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Sports columnist for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, cat lover and twice a survivor of cancer. Do not want a best-of-5.
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Venice High baseball hitting it out of the park under Coach Jose Velez Original

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By Doug Fernandes Verified
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune Verified
Venice High School's baseball program has won seven state titles under the current coaching staff. Hitting coach Jose Velez has helped the team achieve a batting average over .360 this season. At the plate, from one through nine, Venice hitters present myriad problems for opposing pitcher VENICE — With their wives expecting children, Craig Faulkner and Jose Velez first met in a Lamaze class.
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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open at IMG Academy to be Kei Nishikori's final event

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By Doug Fernandes Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
SARASOTA — This year’s Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open will feature both the old and the new. Since its inception in 2008, the annual ATP Challenger Tour tournament has been held at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, the Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center, the United Tennis Center in Bradenton, Laurel Oak Country Club, the Payne Park Tennis Center, and last year, the Sarasota Sports Club.
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Willie Taggart connecting youth, high school coaches to prepare players

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By Doug Fernandes Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
PALMETTO - Before quarterbacking the Manatee High football team to a state championship in 1992, the fourth of five in the legendary career of Hurricane head coach Joe Kinnan, Willie Taggart starred on the youth fields of Palmetto. The town’s favorite son went on to a standout playing career at Western Kentucky University, followed by head coaching jobs at his alma mater, South Florida, Oregon, Florida State, and Florida Atlantic.
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