ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Canadian baseball player Mitchell Triolo has inherited a family gene that has allowed him to play the game he loves: baseball. Triolo is a shortstop for a Team Canada squad that lost 12-0 to Team USA on Wednesday as it tries to qualify for the country’s final roster for the 2012 World Cup in Seoul, Korea in August.
TAMPA, Fla. – There resides in Massachusetts a 21-year-old Finnish junior at Boston College that speaks four languages – English being her fourth – played for the national team of her country at 12, has…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – Windsor, Ont., has a long history of producing elite athletes. Jake Lumley may soon be a name you can add to that list. The 17-year-old plies his trade with the Windsor Selects Under-18 team of the Premier Baseball League of Ontario, and is one of 32 invitees to Team Canada’s junior national camp this week.
TAMPA, Fla. – A fist pump, a high five and a smile. Yes, that’s a pretty typical celebration routine, but Ecaterina Vasenina and Loreto Alonso Martinez’s relationship on the tennis court is far from typical. The duo, although rooted in hard work, is loaded with laughter.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Michael Clouthier always knew he was going to be a pitcher. A right-handed pitcher, he grew up playing volleyball, basketball, track and field, basically everything, but he would always return to his true…
DADE CITY, Fla. – T.J. Mitchell only has team play on his mind. The junior Georgia Bulldog is playing his third season with the team and has dealt with the transition from an experienced club to a young one with a high ceiling. Georgia was a top team in the country last year, finishing second in the NCAA championship tournament, but lost its three best starters.
DADE CITY, Fla – Money doesn’t solve all problems but it sure would help the Cincinnati Bearcats men’s golf program. At it’s current state, the university simply can’t compete with the nation’s top golf programs due to a lack of funding and their five-month golf season. The University of Cincinnati only provides the men’s golf program with the monetary equivalent of one full scholarship annually.
DADE CITY, Fla . – Russell Budd has blue in his blood. Not only is he a member of the DePaul Blue Demons golf team, he also aligns himself with one of the largest sport fan bases – The Toronto Maple Leafs. Budd, the 21-year-old Toronto native, is no stranger to expressing his despise for the team’s current slide via Twitter.
DADE CITY, Fla. — The monkey is finally off his back. Justin Dorward, the Louisville Cardinals senior won his first collegiate tournament Tuesday, sharing co-medallist honours with Arkansas State’s Chris Pledger at the USF Invitational. Dorward’s breakthrough tournament didn’t come easy, as the 7060-yard, par 72 Lake Jovita golf course showed its teeth with gusty winds.
DADE CITY, Fla. — Playing 18 holes on a sunny day in Florida can be tough no matter what level you are playing at. It’s the mental aspect of the game that can be the most challenging. Being able to deal with the elements, refocus after a bad shot, regain your composure and move on after a bad hole are all characteristics shared by those with a strong mindset.