Stephen Panzarino dives into his fitness routine at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA with a splash at 5:45 a.m. He's on the Sarasota YMCA Sharks Masters Swimming team, a club of adult swimmers. Members ...

70 Lakewood Ranch High School athletes trek to the neighboring Lakewood Ranch YMCA, hit the water and get to work. For some, like sophomore Mandy Snell, it's the second workout of the day.

LAKEWOOD RANCH -- She's only been on the job two months, but Kyanne Merrill already has set high priorities as director of Lakewood Ranch community activities. The 33-year-old former general ...

For a time, it seemed as though the YMCA branch in Lakewood Ranch had become too popular for its own good. Branch Director Scott Morin said Friday that the facilities were getting so much use ...