Doug Fernandes
Sports Columnist at Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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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1 week ago |
heraldtribune.com | Doug Fernandes
Ryan Downes, a Booker High School quarterback, suffered a severe leg injury during a football game. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation, Downes returned to football and led his team to the state semifinals. Downes' resilience earned him Sports Illustrated's "National Comeback Player of the Year" and the Herald-Tribune Courage Award.
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1 month ago |
heraldtribune.com | Doug Fernandes
Cardinal Mooney High School's Cougar Network, led by teacher Ryan Krause, provides students with hands-on experience in sports broadcasting and production. The Cougar Network has seen increasing viewership, with over 1,200 viewers tuning in for a football game. SARASOTA — ESPN may be the worldwide leader in sports, but at Cardinal Mooney High, the Cougar Network is the campus-wide king.
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1 month ago |
heraldtribune.com | Doug Fernandes
Each week The Herald-Tribune staff will select nominees for the Herald-Tribune Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Network, Inc. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Sarasota and Manatee county coaches during the week to [email protected]. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine the Athlete of the Week. The winner of the April 21-26 poll was Venice High baseball player Jonathan Mauro with 26.81% of the vote.
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1 month ago |
heraldtribune.com | Doug Fernandes
Last year's event raised a record $24.8 million, $13 million more than in 2023.
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1 month ago |
heraldtribune.com | Doug Fernandes
Each week The Herald-Tribune staff will select nominees for the Herald-Tribune Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Central Florida Behavioral Network, Inc. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Sarasota and Manatee county coaches during the week to [email protected]. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine the Athlete of the Week. The winner of the April 14-19 poll was North Port High track athlete Damian Howard with 32.29% of the vote.
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both Venice and Braden river baseball teams lose in deciding game of regional final. Venice lost two straight to Tampa Alonso after winning the first game. Tonight, they got clobbered, 10-3.
Venice baseball loses to Alonso, forced to third game to decide regional title https://t.co/aPyryUxNEW
Lights, camera, action. Cardinal Mooney’s Cougar Network is on the air https://t.co/Taz9AeBFuz