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See new renderings of proposed Rays stadium, Gas Plant District
ST. PETERSBURG — As St. Petersburg City Council members on Thursday prepared to delve into the details of a proposed agreement for the development of the Historic Gas Plant District, they got a new look at the vision the Tampa Bay Rays and the team’s development partner, Hines, have for the project.
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...
Track and field regionals: Mainland boys win title, Colby Cronk hits state's top shot put
Mainland's boys captured their third major track and field team trophy of the season Wednesday by winning the Region 2-3A championship at Plant City. The Buccaneers produced 80.5 points, three more than runner-up Lake Minneola. Senior jumper Marquis McCants and senior hurdler Emmanuel Yisrael were among the Buccaneers to book their spots at...
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.
Diamond season ends for all five South Shore baseball teams
The five South Shore high school baseball teams experienced an abupt end to their baseball season last week. Not one from the South Shore is competing in this week’s regional playoffs, much less the state finals in Ft. Myers starting May 15. Sumner High of Coach Kennedy Duran was...
Can’t have a state flag football tournament without Tampa Bay teams
TAMPA — Tampa Bay flag football teams are back in the state championships, this time in their own backyard. On Friday at One Buc Place, in the indoor AdventHealth Training Center, two teams from Hillsborough County — Robinson (22-0) in Class 1A and Lennard (18-3) in Class 2A — will play in state semifinals.
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.”
Tampa Bay Downs: 2023-24 Season Recap
Before the 2023-2024 meet, Tampa Bay Downs received a $5.5-million allocation from the state of Florida for purses and operations. Officials earmarked 90 percent for overnight purses, enabling the track to lure its strongest roster of trainers, jockeys and horses in recent memory. The public responded in kind to the...
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