as a source of revenue for its budget. vertisements with the Tampa Bay Times and radio commercials with CBS Radio, De Poalo said.

The Crystal Classic Facebook page has 182 “likes” so far.

“A lot of the marketing is focused on the internet,” De Poalo said. She has been posting pictures of winning sculptures and will soon post questionnaires from the 12 teams of competing sand sculptors.

The data collection is a requirement for some grants, which can

ask for economic impact studies before disbursing county, state or federal funds. Event organizers have applied for a $10,000 grant from Visit Sarasota County, formerly the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, to go toward advertising outside the county.

The biggest financial incentive events offer to a locality is bringing in tourists from outside the county. The money they spend on hotel rooms, restaurants and

souvenirs goes directly to the county.

When the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce announced that the American SandSculpting Championship was moved to Nov. 16 because of a date conflict with the Crystal Classic, Lee County became a target for advertising, De Poalo said.

The Crystal Classic budget has earmarked funding for hands-on local advertising as well. There will be sand-sculpting classes starting Oct. 7 that will likely run weekly through the month, De Poalo said.

“That will get people in the sand-sculpting mood,” she said.

In the end, the biggest factor driving the event is collaboration, Gaddie said. Café Gabbiano is an in-kind sponsor of a VIP party Nov. 8, and Gateway Siesta Key Hotel is offering special rates, which may include a chance for guests to meet one of the 24 master sand sculptors attending the event, De Poalo said.

If the attendance trend continues, the Crystal Classic could bring 45,000 people to Siesta Key during the four-day competition.

ready and waiting By Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Sarasota County staff gets disaster dry run Administrator Randall Reid made no apologies for being proactive.

When Tropical Storm Debby passed through the Gulf of Mexico in June, Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson was trapped on her flooded low-lying street on Siesta Key, forcing her to work from home.

She rented an SUV to prepare for such a hurdle as Tropical Storm Isaac approached the Gulf Coast Monday, Aug. 27, and was expected to generate a storm surge a foot greater than that of Debby. It didn’t.

The last time Sarasota County officials declared a local state of emergency was 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

This year, tropical storms have forced the action twice. Debby lingered near the coast and walloped the area with heavy rain and sustained winds, leaving with $5 million worth of sand ripped from Turtle Beach in June.

Isaac whirred past the tip of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 28 and took an unexpected left turn, leaving Sarasota largely unaffected. Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid said he understands why people may think emergency officials jumped the gun, but he wouldn’t have changed the response.

“We were trying to be responsive and be proactive in our actions,” Reid said during an Aug. 27 interview — his first day getting back to running business

as usual in the county administration building. The Eagle Scout has said he felt people in Florida have become too complacent during hurricane season.

“When people make comments it’s like, ‘Good, I’m glad you feel that way, I’m glad we were spared,’” Reid said of critics of the county’s storm response.

Reid worked on a community cleanup detail after a tornado hit Ohio while he was in college. “You pick up manhole covers that you think are on the street and there’s grass underneath them,” he said. “You’re looking at a devastation.”

County commissioners declared a local state of emergency Friday, Aug. 24, and Sarasota County school officials canceled Monday classes the following day.

Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, while addressing commissioners, said he wanted to be sure that the public knows the action was strictly administrative.

Storm forecasts, such as the much-maligned economic forecasts, aren’t perfect The weekend activity, which included storm tracking and preparing shelters for Sarasota residents with special needs, was also a good primer for new emergency operations staff, Reid said.

“It was a good dry run for the next one,” Reid said. “I was pleased with the response.”

Chandler Brooks, 23, enjoys the effects of Isaac Monday, Aug. 27, on Siesta Key.

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In the Kitchen (VIDEO): Siesta Key resident Marina Sommers is currently enrolled in the NYC Institute for Integrative Nutrition, working toward becoming an AADP certified health coach. Sommers says a healthy lifestyle has had a beneficial impact on her family. This week, she shares her chilled avocado gazpacho recipe.

+ Sheriff’s Office lends staff for RNC security

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The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has provided 70 staff members to assist other local police agencies during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, according to Sheriff’s Office Community Affairs Manager Wendy Rose.

Mounted patrol officers, complete with vision shields for their horses, special weapons and tactics units, emergency-response team members and bomb-unit deputies are among those that the sheriff’s office sent to Tampa. Any costs incurred will be reimbursed by the RNC, Rose said.

The agency began planning for the staffing level changes last year, so the local enforcement will be unaffected.

 School Board of Sarasota County meeting — 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4, Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota  Siesta Key Village Association meeting — 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, 5250 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key  Development Review Committee meeting — 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, Conference Room 2, 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota  Planning Commission public hearing — 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, Administration Center, commission chamber, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

+ Siesta Key Village radio ads continue Another round of radio advertisements for Siesta Key Village hit the airwaves this week, as part of the Siesta Key Village Association’s marketing effort that began earlier this summer.

The advertisements, which carry the jingle “Siesta Key, always a good time to visit,” will air between 5:30 a.m. and 11:14 p.m. Aug. 29 through Sept. 2, with rates ranging from $3 to $45 for 30-second time slots. The ads will cost a total of $656, according to a client spot-time report provided by SKVA President Russell Matthes.

The organization had $46,300 available in two bank accounts as of its Aug. 7 monthly meeting.

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A contract to provide LED lights

 Siesta Key Association meeting — 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, St. Boniface Episcopal Church, 5615 Midnight Pass, Siesta Key

for Siesta Key Village crosswalks will soon be sent out to bid, according to a memo draft from Sarasota County Public Works Director Jim Harriott.

Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. officials approved wattage and placement specifications presented by a Sarasota-based lighting firm July 30, in front of Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar. The county is seeking 14 bollards for seven Village crosswalks, which are estimated to cost $31,060 for materials and installation.

Staff will recommend to Sarasota County commissioners that the lights on the sides of the crosswalks be placed angled inward, to avoid conflict with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

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County staff is in for an organizational overhaul Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid wants to increase accountability and break down communication blockages among departments.

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St. Boniface’s new director has big plans for preschool The office of St. Boniface Preschool’s new director, Sarah Schebel, has fresh sea-foam-green walls, a desk, cabinet and bookshelf. It’s also equipped with a rocking chair and two child-size chairs.

“I’m missing some furniture,” she says.

“I’m decorating the teachers’ lounge — they now have a place to put their feet up.”

Turns out, the sea foam-green walls and the teachers' lounge aren’t the only new things Schebel has been working on; the third-generation Sarasotan has hit the ground running with new discount prices for Siesta Key Village employees, parenting tips via web updates named “Thursday Thoughts” and a joint partnership with The Out-of-Door Academy. She’s also planning on joining the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce.

“I’m really honing in on being part of the

community,” says Schebel.

Before joining the St. Boniface team, Schebel worked for 12 years at Forty Carrots Family Center as parenting educator, preschool teacher and assistant director. Born and raised in the Arlington Park neighborhood, Schebel says that she has seen Sarasota transform and grow into a family-friendly community, something she loves most about the area. When she graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor of arts in psychology, Schebel was the first woman on both sides of her family to graduate from college — a fact that has made her appreciate the value of a good education.

Schebel has made her priorities as the new director clear from the start: “I always ask my kids, ‘What’s my job?’ and they say, ‘To keep us safe and happy.’”

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Two government veterans have been given additional duties. Sarasota County Chief Financial Officer Steve Botelho, who was most recently budget director, oversaw the hire of Suzanne Gable as director of strategic and financial planning, a position that pays $107,000 annually.

Sarasota County Public Works Director Jim Harriott will become county engineer and oversee activities in the BOB Building and the county’s capital assets group, one of the five overlapping service clusters outlined in the prospective restructuring proposal.

Reid would not comment on the fate of the deputy county administrator position being vacated by Bill Little when he retires next year, but in the organizational chart draft, the position oversees strategic planning and initiatives — directly under Reid.

Reid began filling three assistant county administrator slots in June, when he hired Thomas Harmer, who has experience in emergency services and worked with Reid in Alachua County. Also from Alachua, is Lee Ann Lowery, who joins the ranks along with new Assistant County Administrator Mark Cunningham.

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Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid inherited a government recovering from a purchasing scandal and struggling with a procurement contract that would eventually develop into a prominent mowing fiasco.

Reid has tweaked staffing a bit since January, but in October plans to implement a major overhaul of Sarasota County’s internal structure, which is intended to prevent similar problems from developing under his leadership.

He’s also filling some new positions with people he knows personally and re-evaluating some long-terms staffers’ positions.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012 *Data is taken from July 7, when Ziegler started his Facebook campaign page, to Aug. 14, Election Day.

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Launched Facebook campaign page July 7 (39 days before Election Day)

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Only social campaign in his race State Committeeman Facebook page likes Christian Ziegler Jamie Miller

With a $1,000 campaign budget, 29-year-old Christian Ziegler attributes much of his success in the primary election to his social media campaign. communicate with voters from anywhere. I can reach people on their couch or on a park bench, and they can watch a video or read an article on their own time. I can reach the person who wouldn’t come out to a Town Hall meeting.�

In addition to these tactics, Ziegler says he is one of the first people to take advantage of text-message marketing. Subscribers to his website who opted to include their phone number received a text-message alert the morning the polls opened reminding them to vote. Ziegler says the responses to the texts were largely positive from all demographics. “The myth that social networking won’t work in Sarasota because we have an older population is completely false,� said Ziegler. “Last year, the 55-and-older age bracket was the fastest-growing demographic on Facebook.�

Simply using social networking platforms isn’t enough, said Ziegler.

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In order to be effective, he said it’s important to engage the audience in a conversation and make the experience interactive. “It’s more of a conversation than it is a speech from one person to another,� he said. “I would post questions on Facebook, and if people disagreed with my post or had questions, I could immediately post a video response with my position.�

Now that the campaign is over, Ziegler says he’ll continue to use these platforms to keep the public updated on current issues.

He’s currently assisting in social media coverage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. “If you don’t grasp social media, you’re at a significant disadvantage when you’re campaigning,� he said. “And, I think you are doing the public an injustice if you aren’t engaging with the people. An open government is better for democracy and the entire country.� — Nick Friedman

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“In my business, a long time ago, I heard the phrase ‘demography is destiny,’” said Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid during the meeting.

The destiny of county schools has been, and will continue to be, influenced by the lure of charter schools, Marsh said.

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How to fight vagrants: privatize Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of “the homeless” surfaces.

It’s really bad.

A Second Street business owner told us last week that after our call he was going to retrieve a shovel to clean up the piles of human excrement in a partially enclosed area behind his building. A couple of “homeless” use it as their personal commode.

This wasn’t the first time for the shovel.

This issue is out of control.

The business owner lamented that he tried to persuade city officials to adopt sensible rules about vagrancy, but to no avail. “Do you know someone cannot be arrested if he’s sleeping behind my building unless he is covering himself with a blanket?” the owner said. “He has to be using a blanket.

“Well, they all know this,” he said. “If they need to cover themselves, they use a jacket or a shirt. You can’t arrest them.”

Apparently, even if Sarasota is dubbed “the meanest city” in America, it’s not mean enough. It needs to get meaner.

