Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic off to a great start
The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic is back on this year and has been extremely well received. Tennis players and spectators alike have had an eventful first week.
As this week of tennis comes to an end, there was some great action to be seen on the courts from mixed doubles tennis.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Tarpon Trot
Try it once, and you’ll be hooked!
By Karen Hoeft
Run the island from one end to the other … that’s how the challenge began. Two longtime friends, Kyle Hocker and David…
THE ISLAND GOLFER: Taking up golf? A better chance for success if you excel at tennis
Long dubbed country club sports, tennis and golf experienced a resurgence in popularity in the past 20 months due to pandemic-related dynamics. Both sports have risen from a co…
Be a friend of the pelican: Reel, remove, release
“A wonderful bird is the pelican; his bill can hold more than his belly can.”– Dixon Lanier Merritt
The above excerpt from Merritt’s poem is true: A pelican’s pouch can hold…
You’re never too old try something new!
91-year-old retired United Airlines pilot and Navy Veteran John O’Connell paddleboarded for the first time in his life this past week in Boca Grande waters.He was accompanied b…
Back Country Fishing with Capt. Sandy Melvin
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Pigskin Pick’em
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