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No missteps for Robinson, headed to another state flag football final
TAMPA — Few Florida high school programs in any sport have been better over an extended period of years than the flag football teams at Robinson High. And the domination continued Friday. After a 20-0 state semifinal victory over Braden River at the AdventHealth Training Center (at One Buc...
Lennard ‘ready to make some history’ in state flag football final
TAMPA — Now one victory away from a Class 2A state flag football title, Lennard still feels it has something to prove. “I think a lot of people didn’t expect us to be here,” junior Layla Crawford said. “But here we are and we totally believe we can do it. It doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks.”
Mississippi College softball advances to Regional Championship
CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) - After wining their first-ever home Regional game Thursday evening, Mississippi College had a quick turnaround for a noon game Friday against Tampa. Despite being the hosts of the event, the Choctaws were the visitors on the scoreboard for the second round game. However, batting first worked out for the Choctaws, as they scored in the top of the first thanks to a sacrifice fly from McCall Lee.
Tampa Bay Rays are a worthy community asset | Letters
Will the Tampa Bay Rays new stadium attract big name concerts and college bowl games? | Column, May 5. It sure would be nice if our local paper would realize the Tampa Bay Rays are an asset to the community instead of continually raising “what if’s.” The Rays have donated millions of dollars and people hours over the years to the underserved population in this area, and now they’re held out as some organization just looking to just make a buck, which any corporate entity needs to do. The Rays did not create the mess that was the decimation of the Historic Gas Plant District, and there has never been an organization like the Rays that has devoted so much blood, sweat and tears with its proposal to help right the ship that went wrong in the past.
Northwest Florida first state title since 2015 over Chipola
TAMPA, Fla. (WMBB) — The Northwest Florida State baseball team won the NJCAA South Atlantic District Championship over Chipola 10-3 on Sunday. The Raiders have a perfect 5-0 record in the postseason and beat Chipola in two to secure the title. Sunday’s win secured the Raider’s first Region VIII Championship since 2015. The Raiders automatically […]
Tampa baseball field getting much-needed upgrades thanks to generous donations
TAMPA, Fla. - A baseball field with decades of history has deteriorated so much that it has become too unsafe to play on. However, thanks to generous donations, the field where some MLB greats got their start, is now getting some much-needed upgrades. Generations of families have been coming to...
Three-peat complete: Bartram Trail tops Plant for third straight girls lacrosse title
The three-peat is official in Bear Country. Bartram Trail wrote one more chapter in the history books Saturday, holding off a fierce fourth-quarter comeback from formerly-unbeaten Tampa Plant to win a third consecutive championship, 10-8, in the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A girls lacrosse final. ...
Baseball Recap: Venice extends home winning streak to six
Venice extended their postseason success on Friday against Newsome. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Newsome Wolves. The win was nothing new for Venice as they're now sitting on nine straight. Nate Winterhalter tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run...
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