This is the No. 1 issue in downtown Sarasota. It’s one of safety (for law-abiding residents) and economics. It’s already hurting downtown businesses. And the word and reputation is spreading. A member of the St. Armands Circle Association board forwarded to all of his fellow board members last week a copy of our Aug. 23 story about aggressive vagrants. “If this happens to the Circle,” he

wrote, “we will have a huge challenge.” The problem is already spreading to Siesta Key. Think of it this way: The product we sell is our destination. If the product is flawed (i.e. too many aggressive vagrants), customers will go elsewhere.

There probably is no quick fix to this. But one approach to making Five Points Park and the Selby Library less infested with the undesirables is New York City’s model for Central and Bryant Parks: privatize them.

Bryant Park was similar to Five Points Park in the early to mid-1990s. Then along came Dan Biederman. He raised private funds from businesses around the park, real-estate owners, concessions and events sponsorships. A private venture runs and maintains the park. And as such, it’s easier to kick an offender off of private property. The park hasn’t cost the city a dime since 1996.

A private, non-profit charity manages Central Park. Crime is far below what it was before the charity took over.

What a travesty: A business owner needs a shovel at his office to scoop up human poop.

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Our Democratic Party readers likely will gag at any mention of the Republican Party of Sarasota County awarding Donald Trump “Statesman of the Year” Sunday night, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

Regardless, you have to give kudos to

GOP-Sarasota Chairman Joe Gruters.

Persuading Trump to come here at this moment in the election campaign was one smart move. Trump may not exactly be what you envision as a statesman, but he did just what Gruters hoped: drew a record audience (more than 1,000) and money into the party.

At one point, Gruters said he hoped to raise $7,500 that night to erect three “Repeal Obama” billboards to replace the one vandals destroyed about 10 days ago. In a matter of two minutes or so, Sarasota entrepreneur Jesse Biter, during his short speech, had pledges for six billboards.

All night the room was electrified. Trump jazzed up the audience even more. Gruters couldn’t have hoped for more.

But while Trump lobbed predictable and welcome criticisms of the current president, the most telling moment of the night was the invocation by the Rev. Fausto Stampiglia, pastor of St. Martha Catholic Church. Stampiglia took a stand — making explicit reference to the administration’s infringements on religious freedom and asking God to bring this nation “R&R …

Romney and Ryan.” When a priest is that definitive, that’s a powerful, telling sign.

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Scandalous outsourcing?

Sarasota County’s new county administrator, Randall Reid, has pegged the county’s “rush” to privatize as the main driving force behind the purchasing scandals that rocked county government and resulted in about 14 jobs lost, one criminal charge and the forced resignation of long-time Administrator Jim Ley. Ley said the problems came from delegating too many decisions to lower-level staff members who then made errors. Some broke the law.

But Reid said increased reliance on private ROD for goods and THOMSON contracts services, which Sarasota County does for about $300 million annually, was the cause of the purchasing problems.

This could be a risky and costly conclusion for taxpayers.

The county already was trending toward more outsourcing under Ley, in his attempts to keep government from growing too fast. But when the recession hit, the pace picked up quickly to save money, and that’s when the problems multiplied.

Reid now says Sarasota County government will re-evaluate what services could be better accomplished in house. His reputation as more of a statist government

bureaucrat than Ley and one who has more faith in government getting things done right and cheaper than the private sector suggests that he may find many opportunities to take more work inside government.

That will result in a bigger employee base and a larger benefit pool for county taxpayers to support.

First, it must be noted that it was illegal and immoral behavior by individuals that was at the heart of the scandal. We always want to find systems and society to blame for individual misdeeds when it is usually as simple as a person choosing wrongly.

Most choose right, some choose wrong, and we have laws to punish them.

In Sarasota County, employees were using county credit cards for personal purchases, and they may have been the recipients of monetary remuneration for guiding the selection of some vendors. Unethical and illegal. If true, prosecute the villains.

The risk given Reid’s reputation — which we can all hope is overstated — is that the county will be flung backward on this issue, meaning more government workers will be hired and taxpayers will pay more to support a growing local government.

It’s established in studies, history and common sense that with few exceptions — such as the military, police and firefighters — the private sector does things better at less cost.

There are those who despise that truth.

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For them, one word: incentive. Government lacks it, businesses have it in spades.

Racing back to government workers doing everything will bloat county government and is dutybound to drive up longterm costs for current and future taxpayers.

County commissioners need to resist and force Reid to justify every such move beyond pointing at the scandal of a few.

Reid has hired Ted Coyman to head the county’s purchasing department. Coyman is a former contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, which gives him experience in purchasing but not necessarily a lot of practice at keeping costs in line. Remember, these were the folks who gave us $400 hammers and other atrocious spending.

Unfortunately, on time and under budget is not the reputation of defense contractors.

But there are exceptions. If Coyman can create better practices and oversight, and the county continues to privatize and keep in the private sector, things that can and should be, then we all win. Is that the direction Reid will take?

In the end, if county government grows payrolls and benefits — and benefits are a major problem with government spending now — as the solution to the purchasing misdeeds, it will be a huge mistake and cost all of us.

Rod Thomson can be reached at rthomson@yourobserver.com.

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Several weeks ago, my colleague in Churches can always use additional this column, John Gudritz, wrote about revenue. A modest roundtrip fare or a seathe need for more parking on Siesta Key, sonal subscription could apply. CaretakNorth Village and Main Beach. He cited ers at the parking lots and jitney drivers the problem but stopped short would mean added jobs in our of offering solutions. community.

Clearly, I agree that the No. 2. Investigate the secret/hidden 1 beach and the North Village parking places in the Village and at have parking issues. AnecdotMain Beach. The land behind the ally, we learned that some 20% Beach Club, extending to Aveof visitors to Siesta Key leave nida Madera, could be paved and because they can’t find parklighted: It will add about 15 spaces. ing.

The lot behind Gilligan’s and Blasé During the real-estate boom, Café could hold another 20 cars.

I wrote an article for a local The lot behind Daiquiri Deck holds magazine that compared SaraJEFFREY about 20 cars. The lot behind the sota with Coca-Cola. Rememstore could hold another 15.

WEISMAN UPS ber New Coke? The Coca-Cola Making use of these 70 parkCo. changed the formula. The ing spots will not change the look public objected. of the Village. Some already know Similarly, changing the Siesta Key about them. Perhaps financing for paving formula could also motivate public objec- and lighting (solar) can receive an equally tion and worse. creative solution.

Solving our parking problem must not In addition, the empty lot on Calle alter our brand, our formula, or our visual Minorga, between Avenida Madera and image. County government officials sugAvenida Milano, could be used for parkgesting a parking solution must keep our ing. (The Village could rent it and park image and brand in mind. Otherwise, the 50-plus cars there.) And some eight cars immediate solution could create a longcould park along the fence. term problem.

Allegedly, the County Commission For instance, a parking garage, even a cited there are 100 parking spots at Main two-story structure, would change the Beach. We saw approximately 50-plus look of the Village and/or the beach. potential spots between the tennis courts Consider that seemingly unused parking and the restrooms. Extending the parking garage on North Palm Avenue. Do you use lot in this way will not interfere with any it when you go downtown? recreational facilities. Perhaps the county We must employ imagination and can add our 50 to its 100. creativity. Here are three ways to begin to 3. Study how other similar communisolve the parking problem. ties solved parking problems. A team of 1. Make use of existing resources. Three county and key officials, citizen-residents churches have large parking lots. Services, too, could participate. Surely Siesta Key even Sunday mornings, would not concan learn from Panhandle communities flict with beach goers and Village visitors. or those on the Jersey Shore or the North The lots sit empty most of the day.

Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Organize a series of regularly scheduled Florida barrier islands. round-trip jitneys from the church lots.

Above all, let’s think of creative and While the open-air bicycles and little carts imaginative solutions. We have a unique serve a purpose, let’s formalize the jitney little island. Let’s apply equally unique process. (Have you seen the Atlantic City, thinking. Just looking around, as I did, N.J. jitneys?) turned up 125-plus potential spots.

The St. Michael’s jitney would travel Lastly, employing better signage would from the church to Main Beach and on alert visitors to the behind-the-scenes to the Village. And the same route for St. parking spots.

Boniface, although it already has a jitney Thank you, John Gudritz, for citing the program that goes to the beach. The need and getting us started.

Siesta Key Chapel (Presbyterian Church) Jeffrey Weisman owned an advertising jitney would travel to the Village and then and marketing agency in New York City. In on to the beach. These jitneys would serve Sarasota, he creates fine-art photography daytime beach visitors, as well as nightand serves on the board of directors of Art time diners and entertainment seekers.

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5:12 p.m. — 5500 block of Avenida Del Mare. Found Property. A woman found a silver bicycle in a shrubbery in front of her home. Deputies said she could keep the bike if it remains unclaimed for 90 days.

11:59 p.m. — 500 block of Canal Street. Battery.

A woman reported that her neighbor had assaulted his roommate during a drunken brawl. When police contacted the two men, they said the altercation might have been about a woman who slept with one of the men, then began flirting with the other.

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12:08 a.m. — 5400 block of Ocean Boulevard. Abandoned 911 Call. Deputies received several 911 calls with static and faint voices from a condominium complex. Upon investigation, officers found that an emergency call box on the property’s pool deck was malfunctioning.

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8:13 p.m. — 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard. Disorderly Intoxication. Employees escorted a man out of a bar after he began swearing at bar staff for refusing him service. Deputies handcuffed the man, who had started kicking the employees, but told him he was free to go when his sister arrived to take him home. When an officer began undoing the restraints, the man said he would beat the deputy up when the handcuffs were removed. He was then taken to jail.

3:23 p.m. — 1300 block of North Portofino Drive. Identity Theft. A man reported that a bank account was opened under his father-in-law’s name. He suspects someone obtained the 86-year-old’s Social Security number and used it to fraudulently attain a debit card.

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Reported Incidents: AUG. 17 — AUG. 24 Incident reported

Suspicious person or incident Disturbance Public Service Alarm Illegal Parking Animal Problem Abandoned 911 Call Theft Battery Abandoned Tow

# of times reported 9 3 4 11 1 0 2 5 1 0

% change from week of Aug. 10 — (63%) (43%) 175% (50%) (200%) (62%) 66% — (200%)

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Donald Trump packs Ritz-Carlton ballroom The billionaire developer debuted his campaign for Gov. Mitt Romney in front of more than 1,000 attendees at a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Sarasota.

Donald Trump braved the winds of Tropical Storm Isaac and a wave of more than 300 people, who paid to have their picture taken with him, to deliver a 30-minute speech Sunday night for a Republican Party of Sarasota fundraiser.

“He isn’t used to waiting around for anybody,” said Sarasota GOP Chairman Joe Gruters.

Trump arrived at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, two hours before the dinner during which he accepted the organization’s Statesman of the Year distinction.

During his speech, he announced his plan to serve as Gov. Mitt Romney’s surrogate in the run-up to the 2012 election and told Republicans it’s time to stoop to their rival’s campaign tactics, in an early demonstration of what to expect from the reality television star until November.

More than 1,000 people attended the event, which brought in about $200,000. The dinner generated enough donation pledges to build six billboards, said Gruters. Previously, vandals defaced a Sarasota GOP billboard in Venice.

Gruters said the audience’s response to Trump’s award was indicative of why the Sarasota GOP gave him the award.

“It was probably one of the largest dinners in Sarasota’s history,” Gruters said.

