by JGuthrie | Feb 17, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features, Sickles
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor VALRICO – Ten months of waiting for the high school baseball regular season to return and Tuesday’s opener between Bloomingdale and Sickles did not disappoint, as the Bulls got a standout performance from starting pitcher David Eckaus and...
by JGuthrie | Feb 16, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Editor’s Note: Our weekly rankings this season have been generously sponsored by an anonymous donor, who has asked 813Preps to pick some local charities and non-profits to highlight throughout the season. This week, our Preseason Rankings are brought to you by...
by JGuthrie | Feb 15, 2021 | Features, Leto, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Robinson, Seffner Christian, Steinbrenner, Weekly Rankings
We are going to make you wait until the OFFICIAL Opening Day in Hillsborough County before we give you the Top 10, but to tease and start some controversy how about we give you our editor Jarrett Guthrie’s five “Bubble” teams knocking on the door as...
by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, East Bay, Features, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Robinson, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
Dark Horse Dozen: 2021 Sleepers and Breakouts The “Dark Horse” idiom came to prominence as a reference to horse racing, where a previously unknown horse would come out of nowhere to win. It has been used in years since for political candidates and human...
by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2021 | Armwood, Carrollwood Day, Features, Preseason Baseball, Spoto, Tampa Prep
Armwood A huge senior class from 2020 has left the Hawks a bit underexperienced at the varsity level, but Armwood coach Bobby Mondoux is very excited to see this team grow up together on the field. In his third season leading the Hawks, Mondoux said, “I feel like this...
by JGuthrie | Feb 13, 2021 | Brooks DeBartolo, Features, Lennard, Middleton, Preseason Baseball, Tampa Catholic
Brooks DeBartolo Always an interesting team in one of the more unique situations in the 813, a county charter school battling it out in a district with powerhouse privates – this year including state top 25 teams Berkeley Prep and Calvary Christian. The Phoenix took...
