by JGuthrie | Mar 5, 2021 | Features, Plant, Wharton
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor NEW TAMPA – With the bases loaded and the tying run 90 feet from home, Plant junior third baseman Thomas Bolton thought he was headed to the dugout for a defensive replacement as Panthers coach Dennis Braun approached his gathered infield on...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Baseball Notebooks, Features, Foundation Christian, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Leto, Middleton, Plant City, Sumner
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – After just a handful of games in the first two-plus weeks of the spring season, players across the county are settling into their roles and the rhythm of the season has started to find its pace. And though the 813 is littered with...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Features, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech
Sumner bows to Tampa Bay Tech in inaugural home game By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer RIVERVIEW – Sumner rolled out the welcome mat for Tampa Bay Tech on Tuesday night. Perhaps the Stingrays were overly gracious hosts in their first home game in school history – a...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Brooks DeBartolo, Durant, Foundation Christian, Jefferson, Riverview, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
Jefferson 12 Countryside 1 – five innings An emotional start to the evening where Jefferson honored the legacy of longtime area coach Pat Nunez, whose sons Spencer (head coach) and Casey (assistant coach) are in their first seasons leading the Dragons, led to a...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Blake, Features, Spoto
Brooks delivers late as Spoto comes from behind for first win By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Down a run in the top of the seventh inning, Spoto center fielder Jireh Brooks stepped to the plate with a pair of runners on base and two outs. The lone senior in...
by JGuthrie | Mar 2, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Features, Tampa Prep
Deep Berkeley Prep makes short work of Tampa Prep By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — The last time someone said buccaneers were this deep, surely Davy Jones’ Locker was involved. When it comes to the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers, however, we’re talking...
