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Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, center, answers questions from groups of girls and boys Saturday afternoon at his alma mater, Plant High School. Alonso, who graduated from Plant in 2013, was hosting the first annual Battle for the Bay youth homerun derby to benefit his Alonso Foundation.
Mets slugger Pete Alonso returns to where it all began in Tampa
A day after getting a record-setting contract from the Mets, the Tampa native hosts his first charity home run derby at his alma mater, Plant High.
St. Petersburg High trio take on top amateur golf field
St. Petersburg High juniors, from left, Thayne Thomas, Jackson Woroner and Grayson Stone, all with handicaps hovering around scratch, are among the contenders in the 97th annual New Year's Invitational held this week at the St. Petersburg Country Club.
Juniors Thayne Thomas, Grayson Stone and Jackson Woroner will square off with many of the nation’s top collegiate golfers in the 97th annual New Year’s Invitational.
Florida players have Georgia on the verge of a national title. Again.
Polk County native Arian Smith scored a pivotal touchdown for Georgia in the Bulldogs' semifinal win over Ohio State.
12 Florida natives defected to Georgia, including one of the stars of the semifinal. Why?
Jesuit’s 2012-13 state championship basketball team still one for the ages
Jesuit fans, dubbed the "Blue Tide," hug Joey Galvis and Isaiah Omoregie after the Tigers defeated Plantation American Heritage 79-58 in the Class 5A state championship game on March 2, 2013, at the Lakeland Center. Galvis was named 5A state tournament MVP.
Twelve of that team’s 13 players returned to campus for a reunion on Monday evening.

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