Sports

RH Holds Season’s First College Signing

Known for its high number of students who receive both athletic and academic scholarships year after year, Riverview High School has once again wasted no time to hold its first college signing of the 2008-09 school year. Continuing in the tradition of parents, friends, teachers and coaches who gather in the principal’s conference room for [...]

Tampa Bay Rhythmic Gymnastics Post 2008 Season Success

“It has been six months overdue, but it is finally a reality,” said Tyana Marlowe, owner and head coach of Tampa Bay Rhythmics, as she talked about the new 4,500 sq. ft. gym she and her team of talented gymnasts recently had the opportunity to occupy. Now located at 6542 Krycul Ave. in Riverview, it [...]

East Bay Indians Predict a Strong Season

Trying to predict the success or failure of a certain athletic program at the start of the season can be done by anyone, but how much credit someone’s words actually merit or if those predictions can actually be trusted is a whole new ball game. However, when you have someone like East Bay Indians varsity [...]

Spartans Prove Too Much For Bulls in Game Two

There was no doubt that on the mind of anyone who follows high school football that the Bloomingdale football program will have its work cut out for the 08-09 season, but most did not expect to see the Bulls suffer a defeat by Spoto High. At the end, however the score board showed 26-12 in [...]

Soccer Program for Challenged Youth

Thanks to TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) many mentally and physically challenged youth in the Brandon area, from ages 5 years and up, will have the opportunity to be a part in a busy athletic season while playing soccer. “The program is both social as well as athletic, designed for children and some young [...]

Osting Baseball Academy Earns Second Place In Cooperstown

Never before has a Tampa bay area AAU, U-13 team finished in the medal bracket in the prestigious Cooperstown, NY “Baseball World” Summer Tournament… up until now! Valrico’s Ostinger Baseball Academy brought home the silver recently after competing in its inaugural season losing 3-2 in to the California Demons in the championship game. Jim Osting, [...]

Program Boosts Sports Safety

Sara Valenti is not a coach, athlete or even a fan of any one particular sporting event, but she is very much a part of Durant High School’s athletic program. May it be football, soccer, basketball or any other fall, winter or spring program, she can be seen at the sideline interacting with the players [...]

Sharks Volleyball Team a Quiet Contender

The Riverview Sharks girls volleyball program posted an overall record of 8-11 and a league record of 3-9 last year, drawing attention to the challenges girls were facing last season. But this is a new school year, a new season and, at the helm, a new head coach. Well, not exactly brand new. Sharks volleyball [...]

South Hillsborough Soccer League (SHSL)

A small ceremony including a ribbon cutting featuring county and league officials was recently held in order to dedicate Hillsborough County’s latest sports complex located in the heart of Riverview. The 23-acre $3 million Summerfield Soccer Complex will be used and officially occupied by and will be the home to the South Hillsborough Soccer League [...]

RobZFitness Opens Bootcamps To Public

As the most experienced and proven personal training studio in the Brandon/FishHawk area, RobZFitness continues to create effective ways that allow it to focus on client’s, now offering boot camps throughout the fall that are open to the public. Rob Zulkoski, owner of RobZFitness said, “I really want to let everyone know that these classes [...]