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Tony Saladino, teacher, coach & local baseball icon, dies at 89

Tony Saladino, teacher, coach & local baseball icon, dies at 89 By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor BRANDON – Life is a bunt – a sacrifice. This simple sentence perfectly encapsulates...

Longtime Leto skipper JJ Pizzio resigns after 19 seasons

Longtime Leto skipper JJ Pizzio resigns after 19 seasons The 2018 All-813Preps Coach of the Year and three-time state semifinalist has accepted a teaching position at Plant City...

2025 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team

2025 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team 2025 Most Valuable Player (6A-7A) Jordan Yost produced his entire four-year career for the Gryphons, but saved his best for his senior season,...

2025 All-813Preps Class 1A-5A Team

2025 All-813Preps Class 1A-5A Team 2025 Most Valuable Player (1A-5A) Helping Jesuit to another district and region title, and his third-straight (Jesuit's fourth) final four...

Saladino named new head coach at Armwood

Saladino named new head coach at Armwood https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A-State-Semi-Bloomingdale-v-Buchholz-51624/i-ZjqnXH2/A Noah...

Sickles’ Taylor blanks Bloomy in regular season finale

Apr 12, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Sickles

Sickles' Taylor blanks Bloomy in regular season finale By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor VALRICO – Sickles was looking for a spark to launch them into the postseason, and faced a challenging three-game slate in the final...

Lancers answer coach’s challenge, win eighth-straight

Apr 12, 2025 | Baseball, Cambridge Christian, Features, Seffner Christian

Lancers answer coach's challenge, win eighth-straight https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Seffner-Christian-v-Cambridge-Christian-41125/i-pRwhDvT/A Cambridge Christian freshman Nathan...

Super Dinzeo!

Apr 11, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features

Super Dinzeo! https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Saladino-Final-Bloomingdale-v-Strawberry-Crest-32025/i-fhgf6dv/A By Brandon Wright, Features Writer VALRICO – Vinny Dinzeo Jr. led Bloomingdale...

King stacks runs early, fend off plucky Brandon

Apr 11, 2025 | Baseball, Brandon, Features, King

King stacks runs early, fend off plucky Brandon https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Brandon-at-King-41025/i-XjRWDqg/A King junior Xavier Gori singled in the game's first run, starting off his...

Sumner, Parson hold off Steinbrenner for 6-5 win

Apr 11, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Steinbrenner, Sumner

Sumner, Parson hold off Steinbrenner for 6-5 win https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Sumner-at-Steinbrenner-41025/i-rVkNkDJ/A After getting a strikeout that ended the game, Sumner reliever Luke...

The lions roar one final time at home for Jimmy Mac

Apr 11, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King

The lions roar one final time at home for Jimmy Mac https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Macaluso-Final-Home-Game-Ceremony-41025/i-HdfxjqN/A Like looking in a mirror! King baseball legend Jim...

In their own words: Macaluso supporters share stories

Apr 10, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King

In their own words: Macaluso supporters share stories https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Tampa-Bay-Tech-at-King-4825/i-L84jNLx/A Interviews by Jarrett Guthrie, Editor Fifty years of coaching...

Mirza, Linares lift Gaither to comeback win at Sickles

Apr 9, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Gaither, Sickles

Mirza, Linares lift Gaither to comeback win at Sickles https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Gaither-at-Sickles-4825/i-TjS92Dq/A Gaither senior Anthony Linares went the distance against Sickles,...

King fighting to extend season, tops TBT 11-1

Apr 9, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King, Tampa Bay Tech

King fighting to extend season, tops TBT 11-1 https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Tampa-Bay-Tech-at-King-4825/i-W2x7FgH/A King senior Jonathan Williams worked three innings on the mound, striking...

Long stops no-no with game-winning double as Bulls top Wolves

Apr 9, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Newsome

Long stops no-no with game-winning double as Bulls top Wolves By Brandon Wright, Features Writer LITHIA – Superstition is woven through baseball like no other sport. These mythical layers that protect hit streaks and...

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Gallery: FACA Senior All-Star game Sunday 6/6/21

Jun 8, 2021 | Alonso, Brandon, Features, Jefferson, Jesuit, Photo Galleries, Plant, Steinbrenner, Wharton

Gallery: FACA Senior All-Star game Sunday 6/6/21 Photos by Jarrett Guthrie Editor LAKELAND - Photo gallery from the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Senior All-Star weekend at Lakeland's Joker Marchant Stadium. These photos are from Sunday's (June 6, 2021)...

813Preps Sunday Slideshow – Week 10

Apr 25, 2021 | Durant, East Bay, Jefferson, Photo Galleries, Steinbrenner

Please enjoy our "813Preps Sunday Slideshow" presented by our sponsors, the Culpepper Kurland Firm, to cap off each week of our coverage. If you think of yourself as a bit of a shutterbug, are attending area games in Hillsborough County and want to send us a few of...

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