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Softball coach scores again TJ Goelz (above), the Lakewood Ranch High School softball coach, was surprised when Mark Midyett, the president of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch, presented him with the Lakewood Ranch Community Champion Award on Aug. 19.

Goelz was the first recipient of the award after leading the Lakewood Ranch softball team to its first state championship last season.

Midyett said Goelz was selected for his dedication to the players’ character development and positive team atmosphere.

“I know there’s so many people that do so many great things in the community, so to be the first one to receive that award is an honor,” Goelz said.

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A rendering of PopStroke at UTC shows a two-story restaurant next to the putting greens.

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Child’s gift a real gem Esplanade’s Kayden Whitfield (above) thought about what colors he wanted to use for the bracelets he was making during Lakewood Ranch Community Activities’ Gemstone Bracelet Making event Aug. 21 at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

“I like the purple and yellow beads because they’re very colorful,” said Whitfield, who is 5. “The first bracelet is for Mom, and the second one is for Dad.” He made the bracelets using his parents’ (Hasani and Kristen Whitfield) favorite colors.

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Cheerleaders Rylin Ferber, Audra Rappold and Kennedy Burnette raise their pompoms before a Mustangs’ football game.

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On Aug. 19, a small sign out front alerted them that their wait was over.

“People have been coming by,” ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Manager Freddy Cardea said. “They have been anticipating this. They are glad we’re open.”

The 11,000-square-foot liquor store had that shiny, new feel when a host of employees welcomed customers as they came through the door.

“We make celebrations better,” said Cardea, who was echoing one of the store’s themes.

Sales Manager James Greeley has worked for the company for more than 20 years and said he loves his job because of the company’s “family feel.”

On Aug. 19, he held a bottle of La Gerla Brunello as he stood in front of a wine case holding 181 wines of distinction.

“People like to collect wines,” he said. “And we pride ourselves on our selection. We have every style of wine from every region.

We have iconic wines.”

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Store Manager Freddy Cardea says customers will be able to enjoy wine tastings at the store.

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Carlos E. Haile Middle School students and teachers can wear masks or opt out under rules established by the School District of Manatee County.

Back to normal disintegrates Masks, lack of bus drivers make for another unusual school year LIZ RAMOS STAFF WRITER

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akewood Ranch’s Elly Barr was ready to send her kids back to school for a somewhat normal school year.

Her daughter was entering seventh grade and her son eighth grade at R. Dan Nolan Middle School. They were not planning to wear masks when the district started the year with an optional mask policy.

But then the number of cases among students and employees throughout the School District of Manatee County increased.

On the first day of school, Aug. 10, nine cases were reported. By the end of the first week, there were 179 cases in the district. Two weeks in, the district reported 825 cases with 227 of those cases coming from schools in East County.

In all of last year, East County schools reported 347 cases.

Now families are adjusting to

the increase in COVID-19 protocols at school that the district hopes will mitigate the number of cases on campuses. With more cases, parents are uncertain of how the year will progress.

“All of a sudden, it seemed to explode,” Barr said. “It’s very mental right now. If you don’t wear a mask, it’s like you don’t care. If you do wear a mask, it’s like you’re being overprotective of your child. It’s been very judgmental. I don’t actually know what to do for the best anymore.

I’m just doing what I feel is right.”

After the second day of school, Barr’s daughter, Alice, was sent home to quarantine after possibly being exposed at school.

Barr now is sending her children to school wearing masks.

With her eldest, who is a student at Lakewood Ranch High School, returning home after having a spinal fusion, she’s worried that someone will bring COVID-19 home and possibly spread it among family members.

“I’m a bit nervous about that, so I’m taking care of my family as well,” Barr said. “Everything just seems to have gone out of control.

I don’t know how it’s looking for the future, to be honest.”

River Place’s Nicole Hamer described the first two weeks of

COVID-19 CASES IN EAST COUNTY SCHOOLS

In the first two weeks of school, Aug. 10-20, the School District of Manatee County saw 825 COVID-19 cases. Here are the number of cases within East County schools as of Aug. 23: School

William H. Bashaw Elementary Braden River Elementary Freedom Elementary B.D. Gullett Elementary Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary Myakka City Elementary Tara Elementary Robert E. Willis Elementary Gene Witt Elementary Braden River Middle Carlos E. Haile Middle Dr. Mona Jain Middle R. Dan Nolan Middle Braden River High Lakewood Ranch High Total for East County Total for school district

Confirmed Employees Students cases positive positive 20 2 18 12 — 12 4 — 4 12 3 9 36 6 30 7 — 7 6 1 5 33 3 30 24 5 19 7 1 6 4 — 4 17 — 17 37 9 28 28 5 23 28 1 27 275 36 239 959 157 802

school as chaotic. She has two third graders at Braden River Elementary, a seventh grader at Braden River Middle and a freshman at Braden River High School.

Hamer said one of her sons has already been sent home to quarantine, and her seventh grader and freshman are having transportation issues due to the district’s bus driver shortage.

