by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2022 | Durant, Features, Newsome
Rowland cruises in Durant’s shutout against Newsome By Lily Belcher Correspondent PLANT CITY – Durant topped Newsome 5-0 in a pitching duel between the rival packs and district opponents Thursday night. Starting right-handers sophomore Blaine Rowland for the Cougars...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2022 | Baseball Notebooks, Cambridge Christian, Jesuit, Leto, Newsome, Sickles
813Preps Player of the Week – Week 7 sponsored by Play-It-Again Sports – Brandon Our weekly Player of the Week list returns – this year sponsored by our friends at Play-It-Again Sports – Brandon. Each week our staff pick and one “fan...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2022 | Alonso, Features, Jefferson
Dragons change the number each inning against Alonso By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – A screaming line drive barely nicked the glove of Jefferson starting pitcher Mikey Marroquin before smashing into his pitching forearm. The Dragons sophomore recovered quickly...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2022 | Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, East Bay, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Bay Tech
Tampa Bay Tech 15 Middleton 1 – five innings Tampa Bay Tech junior Ethan Jones struck out three, allowing one run on one walk in a five-inning no-hitter. Jones also added a 3-for-3 night at the plate, with a double, triple and four RBI. Records – TBT (3-12); M...
by JGuthrie | Apr 12, 2022 | Features, Lennard, Newsome
Schlarbaum, Giles shine for Newsome in Senior Night win By Lily Belcher Correspondent LITHIA – The Wolves extended their winning streak to four games in a 10-4 victory over Lennard, led by seniors Jacob Schlarbaum and Matthew Giles. Newsome also celebrated Senior...
by JGuthrie | Apr 12, 2022 | Armwood, Features, Robinson
Robinson squash rally, win big against Armwood By Jarrett Guthrie Editor April 12, 2022 TAMPA – Robinson coach Alex Barron said he doesn’t have to look very far back in his four years to see a Knights team that struggled in tough moments. That let a bad inning...
by JGuthrie | Apr 11, 2022 | Baseball Round-Up, Brandon, Durant, Freedom, Seffner Christian, Strawberry Crest
Seffner Chr 6 Hernando Chr 0 Senior Joe Tomasello struck out nine in six scoreless innings for Seffner Christian. Juniors CJ Koenck was 3-for-3 with two RBI, and Corbin Newman homered for the Crusaders. HC 000|000|0 – |0|4|1 SC 000|051|x – |6|7|1 W –...
by JGuthrie | Apr 11, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Foundation Christian, Freedom, Jesuit, Lennard, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Sickles, Weekly Rankings
Sponsored by Suncoast Skin Solutions. Editor’s Note: Each week of the regular season we will bring you our traditional rankings with THE Top 8, followed by 1-On-the-Bubble team, and finally our 3-(Grab)-Bagger – a collection of three stories from the previous...
by JGuthrie | Apr 10, 2022 | Features, King, Steinbrenner
Macaluso coaching legacy to be honored by King By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Usually a pregame conversation between head coaches lasts a minute or two, a quick “hi-how-you-doing,” maybe the home coach sharing a specific field condition, a joke or two, then a...
by JGuthrie | Apr 9, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Features, Steinbrenner
Carlson and Berkeley Prep bulldoze Steinbrenner By Chuck Frye Correspondent TAMPA – Despite a sub-.500 record, Steinbrenner seemed to be well-situated for its game Friday at unbeaten Berkeley Prep. In the midst of a four-game stretch against teams with double-digit...