Prep Report - Hillsborough

King’s Gibson takes fifth at FWSGA state amateur; wins DeBolt junior classic

It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks of the golf course for King rising senior Kelsey Gibson.

A week ago, Gibson managed to tie for fifth at the Florida Women’s State Golf Association amateur stroke play championship in Sarasota. And on Thursday, she earned…

Colwill takes ninth in 1-meter at world diving championships

Brandon’s Chris Colwill, a product of Tampa Prep and University of Georgia, took ninth place in Friday’s 1-meter springboard diving competition at the FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy.

It was Colwill’s opening day of competition at the prestigious meet and for a…

Youth counselors arrested on drug trafficking were close to several Tampa football stars

Youth counselors Romey Battle and Michael Brown, who mentored dozens of standout football prospects like former Chamberlain defensive lineman Brodrick Bunkley (now with Philadelphia Eagles), Robinson High athlete Javier Arenas (now at Alabama), former Middleton Division I recruits O.J. and Sherod Murdock, and most recently Florida State rising sophomores Moses…

FHSAA vs. FPAE court date delayed

Friday’s court date for the temporary injunction filed against the Florida High School Athletic Association by Florida’s Parents for Athletic Equity was canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date, FHSAA executive director Roger Dearing said.

“The action that the Board took [Wednesday] to rescind the reduction in…

FHSAA announces new districts in baseball and softball

The Florida High School Athletic Association has announced new classifications and districts in baseball and softball for the 2009-10 school year.

The new districts are tentative at this point, but the changes should be minimal. The state organization stated there will be no appeals process for any school wishing to…

Gaither’s Lovely signs with St. John’s

Gaither product Rikka Lovely, the only Hillsborough County female track and field athlete to earn three medals at the 2008 state championships, has signed a scholarship with St. John’s University.

“She has tremendous upside and I think in her first college race, you’ll…

NFL Network to re-air IFAF Junior World Championship

Former Jesuit football standout John Plasencia recently helped the United States win the inauguarl International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio.

Anyone interested in seeing the former Tigers standout tight end/defensive end representing the country on the gridiron now will get…

Tampa Catholic baseball coach resigns

Tampa Catholic baseball coach Rich Arena has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities in baseball, the school announced in a press release Wednesday.

Arena spent three seasons as head coach of the Crusaders. During that time, he compiled a record of 51-24 and led Tampa Catholic to two playoff…

Ex-Bulls golfer fares well at amateur tourney

Former Bloomingdale High golf standout Brad Schneider recently finished 29th at The Players Championship in Hilton Head, S.C., a tournament that hosted 80 of the nation’s top amateur golfers.

Schneider, now a sophomore on the University of Central Florida golf team, finished the 72-hole event at 8-over par 296, 14…

FHSAA board votes to reinstate athletic contests

GAINESVILLE The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has voted unanimously (15-0) to rescind its previous vote to reduce the number of contests in a season.

Under this vote, varsity basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and water polo will revert back to 25 contests in a season;…