“For my middle schooler, the bus has not come, and when it has come, it’s been very late,” Hamer said. “For my high schooler, they didn’t even have enough room on his bus. They said, ‘The bus is full, and we can come back in an hour and a half to get you.’”

District spokesperson Mike Barber said the district has 133 bus routes and that in the weeks leading up to school, 20 drivers left the district to take other jobs. Then another 20 drivers had been out at different times during the first eight days of school for “health reasons.”

Barber said everyone in the transportation department is certified to drive, so everyone in the office staff is driving buses to help with the shortage in drivers.

As for the increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the district, Hamer said she’s not concerned because “it seems like almost everyone is going to get this, vaccinated or not.”

“I don’t really know how to feel,” Hamer said. “I know a lot of people that have been vaccinated and have gotten it and have it right now. It’s kind of hard to judge how I feel. I’m just kind of going with the flow.”

Hamer isn’t sending her kids to school with masks because she doesn’t believe it’s mentally healthy for her children. She’s also had friends whose kids go to schools that require masks and said their children still are being sent home to quarantine or are testing positive.

“I think everyone is doing the best they can,” Hamer said. “I think it’s just going to be a virus where people are going to have to build up their immune systems. I mean everybody’s got a tough job.

I can’t comment anything negatively. I think everybody’s doing a great job with what we’re being dealt with.”

HOW TO OPT OUT

The School District of Manatee County has a mandatory mask mandate with an optout option for all students and employees. The district encourages students and employees who are eligible to get vaccinated and wear a mask.

Here’s how you can opt your student out of the mandate: n Complete a SDMC Mask Parental Preference Form electronically via your FOCUS parent portal account. For instructions, visit ManateeSchools.net/MaskOptOut. n Complete the form at the school’s front office Mike Barber, a spokesperson for the district, said if a student who hasn’t opted out of the mask mandate arrives on campus without a mask, the student will not be punished.

Lakewood Ranch’s Amy Hammon pulled her daughter from Robert E. Willis Elementary last year because she wasn’t doing well with e-learning, and she didn’t want her on campus.

Now her children are attending Pinnacle Academy because they have a mandatory mask mandate in place that doesn’t have an optout option until the positivity rate in the area is lower. She said the mask mandate makes her feel her children will be safe on campus.

“My children will continue to wear masks and take all precautions possible,” Hammon said.

Although her children are in private school now, Hammon continues to write to the School Board of Manatee County, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Richard Corcoran, the commissioner of the Florida Department of Education, to advocate for everyone to wear masks in school.

“We have to fight for our children who are defenseless right now,” Hammon said. “We have to beg the state of Florida to allow our children to have the smallest sense of safety, which is a mask.”

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS IN PLACE After seeing 76 positive COVID-19 cases in schools within the first two days of school, the School District of Manatee County implemented more COVID-19 protocols including: n Daily temperature checks for employees and randomly for students n All students and employees who are sick or who have symptoms will be sent home until they are symptom free n Schools and buses will be deep cleaned and disinfected daily or in between uses as needed. n Schools will make every effort to social distance as much as possible n Schools will limit non essential visitors and volunteers n District employees visiting schools, other than their own, must wear masks during the school day n All employees will answer questions related to COVID-19 daily as they arrive to work n Mask mandate with opt out option n Elementary schools have plastic shields for classrooms and cafeterias

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The project is a combined effort of Bartoli and Tiger Woods, whose TGR and Tiger Woods Ventures formed a partnership with the PopStroke Entertainment Group in 2019.

PopStroke is a technologyinfused golf and entertainment concept featuring professionally designed putting greens, along with food and beverage and other activities, such as cornhole and foosball.

A two-story restaurant is being constructed alongside the two 18-hole, synthetic-green putting surfaces. The venue will be built on the shore of a small lake just to the north end of Nathan Benderson Park and will have views of the incoming Mote Science and Education Aquarium and the finish tower.

It will be the third PopStroke location (Fort Myers and Port St. Lucie are the others), and Mark Stevens, the president of Stevens Construction, said that in a perfect world, construction could be complete by Jan. 1, 2022. Stevens, however, expects February or March to be more likely target date for completion.

The added significance for East County is that it’s the further expansion of entertainment and recreational opportunities expected to bring in more business from the region and from tourists in general. It’s the first entertainment piece of Benderson Development’s mixed-use plan for the 60-acre East District at UTC, which eventually will include office space, hotels, res-

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PopStroke Founder Greg Bartoli talks about the project in UTC’s East District. PopStroke is expected to be open by early 2022.

taurants and multifamily housing.

Brett Burgher, the executive director of national leasing for Benderson Development, said he expects to announce more fullservice, sit-down restaurants and three to four more entertainment options for the East District in approximately six months. He expects those to open in 18-24 months to join PopStroke.

Burgher said the addition of Tiger Woods’ PopStroke has added to the excitement of the project in terms of added business to the district.

“These guys are bringing a great buzz to Sarasota,” he said.

A golfer, Burgher said he has gone to the PopStroke in Fort

Myers and loves the concept.

When paired with the incoming aquarium, he said it creates a huge synergy that stimulates business.

