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 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 | Mar 7, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Newsome 8, Robinson 4 Click here to see Kelsen Johnson’s Home Run Video provided by Johnson family. A pair of two-run singles from Newsome’s Sawyer Smith and Alex Philpott each singled in a pair as the Wolves put things out of reach in a morning visit to...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2020 | Sickles, Strawberry Crest
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer DOVER – No one enjoys watching a horror show alone, but Eric Luksis might have been less shaken by the final scene had those running this Saturday matinee witnessed everything as he did. The Sickles coach would not have been pleased...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2020 | Jefferson, Plant
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Prior to Saturday’s chilly morning game at Jefferson, Plant head coach Dennis Braun said the Panthers were looking to find a little more consistency on the mound. Steady and consistent was what the Panthers skipper got from junior...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2020 | Gaither
Gaither’s dugout watches as Frank Perez stands in (Photo by Andy Warrener). By Andy Warrener Staff Writer TAMPA – It was a mismatch on paper but the visiting Wiregrass Ranch Bulls gave the Cowboys all they could handle taking the lead in the third inning and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Berkeley Prep 9, Tampa Catholic 3 Berkeley Prep senior Roman Samson hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his second of the season, and then added a two-run single in the sixth as the Buccaneers picked up its eighth-straight victory and third of the week. Senior...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2020 | Brandon, Spoto
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor BRANDON – A season ago, under its new head coach John DiBenedetto, Brandon faced nearly a total rebuild and it went about as expected with the Eagles eking out a five-win season. A year later, the Eagles returned seven starters to the lineup...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Steinbrenner 7, Palm Harbor 6 Senior Donovan Garcia had a two-run single and a two-run double, while Adam Fisher went 3-for-4 with a run scored for Steinbrenner as the Warriors picked up a district win on the road at Palm Harbor. Tayden Hall singled in what would be...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2020 | Newsome
Staff Report Newsome senior pitcher Zach DeVito had already made a pair of big starts for the Wolves this season, first holding Sickles to one run in a game his team eventually won to start the year, followed by a shutout victory over Riverview last week. But DeVito...