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Hillsborough County defeats Pinellas County All-Stars in Annual HS Baseball Finale Lennard Head Coach Victor Martinez Manages All-Star Squad to 10-3 win
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties renewed an annual high school baseball spring match-up to battle for the pride to be the…
State 4A champions – Lennard Flag Football completes the journey ‘How ‘bout them Longhorns!’
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Lennard Longhorn Flag Football finished the 2026 season with a hard fought 12-6 win over the Park Vista Cobras in…
Lennard Longhorn Flag Football wins state regional Win sends Longhorns to state semifinal game in Tampa on Friday at noon
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Lennard Longhorn girls flag football kept its playoff streak alive by defeating the Alonso Ravens, the second ranked team in…
East Bay Gets State Regional Victory; Sumner Falls at Venice
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com East Bay traveled over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to face the Northeast Vikings in St. Petersburg on Friday, April 24,…
Flag Football District Thriller as Sumner Defeats South Shore Rival Lennard in District Semifinal
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Francis Fedor Photos Sumner sophomore Kaitlin Casimir summersaults after win over Lennard in the district semifinal game on April 21.…
Flag Football District Thriller as Sumner Defeats South Shore Rival Lennard in District Semifinal Lennard Longhorns Advance to State Playoffs with at-large Bid
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Capti Longhorn senior Sydney Elizondo sets to send a pass downfield in the district semifinal game against rival Sumner on…
East Bay Gets State Regional Victory; Sumner Falls at Venice Indians Advance to Face Charlotte in Best of Three Series
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com East Bay traveled over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to face the Northeast Vikings in St. Petersburg on Friday, April 24,…
Sumner and East Bay suffer district final losses Teams await Florida State High School Athletic Association playoff brackets
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Francis Fedor Photos Sumner senior Winston Pennant slides into third on a third inning triple in 5-0 win over Newsome…
Sumner and East Bay suffer district final losses
Teams await Florida State High School Athletic Association playoff brackets
Sumner and East Bay lock up district playoff byes
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Francis Fedor Photos Sumner non-seniors await the opportunity to create a bat bridge to welcome seniors and their families. Sumner…
Sumner bounces back after Bloomingdale loss; Lennard winning streak hits five games
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Senior Jeffrey Diab heads towards third in 3-2 win over Robinson on senior night on March 31. Diab doubled in…
East Bay baseball sweeps the week as South Shore teams look to lock in playoff seedings
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Francis Fedor Photos Sumner senior Ethan DeJesus looks in for the pitch in duel with the Bloomingdale Bulls on March…
Sumner Stingrays claim Saladino Silver Championship
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Sumner led the South Shore Six (SS6) in Saladino tournament success, making it to the Silver division finals and getting…
South Shore Wrap-up
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Stingray junior Isaiah Romano tries to rally his teammates after a double in game vs. Strawberry Crest on Mar. 10.…
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By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com In the game of the week, two South Shore Six programs faced off at East Bay. The Stingrays, making the…
South Shore Diamond Round-Up
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Sumner baseball led off the week with a South Shore Six rivalry win over the Lennard Longhorns. The Stingrays used…
Sumner Girls Basketball advances to regional finals
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner had both the boys and the girls basketball squads playing in the state regional semi-final round (Sweet 16) on Friday…
East Bay leads South Shore Six baseball, wins three in a row
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner led off the week with a huge 1-0 road win over the Plant City Raiders, one of the top teams…
Stingray boys and girls basketball advance in state playoffs
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Stingray boys (17-10), after their big win on the road against Plant, were awarded with a five-seed in their regional…
Blowouts and one-run games highlight opening week of South Shore baseball
By FRANCIS FEDOR Morgan, the new kids in town without the luxury of a senior class, opened the season with two losses. In the…
Hillsborough County district playoffs
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Hillsborough County district playoffs got underway on Wednesday, Feb. 4, with the South Shore Six (SS6) looking to advance into…
Sumner ends skid on senior night, ending a strong regular season
By FRANCIS FEDOR The week for the South Shore Six (SS6) kicked off with Spoto losing a tightly contested 72-70 game to Strawberry Crest…
Local racer to be inducted into SCCA H Production Category Hall-of-Fame