“The guy’s reputation fits him.”

Trump told the audience that a president should be a businessman and a winner. “I’ve built up a net worth of $8 billion,” Trump said. “Eight-billion dollars — not bad.”

Trump added people with a background of financial wealth are vulnerable

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“I see so many successful people wanting to run (for office), but during the course of their success, they’ve beaten the hell out of people — they’ve won,” Trump said. “And honestly they’ve left people in their wake and they’ve made enemies.”

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“John McCain, who I also like, wanted to be very nice,” Trump said about the 2008 election. “But, honestly, can you be nice?”

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James King, who blogs for the New York City weekly newspaper, most recently called Gov. Mitt Romney’s sons “terrifying” because they don’t Gruters drink alcohol or smoke and berated Gruters for awarding Donald Trump Statesman of the Year Sunday, Aug. 26. King targeted the Sarasota GOP when Trump called Arianna Huffington “ugly” on Twitter, just a day after receiving the award. Gruters had taped Trump saying, “Joe is a great guy,” and saved it as his voicemail message. The move prompted King to include the number with his post.

“We stand by the award,” Gruters said in an Aug. 29 phone interview. The distinction was based on a lifetime of achievements, and the Sarasota GOP is thrilled to have honored Trump, he said.

A flurry of phone calls has left Gruters hesitant to return missed calls, but he said he will leave the voicemail message up for the next week or so. Most of the callers hang up when he answers.

“It doesn’t bother me,” Gruters said.

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WARRIOR SPIRIT Terms of the trade Parkour: An discipline of movement focused on overcoming obstacles using running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, leaping and rolling.

Slacklining: A sport in which people balance on nylon webbing stretched between two anchor points. Unlike tightrope walking, the slackline stretches and bounces.

Free running: A variation of parkour, in which runners place more emphasis on style and creativity, as compared to the speed used in parkour.

‘American Ninja Warrior’: A television show on G4 TV, in which competitors attempt to complete a rigorous obstacle course. As of the first four seasons, no American has completed the course.

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In a recent bout of nostalgia, Sarasota native and parkour enthusiast Sean Morris dug up his fifth-grade yearbook and found his picture.

“Everyone had written what they wanted to be when they grew up,” says Morris. “Most kids had put astronaut or doctor. Mine was really short. I wrote, ‘I think I want to be a stunt man.’”

Today, Morris is, more or less, living his dream. A personal trainer and fourtime competitor on the G4 television show, “American Ninja Warrior,” which challenges competitors to complete an intense obstacle course, he spends much of his time teaching and perfecting various stunts and athletic techniques.

It’s hard to pin down exactly what it is that Morris does. Incorporating techniques such as slacklining, free running, rock climbing and parkour, he describes his style as more of a passion for applicable strength training.

“It’s not about being the strongest or the fastest,” says Morris. “It’s about adaptability. I’m kind of the anti-gym.

It never made sense to me to focus on only a few large muscle groups. Aesthetics will follow function, not the other way around.”

Morris was first introduced to “American Ninja Warrior” in 2009, when he was working as an installer of residential hurricane shutters. He would sometimes use his parkour and rock-climbing skills on the job, hanging from one hand and operating a drill with the other.

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Temple Sinai has the rhythm Members of Temple Sinai celebrated the return of its students and campers, who recently traveled to Israel, with its popular “Rhythm and Jews” service. Members wore their Shabbat whites and enjoyed wine and cheese followed by dinner from Demetrios’ Restaurant and Pizza.

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CROSS COUNTRY SEPT. 1 • The Out-of-Door Academy at Lipham Invitational (8 a.m.) — Keswick Christian School, 10101 54th Ave. N., St. Petersburg

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Sept. 5 • Sarasota Christian at Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton Christian (TBA) — Rosedale Country Club, 5100 87th St. E., Bradenton

GOLF (GIRLS) Aug. 30 • Sarasota at Venice and Lakewood Ranch (3:30 p.m.) – Capri Isles, 849 Capri Isles Blvd., Venice Sept. 4 • Cardinal Mooney at Venice and Lemon Bay (3:30 p.m.)

Sept. 5 • The Out-of-Door Academy at North Port (4 p.m.)

FOOTBALL Aug. 31 • Booker at Sarasota (7:30 p.m.)

• Riverview vs. Palmetto (7:30 p.m.)

• Cardinal Mooney at LaBelle (7:30 p.m.)

• The Out-of-Door Academy at St. Petersburg Catholic (7 p.m.)

SWIMMING Sept. 5 • Sarasota at Venice Relay Meet (5 p.m.)

– Venice YMCA, 701 Center Road, Venice • Sarasota Christian School at Venice Relay Meet (5 p.m.) — Venice YMCA, 701 Center Road, Venice

VOLLEYBALL Aug. 30 • Port Charlotte at Booker (6:30 p.m.)

• Keswick Christian School at Sarasota Christian School (6:30 p.m.)

Sept. 4 • Lakewood Ranch at Riverview (5 p.m.)

• Sarasota at Palmetto (JV 6 p.m., V 7 p.m.)

• Cardinal Mooney at Braden River (7 p.m.)

• Booker at Tampa Catholic (7 p.m.)* • The Out of Door Academy vs. Tampa Bay HEAT (7 p.m.)

Sept. 5 • Sarasota at North Port (JV 5:30 p.m., V 6:30 p.m.)

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Sarasota High junior Austin Leach spent last season playing wide receiver for the Sailors. This fall, Leach is adjusting to playing on the opposite side of the ball as a safety.

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After playing at Booker for a year, junior Austin Leach transferred to Sarasota last year. This fall, the former wide receiver is taking on a new challenge for the betterment of the team.

SARASOTA — Austin Leach is headed in a new direction.

After spending the past six years running routes and catching passes, Leach is no longer moving forward on the field. Instead, the Sarasota High wide receiver now spends his time running backward — something he’s had to adjust to since switching to a new position at the beginning of fall practice.

Leach played wide receiver for the Sailors last fall, before injuring his ankle and missing the last five games of the season.

“It was hard not to be able to help the team win,” Leach says. “I didn’t really want to watch the game. I wanted to be involved.”

Now healthy, Leach will predominately play safety this season and occasionally play wide receiver.

The move caught Leach somewhat off guard, but over the past few weeks he’s adjusted to his new role on the opposite side of the ball.

“At first I didn’t handle it very well,” Leach says. “I’m going to do whatever the team needs me to do to win. If that means (playing safety), then that’s what I’m willing to do.”

Leach started playing football when he was 9 years old and spent his first two seasons playing quarterback.

“That’s what you want to play,” Leach says of playing quarterback. “It seemed like the best position on the field because you always have the ball in your hands.

But after intercepting a pass during a scrimmage game, Leach’s coaches moved him to wide receiver.

“The game is less complicated and

you get play more,” Leach says of being a wide receiver. There’s less pressure.”

Leach spent his freshman year playing both wide receiver and safety for Booker. Then, when he transferred to Sarasota the following year, he started the first six games at wide receiver before the ankle injury occurred.

Tomorrow night, Leach will line up against his former teammates once again as the Sailors host the Tornadoes in their season opener. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Leach still talks to his former teammates and admits it’s different going up against some of your friends.

“It’s (different) playing against your friends and beating them,” Leach says.

“It’s just a spot I’m put in to help the team win. I just want to be the best football player I can be.”

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Sarasota High School graduate John-Ford Griffin will be inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame Aug. 31.

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Last season, Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School sophomore setter Maria Soscia helped lead the Lady Cougars to their first district title since 2004 and earn a landmark victory over powerhouse Venice High. Describing herself as a natural-born leader and vocal presence on the court, Soscia hopes to see continued success this season.

How did you first get involved?

My school coach told my sister (Sarah) she should play, and we started at about the same time. She was in fifth grade, and I was in third.

What was it like to play alongside your sister, Sarah, for the first time last season?

We had played together before in club, but this was totally different. It was really cool. We don’t really think of each other as sisters on the court, but we play well together.

What has been your most memorable moment as a player?

Making varsity as a freshman was pretty big. Also, beating Venice for the first time. We just had euphoria, like, “Did that really happen?” We were on a high for like a week. We

What are you most looking forward to this season?

I’m excited to finish playing my last season with my sister and all the other seniors I’ve known for a while. It would be cool to beat Venice again and lead the team to districts.

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When you’re playing so well, it feels like nothing can stop you. It’s the best feeling.

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Three-bedroom Siesta Beach home sells for $1.22 million The following residential realestate transactions took place between Aug. 13 and Aug. 17.

A home on Siesta Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. David Karins and Victoria Karins sold their home at 5040 Commonwealth Drive to Chad and Angela Corbin, of Sarasota, for $1.22 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,421 square feet of living area.

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Byran Rose Properties sold the home at 1011 Crescent St. to Four Bees by the Sea LP for $445,000.

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It previously sold for $500,000 in 2000.

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Anita Geddes, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 303-F condominium at 8767 Midnight Pass Road to Ronald and Ann Krause, of Sarasota, for $399,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,303 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $400,000 in 2008.

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W. Mark and Lori Watson, of Tampa, sold their Unit 710 con-

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Ferenc and Veronika Sandt, of Fairview Park, Ohio, sold their Unit 201 condominium at 1250 N. Portofino Drive to Thomas and Beatrice Monaghan, of Ontario, Canada, for $240,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 991 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2003.

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Month to date: 2012 2011

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Weekly winners will have their photo printed in the paper and will be entered into a drawing for that month. The monthly winner will choose between an iPad 2 or Canon EOS T3 camera.

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High 90 91 93 92 85 89 89

Temps.

Low 73 73 75 74 76 77 78

Record Temps.

High Low 97 (1919) 64 (1949) 96 (1981) 68 (1970) 95 (1993) 66 (1957) 96 (1989) 66 (1971) 97 (1938) 67 (1957) 97 (1923) 65 (1930) 98 (1938) 65 (1984)

Average Gulf water temperature: 83

Sunrise/sunset Sunrise 7:08 7:09 7:09 7:10 7:10 7:11 7:11

Sunset 7:53 7:52 7:51 7:50 7:49 7:48 7:47

RED TIDE

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not found in samples collected this week alongshore of Sarasota, as of Friday, Aug. 24.

Glenda Kiesewetter took this sunset photo the night before Tropical Storm Isaac passed over Siesta Key.

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$450/mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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SIESTA KEY Waterfront Condo - Cozy Cove: Large 2BR/2BA w/boat slips, pool, view and beach. Great income producer and fully furnished.

Price reduced to $309,900. Siesta Beach Realty.

941-993-5722.

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Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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SIESTA KEY VILLAGE 2BR/2BA Condo, Breathtaking Gorgeous Gulf Water Views from All windows. 2 Pools, Laundry, Available Now! Short term lease, $2500/mo. Siesta Key Realty, 941-349-8900.

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#1 Agent in the Siesta Key Office 409 Beach Road, Siesta Key

Selling Sarasota and Her Islands

Sometimes you just need to change your point of view...

Welcome to your new perspective.

When you live here, you are steps from the #1 Beach in the USA! Go ahead... Let the view take your breath away.

Baskind Warren Team

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Marty Warren 941-302-2408

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5836 Driftwood Place

6470 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.

