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St. Andrews South member Jim Goumas warms up on the club’s full-length driving range. Goumas said he values the club because of its members and convenient location. He said, “It’s just a nice, comfortable place to be.”

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J.D. Lamm teaches putting technique while Clayton Toth, 10, of Punta Gorda, and Shane Otway, 11, of Port Charlotte, watch at the Deep Creek summer golf camp on June 9.

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Dave Cook, a tennis player from Punta Gorda, plays in the Tennis with a Heart Tournament, an event to raise money for the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition that took place at the Punta Gorda Club.

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Tennis player Jonathan Villarreal tosses up a serve during the Kids "You Just Got Served" Tennis & Sports Camp June 15 at the Punta Gorda Club.

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Kayla Johnson, a Charlotte High School Tarpon, tries to tag this Port Charlotte High School Pirate at second base for an out.

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Charlotte High School catcher Geoffrey Saine throws to the pitcher during warm up before the game played against the junior varsity baseball team from Port Charlotte High School on Feb. 22.

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Running the ball and holding off this Cape Youth player was Dontavious Whitfield, a tiny mite, who competed in the Pop Warner Jamboree that was held on Aug. 14 in Port Charlotte.

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Charlotte Warrior Pee-Wee cheerleader Teeunandra Forde performs during the annual Pop Warner Jamboree.

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Kyle Sanders, 10, fishing with his brother Kevin, 7, and dad Curtis found the more you lean, the better chance you have of catching the big one.

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The Peace River Bridge is the perfect backdrop for Lynn Stengel to enjoy on a cool morning.

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Don Tillett takes the low approach to riding in an easy-on-the-back recumbent as he starts the Breast Cancer Awareness Ride Oct. 9.

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Karen Freeman and Peggy Nederveld chug past the History Park while trying out the popular new Shreve Street connector path, a key link in the Ring Around the City project.

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Randy Byrd, of Punta Gorda, shoots during a Wednesday night mixed league at the Ice House Pub in Punta Gorda. Byrd is an alternate on the CCDA state teams, which is fifth out of 24 associations throughout Florida.

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Swimmer Keith Alvey participates in the mixed 25-yard freestyle event during the Charlotte County Special Olympics regional swim meet July 25 in Punta Gorda.

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Ganzalo Fernandez enjoys spending some quality time with his son Santiago Fernandez, 11, at the Moonlight Swim held at South County Regional Park in Punta Gorda on July 17.

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Shaylee Clement, 5, kicks the ball from the sideline on opening day of the Punta Gorda Soccer Club's season.

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Collyn Shelatz, 14, clears the rails with her Welsh pony, Pony Boy, with no problems during the senior hunter class during the County 4-H horse show.

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Paulette Stoudt, a trainer for Sand Cay Farms in Punta Gorda, runs one of the quarter horse racehorses around the track during his training.

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While she is soft-spoken, Carr said she is a fierce competitor and wants to pass her drive on to younger people, both on and off the track.

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Bob Faulkner watches his home run leave the ball park. Faulkner hit two homers for the Charlotte State Bank team, but they still lost their championship game 15-14 to Dr. Callejas in the Charlotte County Half Century Soft Ball League.

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Coach Cain is impressed with the big improvement by Caleb Coldiron, 17, who practices his breast stroke during the early morning practice.

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Ariana Cruz, 12, connects during Challengers practice at South County Regional Park in Punta Gorda.