by JGuthrie | Mar 26, 2022 | Features, Riverview, Spoto
Riverview holds off Spoto in wild finish By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer RIVERVIEW – Riverview coach Jason Smith threw everything but the kitchen sink at host Spoto in a midseason collision of one-win teams in a Saturday matinee. A couple of late pitching changes...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2022 | East Bay, Features, Spoto
Spoto taps into new strategy, edges East Bay By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer RIVERVIEW – Stephan Knight, in the unspecified absence of head coach Mike Boyd, took charge of the Spoto dugout for Thursday night’s home opener against East Bay and employed small-ball...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Middleton, Plant City, Spoto, Wharton
Jefferson 8 Freedom 5 Dragons senior Jaiden Duarte belted two home runs, driving in three as the Dragons held off a late comeback attempt from Freedom. Senior Javier James had an RBI single and double in the win, Carson Moore picked up his seventh victory on the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2021 | Brandon, Features, Spoto
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer RIVERVIEW – King is beginning to make a habit of building comfortable leads against district rival Spoto, then hanging on for victories by the slimmest of margins. On March 5, the Lions took a seven-run advantage into the sixth...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Blake, Features, Spoto
Brooks delivers late as Spoto comes from behind for first win By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Down a run in the top of the seventh inning, Spoto center fielder Jireh Brooks stepped to the plate with a pair of runners on base and two outs. The lone senior in...
by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2021 | Armwood, Carrollwood Day, Features, Preseason Baseball, Spoto, Tampa Prep
Armwood A huge senior class from 2020 has left the Hawks a bit underexperienced at the varsity level, but Armwood coach Bobby Mondoux is very excited to see this team grow up together on the field. In his third season leading the Hawks, Mondoux said, “I feel like this...
