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Young Angler Reels in College Scholarship
Nick Hawkins’ bass fishing talent lands him a spot at Webber International University. Standout baseball, football and soccer stars aren’t the only high school athletes earning college scholarships. Just ask Durant senior Nick Hawkins, a rising angler who has made waves in the world of competitive bass fishing....
Athlete of the Week 4.25.24
Kaleb Bendorf is a 10-year-old fourth grader and Walden Lake Elementary in his third season as a baseball player. Let’s get to know him!. Flag Football with UA RISE, Championship Ring for March 2024. What’s a sport that you haven’t played that you’d like to give a try?...
FSU lands lengthy defensive back Jaelen Waters out of Armwood High School
Florida State has added another talented player to their 2026 recruiting class. Jaelen Waters, a defensive back out of Seffner (Fla.) Armwood High School, announced his commitment to the Seminoles on Tuesday. He chose FSU over other options like Florida, Notre Dame, Texas, and USC. "Locked in and shut down,"...
Softball Recap: Zephyrhills has no trouble against Gulf
Zephyrhills entered their tilt with Gulf with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 22-5 margin over the Gulf Buccaneers on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Zephyrhills has won by exactly 17 runs. Hope Tackett was a standout:...
Durant baseball extends win streak, defeating Strawberry Crest
Cross-town rivals go head to head. Chase Mobley took the mound for Durant and made his presence known instantly with a 4-pitch strikeout to the Chargers lead-off hitter, Reuben Vasquez. The second batter up for the Chargers was Toby Highsmith and he grounded out and Mobley got his second strikeout on the inning on Dillon Knight to retire the side.
Keystone Heights’ Trey Jeffries named Athlete of the Week
Keystone Heights senior Trey Jeffries did just enough to bring home two individual Class 1A state titles from the FHSAA Boys Weightlifting Championships last weekend at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. For his accomplishments, Jeffries has been named the Pavlik Orthodontics Athlete of the Week for the week of...
High school baseball: John Stowers of Alabama, Addy Scott of Florida top national home run leaderboard
According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, John Stowers of St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.) and Addy Scott of Seffner Christian (Seffner, Fla.) are high school baseball's national home run leaders. Stowers is hitting .416 on the season and has hit five home runs in his past five games. The sophomore...
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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