As COVID-19 cases continue to spike, high school athletic associations throughout the nation are figuring out ways to still have sports this upcoming school year. In Texas, there is a radical idea. The Dallas Morning News reported a football coach sent a proposal to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools that would allow […]
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After two weeks of summer conditioning, Hernando, Hillsborough and Pinellas County public schools start the second phase of their workouts on Monday. Pasco County will begin its first phase on Wednesday. The three counties that started the next phase are allowing more athletes to be on campus during each session (up to 50 at one […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy became the first high school football program in the Tampa Bay area to suspend the upcoming season due to COVID-19 concerns. The board of directors voted to suspend football operations this week, said Matt Olesnevich, assistant principal of the school. Blue Jackets coach Rick Kravitz informed the players of the decision Wednesday […]
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The Lakewood players, nearly all of whom were wearing masks, gathered in a single-file line by the gymnasium, ready to turn in waivers that answered health questions related to the coronavirus pandemic. And that was before the Spartans even stepped on to the practice field for their first conditioning session of the summer. “I’ve been […]
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The Major League Baseball Draft starts Wednesday and ends Thursday. Instead of going 40 rounds, this year’s draft has been reduced to five in a cost-cutting measure. Each pick in the condensed draft has an assigned value, and teams cannot spend more than what they were allotted in those rounds without incurring a penalty. It […]
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Jesuit has long been known as a school with a sterling academic reputation. Of the 200 in this year’s graduating class, 82 are summa cum laude, 40 are magna cum laude and 23 are cum laude. Another thing people should know by now is that Jesuit also has become a jock juggernaut. During the fall […]
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Pinellas County will start summer conditioning for athletes at public high schools on June 15. The workouts are strictly for outdoor activities and there can be no more than 30 people (players and coaches) per session. “This is more for the athletes in fall sports, to get them off the couch and back into shape […]
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On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted restrictions on all youth sports, effective immediately. The decision allows travel teams in baseball and softball and Amateur Athletic Union teams in basketball, among others, to start scheduling games and tournaments during the critical summer months when most aspiring college athletes gain the most exposure. RELATED: Spring sports could […]
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The Pinellas County Athletic Conference usually holds a banquet at the end of the school year to announce award winners among coaches, athletes and administrators. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the winners were announced virtually this year. And there were no winners in spring sports because their seasons were cut short. Instead, there was a […]
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Trent Chmelik spent the offseason recovering from a knee injury and a broken finger that sidelined him for most of his redshirt junior season at Florida Tech. Stronger, more focused and injury-free, the former Countryside standout wanted to cap off his college career by regaining his starting job at quarterback. He will not get that […]
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