Bartoli said the addition of recreational and entertainment opportunities in that particular area, just off Interstate 75, makes sense.

“UTC is the epicenter of the area, and PopStroke will draw every single age group,” he said.

“This community is perfect for PopStroke. And we truly are offering something that will be as much fun for a 5-year-old as it will be for a 75-year-old.”

A slab for the PopStroke building will be poured in the next few weeks, and then the project will

go vertical. Stevens said the facility is another example of Woods’ impact on golf and his desire to bring golf to the masses.

“Our goal has always been to design courses that bring people together and are fun for golfers of all abilities and ages,” Woods said in a quote on PopStroke’s website.

“Some of my happiest memories are spending time with my pops on the golf course having putting contests.”

Food, soft drinks, cocktails and a variety of craft beer and wine will be available on the course.

The putting greens will be more in line with the greens you would find on any course, as opposed to miniature golf settings.

“Long gone are the clown mouths and windmills,” Bartoli said. “But you are going to have direct delivery crab cocktails on the course, with a glass of wine.”

Bryon Bell, the president of TGR Design, said PopStroke has found kids love just getting the ball into the hole, even without all the miniature golf gadgets.

He said they learned containment was a big thing for children, where if they hit the ball too hard, it doesn’t go flying off the course.

He has worked with Woods to develop the undulating courses.

“For Tiger, the big thing is playability,” Bell said.

Woods did not attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

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aya Lander, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, had a few ideas of what to do for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, but she wasn’t sure which to pursue.

When the pandemic hit, and she was experiencing an increase in stress and anxiety while adjusting to safety protocols to try to succeed academically, she knew what she wanted to do.

Other students were experiencing more stress and anxiety as well, so she decided to create a relax room to earn her Gold Award, which is the highest achievement for a Girl Scout.

“Once COVID happened, I saw how much stress was arising from teenagers, including myself, because of everything that was going on in the last school year with masks and sitting spread apart,” Lander said. “I saw so many kids were stressed out, and they didn’t have anywhere to go, and they didn’t understand what was happening. I was trying to come up with a way for them to find an escape that’s private.”

Lander worked with staff at the school to turn a second bathroom

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“The school day is long and can be stressful, and your anxiety can get in the way and cause you to be distracted,” she said. “You can step out of class for a few minutes quietly without anyone knowing to reset, calm yourself down and feel more prepared and ready to take on the rest of the day.”

The relax room has a bed, soft lights, aromatherapy, blankets, pillows, coloring books, calm strips and more. Lander also created calm cards that give students breathing, grounding and relaxation techniques.

Students can access the relax room by asking their teachers to go to the clinic.

Laura Anderson, a nurse at Lakewood Ranch High School, was excited to have a relax room at the school because she knew there was a need and that it would be utilized. She said about four students use the relax room daily.

“Coming into the room for the first time, I think they are a little bit hesitant, but once they see everything that Maya has implemented in there, it’s a very calming space,” Anderson said.

Anderson said having a room dedicated to students being able to express their anxieties and calm down helps to destigmatize mental health and shows students they’re not alone.

“I think, especially with anxiety, if you think that you’re the only one, you’re less likely to talk about it with someone else,”

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LIZ RAMOS STAFF WRITER

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akewood Ranch High’s cheerleaders are used to performing to make sure the spotlight is focused on someone else.

But Aug. 1-4 at the Universal Cheerleading Association camp at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota, things were different.

All eyes were focused on the Mustangs, who were front and center.

Taylor Folkers, the Mustangs’ cheerleading captain, said that doesn’t happen often. At most games, they play a complementary role.

“We are mostly here not to show our skills and abilities but to get the school hyped up,” Folkers said. “It’s more about how big your smile is, your technique and how tight (the routines) are.”

That changes when the cheer team enters competitions, such as the ones at the Universal Cheerleading Association camp. Folkers said the intensity increases during those events.

“That’s when we are able to show our skills and a lot of the talent we have,” Folkers said.

“People get to cheer us on for a change.”

The Mustangs showed plenty of skill competing on the varsity and junior varsity levels. They performed a game-day routine, camp routine, band chant, sideline chant and cheer for the judges. Lakewood Ranch’s varsity team placed first for its camp routine and second for its game-day routine while its JV team placed first for both the game-day and camp routines.

Head Coach Sherri Haber is thrilled her cheerleaders are back in action after last season’s competitive cheering schedule was cut short due to the pandemic.

Fortunately, she has girls who are or have been members of local competitive cheer teams, such as the Florida Top Dog All-Stars, which helps them improve the team’s tumbling skills and stunts.

The competition prepares them for their game-day efforts, which took on a strange feel last year when the crowds weren’t able to attend games because of health concerns related to the pandemic.

On Aug. 20 at Lakewood Ranch High’s football field, cheerleader Rain Hanson shook her pompoms and smiled. She was looking at all the people in the stands for the school’s Kickoff Classic game. While some high school football teams in the region had games postponed due to a spike in COVID-19, the Mustangs’ festivities went forward.

