by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2020 | Newsome, Wharton
By Bob Bellone LITHIA – Wharton didn’t need any outside help, but it received plenty from host Newsome en route to a 9-2 win in their Class 7A non-district matchup Thursday night. The victory for the Wildcats (2-0) was their first against the Wolves (1-1) since 2014,...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2020 | Alonso, Bell Creek, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, Leto, Robinson, Steinbrenner, Tampa Bay Tech, Track & Field
LUTZ – To say that Ally Szponar is “daddy’s little girl,” would be an accurate statement in the general sense of that phrase. However, with Ally and her father Coach Bobby Ennis, it goes way beyond that. These two are, according to the best historical research...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2020 | Jesuit, Tampa Catholic
By Mike Camunas TAMPA — The Jesuit Tigers were ready to get their season started. Even if the state champions had to face their storied rivals — Tampa Catholic — in just the second game on the schedule. That being said, the Tigers (2-0) made fairly quick work of the...
by JGuthrie | Feb 19, 2020 | Bloomingdale, Steinbrenner, Videos
By Mike Camunas LUTZ — It seems Steinbrenner and Bloomingdale just can’t seem to avoid extra innings. In the two team’s third-straight meeting that went to “free baseball”, the Warriors (1-0) and the Bulls (0-1) took nearly four hours to finish off their season...
by JGuthrie | Feb 19, 2020 | Robinson, Strawberry Crest
By Brandon Wright DOVER – Robinson rookie coach Alex Barron didn’t necessarily intend on using Robert Satin on the bump with the game on the line. Sure, Satin had been very good throughout the summer and fall, but Barron’s plan was to ease his young lefty into the...
by JGuthrie | Feb 17, 2020 | Alonso, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Leto, Newsome, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Jesuit This seems like a no-brainer. Jesuit battled its way to a fifth state championship last year, defeating Dunedin to claim the Class 6A crown. They return AND add to its entire pitching staff last season including starters Camden Minacci, Josh Mallitz, Justin...
