by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, East Bay, Features, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Robinson, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
Dark Horse Dozen: 2021 Sleepers and Breakouts The “Dark Horse” idiom came to prominence as a reference to horse racing, where a previously unknown horse would come out of nowhere to win. It has been used in years since for political candidates and human...
by JGuthrie | Feb 12, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Preseason Baseball, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
BIG 15: Top 813Preps Returning Players Big Boys, Big Buzz: There is no better place to kick off this list than with a pair of the most talked about “pro prospect” returners to the field in the 813 this season. One, a big bat, labeled by his coach as a “professional...
by JGuthrie | Apr 20, 2020 | Features, Steinbrenner
Editor’s Note: While our season is at a standstill, our 813Preps team has been trying to produce positive content and through those efforts over the previous two weeks we have spotlighted players from across the county on Instagram and Twitter. This week, we decided...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2020 | Alonso, Armwood, Bayshore Christian, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Blake, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Brooks DeBartolo, Cambridge Christian, Carrollwood Day, Chamberlain, Durant, East Bay, Events, Features, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, King, Lennard, Leto, Middleton, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Riverview, Robinson, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Spoto, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep, Wharton
Staff Report There are so many unanswered questions while we all adjust to the situations we now face due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic, and many more questions that haven’t even yet been asked. From our standpoint as a media outlet covering youth athletics, we have...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2020 | Hillsborough, Newsome, Steinbrenner, Track & Field
Staff Message: Coaches, our team of area track and field coaches bring you coverage on a weekly basis and hope to highlight as many athletes as we can. But your participation with the coaches already dedicated to producing these articles is needed. From results, to...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Sickles, Steinbrenner
By Jarrett Guthrie CITRUS PARK – A sloppy fifth inning, which featured three errors, almost saw Sickles let a win slip away as Steinbrenner erased a five-run deficit. However, the Gryphons aggression on the bases and batting barrage proved too great for the Warriors...