CHIP LITHERLAND PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Venice High School varsity football squad charges the soggy field for the delayed start of the Indians' matchup against Cardinal Mooney High School in Venice, Florida.. Area teams rode out the lightning from the storm to finally begin their 2007 football season.
     
  
   
  
     
  
   
  
Monsignor Pace High School's Adrian Cardenas celebrates after sliding in for a score against Bishop Kenny High School during their win in the FHSAA 4A State Baseball Final at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.
     
  
As seen through holes in a dugout, Manatee East and the Braden River All Star teams battle it out during their matchup at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton, Florida.
   
  
     
  
   
  
Riverview High School's Stacey Collier places himself in the blocks before competing in the 400m hurdles during a county track meet at Booker High School in Sarasota, Florida.
     
  
   
Cincinnati Reds center fielder Corey Patterson leaps against the wall as he misses a Philadelphia Phillies long ball during their matchup at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.
   
     
  
Goalkeeper Kevin St. John leaps into the air to block a shot against a setting Florida sky over Bradenton, Florida, during a goalkeeper evening camp rat Lakewood Ranch High School un by professional goalkeeper and coach Gjoko Tasevski. The training with heavy conditioning and technical training is held every Friday year-round by Tasevski, director of Goalkeeper World in Sarasota.
   
Lakewood Ranch High School's Aaron Bassett jumps into his teammates arms after the Mustangs' 7-0 semi final win over Boynton Beach in Tampa, Florida, on their way to a FHSAA 5A State Championship.
   
Zac "Attack" Calhoon falls to the ground jokingly as he finishes running the bases during a clinic for kids during Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Children were given a rare and free opportunity to work Cincinnati Reds players, who helped them learn fundamentals such as base running, catching, and throwing.
     
  
Lemon Bay High School's Robert Nabers, right, tags out Monsignor Pace's Jay Ascencio at second in a cloud of dust in sunset light during the Sarasota Baseball Classic at the City of Sarasota Sports Complex.
   
  
     
  
The Lakewood Ranch High School Mustangs baseball team watches as their team plays the Sarasota High School Sailors in Sarasota, Florida.
   
University of South Florida defensive end George Selvie celebrates with rabid fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., after their upset win over #5 West Virginia Mountaineers. The USF football team reached the goal of being ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in their relatively new program.
   
Venice High School senior Kyle Keefe heads into the locker room as a storm moves overhead prior to the delayed start of the Indians' matchup against Cardinal Mooney High School in Venice, Florida. Area teams rode out the lightning from the storm to finally begin their 2007 football season.