by JGuthrie | Mar 14, 2022 | Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Durant, Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Robinson, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Editor’s Note: Each week of the regular season we will bring you our traditional rankings with THE Top 8, followed by 1-On-the-Bubble team, and finally our 3-(Grab)-Bagger – a collection of three stories from the previous week we felt deserved some attention....
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2022 | Brandon, East Bay, King, Photo Galleries, Sickles, Steinbrenner
Although our focus at 813Preps is as a journalism site and NOT as a photo sales site, we also love sharing the shots of our area players and sometimes we have ones that don’t help accent our nightly game stories. So, returning this year we present out Sunday...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2022 | Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Lennard, Robinson, Saladino, Steinbrenner
Gold Division Bracket Hillsborough 5 Newsome 4 – nine innings Hillsborough’s Adrian Arroyo was 3-for-4 and scored the game winner. Newsome’s Matt Giles singles to right field in the first driving in a run. Terriers senior Donald Gorgei had two hits...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2022 | Features, Gaither, Saladino, Sickles
Sickles bats stay hot, Timko keeps Gaither off bases By Chuck Frye Correspondent TAMPA – Even a cold, blustery post-storm Saturday afternoon couldn’t chill Sickles’ red-hot bats. Entering Saladino Tournament play at Jefferson High with a top-10 batting...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2022 | Features, Jefferson, Saladino, Wharton
Wharton nips Jefferson on game-ending play at the plate By Chuck Frye Correspondent TAMPA – Regardless of the record, Wharton will never take playing Jefferson for granted. “It’s always going to be a battle with Jefferson,” Wildcats head coach Michael Burgess...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2022 | Alonso, Features, Plant, Saladino
Salzman was ready for Saladino start against Alonso By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — Ben Salzman was ready to pitch in the Saladino Tournament. “I was, yeah,” the Plant senior southpaw said. “And also whenever we play that team, we’ve...