Jeff Tewksbury

As the University of Tampa beach volleyball team begins its seventh season, the Spartans look to add to the program’s three Small College National Championships.

Kevin Knox II is among the elite Tampa products that starred at the prep level and went on to have a pro career. 

The last two years, the Bulls have been blessed with the nation’s best pitcher, Georgina Corrick. She's now a grad assistant caoch, but the softball Bulls are still ready to swing for the fences.

If you’ve not yet heard of the Hernando County Hawks, you are not alone. They don’t yet have players on the roster, so the Hawks have yet to play a game.

Robert Hainsey came to the Bucs in last year's draft as an offensive tackle from Notre Dame. But even before he arrived in Tampa, the team saw his size (6'4", 300 pounds) and skill better suited for the center position.

Bucs Right Tackle Tristan Wirfs is just 23 years old, but he’s already been named to an All-Pro team and played for a Super Bowl Championship team. 

The softball field at the corner of Morrison and Grady in South Tampa has produced some of the finest talent in Bay Area history.

Collins played for the Rowdies from 2016 through his hiring as the team's new head coach in 2018. Before that, the Troon, Scotland native played for the Scottish national under 21 team and had a five-year stint with Sheffield United in England.

Jake LaCava is in his first year with the Rowdies. He currently is leading the team with six goals scored.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, and the team’s success is spreading onto ice rinks throughout the Bay Area.