When you cover high school sports for 50 years, there are those who you will always have a special place in your heart and memory for.
Aubrey Hill was always one of those players who never looked the part, but that was the fun of watching him play – in high school at Miami Carol City and at the University of Florida.
Thirty years ago, Oscar Castaneda stood among some of Miami-Dade County’s elite football prospects as one of the best at what he did.
As a kicker for Miami High, he was selected as one of the best kickers not only in south Florida, but was considered as one of the best in the nation.
This time of year – while many football teams should be getting ready for the season ahead – the Coronavirus has dictated otherwise.
With the start of the 2020 season still up in the air, it has been left with speculation and way too much free time for coaches, athletes and parents.
It’s time to tell it like it is – no matter what you believe.
We are in a place that we’ve never been before – and for that reason, you would think that many would see the big picture. But they don’t.
Perhaps the one area in this country that cannot win for losing when it comes to football recruiting is Florida’s beautiful Keys.
For decades, if you come from Key West, you have lived in a rather large shadow that is tough to escape – even 150 miles away!