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...
by JGuthrie | Apr 12, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Sickles
Sickles’ Taylor blanks Bloomy in regular season finale By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor VALRICO – Sickles was looking for a spark to launch them into the postseason, and faced a challenging three-game slate in the final regular season week against a trio of perennial...
by JGuthrie | Apr 12, 2025 | Baseball, Cambridge Christian, Features, Seffner Christian
Lancers answer coach’s challenge, win eighth-straight Cambridge Christian freshman Nathan Hazard watches his first varsity home run sail out toward right field in the first inning. Hazard was 2-for-3, adding an RBI single in the second inning and helping the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 11, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Steinbrenner, Sumner
Sumner, Parson hold off Steinbrenner for 6-5 win After getting a strikeout that ended the game, Sumner reliever Luke Parson spiked his glove and let out a primal scream as he walked toward his dugout. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer LUTZ – Ugly at times, stunning...