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Open Sunday 1 to 4pm ...1295 Whitehall Place Home in estate with den and art studio/guest house providing possible 3-4 bedrooms on a large lot on a cul-de-sac at end of private road. 227â&#x20AC;&#x2122; frontage on newly dredged canal.

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SIESTA KEY CONDOMINIUMS SOLD Midnight Pass Road #A31 Bay Oaks Point of Rocks Road #4 Point of Rocks Terrace Midnight Pass Road #7 Turtle Cove Midnight Pass Road #103 Gulf & Bay Club PH4 Midnight Pass Road #A 707 Gulf & Bay Club PH1

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DOWNTOWN SARASOTA AREA CONDOMINIUMS NEWLY LISTED South Gulfstream Ave. #6J Dolphin Tower $31,900 North Tamiami Trail #1208 Broadway Promenade $199,800 North Tamiami Trail #1408 Broadway Promenade $199,800 South Gulfstream Ave. #906 Essex House $239,900 Boulevard of the Arts #615 Condo on the Bay Tower II $374,900 Ringling Boulevard #1002 Rivo at Ringling $406,000 Benjamin Franklin Drive #1105 L’Elegance on Lido Beach $999,000 Watergate Drive #405 Ritz-Carlton Tower residences $1,395,000

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$338,500 $499,900 $995,000

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LONGBOAT KEY CONDOMINIUMS SOLD Gulf of Mexico Dr #102 Beach & Marina Villas at Twin Shores Gulf of Mexico Dr #104 Beach & Marina Villas at Twin Shores Gulf of Mexico Dr #106 Beach & Marina Villas at Twin Shores Gulf of Mexico Dr #188 Whitney Beach II Condo El Centro Spanish Main Yacht Club Gulf of Mexico Dr #108 Beach & Marina Villas at Twin Shores Gulf of Mexico Dr #2 Twin Shores Mobile Home Park Bayport Way #726 Bayport Beach & Tennis Club PHD Grand Bay Boulevard #374 Grand Bay 3 LONGBOAT KEY CONDOMINIUMS NEWLY LISTED Sanctuary Dr #A 603 Sanctuary IV

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THURSDAY, August 23, 2012

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

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“I practiced (when I first started playing) as I do now — every day,” Dick Hyman says of his 60-plus year career.

Mr. Piano Man The keys of a piano may be black and white, but jazz pianist Dick Hyman’s career is extremely colorful. Hyman arranges, composes and conducts pieces in many genres and continues his eclectic career playing shows around the country.

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cian’s sanctuary of creation.

A Steinway & Sons baby grand is the focal point of the family room (even though Hyman says he’s more of a Yamaha piano artist). Strewn across nearby tables are large parchment paper compositions full of dots made of

ink and Wite-Out. And although there is plenty of evidence that musical creation takes place in this space, based on the most striking feature of the room — an extensive vinyl collection — it’s hard to imagine how Hyman gets any work accomplished at all.

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The walls of the studio are lined with white shelving that boasts a (mostly) mint-condition vinyl collection along with cassettes and CDs, all organized alphabetically. The inventory, which Hyman has been collecting since the late ’30s, would make any vinyl-lover drool.

He’s recorded about 100 albums under his name, and he’s got a lot of those, too.

Hyman loves to sit and listen to records with his grandkids, just as he did with his brother at an early age.

“There’s always stuff to be learned from those recordings,” He says.

He always comes back to the albums recorded by Art Tatum because, according to Hyman, “he’s the best.”

The foundation of his collection is a row of yellowish-brown vintage 78 rpm records that Hyman’s late, older brother, Arthur, gave him. But his brother also gave him something a bit more substantial.

Hyman was 10 years old, when, like many young piano students, his career started with learning “Chopsticks.” It was Arthur who showed him around the keyboard.

“The real lessons came on top of the great interest in fooling around with the keyboard,” he says.

To Hyman, improvisation isn’t something that can be taught, but it can be improved with a little bit of talent, daily practice and with knowledge of the fundamentals. Hyman likes to keep his fingers limber with Chopin etudes, playing Bach and other exercises for technique.

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Hyman’s Venice studio is lined with white shelving built specifically to house his extensive vinylcollection.

first or else you just continue to play ‘Chopsticks,’” he says. Hyman has had a few great teachers, and has moved worlds beyond “Chopsticks.”

“I learned very early to be as versatile as possible — and that meant playing a lot of different ways, playing a lot of different instruments and learning to be in charge or to be the sideman if the occasion called,” he says.

His first job in 1948 upon graduating from Columbia University was playing at The Wells

Music Bar on Seventh Avenue in Harlem, N.Y. “I got to know a few musicians and was playing Café Society in the same year,” he says.

He has a poster from Dec. 15, 1949 — a date he quickly recalls — the time he opened historic Birdland Jazz Club playing piano for Max Kaminsky.

“At this club I played with Lester Young, in particular,” he says. “I sat in with Charlie Parker when his piano player was late.”

It was also at Birdland that video footage was filmed of Hyman playing alongside Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gilepsie; it is the only recorded footage of Parker playing with a real soundtrack. Recorded footage of Parker is rare ,but playing with jazz legends isn’t rare for Hyman.

He has had an eclectic career.

One interesting bullet point on his résumé is his work on Woody Allen films. He’s scored for the films “Zelig,” “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Everyone Says I Love You,” and “Sweet and Lowdown,” to name a few. And, he’s also done scores for non-Allen films such as “Moonstruck.”

Hyman says his work on these scores is what many people consider to be the high point of his career. But, he’s got plenty of other worthy accomplishments.

And it’s Sarasota Jazz Club founder Hal Davis, former publicist of Benny Goodman (otherwise known as the “King of Swing”), who led him to Venice.

The club started booking Hyman in its early years, and Aug.

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24, he’s playing a show with his friend — clarinetist and New Yorker Ken Peplowski. The duo has already played a number of times together and just finished recording the second of two duet albums. They plan to edit the second album the day before the concert.

The energy Hyman exudes is young, hip and cool — representative of a man who used to play at jazz clubs until 3 or 4 a.m.

His career has calmed down since those days, but there’s no lull in activity for the improv professional. He continues to play shows around the country, from Oregon to Manhattan, and even in Canada. And he is also composing a great deal of work, which he enjoys.

“I’ve done a little bit of everything,” he says.

At 85 years old with a career spanning 60-plus years, it’s no wonder he has stories to tell.

“Other people are beginning to say, ‘Wow, you’re pretty old and you’re still playing?’ That, in itself, is impressive to some people,” Hyman says.

But, for this cool cat, age is just a number.

IF YOU GO August Jazz Jam with Dick Hyman and Ken Peplowski When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 Where: The Players Theater, 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota Cost: $10 More info: Call 365-2494

Career Highlights

• Plays piano, organ, harpsichord and Moog synthesizer • Spent five years on the NBC staff playing organ and piano, and conducting for television shows • Was the music director for Arthur Godfrey at CBS for three years • Arranger for recordings by Tony Bennett, Andre Kostelantez, Doc Severinsen, Enoch Light, Jonah Jones and others • Arranger for the Broadway show “Sugar Babies” • Twenty-year artistic director for 92nd Street Y jazz series, “Jazz in July” • Won two Emmy awards for original scores • Played at Birdland Jazz Club with Max Kaminsky’s Dixielanders and Lester Young from 1949 to 1950 • Was Benny Goodman’s pianist at various times, as early as 1950 • Recorded a hit Moog synth record, “The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman,” in the late ’60s • Hyman’s track, “Topless Dancers of Corfu,” was featured in a Busta Rhyme’s song, “Where We Are About to Take It.” • Recorded “Dick Hyman’s Century of Jazz Piano” and later this month is coming out with the transcription in a book • Was in the orchestra that played under Stravinsky in Ebony Concerto • He led his own band, The Perfect Jazz Repertory Quintet, in New York in the ’70s • Was the keyboard player with Mitch Miller on “Sing-a-long With Mitch”

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Calling all directors, PR people, gallery curators, black tie organizers and anyone else in charge of art, entertainment and black tie events.

The Observer Media Group is collecting entries for its fall SEASON magazine, a guide to the arts and society. Please submit your event name, time, date, location, cost and phone number.

Don’t forget to send us accompanying photos, if available.

Email information to Mallory Gnaegy at Season@ yourobserver.com, and if you have questions please call 366-3468, Ext. 364.

Thanks for your time!

+ Eighth-grader donates bar mitzvah money When I was in middle school, anytime I had money, I’d spend it on things such as Gameboy games, mood rings and movie tickets. But eighth-grade student Andrew Stevens chose to use a big chunk of money received for his 13th birthday quite differently.

Stevens had just completed summer camp at Florida Studio Theatre and discovered that any money donated to the Jocelyn and Jeffrey Stevens Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County would be matched by The Georgia Court funds through the Community Foundation. So, using his bar mitzvah money, Stevens wrote a check for $250, to be turned into $500, for the Gompertz Campaign.

In 2011, we featured Will Little in his third year at FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.

We’ve also mentioned him a few times in regard to his involvement with the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe. Early this month, it was announced that Little will be joining the WBTT staff as the assistant to the artistic director. Although Little had already been assisting the troupe in this capacity on an as-needed basis, the position became a full-time gig for him Monday, Aug. 20. In this position, Little will work directly with Artistic Director Nate Jacobs on casting, season selection, teaching, community outreach, education and special events.

+ Calling all singers, actors and dancers Westcoat Black Theatre Troupe is holding auditions for the 2012 to 2013 season from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at 1626 10th Way in Sarasota. Actors should be 18 years or older, and any auditioning singers should be prepared with a 32-bar song provided at registration, in addition to two, one-minute, contrasting monologues of his or her choice. The season will include two musical reviews: Nate Jacobs “’50s Jukebox Revue” and “Soul Crooners.” To reserve space for auditions, call 366-1505 or sign up online at wbttsrq.org/about-us/employment.

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+ Hitting the pavement Sarasota pavement artist David Brancato has been selected as one of a dozen artists to work with the innovator of 3D pavement art, Kurt Wenner, starting Oct. 28 for this year’s Chalk Festival.

The third-time Chalk Festival participant will create a 3D circus composition that Wenner is designing specifically for Sarasota.

In other chalk news, founder of the Sarasota Chalk Festival, Denise Kowal, will judge the 40th anniversary of the Grazie di Curatone street painting festival competition in Italy. It will be her second year as a judge for the competition.

+ Correction: In the Aug. 15 entry of Scene & Heard about the birthday party thrown for Maria Wirries at Cat Depot the names listed should have appeared as follows: “Grandpa” Greg Gregory and his wife, Ilene Friedman. Also, the likeness of Artemis was a painting by animal portraitist, Nancy Colby, not a photo.

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by Loren Mayo | Black Tie Editor

Vintage charm

“My daughter gave me this leopard hat from her vintage-clothing store, Broad Ripple Vintage.”

“This is a vintage suit from Pamplona.

The torero was selling his things because he was retiring. I was very lucky to get it.”

Veiled by majestic trees on quiet Wisconsin Lane is Ronelle Ashby’s 1920s abode. When she returns from busy days spent running her Towles Court gallery, Ashby Art & Antiques, and opens the garden gate into her personal promised land, she rejoices in its stillness and beauty.

