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Filmmaker Charlie King, a boxing aficionado and senior at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, wrote, directed, produced and edited “Successors of St. Pete: The St. Pete Boxing Club Story." It premiered Nov. 25 at The Beach Theatre and is available online.
Documentary highlights legendary St. Pete Boxing Club
High school senior Charlie King wrote, directed, produced and edited “Successors of St. Pete: The St. Pete Boxing Club Story.”
From the playgrounds of Clearwater to the NBA and back to Florida State
The first game he coached at FSU earlier this month was also the first game Luke Loucks was a head coach at any level. At 35, he is part of a new breed of coaches bringing NBA-style philosophies to the college game.
New Seminoles basketball coach Luke Loucks took an unconventional path through the pro league before returning to his alma mater.
Jesuit alumnus Joe Pesansky has FIU on brink of bowl eligibility
FIU quarterback Joe Pesansky has accounted for eight touchdowns in consecutive wins against Middle Tennessee and Liberty.
State College Game Day Guide | Also, FSU legacy Duce Robinson approaching milestone.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will have season-ending surgery
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. walks off the field after Sunday's overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers in Atlanta. Penix partially tore a ligament in his left knee in the game.
The former Tampa Bay Tech standout has a partially torn ligament in his left knee.

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  1. From the playgrounds of Clearwater to the NBA and back to Florida State
    • Viewpoints
    The first game he coached at FSU earlier this month was also the first game Luke Loucks was a head coach at any level. At 35, he is part of a new breed of coaches bringing NBA-style philosophies to the college game.
  2. Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will have season-ending surgery
    • Bucs
    Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. walks off the field after Sunday's overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers in Atlanta. Penix partially tore a ligament in his left knee in the game.
  3. Supreme Court turns down Tampa Christian school’s pregame prayer case
    • Politics
    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a Tampa Christian school that contended its speech rights were violated when it was prevented from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game.
  5. Marching band competition brings the best local high school bands to Tampa | Photos
    • Education
    A dancer with the Plant High School Marching Panthers performs as part of "The Fire Within" program during the 28th annual Lions’s Pride Marching Competition at King High School on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 in Tampa.
  6. Tampa volleyball scion Kyle Dagostino holds tight to Olympic dream
    • HomeTeam
    The United States' Kyle Dagostino celebrates during a Volleyball Nations League match against Canada in June in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. At age 30, he continues to pursue his dream of landing a spot on the U.S. 12-man Olympic team.
  7. King High’s Addison Barger shining confidently for AL-best Blue Jays
    • Rays
    Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger takes fielding practice before Tuesday's game against the Rays. “He’s one of the best, most talented players I’ve ever seen,” said Toronto infielder Ernie Clement.
  8. Tampa’s Erriyon Knighton gets 4-year track and field doping ban
    • HomeTeam
    Tampa's Erriyon Knighton, center, runs ahead of Tapiwanashe Makarawu, right, of Zimbabwe, in the men's 200-meters heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
  9. Plant City’s Parker Messick eager for Sunday homecoming start vs. Rays
    • Sports
    Cleveland Guardians pitcher Parker Messick warms up before his first MLB start Aug. 20 against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. He held Arizona to one run in 6 ⅔ innings.
  10. Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. aims to take down his hometown team in opener
    • Bucs
    Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is shown during a joint practice with the Titans last month in Flowery Branch, Ga. The former Tampa Bay Tech standout will make his first start against the Bucs Sunday in Atlanta.
  11. Tre Wilson shot out of tunnel and back into Gators’ consciousness
    • Gators
    Gators receiver Tre Wilson, seen here against Kentucky in 2024, made a successful return from hip surgery in last weekend's 55-0 season-opening romp of Long Island.
  12. Tony Saladino Jr., Tampa’s baseball ambassador, had 1 greater love
    • HomeTeam
    Family members of longtime area baseball ambassador Tony Saladino Jr. escort his casket to the altar during the funeral mass held Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon.
  13. Gray hair, black stripes: How Pinellas retirees are saving Friday night football
    • HomeTeam
    Wallace DeVries, 70, left, has worked as a high school football official for half a century. He is one of eight retirees helping keep high school football alive in Pasco, Pinellas and Manatee counties through the Suncoast Football Officials Association.
  14. Miami Hurricanes player arrested in triple-fatal Largo crash
    • Crime
    Stuffed animals, toys and balloons surround a pair of crosses on May 12 at the scene of a fatal crash two days earlier that left a woman and two children dead. Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes was arrested Friday on vehicular homicide and reckless driving charges in connection to the crash.
  15. Longtime local educator, baseball ambassador Tony Saladino Jr. dies
    • HomeTeam
    In 1981, Tony Saladino Jr. and wife Bertha created a Hillsborough County spring break high school baseball tournament that's still running strong today. Tony passed away Tuesday morning at 89. Bertha died in 2016.
  16. Former longtime Zephyrhills High boys hoops coach Alan Reed dies at 77
    • HomeTeam
    Former Zephyrhills High boys basketball coach Alan Reed logged four separate stints at the school from 1975-2016.
  17. Another coaching milestone awaits Hillsborough High’s Earl Garcia
    • HomeTeam
    Earl Garcia turned Hillsborough High into a destination rather than a doormat. "He’s made Hillsborough County football what it is today," says Brian Emanuel, who played for Garcia at Gaither High and coached under him at Hillsborough.
  18. Athletics select FSU’s Jamie Arnold with No. 11 pick in MLB draft
    • Florida State Seminoles
    FSU and former Jesuit High pitcher Jamie Arnold, shown warming up before a 2024 NCAA regional game against Stetson in Tallahassee, was drafted 11th overall by the Athletics in the MLB draft.
  19. Tampa’s Jamie Arnold found his payoff pitch, then he found his purpose
    • Florida State Seminoles
    FSU pitcher Jamie Arnold, shown warming up before a 2024 game against Stetson in Tallahassee, on Sunday could become the 10th player produced by a bay area high school to be a top 10 pick.
  20. Florida is first state to mandate heart checks for prep athletes
    • HomeTeam
    Hezekiah Walters collapsed and died from complications that included cardiac conditions that had gone undetected while participating in football conditioning drills at Middleton High School in 2019.
  21. From Tampa to majors in a rush, Royals’ Jac Caglianone is ‘in a good spot’
    • Rays
    Royals rightfielder Jac Caglianone catches a fly ball from the Rays' Josh Lowe during the first inning of Wednesday's game in Kansas City. Caglianone made a diving catch in the fifth to quell a Rays rally.
  22. He’s a karate sensei in training — and soon, a historic Pasco grad
    • Education
    Jacob Little leads the class in an exercise at Ingram’s Karate on Thursday in New Port Richey. Little says attending Pasco eSchool allowed him to focus on his karate skills.
  23. Drunken bettor from overseas sent death threats to Lance McCullers Jr.
    • Sports
    Houston Astros pitcher and Tampa native Lance McCullers received death threats on social media directed at his children after a poor start against the Cincinnati Reds on May 10.
  24. Lakewood High football coach Cory Moore to become NFL scout
    • HomeTeam
    Cory Moore took over the Lakewood football program in 2008 and compiled a 130-69 record, with multiple state semifinal appearances. Lakewood also churned out several future NFL players under his guidance.
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