Lakewood Ranch High School cheerleaders work together to hold their flyers into the air for a stunt.

Lakewood Ranch High School cheerleaders are charged with keeping up the crowd’s spirits.

“I can’t believe there’s so many people here,” Hanson said.

Hanson and Folkers remember last season when the cheerleaders had to adjust to a much quieter atmosphere. However, this was more normal.

There was such a buzz in the crowd that after their first cheer, Folkers had to gather her teammates, telling them to be louder so they could be heard over the volume of the crowd.

That would have been a challenge to embrace, but the game was canceled a few minutes later when thunderstorms approached the area. Spirit would have to be put on hold.

The Lakewood Ranch cheerleaders can’t wait. After an abnormal year, Folkers said her teammates are motivated more than ever.

“I think we’re coming around, and it’ll be good,” Folkers said.

“We’ve had to definitely talk about all of our games and the things going on at Lakewood Ranch more than ever.”

The success at the cheerleading

event has primed them after the intense competition. Haber said those competitions have become more intense.

“It’s a lot more daunting, and the tumbling is much higher and more difficult than before,” she said.

Some flyers can end up more than 10 feet in the air during a stunt.

Haber said her team has an abundance of talent as it heads into this year’s performance and competitive schedules. The competitive season for cheerleaders culminates with the state competition.

“This is a very highly qualified squad,” Haber said. “There’s honestly no reason if they have their heads in it and have a good ethic that they shouldn’t win state.”

It’s a different world from the task of raising spirit along a sideline.

Folkers said the keys to a winning routine during competitions include having the hardest stunts.

That means members of the team must be dedicated.

“We have a lot of talented girls, but I think if we work together, we could be even better than we are now,” said Sophia Colombo, who is a junior and co-captain of the cheerleading team. “Sometimes we have problems working together and listening and talking, but we all work through it together. I think that’s the most important thing, to be able to work through it together no matter what’s going on. If it’s COVID-19, if someone’s injured on the team, we have someone step in.

“Keeping a positive attitude has definitely made us one of the best teams around here and has made us able to keep the crowd going.”

CHEER ALONG Among the Lakewood Ranch High School cheerleaders’ chants during a game: n “Defense, get tough, get tough.

Defense, get tough.” n “Take that ball away.

T to the A to the K to the E. Take that ball away.” n “Go big green.” n “Offense, it’s time to take it across that line.”

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New site seeks potential friends

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tanding in front of a photo of a big fish he had caught on a family expedition, Lakewood National’s Trevor Kelliher crossed his arms and flashed a big smile.

His dad, Greg, was standing nearby, and he smiled just as wide when his son recalled his titanic struggle. The two have plenty of fish stories they retell.

And golf stories as well. And tales about their fantasy football leagues.

It’s easy to see that the father and son are best friends.

Unfortunately for Trevor, who is 21, other friendships have been hard to cultivate because he was born with cerebral palsy.

It shouldn’t be the case, but it’s the world we live in. People simply don’t want to take the time to find out Trevor is a wellrounded, fun guy.

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The symptoms can vary, but often it involves awkward movement and speech difficulties.

“Trevor’s biggest thing is spasms,” Greg said. “They wanted us to try Botox injections, but that didn’t work. Then there is brain surgery, where they try to stop the nerves from overreacting, … but I don’t know.

AT A GLANCE ALL FRIENDS NETWORK Founder: Trevor Kelliher Status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit Purpose: Help people who have cerebral palsy, autism or developmental disabilities to find friendship and companionship More information: Go to AllFriendsNetwork.com, or call 587-7172.

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Paul Amato, Trevor Kelliher and Greg Kelliher, all of Lakewood National, are hoping All Friends Network can make a difference in the lives of those who have developmental disabilities.

“Cerebral palsy is frustrating, but Trevor has a great heart and a good wit.”

When Trevor was attending high school in Lakeville, Massachusetts, his fellow students at Apponequet Regional High School eventually found out about his good heart and wit.

But that was in a school setting.

Once he graduated in 2018, he struggled to meet new friends.

Greg decided to move with Trevor to Lakewood National to give them both a “new lease on life.”

Although they love their home and the area, Trevor’s struggles

continued. So they sat down and brainstormed.

What if they started an online network that would allow people with cerebral palsy, autism or other developmental disabilities to connect and develop relationships? All Friends Network was born in spring 2020 because, as Trevor says, “Everyone deserves a best friend.”

Fortunately, Greg’s best friend of 56 years, Lakewood National’s Paul Amato, understands the financial workings of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and has acted as the chief financial officer.

“Trevor does the work, 24/7,”

Amato said. “We guide him, but a lot of it is his ideas.”

Greg said it was rough going at the beginning, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic taking hold.

“We struggled getting members at first,” Greg said. “But now we are up to 53 members.”

Amato said he was never worried and expects their project to be like turning on a faucet.

The membership so far is divided evenly between males and females. Area businesses have supported the endeavor, such as Dairy Queen on State Road 70 giving 10 $10 gift certificates to use as prizes.

