TAMPA — Reggie and Rose Williams came across each other while working out at a gym in Albuquerque, N.M. He was a Los Angeles Dodgers farmhand trying to get back to the majors. She was a suddenly-single mom who was just trying to get by. The couple recently celebrated their ...
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Wed. May 18, 2011 at 2:23 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
TAMPA — The school with a hyphen in its name put an exclamation point on its season. Brooks-DeBartolo beat Shorecrest 4-2 on a Friday the 13th that Phoenix fans will never forget. Competing in its first year of postseason play, the four-year school earned a ticket to the Class 2A ...
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Fri. May 13, 2011 at 11:46 p.m. | Don Jensen
TAMPA — When Brooks-DeBartolo’s Adam Eggnatz and Javier Reynoso first began playing baseball together six years ago, they were hardly works in progress — let alone prospects. Now they’re both college bound and can carry the fledgling third-year Phoenix baseball program to heights never before seen. Eggnatz and Reynoso are ...
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Thu. May 12, 2011 at 5:55 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
SPRING HILL — The last time Brooks-DeBartolo and Bishop McLaughlin faced off in the Class 2A, District 10 championship game, the Hurricanes got the best of the Phoenix and took home a district title with an 11-4 win. But in the fourth meeting between the schools, Phoenix coach Donnie Oliver ...
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Fri. May 06, 2011 at 11:23 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
LAKELAND — Brooks-Debartolo handed Lakeland Christian a 14-1 defeat in six innings Tuesday night in the Class 2A region quarterfinals. Javier Reynoso, committed to play at Coastal Carolina, chalked up 11 strikeouts on four hits and two walks. “I was commanding my fastball and was getting my curve and slider ...
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Tue. May 03, 2011 at 9:34 p.m. | The Ledger
TAMPA — Back on his old stomping grounds at Tampa Prep on Thursday evening, former Terrapins coach and current Bishop McLaughlin coach Nick Rodriguez let the Hurricanes’ second straight Class 2A, District 10 title sink in. Bishop McLaughlin fell behind 2-0 to Brooks-DeBartolo in the first inning, but as has ...
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Thu. April 28, 2011 at 10:29 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
TAMPA — The pop on Brooks-DeBartolo senior Adam Eggnatz’s bat during Tuesday’s Class 2A, District 10 semifinal matchup vs. Indian Rocks Christian was helped a little bit by the gusty winds at Tampa Prep’s field. It helped so much that when Eggnatz hit what even he thought was a seemingly ...
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Wed. April 27, 2011 at 12:28 a.m. | Andy Villamarzo
LARGO — Indian Rocks Christian and Bishop McLaughlin knew going into their respective Class 2A, District 10 semifinals that they would likely breeze past their opponents and meet in the title game. The semifinals would merely be warmups for the Golden Eagles and Hurricanes, as both squads 10-run ruled their ...
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Tue. April 19, 2011 at 9:34 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
Brenden Rivera slugged a grand slam and Javier Reynoso a two-run homer to lead Brooks-DeBartolo (8-11) over Wiregrass Ranch 13-9.
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Tue. April 12, 2011 at 8:29 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — Berkeley Prep jumped out to a nine-run lead over Brooks-DeBartolo (7-11) in the first inning and never looked back Thursday as the Buccaneers delivered one of their most complete performances of the season in a 13-1 victory.Sophomore Bubba Olivera got the start for Berkeley Prep (11-10), throwing six ...
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Thu. April 07, 2011 at 8:38 p.m. | David Rice
SEMINOLE — The opening game in the 20th annual Steve Georgiadis Holiday Tournament wasn't pretty, and it didn't have anything to do with inclement weather that set the schedule back a day.The teams combined for eight errors but Shorecrest found a way to open up the game late, defeating Brooks-DeBartolo ...
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Tue. March 29, 2011 at 5:49 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
TAMPA — They say in baseball that a pitcher always needs help from his lineup.On Friday, that saying didn't apply to Brooks-DeBartolo senior pitcher Javier Reynoso.Reynoso was equally impressive from the plate and the mound, giving himself plenty of cushion to lead the Phoenix (6-7) to a 10-6 district win ...
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Fri. March 25, 2011 at 7:54 p.m. | Kerry Klecic
Brenden Rivera hit three home runs and combined with Riley Crispell on a no-hitter Tuesday as Brooks-DeBartolo defeated host Lakeland Sonrise Christian 30-0. Adam Eggnatz homered twice, and Javier Reynoso and Torey Jordan also went deep for Brooks.
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Tue. March 15, 2011 at 8:19 p.m. | Times Staff
LAKELAND — Despite turning the ball over 39 times, Lakeland Christian defeated Brooks-DeBartolo 48-45 in a Class 2A region quarterfinal Thursday.Brooks-DeBartolo had a chance to tie with five seconds left but a jumper by Vintoria Hopps hit the left side of the rim as the buzzer sounded.The Phoenix (19-17) had ...
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Thu. Feb. 10, 2011 at 8:04 p.m. | The Ledger
CLEARWATER — Any time Indian Rocks Christian (24-3) takes the court, one can expect pinpoint passing, pressure defense and precise shooting. And those were exactly the key ingredients that propelled the Golden Eagles to a 77-53 Class 2A, District 10 victory Saturday night over Brooks-DeBartolo."Brooks-Debartolo always plays us tough, and ...
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Sat. Feb. 05, 2011 at 8:38 p.m. | Phillip Haywood