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- Thu, Mar 05Mar 05, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 6A Semifinal #1 The Columbia (Lake City, FL) Tigers are in the state semifinals for the first time since 1968 The Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Panthers are looking to advance to their second straight state final
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- Wed, Mar 04Mar 04, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 1A Semifinal #2 Hawthorne: Looking to advance to first state championship game appearance since 2015 Paxton: Looking to advance to first state championship game appearance since 2016
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- Wed, Mar 04Mar 04, 2020, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 2A Semifinal #2 Bayshore Christian in the state semifinals for the first time in school history Orlando Christian Prep is seeking their third straight state championship game appearance
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- Sat, Feb 29Feb 29, 2020, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USAThe Plant (Tampa, FL) Panthers girls basketball team, will be playing the Miami Senior High (Miami, FL) Stingarees in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball Class 7A Championship on Saturday, February 29 @ 8:00PM
- Sat, Feb 29Feb 29, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMSpec Martin Municipal Stadium, 260 East Euclid, DeLand, FL 32724, USAThe Jesuit (Tampa, FL) Tigers will be playing for their seventh Boys Soccer state title, as they take on the Pembroke Pines Charter (Pembroke Pines, FL) Jaguars on Saturday, February 29 @ 1:00PM
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Tampa Bay High School Softball Stat Leaders (Through March 7)
By: Ross Van De Griek Batting Average 1. C Raquel Camuglia (Springstead)- .737 2. CF/P Mya Turner (Weeki Wachee)- .733 3. INF Ashley...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Softball Rankings (Week of March 9-13)
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Durant (5-0) This Week: @ Freedom (Tues.), @ Brandon (Thu.) Welcome the Durant Lady Cougars softball team, as...

Tampa Bay High School Baseball Stat Leaders (Through March 7)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 2 of our weekly high school baseball stat leaders across the Tampa Bay area. We will be...

Tampa Bay High School Baseball Top 10 Rankings (Week of March 9-13)
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Jesuit (7-0) This Week: vs Hillsborough (Tues.), @ Countryside (Thu.), vs Jefferson (Sat.) (Saladino Tournament)...

Tampa Bay High School Softball Stat Leaders (Through February 29)
By: Ross Van De Griek Batting Average 1. Alissa Mankiewich (Dunedin)- .769 2. Alisha Waggoner (Pinellas Park)- .727 3. Sarah Thinger...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Softball Rankings (Week of March 2-6)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to a fresh new week of rankings across the Tampa Bay area. Following the PHU Lady Canes' Invitational,...

Tampa Bay High School Baseball Stat Leaders (Through February 29)
By: Ross Van De Griek Batting Average 1. 1B/RHP Matt Landel (Hudson), .700 2. OF/RHP John Jackson (Indian Rocks Christian), .667 3....

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Baseball Rankings (Week of March 2-6)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to week 3 of the high school baseball season, across the Tampa Bay area & the state of Florida. With a few...

2020 FHSAA Girls Soccer State Championship Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the state championships in Boys & Girls Soccer, across the state of Florida. Three teams from the...

Tampa Bay High School Boys Basketball Regional Semifinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We are down to the Sweet Sixteen across most of the state of Florida, as well as the Tampa Bay area in the 2020...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Softball Rankings (Week of Feb 24-28)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to a fresh new high school softball season, across the Tampa Bay area & the state of Florida. We will be...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Baseball Rankings (Week of Feb 24-28)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to a fresh new week of high school baseball rankings, across the Tampa Bay area. Not a lot of movement...

Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball Regional Final Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Elite Eight in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball State playoffs. Winners will advance to the...

2020 FHSAA Girls Soccer State Semifinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We are down to the Final Four across the six classifications across girls soccer here in the state of Florida. A...

Tampa Bay High School Boys Basketball Regional Quarterfinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to the 2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Postseason where 32 teams in six classifications will be eyeing on the...

Tampa Bay High School Boys Soccer Regional Final Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Elite Eight across the six classifications in the 2020 FHSAA Boys Soccer playoffs. A few Tampa...

Tampa Bay High School Girls Soccer Regional Final Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Elite Eight in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Soccer State playoffs, as we have had a few upsets so far...

Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball Regional Semifinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Sweet Sixteen across the state of Florida, in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball State Playoffs....

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Baseball Rankings (Week of Feb 17-21)
By: Ross Van De Griek Baseball season is here.. As the regular season kicks off this week across the Tampa Bay area, as well as the state...

ABOUT
My name is Ross Van De Griek & I am the owner/founder of HSSportsFlorida which was launched on August 17, 2016. My main goal is to feature all high school athletes from across the Tampa Bay area, but I have recently been working on expanding my coverage throughout the state. Since August 2018, I have added a new focus onto HSSportsFlorida which features recruiting profiles on 3-star, 4-star & 5-star recruits across the state of Florida. Since November 2018, I have added more work to my already busy schedule, as I also serve as an assistant boys basketball coach at Wiregrass Ranch High School.
I grew up in North Carolina & lived there for the first 14 1/2 years of my life, before deciding to move to a new chapter in Florida. The reason why I started covering high school sports was just simple, started by becoming my high school’s sports reporter/journalist & have fell in love with the passion ever since. I graduated from Wiregrass Ranch High School on May 31, 2015 & served as a Graduate Assistant for the Wiregrass Ranch Boys Basketball program from November 2015-February 2018.
I am a huge sports fan, whether it’s the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL, MLS, college football or college basketball, on the side you can catch me watching either sports or listening to music.
Hope to catch you at a game soon.

