Trevor knew he needed to have something other than conversation on the site, so he added a daily trivia quiz, prizes and activities. Eventually, he would like to add live events.

“We don’t know anyone, at least around here, who has done this,” Greg said. “We have people reaching out because they are looking for a companionship.”

After high school, Trevor said his dream was to find a job that would allow him to help people.

It appears he has found it.

“It’s a passion, no doubt,” Amato said.

Amato said they currently are searching for ambassadors who would be willing to spread the word about All Friends Network.

Anyone interested can contact them at AllFriendsNetwork.com.

Greg said he is just happy to see his son have a pursuit that brings him happiness. “(Trevor) was asking me: ‘How am I living my life? What can I do to help people?’” he said.

“This gives him a purpose in life.”

Trevor agrees that he has found his calling.

“I enjoy helping all these people,” he said. “It’s something I’ve worked on a long time. I am driven, and I love it.”

Jay Heater is the managing editor for the East County Observer. Contact him at JHeater@ YourObserver. com.

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“The real estate market is as hot as it’s ever been,” Krumm said in a RASM release. “The demand for homes is so high that we’re selling homes as quickly as they come available. Almost every home you see for sale this week won’t be available next week. Interest rates are still playing a big role in the home-buying frenzy here, as well as the desire to live and invest in Sarasota and Manatee counties.”

RASM data shows closed sales for July decreased 7.2% to 2,252 for the two counties when compared to July 2020. Every sale sold at or above its original list price.

In Manatee County, singlefamily home sales decreased 5.8% to 729 sales in July. Condo sales decreased by 6.5% to 258.

In Sarasota County, single-family home sales went down by 9.8% to 882 sales in July. Condo sales decreased by 3.8% to 383 sales.

Manatee County’s median price for home sales in July was a record high of $430,000. That’s an increase of 19.8% over July 2020. Sarasota’s $400,000 median sales price is a 22.2% percent increase over July 2020.

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“The incredible price increases we’ve seen are forecast to subside, but not recede, over the next year,” Krumm said in the release.

Finding a home will remain a difficult proposition. The inventory of all property types in the two counties decreased year over year by 65.7% to 1,771 active listings at the end of the month, according to the release.

Manatee ups vaccination offerings The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination offerings at the Palmetto Bus Station site, 1802 Eighth Ave., Palmetto.

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Former Lakewood Ranch High baseball outfielder Grant McCray was promoted from the Arizona Complex League Giants (rookie league) to the San Jose Giants (A level) on Aug. 20.

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The Out-of-Door Academy senior wide receiver Ashton Lamb caught the Thunder’s lone touchdown in the team’s 7-7 tie against Parrish Community High in the Kickoff Classic on Aug. 20. The game was called at halftime because of lightning.

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New ODA football coach expects his team to have some growing pains.

BUILDING THUNDER Jon Haskins is in his first season as The Out-of-Door Academy football coach.

AT A GLANCE THE OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY FOOTBALL 2020 record: 2-5 (lost 20-19 to Bishop Snyder High in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference Class A championship game) Coach: Jon Haskins, first season Key to the season: ODA has a thinner margin for error than other teams because of its lack of depth.

Regular season schedule All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted n Aug. 26 vs.

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ive months into the job, Out-of-Door Academy football Coach Jon Haskins is enjoying the challenge.

Navigating both the COVID-19 pandemic and a smaller roster than he had at Reno High has presented hurdles. Haskins said playing his athletes on both sides of the ball will be new for him, as will potentially using e i g h t h g ra d e rs if they’re the best option at a position.

Haskins said he’s still hesitant to do that but will consider it. He said he’s happy to be starting with a big group of offensive linemen who are Sophomore underCharlie Tack, classmen, could be an which will offensive provide a weapon.

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“I would have never guessed that we would have one of the biggest lines in all three counties (Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte),” Haskins said. “The future is bright in that regard.”

At the team’s Aug. 18 practice, Haskins focused on conditioning,

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“You have to play the whole game.

Our conditioning has to be good enough to do that.”

Tack is one of the players Haskins will count on the most in his first season. Tack was named an honorable mention on the AllSSAC Class A team as a freshman linebacker. He will be asked to lead on the defensive side alongside veterans including senior defensive end Austin Goins.

Returning to the offense are senior wide receiver Connor Pope and senior running back Grady Paxton. That duo will be expected to carry the offensive load. Pope caught 29 passes for 491 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior while Paxton had 94 carries for 525 yards and six touchdowns. Those numbers came while the duo split touches with the now-graduated Nolan Lewellen (43 catches and 26 carries, 1,015 total yards). With him gone, Pope and Paxton’s production should only increase.

Haskins said he also expects a big season from senior wide receiver/running back Ashton Lamb, who had 14 total touches for 149 yards last season. Expect those numbers to increase in 2021.

A starting quarterback hasn’t been named. The only two players listed as quarterbacks on ODA’s roster are freshmen Josey Rubinstein and Greg Robinson. It will be an area of inexperience.

Haskins is realistic about expectations for the first year of his tutelage.

“I’m excited,” Haskins said.

