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 | May 7, 2019 | Features, Lennard
His name is Yazael Nunez. That might be news to some of his Lennard High teammates, who have known the shortstop and pitcher simply as Yoyo. The origin of that moniker was the first thing our Bob Bellone wanted to know during a recent interview. Your nickname...
by JGuthrie | May 6, 2019 | Jesuit
Jesuit junior catcher Bennett Lee will miss the remainder of the season after breaking two fingers. Staff Report TAMPA – Jesuit got hit with a bit of bad news heading into the district tournament week, learning that they will be without junior captain,...
by JGuthrie | May 5, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Bloomingdale junior Brock Wilken finished the regular season in style, blasting his county-leading 10th home run on Friday night at Jefferson. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – There wasn’t much time to even appreciate its departure. Bloomingdale junior Brock...
by JGuthrie | May 4, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Jefferson
Bloomingdale head coach Kris Wilken congratulates his senior Kyle Merkle By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Bloomingdale got all it needed early as Antonio De Jesus made Colby Shelton’s double in the second hurt with his own RBI single, and Nico Saladino...
by JGuthrie | May 4, 2019 | Durant, Gaither
Durant sophomore Alex Canney earned the save on the mound, and also had a key RBI bunt and run scored in the Cougars five-run, sixth inning. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener TAMPA – The last game of the regular season typically has a ho-hum...