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The Land O’ Lakes Little League Majors Division All-Stars were recently crowned Little League Florida Section 4 Champions, and also advanced to the state tournament in Fort Myers. Back row, from left: Manager Bart Sumner, Isabell Barrios, Alyssa Forgas, Erin Vandiver, Coach Scott Vandiver, Molly Blackwood, Deanna Finch, Zoe Cacio, Coach Dave Barr, Zoe Barr and Taylor Jones. Front row, from left: Emily Cheek, Caidee Sumner, Alexis D’ Altorio, Aliyah Bentley and Julia Foster. (Not Pictured: Coach Abner Barrios)

Zephyrhills Christian Academy graduate Evan Miller medaled and placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.66 seconds at the recent AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines, Iowa. Miller recently accepted a track scholarship with Division I University of South Carolina. He previously signed with NAIA Warner University (Lake Wales) on a football/track scholarship. In May, he won the Class 1A boys 100-meter dash (10.75 seconds) at the Florida High School Athletic Association Track & Field 2018 Championships.

The U-10 Twisted Sisters softball team, part of the North Tampa Athletic Association (NTAA), battled over 200 teams in local, district and state tournaments to finish undefeated in the Babe Ruth Softball State Tournament. The achievement allowed the team to represent the state of Florida and the NTAA in the Babe Ruth World Series, which wrapped up on Aug. 4. Coaches, back row, from left: Otis Bass, Jamie Ankers, Michael Connell, Justin Horne and Devon Connell. Players, middle row, from left: Chelsea Andersen, Jordan Ankers, Isabellarose Bass, Eliza Connell, Lola Coole and Hailey Horne. Players, front row, from left: Allison McDuffie, Grace Mercado, Eliana Rivera, Willa Soorus and Skylah Stephens.

Jason Nicolette, left and Dominick Coniglio, of the FC Tampa Lutz Rangers, were members of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Florida U-17 team that recently won the ODP Southern Regionals. The 18-member select squad had three wins and a draw against teams from Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Nicolette is a rising senior at Pasco High School; Coniglio, a rising senior at Tampa Catholic High School.

Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) has announced that longtime head baseball coach Steve Winterling will step down, but will remain in his role as the college’s athletic director.

He will be replaced by Lyndon Coleman, who has served as PHSC assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for the past three years. Coleman played baseball at PHSC and Barry University before beginning his coaching career in 2013.

Winterling, meanwhile, started the PHSC baseball program in 1991 and has been the program’s only coach in its 27-year history, finishing with a record of 688-581-4.

He came to PHSC from Florida State University after serving six years under Mike Martin, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA baseball.

The PHSC Bobcats finished 36-18 this past season, the 11th consecutive winning season for the program. The 36 wins were second most in school history, one behind the record of 37 set in 2009.

Land O’ Lakes High softball product Shannon Saile has transferred to the University of Oklahoma, after wrapping up her sophomore season at Florida International University (FIU). The right-handed pitcher will have two years of eligibility remaining when she joins the Sooners this fall. At FIU, Saile earned All-Conference USA First Team accolades in both 2017 and 2018 and was named C-USA Freshman of the Year in 2017. While at Land O’ Lakes, Saile earned NFCA High School All-America Honors as a senior, while garnering All-Region, All-State and All-Conference. Saile also received All-State recognition as a junior and All-Conference nods three total times.

Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) basketball product Gabriel Steele has signed as a walk-on with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), a Division I program in Tallahassee. The guard played for PHSC from 2015 to 2017, where he posted a combined 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.