“We won’t be perfect. We want to go undefeated, of course, but that probably won’t happen.

“We want to consistently improve. We want that to be our hallmark, just like the (state champion) baseball program has done and just like (boys basketball coach) B.J. Ivey is doing. We’re trying to be the best version of ourselves, and I think that can be a good football team.”

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ODA senior boys cross-country runner Tristan McWilliam finished 19th at the state meet in 2020.

Senior setter Mackenzie Schmucker will be a leader on the Lakewood Ranch volleyball team.

lthough football often dominates attention on the fall sports schedule, East County has plenty of fine athletes in other sports just beginning their schedules.

Lakewood Ranch High volleyball senior Mackenzie Schmucker will attempt to end her high school career with another stellar season. As a junior setter, Schmucker had 444 assists (29.6 per match), 121 digs (8.06 per match), 31 kills (2.06 per match) and 28 aces (1.86 per match).

She’ll be joined by junior Andrea Dietz, who had a team-high 138 kills (9.20 per match) and was second on the team in digs with 150. Those two, plus promising sophomore Avery Rissler, make up a talented core for Mustangs.

Watch out for Braden River High’s volleyball team as well.

The Pirates are coming off a trip to the Sunshine State Athletic Conference state tournament in beach volleyball this spring.

Even though that doesn’t directly translate to indoor volleyball success, any experience in big matches is a plus. Look for senior outside hitter Sierra Arnsperger to have a big season.

In the pool, Lakewood Ranch senior boys swimmer Dimiter Zafirov might be East County’s best chance at a medal. He finished fifth in the 100 butterfly (50.32 seconds) at the 2020 state meet. Out-of-Door Academy junior boys swimmer Felipe Baf-

fico Balharry also has a shot at a medal. He finished seventh in the 100-meter butterfly (49.94) and eighth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:40.91) in 2020.

In golf, the Lakewood Ranch boys team has the potential to put together a special season.

Coach Dave Frantz said that eight of the team’s 11 players scored between a 70 and 79 at tryouts, and he expects this to be the deepest Mustangs team in a decade. Lakewood Ranch will be led by Tim Williamson, who finished 19th overall at the 2020 state tournament (75-78—153).

The Mustangs girls have potential as well after finishing eighth in the state in 2020. Lakewood Ranch has returnees junior Lauren Hosier, who finished 44th overall (82-83—165); junior Jessica Kobetitch, who finished 51st overall (84-86—170); and junior Mia Edgar, who finished 60th overall (93-85—178).

Although they play for Saint Stephen’s Episcopal, boys golfers Alex and Beni Long live in Lakewood Ranch and are worth watching. Alex, a sophomore, finished tied for seventh at the 2020 state tournament (74-76— 150); Beni, a junior, finished third (74-72—146) but wasn’t eligible for a medal because he missed the team’s district tournament.

He could land one in 2021.

One person who will not be playing high school golf is two-time girls 4A champion

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Lakewood Ranch senior boys swimmer Dimiter Zafirov finished fifth in the 100 butterfly in 2020.

Jacqueline Putrino, who moved to Lakewood Ranch during the offseason. Putrino has elected to focus on national tournaments instead of going for a three-peat.

Finally, on the cross-country circuit, the girls take center stage. Mustangs seniors Aurora Melzer and Grace Marston finished ninth (19:16:60) and 11th (19:18.20) respectively at the Class 4A state meet in 2020.

ODA junior Maria Shaw finished 12th (19:59.00) at the Class 1A state meet. All three should finish in the top 10 this season.

On the boys side, ODA senior Tristan McWilliam finished 19th (16:54.10) at the Class 1A meet in 2020 and should do well again.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the East County Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

Lakewood Ranch senior boys golfer Tim Williamson finished 19th at the state tournament in 2020.

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She always had grown her hair to her waist, but it had fallen out after treatments for breast cancer began.

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And that air conditioning hurt my scalp. … It really did.”

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“For me, it’s not so much the hat,” said Cruz, 33, who lives in Arcadia. “It’s knowing these kids put their time into it. It was knowing they had us on their minds.”

The kids are Owen Eakle, a junior at The Out-of-Door Academy, and Toby Schwenk, a sophomore at Sarasota Military Academy. The two founded Warrior Wear in 2020. They solicit organizations, businesses and individuals to help them find

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One of the key contacts to this point has been the Red Cross, which has reached out to volunteers to help the boys collect more than 70 items.

They hope to expand that reach in the future.

“It means something special to patients,” Cruz said. “I’ve had a double mastectomy in July, and I am healing now. Those hats and the little prayers that churches attach to bandanas and give to us are special. It helps us mentally and emotionally.”

Because doctors found more cancer under one of her armpits, she needs to have more surgery to remove lymph nodes there. Her lead doctor is Janice Eakle, who is Eakle’s mom.

Dr. Janice Eakle reached out to Cruz to see if she would talk about the boys’ effort for this story about Warrior Wear.

“Dr. Eakle is a very private person, a phenomenal doctor, so for her to reach out to me is big,” Cruz said.

The idea for Warrior Wear came from the boys themselves.

