Jonny Robinson stood still just long enough for us to snap this pic of him. The 10-year-old Wesley Chapel resident will travel to Madrid, Spain, in April to participate in the 2020 Real Madrid Foundation Clinics World Challenge. (Photo: John C. Cotey) Wesley Chapel resident Jonny Robinson talks almost as fast as he runs. As the 10-year-old finishes up putting … [Read more...]
Tennis Center Adds To ‘Sports Coast’ Brand
As large trucks filled with dirt and tall cranes roll by a flattened lot, local Wesley Chapel tennis guru and businessman Pascal Collard smiles. The trucks are slowly but surely allowing Pascal’s vision come to life. The parking lot is there, he says, pointing to his left. Tennis courts, pickleball courts and padel courts over there, surrounding the tennis center. And, … [Read more...]
Longhorns Make It Three Straight County Championships
Coach Damon Zassenbraker gets a victory dousing after the Longhorns’ third straight Pasco County championship. (Photos courtesy of Valerie Sercu/Celebrate Everything Photography) John Long Middle School football coach Damon Zassenbraker has an unusual approach to kicking the ball off during games. He doesn’t. Instead, he orders onsides kicks, where the ball needs to … [Read more...]
93-LOVE
Williamsburg resident Francesca Caravella is 93 years old, but that doesn’t stop her from playing tennis 3-4 days a week and whipping up on the young‘ns. Three times a week, and sometimes more, Francesca Caravella slings her tennis bag over her shoulder and trudges across the grass from her home just a few hundred yards away in search of competition. She arrives … [Read more...]
Football Preview 2019: Wiregrass Ranch
Keith Walker is a big playmaker for the Bulls. Like overcoming injuries or a lack of depth, losing players to other schools has become another one of the problems facing high school football coaches across the country these days. Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH) coach Mark Kantor knows that more than most others. When the Bulls, 7-4 last season, open their season tonight at … [Read more...]
