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Hometown Olympic gold medalists serve dinner to Clearwater families in need
CLEARWATER, Fla. - They both won gold on the softball field and in the swimming pool, but on Monday, Michele Smith and Brooke Bennett were in the kitchen serving their community in a unique way to help homeless families in need. For both of the Tampa Bay area athletes, winning...
Clearwater Threshers bat dog retires at 13
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A local minor league baseball team gave a very special sendoff to their bat dog as she celebrated her retirement at a game over the weekend. Layla, the 13-year-old white Labrador, helped retrieve discarded bats near home plate for the last six years for the Clearwater Threshers, which is a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Northside Christian's Taylor Nuce reaches new heights
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A lot goes into jumping over the high bar. For Taylor Nuce, it’s mind over matter in a sport that matters a lot to her. “I know that I can get over the bar physically, but mentally I have to understand and just trust that I can,” she said.
Tritons Receive AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Eckerd beach volleyball team has been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a recipient of the annual Team Academic Excellence Award. The award, founded in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs received the award this season. EC posted a 3.71 team GPA this year and finished the season with a 8-20 record. Eckerd posted the most wins since the 2018 season this year. The recognition is...
Video: Layla, Bat Dog for Phillies' Single-A Team, Grabs Final Bat Before Retirement
Layla, a white labrador retriever, has wrapped up her career as the bat dog for the Philadelphia Phillies' A-ball affiliate. The very-good dog who has been with the Clearwater Threshers for six years picked up a bat for the final time during Friday's game against Fort Myers. Clearwater Beach Dogs...
Mussels’ bats explode in 10-6 comeback win to sweep Clearwater
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Rixon Wingrove and Carlos Aguiar led a powerful offensive performance Sunday, as the Mighty Mussels swept the Clearwater Threshers with a 10-6 comeback win at BayCare Ballpark. The middle third of the lineup – Wingrove, Aguiar and Matthew Clayton combined to go 7-for-11 (.636/.689/1.545) with four...
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