Samantha Merigliano is a Florida State University majorette, a Sarasota local and now a placing competitor in the International Baton Twirling Federation’s world championships. The competition, which ...

Robert Leske was exhausted, running on fumes and carried only by adrenaline and a sense of obligation. His flight from England landed in New York as midnight approached, and then began a scramble to ...

Courtesy photo Mackenzie Detwiler (left) and her sister, Courtney Detwiler, competed together in the Adult Duet World Competition and are currently ranked fifth in the world. Altoona residents ...

When Julia Arciola steps onto the field at Kenan Stadium, she is alone. Not in the literal sense of the word — she’s usually surrounded by the 300-odd members of the Marching Tar Heels, not to mention ...

Robert Leske has grown accustomed to performing before massive audiences, often with about 60,000 people looking on and expecting a flawless presentation. That’s actually the easy part. “It’s a fun ...

There’s not a whole lot that Cheyenne Sorenson hasn’t done in local competition baton twirling. She still wants to accomplish much more, though. The 16-year-old student set to enter her senior year ...