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Wiregrass Ranch beat Land O' Lakes 16-13 in overtime on Friday, Oct. 9, to take sole possession of first place in Class 5A-District 7 with a 3-0 district record heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
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Pasco County has approved $700,000 to build nine dedicated pickleball courts at Wesley Chapel District Park, the first pickleball-only facility in the county's parks system, with construction targeted for December 2026 and completion by early summer 2027.
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The Land O' Lakes Gators blanked the Cypress Creek Coyotes 35-0 at home in Wesley Chapel on Friday, Sept. 11, a game that doubled as the school's Patriots Day tribute during Homecoming Week.
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Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, a 1,008-student Wesley Chapel magnet school, launched volleyball and cross country this fall and plans to add basketball, wrestling and more sports this winter.
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Wiregrass Ranch QB Levi Pavlikovic completed 17 of 26 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the Bulls' season-opening 24-21 loss to South Sumter, though questions surround a social media claim that the performance set a program single-game passing record.
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The Tampa Bay Jr. Lightning, the Lightning organization's first directly operated youth hockey program, held its inaugural season kickoff Aug. 15 at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, giving local players access to NHL-alumni coaching and Tier 1 competition.
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Michael Molinero, 18, and Aaron Molinero, 13, of Land O'Lakes are the top-ranked Americans in their weight classes on Team USA's karate roster and will compete at international championships in Costa Rica and Poland later this year, with the family self-funding the journey and seeking local sponsors.
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Wesley Chapel High School's soccer program posted a mandatory player and parent meeting on Thursday, August 20, followed by six Wednesday conditioning sessions and tryouts October 13-16, with the boys varsity season opener listed for October 28.
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Beat the Streets Tampa Bay partnered with USF wrestling to run a free summer camp at Fivay High School in Hudson, offering Pasco County youth coaching, academic mentorship, and transportation support.
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The Dixie Softball World Series comes to Starkey Ranch District Park in Odessa from July 25–28, marking the first time West Pasco has hosted the multi-state tournament since the 1980s, with two local players making their final appearance after 15 years together.
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