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 9, 2020 | Berkeley Prep, Gaither, Jesuit, Plant City, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Editor’s Note: Our Weekly Rankings are selected by editor Jarrett Guthrie, with input from members of the 813Preps staff. **Coaches please make sure you, at the very least, input your final scores on MaxPreps in a timely fashion. 1. Jesuit (7-0) The Tigers...
by JGuthrie | Mar 4, 2020 | Sickles, Wharton
By Mike Camunas 813Preps Creative Director NEW TAMPA — Steven Hotinksi is the Wildcats’ Silent Captain. Stoic and all business. The senior third baseman doesn’t say much, so maybe he’ll just let his bat do the talking. “We’ve got to pry words out of his mouth,”...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2020 | Baseball Notebooks, Brandon, Chamberlain, Durant, Jesuit, Leto, Robinson, Sickles, Wharton
TAMPA – The 2019 Class 6A state champion Jesuit Tigers baseball team will be recognized on the field prior to Sunday’s game at George M. Steinbrenner Field as the New York Yankees host the Atlanta Braves. The Tigers claimed the title last June, defeating Dunedin 4-3...
by JGuthrie | Feb 26, 2020 | Alonso, Wharton
By Mike Camunas NEW TAMPA — Wharton didn’t need much, while Alonso could’ve used more. The Wildcats (3-0) eked out a 3-2 rainy win over the Ravens (0-3) on Tuesday evening in a game that had plenty of chances to be broken wide open, as the teams combined...
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...