by JGuthrie | May 3, 2023 | Bloomingdale, Features, Plant City
Magadan locks down Bulls semifinal win Bulls senior Jacob Magadan celebrates his game-ending strikeout, preserving a 6-5 Bloomingdale win against Plant City in the 6A-District 11 semifinal. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor VALRICO – Tuesday’s Class 6A-11 district semifinal...
by JGuthrie | May 3, 2023 | Carrollwood Day, Features, Sports Leadership & Management
CDS edges SLAM to reach district final Carrollwood Day’s Christian Clarke (#11, right) is greeted by Steven Vargo (#8) after the sophomore stole home in the third inning. By Chuck Frye, Staff Writer TAMPA – After a heartbreaking exit from postseason play last...
by JGuthrie | May 2, 2023 | Alonso, Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Jesuit, Lennard, Leto, Plant, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Catholic
⚾ 6A-9 Quarterfinal ⚾ Leto 14, Hillsborough 6 The top three of the Leto offense combined to go 10-for-14 with eight runs and eight RBI, as the Falcons advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal at Gaither. Denzel Martinez was 3-for-5 with a triple, four runs and two...
by JGuthrie | May 1, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Cambridge Christian, Freedom, King, Newsome, Pinellas County, Plant City, Sports Leadership & Management, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
⚾ 2A-10 Quarterfinal⚾ Cambridge Christian 2, Academy at the Lakes 0 Cambridge Christian senior Ethan Goebert pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing just four hits and striking out eight, as the Lancers advance to Tuesday’s district semifinal against Seffner...
by JGuthrie | Apr 30, 2023 | Features, Jefferson, Jesuit, Plant, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic
Crest’s Nimmala leads ’23 FACA D-15 honors Staff Report Strawberry Crest’s Arjun Nimmala was voted as the 2023 Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 15’s Most Valuable Player by Hillsborough County coaches. Nimmala hit .478 for the regular season...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2023 | Baseball, Brooks DeBartolo, Cambridge Christian, Features
Bellomo caps 11-run rally as Lancers defeat Phoenix Cambridge Christian sophomore Brody Bellomo watches his two-run double go into left field. Bellomo arched in all five plate appearances, scoring twice and is hitting .492 on the year. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor...
by JGuthrie | Apr 28, 2023 | Baseball, Brandon, Features, King
Seniors step up as Brandon rallies for 10-7 win over King Brandon senior Reggie Faison Jr. battled through early struggles, but gave his team five innings and chipped in two hits and two RBI. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor BRANDON – King looked to spoil senior night for...
by JGuthrie | Apr 27, 2023 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Lennard, Sickles, Steinbrenner
⚾ #8 Berkeley Prep 4, Sarasota Out-of-Door 2 Rivers Kurland tossed his third-straight complete game, striking out eight and allowing two runs on three hits as the Buccaneers visited. The Bucs sophomore now has 80 strikeouts on the year and is 6-3 on the mound. After...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2023 | Armwood, Features, Sumner
Armwood deals Sumner third-straight shutout loss By Bob Bellone, Senior Staff Writer RIVERVIEW – Armwood sophomore Chase Conti pitched five strong innings, and K.J. Leshko highlighted the offensive support with an eye-popping home run in a 7-0 victory at Sumner on...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2023 | East Bay, Features, Robinson
Wehrman picks one out, blasts Knights to win Boom! Tucker Wehrman (3) and some of his Robinson teammates take to the air to celebrate the senior’s home run (photos by C. Frye) By Chuck Frye, Staff Writer TAMPA – In front of a friendly Senior Night crowd on...