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“It’s eclectic, as opposed to bizarre,” says Ashby, who moved in 2005 to Sarasota from Chicago. “I love the vintage charm of the 1920s, and I love the Spanish style. Coming through the garden gate — it’s a great pleasure and so serene.”

“I actually got the bicycle at Home Goods. I didn’t buy it when I first saw it, but when I woke up the next morning, I thought, ‘If that’s still there, it’s mine!’”

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‘Vote for Me! Vote for Me!’ It’s that time of year again when our televisions become flooded with commercials, our phones with ring with endorsement calls, our yards are staked with red or blue signs and our dinner tables are filled with political conversation. But the South Florida Museum has less of a daunting take on the upcoming elections.

Tuesday, Aug. 28, just in time for the Republican National Convention (Aug. 27 to Aug. 30), The South Florida Museum, in Bradenton, will unveil a new exhibit. “Vote for Me! Vote for Me!” will feature the history of presidential elections through objects used to market past campaigns.

More than 1,000 pieces of paraphernalia, including buttons, lapel pins, tobacco pipes, hats, posters and more, dating back to the first presidential election of 1789 up to modern-day elections, will be exhibited in the Curator’s Choice Gallery.

These objects suggest the changing face of political campaigns over time. It’s fascinating to see items dating back to Washington’s unopposed elections juxtaposed with today’s competitive campaign swag.

President Washington was revered, and political objects weren’t intended to gain votes. Today’s election bumper stickers

suggest a bit more contention.

But nasty races are nothing new. The races between Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson and Federalist John Adams, in 1800 and 1804, suggest that the intense competition between candidates witnessed today dates pretty far back.

It was the 1840 election between Harrison and Van Buren that influenced campaign marketing via slogans, songbooks and banners. Then there’s also the late ’60s and early ’70s, when button collectors created a market for campaign buttons.

The exhibit will also feature a broader scope than just political pieces. There will be exhibits about historical pieces of technology, such as the telegraph recording machine, and how it was used to get the results of the vote out along with educational material that gives the history of elections and candidates.

All political parties, history-buffs and even those who struggle naming all the presidents, will find something in this exhibit. It is a great civics lesson as we travel head-on into the next campaign.

1884 -– Starting in the mid 1800s, during the days leading up to elections, torchlight parades were used to rally voters.

Men would march with torches, which endorsed particular nominees.

This is a drapery tieback dating to the first election.

Instead of campaigning (Washington ran unopposed), these showed revere for the president.

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For the past 100 years, campaign buttons have been used to endorse candidates. Humor and smear attacks are used for modern-day election buttons.

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1860 — This small flag would have been displayed in storefronts or windows of homes, and it’s safe to say these were seen in the Northern states.

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The Chicago Tribune’s 1948 headline falsely read “Dewey Defeats Truman.” The paper had to go to press before the East Coast could determine results, but the paper’s prediction of the election was false, and it erroneously reported the results.

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The show is a feel-good delight, definitely deserving of the appreciative response.

Based on the well-known movie starring Reese Witherspoon, which was based on a novel by Amanda Brown, the musical version was written by Heather Hach, and the music and lyrics are by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin.

Dewayne Barrett attacks the fast-paced direction and complex choreography with tumultuous gusto. The creative scenery

designed by Mary Huston features movable, artist-drawn cutouts of trees with twinkling lights and building façades, along with some movable furniture props. David W. Walker’s costumes are designed with color in mind and include everything in abundance; from a gorgeous hot-pink dinner gown for the lead actress to multiple adorable, individualized outfits for the dozen or more dancers and peripheral characters.

The music is lively and upbeat, conducted by Rick Bogner and performed by Tony Bruno on percussion, Joe Wolf on trombone, Victor Mongillo on trumpet, Teri Booth on reeds, Nick Spagnuolo on bass, and Tony Rizzo and Nick Russell on guitar.

The opening number, “Omigod You Guys,” is hilarious, and energetically performed by Cassandra Maria Caballero, who is marvelously apt as the blonde Elle, Geena Ravella as Serena, Talia Byers as Margot, Holly Rizzo as Pilar, and Elle’s dancing, singing back-up group, the Delta

Nus. After that, it’s one fun musical number after the other.

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From the moment I stepped onto the pracWe’ve also included schedules, rosters and tice field for the first official day of fall practice fun facts to prepare you for the 2012 season.

Aug. 6, I’ve been preparing for this moment.

But, what if you’re a fan of more than one And, now, the moment we’ve all eagerly team? How do you know which games to atbeen anticipating is finally here. tend? That’s where we come in. So, let’s get to This weekend, 10 East County and Sarasota it. football teams will officially kick off the 2012 football season.

Week 1: Braden River at LakeRivals will clash. County foes will wood Ranch — Over the past four battle for bragging rights. And one years, this East County rivalry has deteam will seek to keep its national veloped into one of the premier games title hopes alive as a benefit to those of the season. The Pirates won the first who sacrificed themselves to protect three meetings, before the Mustangs others. broke through with their first victory And that’s only the beginning. last season. Both teams boast youth For the next 11 weeks, these 10 and inexperience this season, but with teams, spread across seven district veteran defensive starters on either classifications, will be battle tested. side of the ball, it should make for JEN Leaders will emerge. Teams will be another close contest.

BLANCO strengthened. All with one goal in Manatee vs. Miramar — Two sight — to be this year’s state chamnationally ranked in-state teams pion. collide in this highly anticipated match up.

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ESPN2 will have the call. A win and the HurWhich players have scholarship aspirations? ricanes should see their name at the top of yet What’s the mindset of a head coach heading another national poll and will have cleared into his first year on the job? one major hurdle on their way to an undeThese are just a few of the many questions feated season. that come to mind any time a new season is set to begin; and this season, we got those Week 2: Riverview vs. Manatee questions answered.

— Coach Todd Johnson and the Rams are And, with that being said, we welcome you hoping to rebound from a disappointing 2011 to the 2012 Observer Football Preview. campaign and a strong performance against This year, in anticipation of the upcoming arguably the best team in the area. A win could football season, The Observer dove deeper and give them the confidence for which they’re personally got to know each of the 10 teams in yearning. the East County and Sarasota; and, in doing so, provided you, our readers, with all of the inforWeek 3: Manatee vs. Miami Central mation you’ll need to cheer on your favorite — The Hurricanes will face their second nahometown teams this fall. tionally ranked opponent of the season. Miami Inside this guide you’ll get an inside look at Central is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Poll each of the teams in our coverage area. You’ll just ahead of the No. 3 ranked Hurricanes. meet signal callers, record-setters, speedsters, leaders and this season’s breakout players.

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Senior running back Austin Rain is hoping to have a breakout season this fall after learning his third offensive system in four years.

Austin Rain is no stranger to change.

With three head coaches in four years, the Braden River High senior running back has been forced to face change head-on several times throughout his career. It’s been exhausting at times, but Rain has adapted and tried to maintain a positive outlook.

“Practice makes perfect,” Rain says. “The change in offenses has been the most difficult. It’s been sort of (difficult) from a trust level, but I’m looking forward to the guys we’ve got now. We’ve got good guys (in place).”

A self-described “wild child,” Rain started playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs when he was 12 years old.

“I need to expend my energy somehow,” Rain says. “I love the sport. I like bonding with my teammates. It’s (fun) when we all start connecting and clicking and start working together.”

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man but eventually switched to running back in high school.

“I fit the position better,” Rain says. “I like hitting people and running people over.

After failing to make the playoffs for the first time in four years last season, Rain aspires to have his most productive season on the gridiron — he hopes to return to the postseason one final time.

“I want to have a good season,” Rain says. “I want to get a lot of rushing yards and hopefully get the record this year.”

But in a district that includes national football power Manatee, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation in a couple of polls this season, Rain knows the journey won’t be easy.

However, Rain and the rest of the Pirates are prepared to step up to the challenge.

“It gives you some motivation during the week to prepare for those games because you have to be on top of your game,” Rain says.

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Matt McKoan, senior, center “He’s the leader on the offense and defensive line,” Bradley says. “His work ethic — he’s a no-nonsense type of kid. He’s going to give you everything he’s got.”

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Welker. “He’s 5-foot-10 and about my size — that’s all I’ll say,” Austin Rain says.

Slice of advice: “Always keep pushing. Pain is good.

Keep pushing yourself past the point of failure.”

Backup position: Middle linebacker. “It fits my personality,” Rain says. “That’d be the position I’d play.”

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We have a good group of core kids. You grow up when you play. My early expectations are for us to put ourselves in a position to have a chance to win every game and be competitive.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

We don’t have a large core group of seniors, but we have a lot of experienced younger kids who have had to play early. We have a good mix of experience and youth.

What is this team’s biggest weakness?

We have a lot of kids who don’t have experience who are going to have to play early. That’s the challenge for us coaches, to get them accustomed to playing together. The west coast of Florida is known for football, and we’re going to be playing the best of the best.

What do you think of this year’s schedule?

It’s a great schedule. When it comes to district play, we’re going to be playing the best teams, which will test us and serve as a gauge to tell us where we are as a program. The kids are going to have to learn pretty early. The younger kids will get a taste of it early on in their careers, which is good for them.

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The number of seniors on this year’s roster.

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What do you hope to bring to the team this season?

We want to further the vision of the administration here and implement discipline and core values. Football is an extension of that. From a coaching standpoint, we want to give the kids a chance to be successful every time they step on the field. These kids are working hard and getting better.

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Sophomore quarterback Chad Rex looks to lead the Mustangs on offense.

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People say a linebacker is the quarterback of the defense.

Senior linebacker Luke Sears is one of four returning It’s my responsibility starters on the Mustangs’ defense this season and to make sure the guys will be called upon to provide leadership to others. the most glamorous position, but tangs to a district runner-up finish are doing their job. It’s it’s one that Sears embraces. and a spot in the postseason for quite a bit of responsi“I like the football mentality of the second time in three seasons. just running out there, making He also helped Lakewood capture bility.

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Favorite player: Patrick Willis. “He plays at a high level,” Sears says. “He plays the game the way it should be played, and he goes about his job the way that he should.”

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Backup Position: Tight end. “I do love blocking, and I’d love to catch passes,” Sears says.

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As one of four returning starters on the Mustangs defense, Sears will be called upon to not only make plays this season, but also to provide leadership for Lakewood’s younger and less-experienced players.

“People say a linebacker is the quarterback of the defense,” Sears says. “It’s my responsibility to make sure the guys are doing their job. It’s quite a bit of responsibility.

“I love it,” Sears says. “There’s a little added extra incentive to play well and do better,” Sears says. “It’s a lot of leading by example — practicing hard every day and showing them how it needs to be done.”

Football has been a part of Sears’ life for as long as he can remember. Sears grew up watching college football with his father, and one day he made the decision that he, too, wanted to play football.

“I was a little kid and something happened,” Sears says. “I just assumed I was going to play football.”

Sears started playing tackle football in fifth grade.

He initially wanted to play defensive end, but it was only a matter of time before Sears found his stride as a linebacker.

Sears assumed the role of linebacker during his freshman season at Lakewood, and it’s one he hopes to continue playing at the next level.

Sears has attended football camps at Elon University, Wolford College and Furman University, with aspirations of getting recruited later this year.

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Overall, how do you think you did last season?

