Three weeks ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan for reopening K-12 schools in August. Many of the decisions on how to do that will be left to the leaders in each district. What about high school sports? The Florida High School Athletic Association plans to have them. In fact, the fall calendar currently remains […]
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The Tampa Bay area has plenty of talented volleyball players. That is evident in the class rankings compiled by Prep Dig Florida. Bishop McLaughlin’s Audrey Koenig and Plant’s Erin Morrissey are listed as the top two players in the state for the Class of 2021. The Hurricanes, who made the Class 3A region semifinals last […]
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Two weeks ago, the Florida High School Athletic Association decided to put together a task force during its board of directors meeting to figure out the best plan for sports in the fall. On Tuesday, the task force met for the first time virtually. The plan — for now — is to have fall sports […]
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The Hillsborough scholar athletes are typically announced during an awards presentation. Because of COVID-19, the winners were revealed virtually this year. Each public school in the county picked a senior female and male student-athlete. The winners received a plaque and a $1,000 check. Alonso Alexis Gyselinck Sports: Flag football, soccer GPA: 7.0 SAT: 1,540 College: […]
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Hillsborough County will start summer conditioning on June 15. Students have to be cleared through proper paperwork and workouts have to meet certain guidelines. Earlier this week, Pinellas County officials said conditioning would also start June 15. Pasco County does not plan to start until July 1. RELATED: Pinellas County to start summer conditioning June […]
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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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Dixie Hollins announced a multi-year partnership with Under Armour Women and BSN Sports to outfit its girls sports programs. The Rebels are the pilot school in Pinellas County for the Women of Will, a high school sports campaign sponsored by BSN and Under Armour. Besides receiving gear and patches, Dixie Hollins girls teams will have […]
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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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Karrmayne King had already gone through so many memorable milestones within the past year. The legendary Keswick Christian coach surpassed 500 career wins in volleyball. Three months later, she hit the 600 win career mark in girls basketball. King was even featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd. This was her 31st season coaching […]
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