by JGuthrie | May 22, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
It’s No Bull: Bloomingdale Claims State Title Story by Jarrett Guthrie Editor Photos by Mike Camunas Creative Director FORT MYERS – A gold medal dangling from his neck, words escaped Bloomingdale’s reserved, senior cleanup hitter Marlon Bowen after the Bulls...
by JGuthrie | May 22, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Bloomingdale breaks through late, advances to 6A final Story by Jarrett Guthrie Editor Photos by Mike Camunas Creative Director FORT MYERS – Bloomingdale came out swinging from the start of Friday night’s FHSAA Class 6A state semifinal game against Palm Beach Gardens...
by JGuthrie | May 21, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
Despite Hermann’s best, Durant falls in 7A semifinal Story by Jarrett Guthrie Editor Photos by Mike Camunas Creative Director FORT MYERS – Finding a way to come through was Durant’s offensive staple all season. Almost. After winning 12 games by a margin of two...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Success: One Thing at a Time for Bloomingdale’s Bowen By Jarrett Guthrie Editor VALRICO – One thing at a time. A focused approach, a minor adjustment, making one aspect of his game a fraction better each time out, this has been the plan for Bloomingdale’s Marlon...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
Scolaro and son: A Durant legacy, three times over By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – It’s a common theme preached by coaching staffs of most successful teams, but for Durant head baseball coach Butch Valdes it’s as true for this current group of Cougars players...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features
Berkeley Prep can’t overcome big inning in region loss By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — There’s no denying that, put simply, this is how the game works. “Only one team gets to lose their last game, right?” asked Berkeley Prep coach...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson
Montada’s stick leads Dragons to region final win By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – In the final days of March, Jefferson junior Alejandro Montada thought his season had come to an abrupt end as the Dragons starting catcher went down to an ulnar collateral...
by JGuthrie | May 19, 2021 | Features, Postseason Awards, Wharton
Wharton’s Ehrhard named Boggs Award winner Staff Report TAMPA – Wharton senior Zach Ehrhard was named the 2021 Wade Boggs Award recipient by the Hillsborough County School Board and awarded at the school Wednesday morning. Ehrhard hit .438 this season scoring 29...
by JGuthrie | May 16, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features, Seffner Christian
Bloomingdale 4 Naples Gulf Coast 3 The top of Bloomingdale’s order went 6-for-12, with an RBI single from Drake Harman and a two-run hit for Gabe Garrett pushing the Bulls to an early lead in the 6A-Region 3 final at Naples Gulf Coast. The Bulls held off Gulf...
by JGuthrie | May 15, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Dylan LaPointe said he was unsure how much of his fourth inning flyball he got, but Durant head coach Butch Valdes never had a doubt. “Absolutely, my hand went straight into the air,” Valdes said. “There wasn’t a doubt, (I was)...