Michael Farhat, senior, center Corey Adams, senior, offensive line

with Coach SHAWN TRENT There were probably some games we could’ve won. The Bayshore game I felt like we didn’t play very well, and in the Largo game not having McKenzie (Hathaway) was a huge part of it. In that game, we were mainly throwing the ball, and we’re better when we are able to run the ball. You wish you could have a do-over with those games, but we tell our kids there’s not a single team on our schedule that we can walk in and just beat.

What are your expectations for this season?

We’re going to be very young.

We’ve got two returning start-

ers on offense and four kids on defense. We could possibly have four freshmen starting on varsity.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

Defensively, we’ll be better. A lot of the kids played in our junior varsity system last year and moved up. From an athletic standpoint, they have a little more game-time experience.

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Sarasota High School 1000 S. School Ave., Sarasota Mascot: Sailors 2011 Record: 3-7

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Aug. 31 Booker Sept. 7 at Palmetto Sept. 14 North Port Sept. 21 Southeast Sept. 28 BYE Oct. 5 at Venice* Oct. 12 at East Lake Oct. 19 Braden River* Oct. 26 Riverview Nov. 2 at Manatee* Nov. 9 Bayshore

Quarterback Hunter DeWitt wants to lead Sarasota to the postseason this year — a feat that hasn’t happened since he started playing for the Sailors as a freshman.

Hunter DeWitt was 12 years old the last time Sarasota High advanced to the postseason.

The Sailors’ quarterback had only been playing football for three seasons and was still three years away from taking his first varsity snap.

The coaches and player personnel have all changed since then; and now with his senior year upon him, DeWitt hopes to lead the Sailors to a berth in the postseason — something that hasn’t happened in his four years at Sarasota.

“I want us to make a playoff run, definitely,” DeWitt says. “That’s what we’re shooting for.

That’s what we expect.”

DeWitt and the Sailors will open the season Friday night at home versus Booker. Last fall, DeWitt earned the starting job only to injure his shoulder midway through the Sailors’ 17-12 season-opening victory against the Tornadoes.

DeWitt missed the next three games before making his return against eventual district runner-up — Venice.

Now, after a productive spring in which he threw for four touchdowns against Riverview and a great offseason, DeWitt is eager to return to the field and resume his leadership role.

“I just like being with the team and watching everyone get better,”

*Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

I want us to make a playoff run, definitely. That hasn’t happened since I’ve been here. That’s what we’re shooting for. That’s what we expect.

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DeWitt says. “I think when you’re the quarterback, leadership is forced upon you. I have to really take care of my guys.

“I try to make sure everyone knows to work hard all of the time,” DeWitt says. “I want them to know that I’m working hard and not fooling around … it’s my responsibility to help them out.”

A former baseball player, DeWitt began playing football when he was 9 years old. Now, as he gets set to take the field in his final season-opener, DeWitt wants to not only defeat rival Riverview and advance to the postseason but also make a name for himself in landing an opportunity to play college football.

DeWitt has garnered interest from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University, as well as a handful of smaller schools.

But, for now DeWitt, is focused on building off the Sailors’ spring-game victory over Riverview.

“I wasn’t surprised we won,” DeWitt says. “It was expected.

Any win feels good (though).”

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The number of touchdowns quarterback Hunter DeWitt threw in the Sailors’ spring game victory over rival Riverview.

Jersey number:

10. “It’s a good, solid, even number,” Hunter DeWitt says.

Favorite player:

Peyton Manning.

“He’s a perfect student of the game and the way he leads his guys — it shows on the field,” DeWitt says.

6 29.3

The number of seniors who will start for the Sailors this season.

Slice of advice:

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“All of the lessons I’ve learned on leadership have been really important.”

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Backup position: Wide receiver.

Overall, how do you think the team did last season?

“It’s fun,” DeWitt says. “That’s what I played freshman year.”

From a record standpoint, we were 3-7.

We didn’t really perform as well as we had hoped. It’s been a gradual rebuilding process here. We were forced to play some younger, inexperienced kids, and we’re going to be young again this year.

How does this year’s team compare to previous teams?

I think a lot gets done in the weight room — changing their bodies and their mindset. Kids equate strength with toughness. That’s where it starts for us. Our strength and conditioning is excellent, and hopefully that’ll give us a chance to make up some ground.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

We have a good quarterback (Hunter DeWitt) who is a senior. The strength of

Wide receiver Shawn Bane Jr. will be one of the Sailors’ offensive weapons this season.

our team is the strength of our team.

We’ve got strong kids. Our players are kids who love to play football. I’m excited because we’ll be a strong physical team playing with kids who love to compete and play.

What are your expectations for this season?

My expectations are that we’ll be a relentless physical football team. If we’re not, then I’m not going to be happy. I’m excited knowing where we’ve been. My first freshman class is now going to be starting as juniors, so I’m anxious to see what happens.

What is the one area that still needs improvement?

We need to do a better job of playing with passion.

What do you think of this year’s schedule?

We want to play everyone in the area.

I think in Sarasota and Manatee counties, how you measure up is how you compete against the local teams, and we’re lucky that our district is in our area.

The average number of points the Sailors scored in their three victories last season.

0

The number of points the Sailors allowed against rival Riverview last season — their lone shutout of the season.

PLAYER TO WATCH Austin Leach, junior, safety “He’s played receiver most of his life, but he has a huge future as a safety,” Ed Volz says.

“He’s sacrificed his own personal desires to the betterment of the team.

He’s a great kid.”

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Class 8A-7

Aug. 31 Palmetto Sept. 7 Manatee Sept. 14 Venice Sept. 21 at Braden River (**TBA) Sept. 28 BYE Oct. 5 Palm Harbor University* Oct. 12 at Southeast Oct. 19 at East Lake* (**TBA) Oct. 26 at Sarasota Nov. 2 at North Port* Nov. 9 at Booker *Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

We’re not looking to play teams that we can just beat up on. We want to play Junior wide receiver Richie James the best and chalwants to finish with 1,000 receiving lenge ourselves. yards and 400 rushing yards this season.

Richie James

Richie James knew almost nothing about football the first time he stepped onto the Sarasota

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The then 8-year-old simply picked up the sport as a

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way to play with his cousin, but since then, the Riverview High junior has developed into one of the most electrifying wide receivers in the area.

Having spent his entire youth football career playing running back, James was switched to wide receiver his freshman season. It was a change he was

more than willing to accept.

“My coach put me there after another better running back came in, and ever since then, I’ve loved it,” James says. “I mainly like catching and blocking.

I want the ball in my hands.

I have to have the ball in my hands.”

James had never played

No. Name Pos. 50 Acuna, Matias 10 52 Franklin, Donald 10 53 Streitmatter, Jeff 11 54 Cutright, Justin 9 56 Rauch, Ben 9 57 Yaagoubi, Hadi 11 60 Norman, Hendrix 9 10 62 Martin, Reese 65 Miller, Mark 10 66 Knight, David 10 68 Valentine, Cody 11 70 Bentley, Noah 10 71 Ferris, Tyler 10 72 Althoff, Reid 11 74 Smith, Willie 11 76 Snyder, Chase 11 78 Mayes, Delvon 9 80 Preston, Taylor 9 11 81 Sabuda, Andrew 82 Auchey, Alex 11 83 Cantillo, Chris 11 84 Linn, Jackson 11 88 Almedia, Matt 10 90 Petty, Steve 11 91 Jones, Jordan 92 Sheehan, Riley 10 10 93 Drice, Patricio 11 95 Bernier, Nic 10 97 Mcdaniel, Jack 98 Routh, Adam 11 10 99 Pires, Phillip

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You can be taller than me. Height doesn’t really matter. I’m going to be aggressive every time.”

Last season, the Rams finished 3-7 while adjusting to a new coaching staff. But this season, James has lofty expectations, both for himself — 1,000 yards receiving and 400 yards rushing — and the team.

“I just want to make plays and try really hard,” James says. “I want to put points on the board and score every drive. I just want to make big plays.

“Our expectations are just to play and get better every day,” James says. “We expect great things, and we’re working really hard.”

James hopes for a breakout season and to help lead the Rams back to the postseason — something they haven’t done since 2008 — while drawing the attention of college coaches, especially those at the University of Florida.

“I’m a Florida fan,” James says.

“I really like spread offenses. It spreads the field, and I like the hurry up. I just love it.”

FUN FACTS Height: 5 feet, 9 inches Weight: 150 pounds Jersey number: 2. “When I

started playing football for the Redskins, every jersey I had had a two in it,” Richie James said.

“During my freshman year, I just wanted No. 2. I felt like it was a good number for me. I love it.”

Favorite player: “When I was a running back it was LaDainian Tomlinson,” James said. “Now I just love the game of football.”

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Karan Higdon, sophomore, running back “Just the way he performed as a freshman — he worked extremely hard with this year in mind,” Todd Johnson says.

Dom Marino, junior, quarterback “The kids look up to him as a leader,” Johnson says.

“He’s learned to embrace the leadership role.

It’s exciting to watch him play.

He’s always doing everything we ask of him.”

Backup position:

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Richie James, junior, wide receiver “Just his composure and ability to compete no matter what the circumstances are — he’ll never be intimidated,” Johnson says.

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The number of seniors who will play their final season in a Rams uniform this fall.

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The number of seasons Riverview head coach Todd Johnson played in the NFL before returning to his alma mater.

and the way they play ball.

with Coach TODD JOHNSON Overall, how do you think the team did last season?

We had a rough year. We had a new coaching staff, but the kids fought hard.

We got better as the season went on, and we were able to finish off with a few wins.

How does this year’s team compare to last year’s team?

The guys in there working out are a group of young guys who continued to battle and fight no matter what (circulated) last year.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

Youth excitement and our skill positions. We’ve got some guys who can really play ball and give us a chance to win. I also like our youth excitement and energy. I like the look in their eyes, their attitude

What are your expectations this season?

Riverview High School always has high expectations, no matter the schedule or who is put at the helm. I expect us to perform well and handle ourselves in a first-class manner.

The number of Rams from last season’s roster who went off to play football.

The number of points the Rams allowed in their seven losses last season.

What do you think is this team’s biggest weakness?

Our youth need to gain experience and they don’t have much time. They need that “Friday Night Lights” playing experience.

We open with, arguably, the three best teams in the area.

What do you think of this year’s schedule?

We embrace it and are excited about it. We’re not looking to play teams that we can just beat up on. We The Riverview High football team wants to rebound from last year’s disappointing 3-7 campaign. The Rams want to play the best and open their season Aug. 31 versus Palmetto, which challenge ourselves. reached the Class 5A state semifinals last season.

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with Coach Johnnie Jones What do you hope to bring to the team this season?

A lot of just togetherness and unity; some guidance, structure and discipline.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

Being coachable. The kids are willing and allowing us to coach and teach them.

“Coach” is just a title.

You’re a teacher. Everything is new, and that’s a strength. They’re like sponges soaking everything in and exerting everything they have each and every play.

What do you think is the one area that still needs improvement?

Play for play. Seeing how the kids respond to adversity. We’re all coaching together for the first time and seeing how they respond during game time situations.

What are your expectations this season?

Me being someone who played for Booker, I set the expectations high.

I played the position, so I’m holding them not to my expectations but to the expectations of the position.

I see the athleticism that they have, and that’s why the expectations are so high.

Mike Jones Mike Jones has spent the past 10 years making plays.

