Spring sports nominees announced for the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards May 24 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is proud to announce most spring sports nominees for the 2022 Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards at 7:30 p.m. on May 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The show is produced with support from Lakewood Ranch.

Nominees for lacrosse, tennis, softball, baseball, and boys weightlifting appear below. Track and field nominees will appear Monday.

More than 200 high school athletes from across the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte area will be honored at the show. The show will also name players of the year for more than 20 sports and include several major awards, including overall Players of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and a Courage Award. Fred McGriff will join the show as a guest speaker.

Learn more on the program and see which athletes have already been named nominees on the show's website here.

Nominated athletes must register for the event here.

Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. Additional tickets may be purchased here.

The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards is part of the USA Today High School Sports Awards program, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.

Full Sarasota Herald-Tribune All-Star teams will continue to be detailed this month. Here are the spring sports nominees for the High School Sports Award:

BOYS LACROSSE

Lucas Anthony, Lakewood Ranch High, sophomore

Jacob Brown, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, sophomore

Jack Clarkson, Venice High, senior

Randy Choeiri, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, senior

Ken Kaiser, Riverview High, senior

Dylan Katchen, Lakewood Ranch High, senior

Sean Laureano, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, junior

Patrik McGrath, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, senior

Justin Millican, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, junior

Carter Mihailoff, Sarasota High, junior

Kevin Southerland, Riverview High, senior

Matt Vera, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, junior

GIRLS LACROSSE

Emma Bonacuse, Out-of-Door Academy, junior

Sienna Cassella, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, sophomore

Gianna Falbo, Venice High, senior

Ava Kozicky, Sarasota High, freshman

Grace Knowles, Manatee High, freshman

Susan Lowther, Riverview High, sophomore

Ashling Marshall, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, sophomore

Penelope May, Manatee High, junior

Aubrey Robbins, Out-of-Door Academy, sophomore

Sophia Santagata, Venice High, junior

Caroline Steinwachs, Riverview High, freshman

Dani Taraska, Out-of-Door Academy, senior

GIRLS TENNIS  

Nicole Cierniak, Venice High, junior

Nika DeLong, Venice High, sophomore

Alexis Dunlap, Manatee High, senior

Odessa Eisch, Parrish Community High, senior

Mikayla Faure, Venice High, sophomore

Isabella Heidenberger, Sarasota Christian School School, 7th grade

Marie L’Abbe, Lemon Bay High, senior

Rosey Lowder, Lemon Bay High, sophomore

Adela Piskor, Venice High, sophomore

Avery Shirley, Lemon Bay High, freshman

Jordan Shirley, Lemon Bay High, senior

Christine Wu, Venice High, freshman

BOYS TENNIS

Hunter Andres, Lemon Bay High, sophomore

Xander Beiniek, North Port High, senior

Daniel Bullock, North Port High, senior

Troy Dozeman, Manatee High, junior

Steve Ethier, Lemon Bay High, freshman

Thomas Martins, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, sophomore

Seth Neitlich, Venice High, junior

Ricardo Perazzolo, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, sophomore

Jake Pettingell, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, senior

Max Pettingell, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, sophomore

Charlie Siddons, Venice High, junior

Hector Torres, North Port, senior

SOFTBALL

Alex Call, Parrish Community, sophomore

Ella Coiner, Lakewood Ranch, senior

Mickey Coslor, Port Charlotte, junior

Michelle DiPuma, Riverview, senior

Ella Dodge, Lakewood Ranch, sophomore

Maddi Duncan, Cardinal Mooney, sophomore

Lexi Fitzgerald, Charlotte, sophomore

Taylor Halback, Venice, senior

Micaela Hartman, Venice, senior

Grace Hogie, Lakewood Ranch, senior

Jasmine Jones, Charlotte, junior

Jocelyn Leal, Manatee, senior

Sydney McCray, Lakewood Ranch, senior

Cassidy McLellan, Lakewood Ranch, junior

Jada Phillips, Braden River, sophomore

Jayme Prandine, Manatee, senior

Layne Preece, Venice, sophomore

Raionna Smith, Venice, freshman

Ella Torres, Parrish Community, junior

Jewelie Vanderkous, North Port, junior

Isabella Vega, Parrish Community, junior

Whitney Waldo, Palmetto, junior

Faith Wharton, Charlotte, junior

Grace Woodring, Parrish Community, junior

BASEBALL

Abel Albarran, Lemon Bay High, junior

Bernard Barnes Jr., Sarasota High, sophomore

Chris Barr, Riverview High, senior

Josh Cone, Out-of-Door Academy, senior

Stephen Deans, Venice High, senior

Luke Donley, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School, junior

Noah Eatman, Parrish Community High, senior

Giovanni Giuliani, Out-of-Door Academy, junior

Luis Garrido, Palmetto High, senior

Tyler Goforth, Palmetto High, junior

Troy Guthrie, Parrish Community High, sophomore

Paddy Hebda, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, senior

Myles Jordan, Manatee High, senior

Sam Klanot, Riverview High, junior

Aidan Marino, Out-of-Door Academy, senior

Mike Murray, North Port High, senior

Adrian Nina, Port Charlotte High, sophomore

Ben Papineau, Sarasota Christian School, senior

Lochlan Radloff, Lakewood Ranch, sophomore

Bronson Sessa, Cardinal Mooney, senior

Pip Smalley, Riverview, senior

Lance Trippel, Sarasota, senior

Mario Trivella, Sarasota, senior

John Whitney, Venice, senior

BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING

Zachary Anderson, Charlotte High, junior

John Breaux, Charlotte High, senior

Kale Bunce, Palmetto High, freshman

Rylee Jackson, Palmetto High, senior

Max Kollar, Riverview High, senior

Christian Kreegel, Charlotte High, senior

George Philip, Venice High, senior

Wyett Rightmire, Imagine School at North Port, senior

JR Rosenberg, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, junior

Nathaniel Smith, Charlotte High, junior

Landon Spanninger, Lemon Bay High, sophomore

Charles Van Amburg, Port Charlotte High, senior

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