by JGuthrie | Feb 29, 2020 | Blake, Hillsborough
By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Sophomore Salvy Urso punctuated a decisive Hillsborough win, depositing his first high school home run over the fence in center and right on the banks of the Hillsborough River Friday afternoon as the Terriers defeated district...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Bloomingdale, East Bay, Features
By Bob Bellone VALRICO – Richie Martin admits he was taken aback by flame-throwing Plant senior Mychal Givens as a 14-year-old freshman making his Bloomingdale debut in 2009. “He’s throwing 96 and it’s like, ‘Man, am I cut out for this? I don’t know if I’m ready for...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Armwood, Plant City
By Brandon Wright SEFFNER – As temperatures clipped the forties last night, Tyler Dowdy toed the rubber in the bullpen and tried to find the grip on his signature wipeout curveball. No dice. “I told my catcher that I just couldn’t get my grip on my curve in warm-ups...
by JGuthrie | Feb 27, 2020 | Jesuit, Track & Field
Staff Message: Coaches, we hope to bring you coverage on a weekly basis and hope to highlight as many athletes as we can. But your participation with the coaches who are already dedicated to producing these articles is needed. From results, to photos, to getting us in...
by JGuthrie | Feb 26, 2020 | Alonso, Wharton
By Mike Camunas NEW TAMPA — Wharton didn’t need much, while Alonso could’ve used more. The Wildcats (3-0) eked out a 3-2 rainy win over the Ravens (0-3) on Tuesday evening in a game that had plenty of chances to be broken wide open, as the teams combined...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2020 | Baseball Notebooks, Berkeley Prep, Hillsborough, King, Leto, Plant City, Wharton
TAMPA – A debilitating back injury not only took Berkeley Prep’s Davis Childers off the baseball field, at one point the ailment even forced him from the classroom. But there was one thing the injury couldn’t take from Childers – his spirit. Childers and his family...
