by JGuthrie | Jul 10, 2017 | Carrollwood Day, Community Stories
Carrollwood Day baseball coach Nick Rodriguez has accepted the position of Head of School at the Brandon Academy and step down as the Patriots head baseball coach after five seasons. (Photo by J. Guthrie/813Preps.com) Staff Report CARROLLWOOD – Patriots baseball coach...
by JGuthrie | Jul 5, 2017 | Football, King
Twelve King High football players started their summers with a five-college tour of football camps and campus tours. (All photos provided by King High Football) By Jarrett Guthrie TAMPA – In his first season as head football coach at King High, Rafael Tolentino said...
by JGuthrie | Jun 3, 2017 | Jesuit, State Baseball Tournament
By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – In a championship showdown against one of the state’s best, Jesuit got all it could have hoped for from closer/relief specialist extraordinaire, senior Jeff Hakanson, called to make his first-ever high school start. Unfortunately, the...
by JGuthrie | Jun 2, 2017 | King, State Baseball Tournament
King Lions – the FHSAA Class 7A state runner-up By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – Every new baseball season starts with anticipation, hopes, and high expectations. If you’re amongst the very best it ends in celebration on championship night, but for every other...
by JGuthrie | Jun 1, 2017 | Jesuit, State Baseball Tournament
By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – A speedster at the bottom of the order can be a huge weapon for a coach, creating the feel of having two leadoff-type guys once the lineup has turned over. Jesuit got to see this theory in action in Thursday’s Class 6A state semifinal...
by JGuthrie | Jun 1, 2017 | King, State Baseball Tournament
King senior pitcher Brian Lee. (file photo) FORT MYERS – Bri-an Le-e, clap, clap, clap-clap-clap. Again and again, the King faithful chanted the name of the little-lefty-who-could as the Lions came away with a 3-1, Class 7A state semifinal win over Naples Gulf Coast...
