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Sports from local newsrooms

From Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ABC7 WWSB and Florida Weekly, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. Sarasota Herald-TribuneNov. 6

    Venice football makes first ever FHSAA Open Division as an eighth seed

    Venice football made the first-ever Open Division, a bracket made up of the top eight teams in Florida, which was announced on Friday, November 6.

  2. ABC7 WWSBNov. 6

    Venice comes up short in bid to reach state finals in Class 6A Girls Volleyball

    The Venice Lady Indians Volleyball Team lost in the FHSAA Class 6A state semifinals to Horizon after pulling ahead two sets to none in the early part of the contest.

  3. Sarasota Herald-TribuneNov. 6

    Venice volleyball reverse swept in semifinal match against Horizon

    In its first state semifinals appearance since 2022, Venice volleyball was reverse swept, losing 3-2 to Horizon on Friday, November 6.

  4. Sarasota Herald-TribuneNov. 6

    Vote for the Herald-Tribune Sarasota, Manatee Top Team for October

    The Herald-Tribune will be honoring Sarasota and Manatee's top high school teams each month. Vote here for the best squad

  5. Sarasota Herald-TribuneNov. 5

    Beckett Hammers carries her family's Venice volleyball legacy forward

    Beckett Hammer's has deep Venice family ties. But for most of her life, she lived 600 miles away from it. Now, she's carrying that legacy forward.

  6. Florida WeeklyNov. 5

    Test your skills at spades

    Want to test your skills at a game of spades?

In brief

The short notes of 5AM North Port’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • VolleyballVenice was reverse swept, 3-2, by Horizon in the Class 6A semifinal on Fri., Nov.

    Venice was reverse swept, 3-2, by Horizon in the Class 6A semifinal on Fri., Nov. 6. It was Venice's first state semifinals appearance since 2022. The Lady Indians won set one when the Hawks couldn't return a volley on set point, with Venice up 24-21.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSources: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ABC7 WWSB

  • FootballVenice made the FHSAA's first Open Division, a bracket of the top eight teams in Florida, as the No.

    Venice made the FHSAA's first Open Division, a bracket of the top eight teams in Florida, as the No. 8 seed. Its pool includes No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 5 Lakeland.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSource: Sarasota Herald-Tribune