by JGuthrie | Feb 13, 2024 | Armwood, East Bay, Features, Hillsborough, Plant City, Preseason Baseball
With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season. We’ll release previews on five teams a day leading up to our BIG 813Preps Top 15 Preseason Rankings on Sunday. [Teams were...
by JGuthrie | Dec 24, 2023 | Baseball, Chamberlain, Features
Martin hired as head coach at Chamberlain By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Chamberlain High has selected its next baseball coach as Stephen Martin will take over the Storm for the 2024 season. Martin, a Chamberlain alum (c/o 2010) and pitcher, has been a member of...
by JGuthrie | Dec 21, 2023 | Baseball, Chamberlain
Ortega departs Chamberlain after three seasons Martin Ortega stepped down as head coach at Chamberlain High on Thursday, after three seasons leading the Storm. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Martin Ortega has left his position as head coach of Chamberlain High’s...
by JGuthrie | Nov 12, 2023 | Baseball, Durant, East Bay, Events, Features, Newsome, Sumner
Newsome hosts Banana Ball Versus Breast Cancer event By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer LITHIA – For Newsome, East Bay, Durant and Sumner, Saturday’s games were months in the making. For two months, the athletes prepared skits, dances and shenanigans to bring Banana Ball...
by JGuthrie | Jul 9, 2023 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Strawberry Crest
Wilken, Nimmala hear names called in First Round By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor A pair of Hillsborough County high school baseball alums heard their names called in the first round of Sunday’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, both hard-hitting left...
by JGuthrie | Jul 7, 2023 | Alonso, Armwood, Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Features, Gaither, Hillsborough, Lennard, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Postseason Awards, Riverview, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech, Wharton
2023 All-813Preps Baseball Class 6A-7A Team Most Valuable Player – Caden McDonald, Sickles Sickles senior Caden McDonald posted two of the most incredible varsity seasons in the history of our website, and once again claims the Most Valuable Player Award for the...