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Athlete of the Week
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Athlete of the Week May 16th - Gage Takacs
BRADENTON – this week’s ABC 7 Athlete of the Week recently became a state champion in weightlifting. But he uses his super-human strength in other endeavors as well.
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Athlete of the Week May 9th - Jordan Miller
BRADENTON - Jordan Miller of Bradenton Christian longs to play on the PGA Tour, and from what we’ve seen, that is not out of the realm of possibility. And for that he …
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Athlete of the Week May 2nd - Myles Braxton-Johnson
BRADENTON - Spring football began Wednesday, but Myles Braxton-Johnson is not among those on the field. He will graduate in May and just received some great news about…
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Athlete of the Week April 25th - Jessica Lown & Linda Antonova
ENGLEWOOD - Lemon Bay High tennis coach Darrell Roach says this is the best girls team he has had in 32 years. They made it to the state championships behind Jessica L…
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Athlete of the Week April 11th - Ro'derick Spears
NORTH PORT - Edwin Moses might have been the greatest hurdler in U.S. olympic history, but he did not match his track prowess with similar talents on the football fiel…
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Athlete of the Week April 4th - Derrick Calloway
BRADENTON - We're used to seeing Derrick Calloway toss around ball carriers for the Manatee Hurricanes defensive line. Now he's throwing the shot put around in champio…
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Athlete of the Week March 21st - Albert de los Santos
SARASOTA - In baseball circles, it is said that when a hitter is on a hot streak, the baseball appears to be the size of a beach ball. Booker High's Albert de los Sant…
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Athlete of the Week March 7th - Courtney Mirabella
BRADENTON - The Braden River Pirates have won their last 5 games by shutout. Pitcher Courtney Mirabella has been right in the thick of things and, for that she is our …
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Athlete of the Week February 28th - Carly Rosa
VENICE - The Latin term "Tabula Rosa" means clean slate. Carly Rosa and the Venice Indians softball team began this season with a clean slate after a tough season last…
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Athlete of the Week February 21st - Nick Havener
SARASOTA - The Riverview Rams lost to Wharton in the boys basketball regionals Tuesday night, but part of the reason they were able to make that playoff run was becaus…
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Athlete of the Week February 14th - Alexandria Bartley
SARASOTA - Alexandria Bartley is strong of both mind and body. After just two short years of training, the Booker sophomore has become one of the best in her sport. Th…
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Athlete of the Week February 7th - Eric Mayes
SARASOTA - Wednesday was National High School Signing Day, and one Suncoast athlete had to choose what sport he would play: basketball or football, and then choose whi…
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Athlete of the Week January 31st - Antonio Blakeney
SARASOTA – The Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team is having a phenomenal season. They are 21-2 because they work as a team. One member of that team is our ABC 7 Athl…
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Athlete of the Week January 17th - DeAngela Harder
BRADENTON - DeAngela Mathis of Southeast High School recently won her 2nd straight MVP award of the Willie Clemons Classic. The fact she did it for the 8th-ranked team…
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Athlete of the Week January 10th - Trevon Young
BRADENTON - Trevon Young of Braden River High School is a big, young man with a body suited to power forward in basketball and offensive line in football. He plays bot…
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Athlete of the Week December 20th - Henry Ford
When this week’s ABC 7 Athlete of the Week was young, he loved football, but he got bored waiting for the season to start. Now, Henry Ford is not the car maker, but he…
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Athlete of the Week December 13th - Cady Cooper
Every now and again we step outside the box of conventional sports for our ABC 7 Athlete of the Week. This week roping doggies is the sport, and Cady Cooper of Palmett…
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Athlete of the Week December 6th - Ju Juan Pollock
The Manatee Hurricanes will travel to Fort Lauderdale to play St. Thomas Aquinas Friday night for the right to play in the Class 7A state championship game. They have …
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Athlete of the Week November 30th - Cord Sandberg
Manatee High School is ranked #1 in the country, and they have the reigning ABC 7 Athlete of the Year with QB Cord Sandberg – who is also this week's Athlete of the Week.
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Athlete of the Week November 15th - Canaan Meester-Kitterman
The state championships for cross country are Friday in Estero, and Canaan Meester-Kitterman will be the lone state qualifier from Manatee County.
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Athlete of the Week November 7th - Ellie Berdusco
Ellie Berdusco's swim coach at St. Stephen's, Lee Cucchi, says that Ellie is one of those special athletes that you just know will be successful.
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Athlete of the Week November 1st - Trevon Walters
The Manatee Hurricanes are #1 in the nation, and while their defense and quarterback deservedly get much of the credit, their running back Trevon Walters is having an …
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Athlete of the Week October 18th - Luke Miller
Recently, Sara Bay Country Club hosted the 19th annual Donald Ross High School Invitational, and the Lakewood Ranch boys won it for the 2nd straight time. Luke Miller …
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Athlete of the Week October 4th - Richie James
The Riverview Rams got their first win against Braden River last week, and they host Palm Harbor this week. In the meantime, they are discovering a very good QB-wide …
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Athlete of the Week September 27 - Taylor Jais
The Venice Indians volleyball team has its sight set on another state title this season. If they are to do that, they will need a big assist from Taylor Jais, our ABC …
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Athlete of the Week September 20th - Cory Crawford
Cory Crawford of Palmetto high School came into his senior season expecting to be one of their top receivers and go-to guys for their offense. A funny thing happened o…
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Athlete of the Week Sept. 13th - Blake Keller
The Manatee Hurricanes are still ranked #1 in the USA Today high school football poll, and their defensive front four is considered #1 in the nation too, or very close…
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2011-2012 Male Athlete of the Year: Cord Sandberg
Fresh off Manatee High's victorious spring game last Friday and a workout with the Colorado Rockies this week, our ABC 7 Male Athlete of the Year Cord Sandberg will no…
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2011-2012 Female Athlete of the Year: Cherlinda Polynice
There were a lot of "nevers" brought up when coaches were discussing our ABC 7 Female Athlete of the Year, but the "nevers" were in a good way: Never had an athlete so…
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