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Cross Bay Ferry announces expanded service for Tampa Bay Lightning fans
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning fans will have a swift lift on the water to home playoff games as the team pushes for a fourth Stanley Cup. Cross Bay Ferry is now offering extended service for Tampa Bay Lightning fans during this NHL playoff season, according to its news release.
Column: In praise of Rays stadium's blue-chip construction team
To put it mildly, not everyone loves the Historic Gas Plant District deal that includes a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The detractors doubt the rosy financial forecasts, chafe at the massive taxpayer subsidies and question the logic of building a new facility on the same site in St. Petersburg where the team has struggled so long to attract fans. They think the city is getting out-negotiated. They’d like a higher price for the land. They want less government interference.
FHSAA Baseball, Softball seedings: Where Sarasota, Manatee teams rank heading into district play
Postseason baseball and softball is right around the corner. The final FHSAA rankings of the regular season — which will crucially determine seedings for next week's district tournament — were released on Tuesday. Prep roundup:Yochum, two others hold Palmetto to one hit as Venice improves to 19-3 with...
Cara Carter leading the charge for the Lady Hurricanes in lacrosse
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee High School girls lacrosse team is having a magical 2024 season. The girls are 16-0 and one of those leading the charge is Cara Carter. She’s a senior and she says that this final season of high school play has been like a dream she doesn’t want to wake up from. “It’s been an extraordinary season,” Carter said. “Being a senior, I’m so glad we pushed this strong throughout our season and got this far. I had no doubt that we could do it. It’s just the fact that we did is amazing.”
Tigers take home two golds at the Big 10 Invitational
Over the weekend, the Clemson women’s rowing team took home two gold medals in its 1v4 and 3v8 boats on day two of the Big 10 Invitational tournament in Sarasota, Florida. These two first-place finishes improved the Tigers to a reputable three first-place finishes on the season. They also added two silver and three bronze medals to finish the tournament.
John Romano: The strange but true tale of dueling polls in the Rays stadium saga
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Soon, the Rays' great stadium debate will be in the hands of elected officials. The details of the plan to reimagine the Tropicana Field parcel has taken more than a year to negotiate with the Rays, developers, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg all playing a role in what eventually will be a multibillion-dollar project that could define downtown's future.
Soccer Game Preview: Belton-Honea Path vs. Palmetto
The Belton-Honea Path Bears will be playing at home against the Palmetto Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Belton-Honea Path's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Powdersville on Monday. They suffered a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of the Patriots. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Belton-Honea Path in their matchups with Powdersville: they've now lost eight in a row.
South Shore rivals Lennard and Sumner face off in flag football playoffs
Flag Football is another spring sport at the local high schools, and both Sumner and Lennard advanced in their respective brackets and played each other in regional semifinal action on April 23 at 7 p.m. at Lennard High for the right to advance to the regional finals. Sumner advanced with a road 40-6 defeat of Fort Meyers on Thursday, April 18, in a game that featured five TDs from freshman QB Lauren Williams. Lennard advanced with a home 27-6 win over Hillsborough HS where senior QB Abby Elwell tossed four TDs and completed 25 passes for 278 yards. Lennard is playing in the playoffs as a #2 seed, and Sumner is in as a #6 seed. The Longhorns are ranked #9 in all of Florida and were 15-3 in the regular season. The Stingrays were 14-4 in the regular season. The teams will be matching up in what will be a big game between two South Shore rivals with moving on in the playoffs at stake.
Two Americans qualify for 2024 Olympics at Panam Canoe Sprint championships in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Olympics are now less than 100 days away, and more Americans are adding their names to the Team USA roster. This week, it's win or go home for canoers and kayakers hoping to secure a spot in the 2024 games at the last Olympic qualifying races, and two Americans just punched their tickets to Paris.
IMG Academy four-star linebacker is still considering USC
Bradenton (Florida) IMG Academy linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng announced his list of top 13 schools. The USC Trojans made the cut. Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Louisville, Florida State. Oregon, Miami, Florida, South Carolina and Stanford are also in the running. Owusu-Boateng is a consensus four-star recruit, ranked the...
South Shore diamond regular season ends this week
The five South Shore high school baseball teams grapple with the last week of the regular baseball season this week. All five will be seeded initially in their respective district post-season playoffs. The baseball district tourneys run from April 30 to May 2. Then it is on to the regional baseball tourneys. District champs have the top four seeds for the regional playoffs. At-large bids go to teams that finish five through eight in the district playoff. Regional tourneys start May 7, with winners looking to advance to the 2024 Florida State Baseball tourney in Ft. Myers, beginning May 15.
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