by JGuthrie | Mar 1, 2020 | 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 1, 2020 | Community Stories, Features, Jesuit
By Mike Camunas 813Preps Creative Director TAMPA — When it comes to high school athletic programs, many can count the number of state titles on one, possibly two hands. And even then, it generally means there’s that one coach — the local legend — the overseer of said...
by JGuthrie | Feb 29, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Berkeley Prep 2, Clearwater Central Catholic 0 Junior lefty Will Parkinson struck out a bakers dozen (13) in 6 1/3 innings on the mound for the Buccaneers as Berkeley Prep picked up its second Class 3A-District 8 win of the season over CCC. Parkinson allowed just two...
by JGuthrie | Feb 29, 2020 | Brandon, King
By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TEMPLE TERRACE – Rain halted Tuesday’s district match between Brandon and King in the fourth inning with the Eagles leading the Lions by three runs. Four days later and a quick 45 minutes to finish the final 3 2/3 innings and Brandon left...
by JGuthrie | Feb 29, 2020 | Blake, Hillsborough
By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Sophomore Salvy Urso punctuated a decisive Hillsborough win, depositing his first high school home run over the fence in center and right on the banks of the Hillsborough River Friday afternoon as the Terriers defeated district...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Seffner Christian 11, St. Stephens 3 Tommy Turkett struck out eight, allowing one run on no hits across 4 2/3 innings. The Crusaders put up a six-run third inning as Joey Jensen and Daniel Tomasello sparked the inning with RBI doubles to push the game out of reach....
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...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Bloomingdale, East Bay, Features
By Bob Bellone VALRICO – Richie Martin admits he was taken aback by flame-throwing Plant senior Mychal Givens as a 14-year-old freshman making his Bloomingdale debut in 2009. “He’s throwing 96 and it’s like, ‘Man, am I cut out for this? I don’t know if I’m ready for...
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 27, 2020 | Jesuit, Track & Field
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...