by JGuthrie | Apr 1, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Riverview, Seffner Christian, Wharton
Wharton 10 Sumner 0 – six innings A trio of seniors combined on a no-hitter for Wharton. Jackson Perkins tossed four innings, striking out four, before Riley Glover and Zach Ehrhard each contributed shutout innings, as the Wildcats defeated Sumner in six...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Armwood, Features, Middleton
Corns helps himself to initial win By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer SEFFNER – Justin Corns figured heavily in his first mound victory of the season Wednesday night. The Armwood junior allowed only three hits in six-plus innings and had two of his own in a 3-1...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Features, Plant City, Sickles
Bly’s inside knowledge helps Sickles top Raiders By Mike Camunas Creative Director CITRUS PARK — Thomas Bly had the best scouting report on Plant City. Then, the freshman first baseman shared it with his senior southpaw, Holden Wade. They made good use of it. As...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Features, Freedom, Tampa Bay Tech
Freedom topples TB Tech in Wednesday night pitcher’s duel By Dylan Rudolph Correspondent TAMPA – Hits were hard to come by and runs even harder, as good pitching and strikeouts ruled the day. But the Freedom Patriots squeaked out just enough run support to defeat the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Features, Lennard, Riverview
Smith powers Riverview to mercy-win at Lennard By Jarrett Guthrie Editor RUSKIN – Riverview’s John Smith made his first start from the leadoff spot, and though his first at-bat Wednesday night – a rollover groundout to third – won’t notch the memory bank his next...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Alonso, Armwood, Baseball Notebooks, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Chamberlain, Durant, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Lennard, Leto, Seffner Christian, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – For decades, city of Tampa high school students living north of Hillsborough Avenue called Chamberlain High home and the school flourished for years. As the county grew and new schools popped up, the school has experienced many what...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Features, Seffner Christian, Tampa Prep
Pitchers shine, but Seffner Christian prevail in 11 innings By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – On and on, through 11 innings Seffner Christian and Tampa Prep’s pitchers battled it out in a thriller the Crusaders got the better of, when senior Benny Cheek singled in the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Freedom, Gaither, Jesuit, Riverview, Wharton
Wharton 4 Steinbrenner 2 After two excellent starts on the mound, Wharton finally broke through against Steinbrenner’s Joey Daniels in the sixth inning when David Limback and Elijah Dukes singled in runs, and Tyson Sutton pushed the lead out with a two run hit...
by JGuthrie | Mar 30, 2021 | Alonso, Features, Plant
Alonso gets by Plant in big-game atmosphere By Mike Camunas Creative Director TOWN N’ COUNTRY — Is it the playoffs yet? Because it sure felt like it when Class 7A-7 foes, Alonso and Plant, met Tuesday evening for a knock-down, drag-out, hard-fought,...
by JGuthrie | Mar 30, 2021 | Features, Hillsborough, Jefferson
By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – A week after a thrilling walk-off Hillsborough victory over Jefferson, the longtime city rivals found themselves locked in another tight contest on Tuesday night. The Terriers eventually broke open the scoreless game with a...
