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Bartow football ends season in FHSAA first round; 3 observations
OVIEDO — Bartow High School football entered Friday's FHSAA Class 5A first-round playoff game against Oviedo High School on the road as underdogs. But the local school truly played until the last whistle to show that the program is headed in the right direction under head football coach Grady Morrell. Still, the Yellow Jackets fell 57-30 to a more talented team to end the season at 6-5. "Hats off to a great program. Oviedo scores a lot of points early and often. A lot of ability on that side of the ball. We had to try to match those guys and it got out of hand when we couldn't figure out how to play inside the box and stop the run. We came into the game stressing to stop the pass, and they got some good receivers, but they came out with running backs that toted the pill," Morrell said after the game. Here are some takeaways from Friday's contest. Bartow had a chance at this point Yes, Oviedo's running back got the lead to 22-3. But thanks to Bartow senior quarterback Amire Hall's 5-yard swing pass and touchdown to senior running back Brayden Scott, the Yellow Jackets were right
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Tampa middle school opens first-of-its-kind esports facility in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — Sligh Magnet Middle School in Tampa unveiled a new esports and broadcasting arena this week that Hillsborough County Public Schools leaders say will support regular classroom instruction while introducing students to skills used in a multi-billion-dollar industry. The arena is a first-of-its-kind facility in Florida, according...
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FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals Preview: Cocoa Travels West to Battle Tampa Catholic
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Cocoa Tigers finished the season at 4-5, but still grabbed a five seed in the Class 2A Region 2 playoffs, where they will travel across Florida to the No. 4-seeded Tampa Catholic. The last time these two teams played was all the way back...
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Tampa Nursing Students Say $30K School Blocked Them From Licensing Exam
Kevin Bryant says he spent almost $30,000 on Tampa Medical College’s registered-nursing program, finished his coursework, and still never got the green light to sit for the exam that would make him a licensed nurse. He says the school would not clear him to take the National Council Licensure Examination, known as the NCLEX, because he couldn’t pass its own exit-testing process first.
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Tampa Catholic Scheduled Bellini Center Unveiling for Thursday
Tampa Catholic High School scheduled the official opening and unveiling of the Bellini Center for the Arts for Thursday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. The Diocese of Saint Petersburg says the center was supported by an $18 million gift from Arnie Bellini, a 1976 graduate, and his wife, Lauren. The notice is just as specific about the work inside: visual, digital and performing arts, plus technical theatre, audio-visual work, costuming, set design and prop building.