SPORTS Fast Break

WHAT IS A SPRINT CAR?

A sprint car is a high-powered, openwheel race car. They are mostly driven on short dirt tracks. The design came into prominence in the United States in the years following World War II, with cars designed with stripped parts from Model T Fords.

The other popular type of racing in the U.S. is stock car racing, which sees closed-wheel cars race mostly on paved roads. Originally, the “stock” part of the name was literal, as the cars could not be modified from its factory build. The sport has since evolved to allow modifications. NASCAR is stock car’s de facto governing body.

during races, and he knows when to make moves and when to be patient. He said he’s also getting better at giving constructive feedback on the race car after testing.

Lakewood Ranch High junior quarterback Clayton Dees received his first ranking by a scouting/recruiting service March 17 when On3 Sports rated him an 86-grade, threestar player. The 6-foot-3 Dees, who has played one season of varsity football, threw for 1,704 yards and 13 touchdowns and ran for 391 yards and three touchdowns in 2022.

Former Braden River High girls basketball player Cheyenne Stubbs entered the NCAA transfer portal March 14 after two seasons at Canisius College. Stubbs, who is 5-foot5, averaged 8.7 points and 2.9 assists per game in 23 games (12 starts) in 2022.

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High girls basketball player LaDazhia Williams and the Louisiana State University Tigers won their first two games in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Threeseed LSU (30-2) will next play the two-seeded University of Utah (27-4) in the Sweet 16 on March 25 (time and TV channel TBD). Williams had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the team’s second-round 66-42 win over the University of Michigan on March 19. Looking to get some exercise while supporting an important cause? Join Walk MS at 8:30 a.m. March 25 at Nathan Benderson Park. The event raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. To register, visit MSSociety.DonorDrive.com.

The Out-of-Door Academy senior Tyler Beck is fifth in Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A in the pole vault as of March 20. Beck set his season-best mark of 12 feet, 4.75 inches March 18 at the 2023 IMG Spring Break Invitational at IMG Academy.

Andy Weidenbach sank a hole-in-one March 15 on the No. 2 hole of Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club’s Cypress Links course. Weidenbach used an 8-iron on the 146-yard hole.