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Game balls: Sarasota, Manatee high school football top Week 8 performers

Game balls: Sarasota, Manatee high school football top Week 8 performers

See which Sarasota, Manatee area football players performed the best in Week 8.
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Florida High School Football Week 8: Sarasota, Manatee game previews

Florida High School Football Week 8: Sarasota, Manatee game previews

The Herald-Tribune's breakdown of Week 8 FHSAA, SSAA football games on Thursday and Friday, Oct.8-9, 2026.
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Hurricane Isaias brings Sarasota beach dangers, North Port flooding

Hurricane Isaias brings Sarasota beach dangers, North Port flooding

Hurricane Isaias raises Sarasota surf concerns as North Port reports flooded roads and Manatee County offers sandbag stations.
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Sarasota events canceled as Hurricane Isaias raises weather concerns

Sarasota events canceled as Hurricane Isaias raises weather concerns

Rain and weather concerns surrounding Hurricane Isaias are canceling Sarasota-area events.
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Hurricane Isaias could disrupt Sarasota travel plans

Hurricane Isaias could disrupt Sarasota travel plans

Hurricane Isaias could affect Sarasota travel plans with possible flight delays, heavy rain and dangerous beach conditions.
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Sarasota faces rough surf as Hurricane Isaias slows stone crab prep

Sarasota faces rough surf as Hurricane Isaias slows stone crab prep

Hurricane Isaias brings dangerous surf concerns to Sarasota beaches as rough Gulf conditions slow stone crab preparations in Cortez.
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Week 8 Football: ODA drops battle of unbeatens, Bradenton Christian wins

Week 8 Football: ODA drops battle of unbeatens, Bradenton Christian wins

A roundup of Week 8 high school football games played by Manatee, Sarasota area teams on Thursday, Oct. 8 and Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
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Florida football Super 10 poll: Columbia back at No. 1; Raines closes gap

Florida football Super 10 poll: Columbia back at No. 1; Raines closes gap

Columbia retakes the No. 1 spot in Class 4A after beating Manatee in Week 7. Raines gets first-place votes in Class 3A after topping Venice.
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Hurricane Isaias raises Sarasota flood risk, beach dangers

Hurricane Isaias raises Sarasota flood risk, beach dangers

Heavy rain could bring flooding to Sarasota as Manatee County faces a flood watch and Hurricane Isaias sends swells toward area beaches.
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Sarasota tourism spending rises despite lower lodging occupancy

Sarasota tourism spending rises despite lower lodging occupancy

Sarasota County welcomed more visitors and higher tourist spending in August, even as lodging occupancy declined.
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Top Sarasota weekend events include Oktoberfest, chili, boat races

Top Sarasota weekend events include Oktoberfest, chili, boat races

Oktoberfest celebrations, a chili cookoff, boat races and more events taking place in the Sarasota area this weekend, Oct. 9-11.
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Longtime Venice Bishop Frank Dewane dies at Sarasota hospital

Longtime Venice Bishop Frank Dewane dies at Sarasota hospital

Bishop Frank Dewane, who led the Catholic Diocese of Venice for nearly two decades, died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.