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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,"...
Pickleballers in Angeline hit the court for Moffitt
LAND O’ LAKES — The Angeline Community continues to grow, and with it, its inaugural pickleball tournament. That’s thanks to the recent opening of its Medley Club — a 12,029-square-foot Angeline Active Adult Clubhouse, featuring a state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga studio, cafe and bar, as well as social gathering rooms for cards, billiards and games. It sits within an amenity center that also includes a resort-style pool, lap pool, outdoor bar, shuffleboard, bocce and pickleball courts.
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...
Land O’ Lakes High honors two longtime coaches
On April 16, the Pasco County School Board approved a request by Land O’ Lakes High to name two of the school’s athletic facilities after two longtime coaches. Land O’ Lakes will name the school’s track after Rock Ridgeway and the under-construction field house after Allen Claggett, both who have served in various coaching roles, including football assistants under the late legendary coach, John Benedetto, whose name is on the football stadium.
Three-star cornerback from Florida picks up offer from Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Jojo Scott, a three-star class of 2025 cornerback from Lakeland, Florida, on Sunday. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound athlete is a junior at Victory Christian Academy and still has one more year before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level. Scott has now...
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...
Softball Game Preview: Wesley Chapel Wildcats vs. Mitchell Mustangs
The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wesley Chapel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. On Monday, Wesley Chapel beat Hudson 8-3. The win made it back-to-back...
Baseball Game Recap: Frostproof Bulldogs vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks
Frostproof was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Frostproof of the 6-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
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