When Ricky Giles steps on the field this summer, he sees many Pirates fans. They aren't in the stands, but on the field. For the past four years, the longtime Pasco High baseball coach has held a baseball camp for the youths in Pasco County. Kids ranging in age from 6 to 14 come to learn from Giles and from players from the high school baseball team. ...more

June 16, 2008

On the night of April 13, 2007, the Ridgewood High School baseball team was in the midst of suffering only its sixth loss of the season, at cross-town rival Gulf. ...more

May 31, 2008

On the night of April 13, 2007, the Ridgewood High School baseball team was in the midst of suffering only its sixth loss of the season, at cross-town rival Gulf. Ben Koenigsfeld, the Rams' standout shortstop and pitcher, went 4-for-4 on the evening with three doubles and two runs scored, despite the eventual loss. Zoom ahead 365 days and nearly 1,000 miles to the north, the Army baseball finished off a doubleheader sweep of arch foe Navy in dominant fashion, winning 10-2. ...more

May 23, 2008

DUNEDIN - The Dunedin High School baseball team players will be honored Tuesday night for capturing the state championship for the first time in more than four decades. ...more

May 19, 2008

SEBRING –– Lightning in a bottle was what the 2007 Sebring High School baseball team was if you ask Blue Streaks head coach Hoppy Rewis. "We had an amazing ride," Rewis said. "That was a great group of kids. We had to run them out of the batting cages. They played with no fear and was the definition of a team. They never gave up, which was evident in that they scored a ton of runs with two outs." Last year, the Streaks rode the crest of a wave that saw the team defeat defending regional champion Tampa Jesuit 4-2 to reach the state semifinals for the first time since 1966. "I remember going crazy when we beat [Jesuit]," Sebring first baseman Tony Vazquez said. "Last year, we had a team full of all-stars and we played hard until the final out. It's an experience I'll never forget." ...more

February 19, 2008

When Bill Leiby's team gets in a tight spot this season he will look to Joe Sumner to provide a sense of relief. ...more

February 13, 2008

When Bill Leiby's team gets in a tight spot this season he will look to Joe Sumner to provide a sense of relief. ...more

February 13, 2008

Two Ruskin residents recently partnered to help students who struggle with low grades and test scores get on the right track to academic success. ...more

February 7, 2008

They won't take the field for their first game until January, but coaches and players on the Lennard High School baseball team are hard at work for the upcoming season. ...more

November 10, 2007

OPENING Elizabeth: The Golden Age *½ Cate Blanchett reprises her regal role as Queen Elizabeth I for this lavish mixture of historical fact, romance-novel melodrama and ornate costumery. Review, Page 5. 115 minutes (PG-13; violence, sexuality and nudity) ...more

October 10, 2007