By FRANCIS FEDOR As we near the start of the oval track season, opening here in Florida with the Speedweeks culminating in the Daytona…
South Shore Baseball about to hit the diamond
By FRANCIS FEDOR Major League Baseball is about to open camp throughout the Tampa area and High School Baseball is prepping to get back…
Spoto hits stride and Sumner looks to rebound as playoffs near
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner lost a tough game on the road, 69-66, vs the Chamberlain Storm on Jan. 20; it needed an extra period…
VL Softball Club faces USA Patriots in Lakeland
By FRANCIS FEDOR We still may have some cold snaps to get through, but the sounds of spring are right around the corner. Teams…
South Shore Basketball heats up as temps drop
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Lennard Longhorns opened the week as the only South Shore Six (SS6) team in action on Monday, Jan. 12, and…
Sumner Basketball Paces the South Shore Six
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner returned from the break on Tuesday, Jan. 6, with a 62-41 win over South Shore 6 (SS6) rival Spoto in…
South Shore Hoops in tournament action over holiday break
By FRANCIS FEDOR While Hillsborough County schools took a two-week break for the holidays, a number of teams hit the hardwood for tournament action…
Basketball success stories go beyond the South Shore Six
By FRANCIS FEDOR When one includes girls teams in those sports teams nicknamed the South Shore Six, there have been good stories quietly happening…
USF ends exciting season with tough Cure Bowl loss
By Karis Fedor The University of South Florida (9-4) suffered a disappointing 24-10 loss to Old Dominion University (10-3) in the StaffDNA Cure Bowl…
East Bay and Sumner pace the South Shore 6; Morgan wins thriller over Lennard in OT
By FRANCIS FEDOR The South Shore Six took to the courts for the week, starting Dec. 8, before the schools take a break for…
University of South Florida invited to Cure Bowl in Orlando
By FRANCIS FEDOR It has been a wild week for the USF program, from coming off a season ending win vs. Rice, during Thanksgiving…
Lennard scores first victory; East Bay wins 2 of 3; Sumner goes to OT in loss at Jesuit
By FRANCIS FEDOR On Tuesday, Dec. 2, South Shore Six (SS6) action saw Sumner and Morgan meet for the first time in Mustang history…
USF trounces Rice, backed by Record Byrum Brown performance
By Karis Fedor The University of South Florida Bulls ended their regular season with a 52-3 victory over Rice University on senior night at…
Sumner Football loses in Fla. State Regional Final Playoffs in Venice
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner ended its football season with a 41-22 loss to the top seed Venice Indians on a cool night in South…
Sumner and Morgan participate in holiday weekend tournament
By FRANCIS FEDOR While Hillsborough County schools took a holiday week break, two member teams of the South Shore Six (SS6) hit the court…
Sumner wins regional playoff game over Riverview Sarasota
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner traveled South on I-75 as underdogs to take on the Riverview-Sarasota Rams and left with a 31-21 win that continues…
Hillsborough schools tip-off basketball season
By FRANCIS FEDOR The South Shore high school hoops season is off and running for the 2025-26 season. The Morgan Mustangs, from Wimauma’s newest…
South Florida Wins big over University of Alabama Birmingham
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Bulls traveled into Birmingham, Alabama, and left with the 48-18 win over the Blazers. USF closes out the regular season…
USF Falls to Navy in Annapolis
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Bulls traveled to Annapolis to face Navy, the conference leader, in a game with huge implications for The American Conference…
Sumner Stingrays continue Florida State Playoff run
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Stingrays (59th in Florida) won convincingly in the Tank, defeating the Ocoee Knights, 44-13, making the trip to Riverview from…
Morgan Mustangs inaugural season; Sumner, Spoto and East Bay look to build on 2024-25 success
By FRANCIS FEDOR The 2024-25 HS basketball season ended in Lakeland, FL, when Columbus, from Fort Lauderdale on the other side of the state,…
South Florida Bulls win on annual Salute-to-Service Night at Raymond James
By FRANCIS FEDOR USF was eager, coming off a bye week, to get back on the field in front of a home crowd and…
South Shore HS Baseball participates in Wood Bat Classic
By FRANCIS FEDOR During a bit of a lull, with only a couple of South Shore football teams in action, an annual ritual took…
South Shore Recap
By FRANCIS FEDOR It may be hard to believe, but the HS football regular season ended this past weekend. The Florida High School Athletics…
Bulls fall out of AP Top 25
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Bulls went into enemy territory on Saturday, Oct. 25, to play the Memphis Tigers and lost a heart-breaker, 34-31. The…
Stingrays capture district title
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Stingrays captured the 7A District 7 title on Senior Night at the Tank with their 42-7 win over the Alonso…
South Shore Recap
By FRANCIS FEDOR The Longhorns returned home and struggled to get their offense going in a 31-6 loss to the Palmetto Tigers. The Tigers…
South Shore Wrap-Up
By FRANCIS FEDOR Longhorns look to rebound vs Palmetto after first loss at Parrish Community; Riverview bests East Bay to move to 5-3 on…