by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Armwood, Plant City
By Brandon Wright SEFFNER – As temperatures clipped the forties last night, Tyler Dowdy toed the rubber in the bullpen and tried to find the grip on his signature wipeout curveball. No dice. “I told my catcher that I just couldn’t get my grip on my curve in warm-ups...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2020 | Baseball Notebooks, Berkeley Prep, Hillsborough, King, Leto, Plant City, Wharton
TAMPA – A debilitating back injury not only took Berkeley Prep’s Davis Childers off the baseball field, at one point the ailment even forced him from the classroom. But there was one thing the injury couldn’t take from Childers – his spirit. Childers and his family...
by JGuthrie | Feb 24, 2020 | Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant City, Robinson, Steinbrenner, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our Weekly Rankings are selected by editor Jarrett Guthrie, with input from members of the 813Preps staff. 1. Jesuit (2-0) The Tigers put up mercy-rule wins against Blake and Tampa Catholic in the first week and stay at the top of our poll. Senior Jalen Niles had a...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2020 | Alonso, Hillsborough, Plant City, Robinson, Steinbrenner, Track & Field, Uncategorized
Staff Message: Coaches, we hope to bring you coverage on a weekly basis and hope to highlight as many athletes as we can. But your participation with the coaches who are already dedicated to producing these articles is needed. From results, to photos, to getting us in...
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...
by JGuthrie | Feb 16, 2020 | Armwood, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Riverview, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest
Editor’s note: Our preseason coverage has changed up a bit this season as the FHSAA has realigned the district, making our normal district previews a little bit obsolete with so many out-of-county teams mixed in with our Hillsborough Co. programs. So instead, we have...
