A roundup of Manatee and Sarasota County high school sports for the week of April 20-25, 2026.
MONDAY
Flag Football Districts
Class 4A-District 8
Bloomingdale 58, Venice 7
Newsome 41, Lakewood Ranch 6
Class 3A-District 9
Parrish 25, Gaither 0
Class 3A-District 10
Manatee 13, Palmetto 6: The third-seeded Hurricanes will face No. 2 Mitchell on Wednesday,
Class 2A-District 12
Osceola 66, Southeast 0
St. Pete 39, Bayshore 6
Northeast 26, Booker 6
Class 1A-District 8
Keswick Christian 25, Cardinal Mooney 7
Beach Volleyball
Class 3A-District 11
Palmetto 3, Parrish 2: The Tigers will face top-seeded Lakewood Ranch Wednesday for the title.
Class 1A-District 11
Sr. Pete Catholic 3, Classical Academy 2: St. Pete Catholic will face top-seeded Cardinal Mooney Thursday in the semifinal.
Sarasota Christian 5, Gulf Coast HEAT 0: 1. Ryan Donlin/Reagan Miller (SCS) defeated Mayli Haines/Halle Gardner (GC) 21-12, 21-17; 2. Willow Bobik/Hallee Volkert (SCS) defeated Telah Gardner/Payton Haines (GC) 23-21, 21-10; 3. Linlee Mayer/Hayden Mullet (SCS) defeated Sofia Wingate/Vienna Morehouse (GC) 21-19, 21-12; 4. Ruvae Boskers/Lilah Rickert (SCS) defeated Analise Casebolt/Sophia Howard (GC) 21-19, 21-15; 5. Hannah Bryan/Sophie Miller (SCS) defeated Aliyah Valerio/Milena Lesnik (GC) 17-21, 21-19, 15-13.
The Blazers will face No. 2 seed Bradenton Christian on Thursday in the semifinal.
Softball
Charlotte 8, North Port 1: Elise Indico hit a home run for the Bobcats.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota, Manatee roundup: Flag football, beach volleyball districts start
Reporting by Emma Moon, Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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