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Florida tax holiday covers guns, fishing gear in Apollo Beach

Florida's Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday suspends the state's 6% sales tax on firearms, ammunition, fishing gear and camping supplies through Dec. 31, with several Apollo Beach and Ruskin shops along US-41 carrying qualifying items.

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Apollo Beach autism tennis clinics begin Oct. 10

ACEing Autism and Experienced Autism Alliance will run six weeks of Saturday tennis clinics for children and teens with autism at Apollo Beach Racquet Club starting Oct. 10.

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Lennard, East Bay face road tests Friday in Week 3

Lennard (1-1) travels to St. Petersburg Catholic and East Bay (2-0) heads to Gibbs on Friday, Sept. 4, as both South Shore programs look to build on early-season momentum against tested opponents.

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South Shore football opens 4-2; Morgan wins varsity debut

South Shore teams went 4-2 in Week 1 of high school football, highlighted by East Bay's 43-7 Cherry Cup win over Riverview and Morgan High's historic first varsity victory, a 42-0 shutout of Leto.

Hillsborough commissioners vote Friday on $796M for Rays stadium

Hillsborough County commissioners are set to vote Friday, Aug. 28, on committing $796 million in public funds to the $2.36 billion Tampa Bay Rays stadium project, with at least two commissioners expressing reservations about the deal.

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East Bay overcomes 12-0 deficit to beat Robinson

East Bay overcame a 12-0 halftime deficit to beat Robinson 20-12 in the Kickoff Classic, as the Indians' defense posted a second-half shutout under second-year coach DeAndra Simmons heading into Friday's Cherry Cup opener against Riverview.

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East Bay opens 2026 football season Friday night against Robinson

East Bay Indians open the 2026 varsity football season at 7:30 p.m. Friday at E.G. Simmons Field in Ruskin against Robinson, with coach DeAndra Simmons entering year two and leaning on returning players Preston Cooper, Marquis Thornton, Lhoyalti Taylor and Andriano Betty.

Lennard loads up, East Bay resets as 2026 football opens

The 2026 South Shore football season brings major changes: Lennard adds former Sumner QB Antonio Balaguer and nine transfers, East Bay leans on its defense in a new district, and Wimauma's Morgan High fields its inaugural varsity squad.

Lennard finishes 8-3; East Bay closes 2025 with 50-0 rout

The Lennard Longhorns finished 8-3 and the East Bay Indians went 5-5 under first-year coach DeAndra Simmons in the 2025 football season, with both South Shore programs now looking ahead as the school year opens Monday, Aug. 10.

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