by JGuthrie | Apr 21, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Plant
Plant’s four-year standout Strayer eyes third run at Ft Myers Plant’s Cash Strayer saved his best for last, poised to set new personal season bests in every offensive category in his senior season (photo by Chuck Frye). By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer...
by JGuthrie | Apr 18, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant, Steinbrenner
Strayer leads power Plant production in title win over Steinbrenner Panthers leadoff hitter Cash Strayer (26) is greeted by Jordan Olivia (6) and Danny Cerelli (22) after hitting his first of two home runs in a district final victory. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff...
by JGuthrie | Apr 18, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Newsome, Plant City
Glassford stands tall, Wolves think small in title win By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor LITHIA – Small ball execution proved pivotal as Newsome’s precision squaring up the baseball scratched out a pair of runs, while senior JP Glassford was dominant from the hill pitching a...
by JGuthrie | Apr 16, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Robinson
Nothing to lose: Robinson earns its way to district final Cason Cooper (14) jumps for joy after Robinson’s upset victory over Jefferson and a berth in the Class 3A-9 district final. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – Sometimes, mindset can play a greater...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Sickles
Sickles’ humble Hit King Yost looks to lead one last hurrah By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor CITRUS PARK – It was like coming across bigfoot, or finding buried treasure, or having a UFO land in your backyard. “It was kind of like they saw a ghost,” Sickles head coach...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2025 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, Carrollwood Day, Gaither, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Bloomingdale (22-4) Bloomingdale junior RHP Vaughn Osting Last Week: Win, 2-1 at Newsome; Loss, 3-0 v Sickles Luke Long’s two-run double in the seventh inning helped Bloomingdale break up a no-hitter against neighborhood rival Newsome and win it’s 10th straight...