The Booker High senior running back grew up playing football in the backyard with his uncles — all who played football for the Tornadoes.

It was during those pickup games that Jones realized he possessed the speed and talent to eventually follow in his uncles’ footsteps and become one of Booker’s household names.

“I ran really fast and nobody could catch me,” Jones says. “I knew how to make people miss and avoid getting tackled.

“I feel very comfortable around football,” Jones says. “When I need to get away, I go out and play football or turn on the TV and watch football.”

Since then, Jones has developed into one of the area’s most talented tailbacks. Last season, Jones rushed for 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns.

“I like seeing people’s faces when I touch the ball,” Jones says.

But Jones’ individual efforts were overshadowed by the Tornadoes’ 4-6 season.

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Senior running back Mike Jones hopes to rush for more than 2,000 yards this season, with the hopes of leading the Tornadoes to a winning record for the first time since 2007.

3201 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota Mascot: Tornadoes 2011 Record: 4-6

SCHEDULE Class 4A-6

Aug. 31 at Sarasota Sept. 7 Venice Sept. 14 at Southeast Sept. 21 BYE Sept. 28 at Clewiston* Oct. 5 at Lake Placid* (7 p.m.)

Oct. 12 LaBelle* Oct. 19 Avon Park* Oct. 26 at Trinity Catholic Nov. 2 Dunbar* (**TBA) Nov. 9 Riverview *Denotes district game

Now that his uncle, Johnnie Jones, who played safety for Booker, was named the Tornadoes’ new head coach earlier this month, Jones has high expectations for the program, which hasn’t had a winning record or

FUN FACTS Height: 5 feet, 11 inches; Weight: 175 Jersey number: 3. “My family number was eight, and I wanted to

make my own name for myself,” Mike Jones says.

Favorite player: Barry Sanders. “I look up to him,” Jones says. “I see him and how he played. He put the team on his back and carried them further than they’d ever been. He’s a good leader.”

Slice of advice: “Never give up.”

Backup position: Wide receiver. “I’m very fast, and I just feel unguarded when I’m at receiver,” Jones says.

reached the postseason since 2007.

“It would mean a lot,” Jones says.

“It would leave a good taste in our mouths and be a good feeling for the school. It would be a big confidence boost.”

In addition to getting the Tornadoes back on track, Jones also hopes to rush for more than 2,000 yards and score more than 20 touchdowns this season — a feat that would put him alongside his uncle, Terrance Jones, who holds the Tornadoes’ singleseason rushing record of 2,621 yards.

“I would be able to say I accomplished a big goal of mine,” Jones says. “My uncle used to go to school here, and (people) underestimated him. They said he couldn’t do it. He’s been a big inspiration all of my life.”

**All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

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— The number of points the Tornadoes allowed in theirs six losses last season.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Mike Jones, senior, running back Rashad Jones Jr., senior, wide receiver Marlon Mack, junior, running back/wide receiver

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SCHEDULE Class 3A-6

Aug. 31 at LaBelle (**TBA) Sept. 7 at Bishop Verot (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 14 Lake Placid Sept. 21 at Lemon Bay Sept. 28 Clearwater Central Catholic Oct. 5 at Lakeland Christian* Oct. 12 St. Petersburg Catholic Oct. 19 Frostproof* Oct. 26 BYE Nov. 2 Fort Meade* Nov. 9 at The Out-ofDoor Academy *Denotes district game **All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Anthony Caiazzo, senior, running back Trey LaPorta, senior, offensive line Nick Levanduski, senior, tight end Elijah Toussaint, senior, wide receiver

CARDINAL MOONEY COUGARS Anthony Caiazzo For high school senior Anthony Caiazzo, the love affair with football started while playing flag football in third grade. By fourth grade he was a running back playing tackle football for the Sarasota Sun Devils. These days it is hard for the Cardinal Mooney senior to imagine playing any other position.

“Since the first day I played football, I’ve played running back,” says Caiazzo. “That’s the position the coach put me at, and I’ve been pretty good at it so I stayed with it.”

Playing running back means Caiazzo frequently runs the ball for yardage and simultaneously avoids, but also prepares for, the barrage of tackles inflicted by his opponents.

How e v e r, according to Caiazzo, team momentum and being a team player is just as important as his individual job on the field.

“You have to perform every single Friday night and keep your team in it,” he says.

In October, Caiazzo set the Cougars’ single-game rushing record with 366 yards on 40 carries against

This high school senior has played running back since his first day on the field eight years ago.

Lakeland Christian. This feat, alone, is impressive, but Caiazzo hopes this season he will rush enough yards to beat the all-time school rushing record set by 2009 Mooney grad Steve Ierulli.

Ierulli now plays football for the University of Minnesota, Duluth, but Caiazzo recalls watching him play while he was at Cardinal Mooney: “In eighth grade I went and saw his games,” Caiazzo says. “He ran the ball and was really tough. I never saw him get tackled.

He was always dragging, like four people with him

and he would never go down.”

Caiazzo estimates he’ll need about 1,300 more yards to break Ierulli’s 3,792-yard record, but his hard work on and off the field, both during the season and the off-season, will help him get there.

“Football is pretty much year-round for me,” says Caiazzo.

During the off-season he’s on the weightlifting team and also on the track and field team. He credits those sports for keeping him in shape and helping him excel during the football season.

Now that his senior year is here, every yard counts. Caiazzo hopes his team will experience a winning season and plans to work extra hard to break that record, as well. “(It) would mean a lot,” he says. “In the halls they have all the great football players that have been here, and to know that I am in the same sentence as them … that would be pretty cool.”

FUN FACTS Height: 5 feet, 8 inches Weight: 174 pounds Jersey Number: 12. “When I was a little

kid and first started playing, I liked Tom Brady and (12) was his number, so I chose it and just kept it throughout the years,” Anthony Caiazzo says.

Slice of advice: “My coach for the Sun Devils, Jeff Hammond, said, ‘Whatever you do in life you will be successful on and off the football field, if you give it 100%.’”

Backup position: Slot receiver

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with Coach JoSH SMITHERS Overall, in your opinion, how do you think your team did last season?

We had a successful season. We improved from the previous year and just missed the playoffs in a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to Frostproof.

What are your expectations for the team this season?

We expect to improve every week and make a run at the district championship.

What would you say is your team’s biggest strength?

We think our offensive and defensive skill players are strong, and we have depth there.

What would you say is the one area on which your team still needs to work?

Get better at blocking and tackling.

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with Coach JOE KINNAN You won the state title last year.

How do you build upon that this season?

That’s gone. This is a new year.

Really, a lot of it is about the process. We’ve been to seven state championship games and we’ve won five. We’ve created a template that we know (works).

We have all of the same coaches back this year, and a lot of the players and coaches have been on several championship teams. They understand the process and what it takes to get there. Now, it’s our responsibility as coaches to bring the kids to that level of preparation, so we can make a run at it and defend our title.

You’re ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps poll. How do you make sure your players aren’t affected by rankings?

It’s all about the process. We prepare them for practice. They (work with) our leadership council, and our captains will make the decisions. That’s how we go about it. We haven’t been ranked No. 1 in a long time.

What are your expectations this season?

Our hope is to be better than we were last year. That doesn’t necessarily translate into being successful. We have a few marquee players and a pretty good supporting cast. We want to run the table and get to the state championship. We want to be district champions, so we get home field (advantage).

Once you get (to the state championship game) there’s no pressure to move on, so you might as well go out and win.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

Our defensive line: Demarcus Christmas, Derrick Calloway, Blake Keller and Marquis Dawsey. We have all four of them back, and we’ve been told they are the best in the country.

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Anthony Lauro

Senior running back Anthony Lauro is focused on helping the Hurricanes maintain their No. 1 national ranking this season, as the team hopes to defend its Class 7A state championship and go undefeated.

He doesn’t know how or why it happened. It just did.

Growing up, Anthony Lauro wasn’t known for his speed. In fact, the Manatee High senior running back always thought he was better suited to play linebacker.

But that all changed four years ago when he stepped onto Joe Kinnan Field at Hawkins Stadium for the first time.

Maybe it was the intense training he received. Perhaps it was the thought of having an opportunity to be a part of the Hurricanes’ storied tradition.

Or, maybe it was just his competitive spirit. But when he got to high school, Lauro suddenly got faster.

“I always thought of myself as more of a linebacker, but when I got to high school they put me at running back, and that’s where I’ve been ever since,” Lauro says.

Since then, Lauro has become the Hurricanes’ starting running back

FUN FACTS Height: 5 feet, 10 inches Weight: 195 pounds Jersey number: 23. “It’s a

family number. It was my dad’s number in college and my uncle’s number in high school,” Anthony Lauro said.

Slice of advice: “Always go 100%. If you go 100%, then you won’t get hurt.”

Backup position: Strong safety.

“I like to hit people,” Lauro said.

“I always laugh when I get hit.”

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and also sees ample time as a slot receiver. Last season, Lauro carried the ball 82 times for 631 yards and eight touchdowns while also hauling in 51 passes for 607 yards and six touchdowns en route to helping lead the Hurricanes to the Class 7A state championship — the team’s fifth state title in seven attempts.

It was the second state championship appearance for Lauro, who has his sights set on a repeat performance this season. But, with Manatee ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps.com, as well as in the Class 7A FloridaHSFootball.com rankings and third in the nation in the USA Today poll, Lauro is even more focused on leading Manatee to an undefeated season — something that eluded the champion Hurricanes last season.

“To me, it’s all about going undefeated,” Lauro says. “I just want to be better than last year. I want to have better stats, go undefeated and win another state title.

“We’re ranked No. 1 and we want to stay that way,” Lauro says. “We embrace it. We’re not going to let it go to our heads. It is what it is, and that kind of just helps with the motivation because we want it to stay that way.”

As he prepares to open his final season Sept. 2, Lauro, who also trains at Athletic Edge Sports in Lakewood Ranch, is hoping to have a breakout senior season with the goal of garnering the attention of college coaches. Lauro has aspirations of playing in college and has already received interest from coaches as both a running back and a slot receiver.

“They both have their advantages,” Lauro says. “I like running through people sometimes, but I also like running routes and catching the ball in open space.”

But, for now, Lauro’s primary focus is helping ensure the words “defending state champion” are written beside his name.

“There are years of tradition (here),” Lauro says. “This school is known for its football team, and it feels good to be a part of history.”

902 33rd St. Court W., Bradenton Mascot: Hurricanes 2011 Record: 13-2

SCHEDULE

Class 7A-10 Sept. 2 — Versus Miramar (2 p.m., to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project) Sept. 7 — At Riverview Sept. 14 — Central Sept. 21 — BYE Sept. 28 — At Southeast Oct. 5 — At Braden River* Oct. 12 — Cypress Bay Oct. 19 — At Venice* Oct. 26 — Palmetto Nov. 2 — At Sarasota* Nov. 9 — Lakewood Ranch *Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Cord Sandberg, senior, quarterback Anthony Lauro, senior, running back Ja Juan Pollock, senior, wide receiver Willie Smith, senior, free safety Demarcus Christmas, junior, defensive tackle Derrick Calloway, senior, defensive tackle Blake Keller, senior, defensive end Marquis Dawsey, senior defensive end

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with Coach BRETT TIMMONS Overall, how do you think you did last season?

