At the SVB Tennis Center VIP preview on June 27, (l.-r) Bo Sun, Mark Shepherd, Gary Blissett and CEO Pascal Collard were among those who greeted dozens of well-wishers. Pascal Collard has been pitching an exciting vision for the Sarah Vande Berg (SVB) Tennis Center just outside of Wesley Chapel in Zephyrhills for some time, but on June 27, he was able to show some people how … [Read more...]
Williams Ready For Latest Football Challenge
New Wharton High head football coach Mike Williams (back) met with some of the Wildcats before Covid-19 forced the cancellation of his first spring practices with his new team. Mike Williams didn’t leave a job coaching football at Van Nuys High School in California just to win a few games in Tampa, his hometown. He left to make a difference. This fall, he will try to … [Read more...]
Summer Fun Will Include New Safety Measures
Gio Carillo shoots hoops at the Wesley Chapel District Park on Boyette Rd., which re-opened its courts recently and will be back to hosting its youth basketball leagues soon. (Photo: Charmaine George) On June 1, roughly 20 kids showed up at a camp at Heritage Isles in New Tampa. Two weeks later, a similarly-sized group was scheduled to begin camp at the Seven Oaks … [Read more...]
Greseth Steps Down After 17 Years Coaching WCH Hoops
Doug Greseth Doug Greseth is the all-time winningest coach at Wesley Chapel, with a 300-164 record leading the boys basketball team. He removed the poster of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls team that won 72 games. He packed up boxes of trinkets and papers accumulated over 36 years of teaching physical education and 34 years of coaching. After 17 years at Wesley Chapel … [Read more...]
Wharton Sharpshooter Just Misses Olympics!
Matt Sanchez stands inside his Heritage Isles home, 10.9 yards from his practice target (blue arrow). (Photo: John C. Cotey) Wharton High senior Matt Sanchez has more than just Olympic dreams. Earlier this month, those dreams nearly came true. Competing at the Air Rifle U.S. Olympic Trials Feb. 7-9 in Colorado Springs, CO, Sanchez battled against 16 of the sharpest … [Read more...]
