Wrestling: Heidt Up for Mental Toughness Award

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
March 1, 2016 •
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Robinson’s Charles “Chad” Heidt (’16) has been named a finalist for the 2016 Russ Mauger Mental Attitude Award, which is given to a Florida wrestler that "best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, leadership, ethics and integrity." The award was named in the honor of long-time director...

Weekly Sports Update: 2/8-2/12

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
February 12, 2016 •
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Showcase, Softball, Sports, Spring Sports, Tennis, Winter Sports, Wrestling

*Denotes winter sport; **Denotes spring sport Boys Basketball* The Knights (17-9) hit the road on Thursday for the regional quarterfinals, coming away with a 67-58 win at Sebring (20-9). With the win, Robinson extended its season and will take on Jesuit (23-5) for the fourth time this year. �...

Tags: Sports, weekly recap

Weekly Sports Update: 2/1-2/5

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
February 5, 2016 •
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Showcase, Softball, Sports, Spring Sports, Tennis, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Read up on what happened this week in Robinson sports with the recap for the week of 2/1-2/5.

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
January 29, 2016 •
Filed under Basketball, Cheer, Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Boys Basketball After a historic 52-45 victory over Jesuit last Friday, the Knights’ first over the Tigers since 2010, Robinson finished out the regular season this week. Tuesday night’s senior night ended in thrilling fashion when Berton Newbill (’16) hit a buzzer-beater from past half-court ...

Winter Sports Update: 1/18-1/22

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
January 22, 2016 •
Filed under Basketball, Cheer, Showcase, Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Boys Basketball After a 91-67 victory over Spoto (8-11) last Friday, Robinson (12-9) picked up a big 84-74 win over rival Plant (4-19) on Wednesday night. “I can’t say it enough, if it wasn’t for [my teammates], I wouldn’t be able to do what I do,” team captain Iyan Mitchell said. “When pe...

Tags: Winter Sports

Winter Sports Update: 1/11-1/15

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
January 15, 2016 •
Filed under Basketball, Cheer, Showcase, Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Boys Basketball After stopping a five-game losing streak with a 64-46 win at Middleton last Friday, the Knights (10-8) must turn their attention to the final stretch of the regular season that includes games against both Plant (3-16) and Jesuit (15-2) next week. They will first host Spoto (8-9) on F...

Wrestling Coach Montero Reaches 250 Dual Wins

Isabel Hanewicz, RHStoday Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2016 •
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

In his 23 years of coaching at Robinson-13 as head wrestling coach- Thomas Montero has not been one for tears. But as he was honored for his 250th dual meet win as a head wrestling coach at Robinson at last Friday's meet at Leto, even he got a little watery-eyed. Trophy in hand, he wiped a stray ...

Tags: wrestling

Winter Sports Update: 12/7-12/11

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
December 12, 2015 •
Filed under Basketball, Cheer, Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Boys Basketball Since last Tuesday’s home loss to Jesuit, the Knights have won three in a row over Jefferson, Tampa Bay Tech and Middleton. All three victories were by double digits (67-53, 61-48 and 60-43), with Jefferson being the only team that scored over 50 points. Through seven games, Iya...

Wrestlers Compete at State Meet

Isabel Hanewicz, RHStoday Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2015 •
Filed under Breaking News, Winter Sports, Wrestling

Congratulations to the following wrestlers who competed in the FHSAA 2A State Finals on March 13 and 14. Jermein Rivera ('15), eighth place in 132 lb weight class Charles Heidt ('16), 12th place in 138 lb weight class Jacob Wyre ('15), 10th place in 285 weight class View the complete state fi...

This Week in Sports: Track Begins, Baseball Looks for Upset Win

Isabel Hanewicz, RHStoday Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2015 •
Filed under Baseball, Flag Football, Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Spring Sports, Tennis, Track and Field, Winter Sports, Wrestling

The first meet of the track season is Monday, as other spring sports continue competition throughout the week. Baseball looks to improve on its 2-0 record with a win against Jesuit, a district rival and the 2014 state champions, Tuesday. Although not mentioned on the chart, flag football tryouts are...