by JGuthrie | Feb 15, 2020 | Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Tampa Bay Tech, Wharton
Editor’s note: Our preseason coverage has changed up a bit this season as the FHSAA has realigned the district, making our normal district previews a little bit obsolete with so many out-of-county teams mixed in with our Hillsborough Co. programs. So instead, we have...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
By Brandon Wright DOVER – The last time Strawberry Crest and Freedom squared off in a district semifinal, the visiting Patriots handed a very young Charger squad a stinging, 2-0 defeat two season ago. Alex Marshall and his Crest teammates hadn’t forgot. Marshall was...
by JGuthrie | Aug 19, 2018 | Basketball, Features, Freedom
Longtime Freedom basketball coach Laurie Pacholke addresses the crowd at the “Taking a Charge Against Cancer” fundraiser in her honor at Keswick Christian School. To support Freedom Coach Laurie Pacholke’s fight against cancer a GoFundMe page...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2018 | Freedom, Wharton
Wharton senior Leo Alfonzo went 3-for-3, with three RBI as the Wildcats got a district win over Freedom. By Will Turner 813Preps correspondent TAMPA – Backed by a perfect evening at the plate from Leo Alfonzo and a solid starting pitching from Brian Baughman, Wharton...
by JGuthrie | May 3, 2017 | Baseball Playoffs, Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
Freedom RHP Khalil Al’mutasim carried a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with a one-hit shutout as Patriots defeated Strawberry Crest 2-0 in Class 8A-District 4 semifinal. By Jarrett Guthrie DOVER – At one point Freedom senior Khalil Al’mutasim looked...
