Cypress Creek Ice & Sports Complex Officially Breaks Ground

Developer Gordie Zimmermann takes a slap shot at a hockey goal during the groundbreaking for the Cypress Creek Ice & Sports Complex on Feb. 24 in Wesley Chapel. Instead of tossing dirt with shovels, attendees attempted to put a puck in the net.
Developer Gordie Zimmermann takes a slap shot at a hockey goal during the groundbreaking for the Cypress Creek Ice & Sports Complex on Feb. 24 in Wesley Chapel. Instead of tossing dirt with shovels, attendees attempted to put a puck in the net.

By Matt Wiley

Wesley Chapelā€™s claim to ice hockey fame could open late this year, if all goes to developer Gordie Zimmermann (of Z Mitch, LLC)ā€™s plan, who officially broke ground on the stateā€™s largest ice hockey facility in our area this morning. Continue reading

Brawl After Basketball Game At Wiregrass Ranch High

By Matt Wiley

It turns out that naming a high school basketball rivalry game the ā€œWar on 54ā€ may have been a decision that was taken too literally, after several fights broke out involving students after the boys basketball game between Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH, located off Mansfield Blvd.) and Wesley Chapel High (WCH, located on Wells Rd.) on January 30.Continue reading

Sheffield Promises $3M For Wiregrass Baseball Complex, Extension Granted

James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. Pasco commissioners will decide whether or not to terminate the project on Jan. 13.
James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive.Ā 

By Matt Wiley

Retired MLB star and longtime Tampa Bay-area resident Gary Sheffield says that heā€™ll cough up $3 million of his own money to make sure that the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball complex becomes a reality ā€” a move that was enough to earn Pasco Sports, LLC, one last extension from the Pasco County to prove it has the funds to make the project happen.Continue reading

Financing Plan Submitted For Baseball Complex

By Matt Wiley

Itā€™s the bottom of the ninth, thereā€™s a full-count with two outs. Thereā€™s the pitch, a swing and a base hit to keep the project that could bring a world-class baseball training complex to Wesley Chapel alive. After two deadline extensions, Blue Marble Sports has submitted a financing plan to Pasco County that representatives from the company hope will allow for the release of millions of dollars in county funding that will finally secure the project and get it moving.Continue reading