I think “underachieved” is the word. I think last year was probably the most talented team we’ve had in the six years of my being here, but injuries and other things kept us from fulfilling our promise.

What are your expectations for this season?

The expectations are still the same. Our goals and aspirations are to get where we aspire to be every year. This year, we’re small in numbers, but we’ve got a (collective) spirit. They understand that we are a team and there are no individual parts that are greater than the sum.

The sum is greater than the parts.

What do you think is the strength of this year’s team?

Community and a general love and caring for one another. That permeates from the coaches all the way down to the players. The kids are only going to go as far as we go as coaches.

What is the one area that still needs improvement?

We are not the biggest team in the world. We’re a collection of Davids and each week we’re going to be playing Goliath. We need to buy into it mentally, get up and play our best. If we come out and play our best — win, lose or draw — then we succeeded. We won.

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Evan Wilson Evan Wilson stepped into the huddle, and, for the first time, all eyes were on him.

The weight of The Out-of-Door Academy football team rested on the shoulders of the then-sophomore’s 125-pound frame. Wilson not only was making his first varsity start, but the Thunder’s playoff hopes hinged on his performance.

A win against rival Bradenton Christian, and ODA would be back in the playoff picture. A loss and the Thunder’s playoff aspirations would be diminished.

Wilson handled the pressure with veteran ease, throwing for nearly 250 yards and a touchdown. He also scored from a yard out in the fourth quarter to lead the Thunder to a 24-21 victory and an eventual berth in the postseason.

“I just tried to take it like any other game,” Wilson says.

Now, with his senior season finally upon him, Wilson is focused on leading ODA back to the postseason — something the Thunder missed out on last season — while providing leadership both on and off the field.

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The Out-ofDoor Academy 5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota Mascot: Thunder 2011 Record: 5-5

After making his first varsity start as a sophomore, senior Evan Wilson is 50 pounds heavier and poised to have his most successful season on the gridiron.

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“I just want to be a leader as a quarterback and a leader on the team,” Wilson says. “We have a small senior class, and it’s up to us to be the leaders of this team and try to be a close knit team.”

Wilson began playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs in third grade.

He started playing quarterback.

FUN FACTS Height: 6 feet, 2 inches; Weight: 175 pounds Jersey number: 7. “I’m a huge Danny Wuerffel fan,” Evan Wilson says.

“When I was 5 years old, I knew I was going to be No. 7.”

Favorite player: Danny Wuerffel, Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin Slice of advice: “The mark of a winning program is consistency.

Winning begins in the mind. Don’t let your eyes and ears deceive you.

When others say you cannot, we say we can.”

Backup position: Wide receiver. “I just like catching the ball and running,” Wilson says.

“I always wanted to be a quarterback,” says Wilson. “I was always good at throwing the ball. I used to watch football on TV, and one of the positions they always (showed) was the quarterback. I always dreamed of being a quarterback.”

Wilson continued playing for the Bulldogs until joining the Thunder as a freshman. Now four years later, Wilson is preparing for what he hopes will be his most productive season under center — one that will garner attention from college coaches and leave a lasting impression on his school.

“I like having the constant pressure that comes with being the quarterback,” Wilson says. “You have to know what your players are doing and what every defender is doing every play. You’re accountable for 22 people every play.”

Class 2A-6 Aug. 31 at St. Pete Catholic (**TBA) Sept. 7 at Community School of Naples* Sept. 14 at Moore Haven* Sept. 21 St. John Neumann* Sept. 28 at Evangelical Christian Oct. 5 BYE Oct. 12 Imagine School of Naples Oct. 19 SW Florida Christian* (**TBA) Oct. 26 First Baptist Academy* Nov. 2 St. Stephen’s Episcopal School* (**TBA) Nov. 9 Cardinal Mooney *Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Evan Wilson, senior, quarterback Brandon Place, senior, wide receiver/ defensive back J.T. Fischer, freshman, running back

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SCHEDULE Class 2A-6

Aug. 31 St. John Neumann* Sept. 7 at First Baptist Academy* (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 15 — At SW Fla. Christian* (6 p.m.)

Sept. 21 Gateway Charter Sept. 28 at Shorecrest (7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 5 Moore Haven* (4 p.m. at Saint Stephen’s) Oct. 12 BYE Oct. 18 Evangelical Christian* Oct. 26 at Community School of Naples* Nov. 2 at ODA* Nov. 9 at Northside Christian (7:30 p.m.) *Denotes district game **All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated ***All home games will be played at Palma Sola Park unless otherwise indicated.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Herman Israelsson Jeremy Jackman Bradley Benzant

SAINT STEPHEN’S FALCONS Cam Tally

This St. Stephen’s senior switched from soccer to football and has formed a unique bond with his new teammates.

The best piece of football advice St. Stephen’s senior Cam Tally has ever received was not from an inspirational sports movie or book, but from a quote written by Theodore Roosevelt; his coach gave it to him at the start of his first season.

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,” Roosevelt wrote. “Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming … ” Originally a soccer player, Tally had never considered playing football until he met St. Stephen’s head football coach, Tod Creneti, who convinced him that he would be a good fit on the team and wouldn’t be “too skinny.”

Unsure of his ability to cross over to a new sport, and after hearing some students outside of the program criticize the team on the heels of a tough season, Tally took the quote to heart.

“Until you’re in the arena and you’re the one giving it your all, you don’t really have room to criticize,” says Tally. “He (Creneti) is like Mr. Inspiration. After he gave us that quote, I’ve kept it with me ever since.”

Today, in addition to continuing to play soccer and running track, Tally is starting his second football season as a wide receiver and free safety. He says he’s glad he branched out to try a new sport, but it hasn’t come without challenges.

“The first tackle in my first game was probably the scariest moment,” says Tally.

“You’ve done all the drills, but when it comes down to it, it feels like you just forget everything and play. I’ve grown a lot since then.”

Compared to other sports, Tally says he’s noticed a bonding experience and sense

of camaraderie that he feels is unique to football.

After a particularly tough season last year, Tally, Creneti and the rest of the team are focused on building dedication and unity among the players.

Tally says that during his first few games, he saw some of the more experienced players giving it their all and it still not being enough. This motivated the team to buckle down and take the program more seriously, and Tally is ready to prove that the team is in it wholeheartedly.

“It feels like more than a sport to us,” says Tally. “It teaches you a lot of life lessons, and I’ve become best friends with the guys on the team. It’s not like anything else.”

FUN FACTS Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 157 pounds Jersey number: 11. “They call

me ‘Sticks,’ because I’m tall and skinny, so I chose 11,” says Cam Tally.

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Overall, how do you think the team did last season?

Last year was a huge struggle for us. These kids were working extremely hard, and they didn’t get to see the fruits of their labor. Finishing the season 0-9 means they didn’t get to see a win, and that was a real challenge, but it made all of us stronger.

What strengths do you see in the team this season?

We’re much more athletic with our receivers and defensive backs than we were last year, and I think there’s much better chemistry. That goes a long way.

What aspect do you think needs the most improvement?

We need to build our depth. Our numbers are not as high as they need to be. We need more kids to buy into this program.

What challenges come along with having one of the smaller teams?

We really focus our coaching on two points. One is to heavily teach the game. These kids are really bright and receptive, and they’re eager to learn. The second is to be relational. I ask all the coaches to really build relationships with these kids and help make them want to be involved. We want to show that St. Stephen’s has a good football community, and coming off of a season like last year’s, that’s a challenge.

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1200 37th Ave. E., Bradenton Mascot: Seminoles 2011 Record: 7-3

SCHEDULE Class 5A-10

Aug. 31 at Largo Sept. 7 Lakewood Ranch Sept. 14 Booker Sept. 21 at Sarasota Sept. 28 Manatee Oct. 5 DeSoto County* Oct. 12 Riverview Oct. 19 Bayshore* (**TBA) Oct. 26 Hardee* Nov. 2 at Palmetto* Nov. 9 BYE *Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Eric Thompson, junior, quarterback/defensive back Troy Thompskin, sophomore, defensive back Jordan Grabski, junior, defensive back

Dmitry Smith Throughout Dmitry Smith’s Lakewood Ranch home hang pieces of paper that serve as constant reminders of all the Southeast High sophomore wide receiver hopes to achieve.

Scribbled on one piece of paper are the words, “Make a name for myself.” Another piece of paper lists Smith’s No. 1 goal for the season — to be a part of the Seminoles’ starting varsity receiving corps.

Whether it’s a goal, a piece of advice or words of encouragement, Smith writes everything down.

“I always was told if you ever want to achieve something, write it out,” Smith says. “It just reminds me and helps me stay on track.”

Those goals have been taped up throughout Smith’s home for weeks; and, now, with the regular season set to kick off Friday night, he is hoping his hard work will finally pay off in the form of a spot on the Seminoles’ starting wide receiving corps.

Smith began playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs when he was in second grade. At the time, Smith, who grew up in a basketball family, decided to try football to keep in shape for basketball season.

With a grandfather who runs an Olympic training center in Greece while also coaching collegiate basketball, it was only natural that Smith followed in his family’s footsteps.

But it wasn’t long before the thrill of making plays on the gridiron cap-

Sophomore wide receiver Dmitry Smith hopes to make an immediate impact this season after playing on the Southeast Seminoles’ junior varsity squad last fall.

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with Coach Paul Maechtle Overall, how do you think last year’s team did?

We were probably disappointed that we didn’t get to the playoffs. We made it three years in a row, so, for some, it may have been disappointing to be done that early. The good thing is, when the season ended, we had 29 juniors on the team.

What are your expectations this season?

We’re a little more experienced of a football team, which should, on paper, pay some dividends. The question then becomes will anyone stand out and be the Division I (type of) player. I don’t know that we have a bona-fide Division I player, but that’s OK if we’ve got enough other players. One thing I see because I’ve got so many juniors is a good amount of camaraderie.

tured the wide receiver’s attention.

Smith started out playing defensive end and tight end before switching to wide receiver in middle school.

“I like the contact,” Smith says.

“I like the thrill of catching the ball and making a play.”

Smith chose to attend Southeast for its IB program; and after spending last fall playing on the Seminoles’ junior varsity squad, Smith moved up to the varsity squad this spring. Now, Smith is focused on doing whatever it takes to make an immediate impact on the field.

“I just want to be on the starting varsity wide receiving (corps) and make a name for myself,” Smith says.

FUN FACTS Height: 6 feet, 1 1/2 inches; Weight: 175 pounds Jersey number: 12. “I wanted No. 2 because that’s what I wore during Pop Warner,” Dmitry Smith says. “I wanted a two in the number, and I did not want to go too high.”

Favorite player: Sammy

Watkins. “I saw a video he did when he chose what school he wanted to go to and his goals for his freshman year and the team.

He had his goals all ready for him.”

What do you think is the biggest strength of this year’s team?

Experience. We’ve got that going for us. We have both of our kickers, our quarterback, our running back and two starting receivers all back (this season).

What is this team’s biggest weakness?

We don’t have enough linemen-sized football players. We are short on both our offensive and defensive line. We’ve got six linemen (sized) players and you need five to start a game. The skills kids on both sides of the ball are performing well and that’s carried over into the way they performed during seven on seven.

The glorified weakness becomes exponential when you put the pads on and don’t have (full) linemen kind of guys.

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