They met at Boy Scout events and became friends. Schwenk’s mom, Heather, is a physician assistant at Florida Cancer Specialists and said she wasn’t surprised when the boys came up with the idea.

“It’s just them wanting to help others as much as they can,” she said. “Now the patients enjoy looking through (the knitted items). They almost always walk out with one.”

Both Toby Schwenk, who lives in Panther Ridge, and Owen Eakle, who lives in East County, said they have seen the effects of cancer on family members, so they wanted to find a way to help the cancer patients.

“It makes me feel good to see someone enjoying the hats,” Schwenk said.

“It was a colorful way to show our support,” Eakle said.

Although Schwenk is a swimmer, and Eakle runs cross-country and track, they say they will continue to dedicate their time to finding more knitted items.

Those who would like to donate knitted items for the patients or help the cause can contact Schwenk and Eakle at WarriorWearSRQ@gmail.com.

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CASUAL CORNHOLE Begins at 9 a.m. at Bob Gardner Park, 2710 White Eagle Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Lakewood Ranch Community Activities hosts casual cornhole play. The event is free for Lakewood Ranch residents and $10 for nonresidents. For more information or to register, go to MyLWR.com.

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REC DAY AT THE PARK Runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. Nathan Benderson Park hosts Rec Day, which offers participants to try stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing, fishing and more. Meet at the base of the finish tower. For more information, go to NathanBendersonPark.org. The fee is $10 per person or $5 for an adult who brings a child. The event is free for children 6 and younger. Fishing licenses are required for all participants who choose to fish.

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MARKET AT LAKEWOOD RANCH Runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, 8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. The Market at Lakewood Ranch runs every Sunday through September. Vendors will be offering seafood, eggs, meats, dairy products, pastas, bakery goods, jams and pickles among other items. For more information, go to MyLWR.com.

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Bring your own mat and water bottle. Mats must be placed 6 feet apart. All participants are asked to follow social distancing guidelines. For more information or to register for the event, go to LakewoodRanch.com.

64 E., Lakewood Ranch. A special evening service is being held in remembrance of those who have been lost to gun violence. A national, livestreamed service will be viewed in the Peace Presbyterian sanctuary. The event is free, and masks are strongly encouraged. For more information, call 753-7778.

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Goodwill jokes that she spends all day at her job telling people to make art to improve their outlooks and that she’s finally taking her own advice.

“Being in this group is the same Harry Sayer feeling as I had in grad school,” she said. “We all have our studio spaces but as one big group.

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home in Riverdale topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Juan Carlos Curci and Maria Pardo sold their home at 4215 Hawk Island Drive to Ronald Jeffrey LaPace and Patricia Gurin LaPace, of Bradenton, for $1.87 million. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,361 square feet of living area.

HARBOUR WALK

Devin and Anastasiya Longmore, of Bradenton, sold their home at 541 Fore Drive to Dawn Dodge and Michael Chirstopher Ruth, of Bradenton, for $1.6 million.

Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,296 square feet of living area. It sold for $925,000 in 2020.

Liz Ramos

This Country Club East home at 16415 Kendleshire Terrace sold for $1.5 million. It has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,233 square feet of living area.

WATERLINE ROAD

Ronald and Barbara Aller sold their home at 15855 Waterline Road to Ricky and Barbara Ficklin, of Bradenton, for $795,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,555 square feet of living area. It sold for $398,000 in 2011.

COUNTRY CLUB

Richard Weidel Jr. and Theresa Ott sold their home at 13934 Siena Loop to Tcmax LLC for $776,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,144 square feet of living area. It sold for $500,000 in 2010.

Steven and Leila Effertz sold their home at 7915 Matera Court to Larry and Susan Wade, of Bradenton, for $1.53 million.

Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,888 square feet of living area.

Randall Cohen, of Oak Creek, Colorado, sold his home at 7235 Presidio Glen to Aseem Om Rawal and Zohreh Laura Tabatabai, of Tiburon, California, for $479,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,933 square feet of living area. It sold for $250,000 in 2012.

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Edward and Louise Pajor, of Sarasota, sold their home at 16415 Kendleshire Terrace to Jeffrey and Mary Econ, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.5 million. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,233 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.01 million in 2019.

Gary and Lisa Brant, of Salisbury, Pennsylvania, sold their home at 7127 Westhill Court to Howard and Elizabeth Cohen, of East Amherst, New York, for $525,000. Built in 2014, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,583 square feet of living area. It sold for $352,000 in 2017.

RYE WILDERNESS ESTATES

Lisa Einhorn, of Bradenton, sold her home at 16503 First Drive NE to Amy and Freddie Morris, of Venice, for $900,000. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,875 square feet of living area. It sold for $551,100 in 2013.

BRADEN WOODS

Darrell Jon Eckert and Lissette Eckert, of Bradenton, sold their home at 9219 67th Ave. E. to Ramy Pablo Elmasri and Tina Marie Scarpino, of Bradenton, for $799,900. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,843 square feet of living area. It sold for $357,500 in 2019.

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John and Tamara Matthews, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 315 Salvia Court to Stephen Kidwell, of Bradenton, for $715,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,256 square feet of living area. It sold for $390,800 in 2005.

James Joseph Carson Jr. and Ashley Rebecca Carson, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12314 Aster Ave. to Robert William Fleming and Pamela Jane Fleming, of Bradenton, for $530,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,294 square feet of living area. It sold for $371,000 in 2019.

RIVERDALE REVISED

Charles Bigham and Dona Bigham, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4748 Compass Drive to Elizabeth Cruz and Jose Ramon Brito, of Bradenton, for $690,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,691 square feet of living area. It sold for $290,000 in 2009.

BRADEN PINES

Albert and Evelina Tumasian, of Sarasota, sold their home at 10705 Forest Run Drive to Randolph Files and Hila ShamirFiles, of Lakewood Ranch, for SEE REAL ESTATE, PAGE 22

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Charles William Westrip IV and Holly Westrip, of Monticello, Georgia, sold their home at 14717 Fourth Drive NE to Benny Oscar Rivera and Desiree Janine Rivera, of St. Petersburg, for $750,000.

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,936 square feet of living area. It sold for $570,000 in 2020.

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Clifford and Amy Feldman, trustees, sold the home at 12721 Del Corso Loop to Thomas and Deborah Farnish and Thomas Farnish Jr., of Bradenton, for $745,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,887 square feet of living area. It sold for $467,700 in 2013.

Antonia Capitelli, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, sold the home at 12766 Sorrento Way to Christina and Thomas Quinlan, of Lakewood Ranch, for $650,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,349 square feet of living area.

It sold for $560,500 in 2018.

Peter Caruso, of Bradenton, sold his home at 12758 Del Corso Loop to Benjamin Ellinor and Mark Keller, of Bradenton, for $639,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,253 square feet of living area. It sold for $349,000 in 2012.

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$670,000. Built in 1981, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,732 square feet of living area. It sold for $360,000 in 2018.

OAK RUN

Stephen Caruso, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, sold his home at 4516 Oak Run Drive to Lindsay Koehler Fischer and MandyJayne Fischer, of Sarasota, for $650,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,432 square feet of living area. It sold for $359,000 in 2018.

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Ipswich, Massachusetts; a medical director role at Adams House Home for the Aged in Fall River, Massachusetts; and a family medicine residency at North Oakland Medical Centers, Family Practice Program, in Pontiac, Michigan.

GREENBROOK

Opendoor Property Trust I sold the home at 6719 Pirate Perch Trail to Paul and Michelle Forsberg, of Lakewood Ranch, for $640,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,043 square feet of living area. It sold for $574,600 in March.

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Jennifer Brunke, of Sarasota, sold her home at 11205 Copperlefe Drive to Timothy and Margaret Young, of Bradenton, for $629,900. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,006 square feet of living area. It sold for $383,700 in 2019.

Elizabeth Cruz, of Bradenton, sold her home at 517 Mimosa Court to Douglas and Julie Norman, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, for $565,000. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,257 square feet of living area. It sold for $366,400 in 2018.

SUMMERFIELD

Arlene Perry Arisman and Ronald Arisman sold their home at 11710 Soft Rush Terrace to David Dinglie, of Lakewood Ranch, for $600,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,758 square feet of living area. It sold for $344,000 in 2001.

Del Fabro Properties LLC sold the home at 14230 Cattle Egret Place to Fabyan Realty LLC for $425,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,073 square feet of living area. It sold for $193,200 in 2012.

Jeffrey and Shari Entis, of North Port, sold their home at 11859 Hollyhock Drive to John and Jean Hubbard, of Bradenton, for $440,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,061 square feet of living area. It sold for $345,000 in 2020.

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Jeffrey and Sharon Cowgill, trustees, of Centerville, Ohio, sold the home at 8466 Sailing Loop to Mary O’Donoghue, of Lakewood Ranch, for $630,000.

Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,105 square feet of living area. It sold for $275,000 in 2009.

Chad and Marcelyn Nauman, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 12821 Balsam Terrace to Robert Milton, of Bradenton, for $545,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,863 square feet of living area. It sold for $375,000 in 2015.

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John and Pamela Lewis sold their home at 9022 Heritage Sound Drive to Renaud Lecoeuche and Ming Cao, of Issaquah, Washington, for $538,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,074 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2016.

RIVERWALK

Bruce Engel sold his home at 10919 Bullrush Terrace to Joanna Zapior, of Lakewood Ranch, for $513,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,460 square feet of living area. It sold for $340,000 in 2010.

CENTRAL PARK

Tina and Richard Gleitsman and Renato and Sandra Sacchi sold their home at 11130 Battery Park Place to Steven Douglas Foltz and Angela Williams, of Bradenton, for $475,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,859 square feet of

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Paolo and Jeannie Santos, Cecilia Diep, Annie Diep and Alan Diep sold their home at 12096 Longview Lake Circle to Kenneth and Lorraine Scianna, of Bradenton, for $419,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,760 square feet of living area. It sold for $303,000 in 2018.

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