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Tampa Catholic to have first athletic Hall of Fame dinner

The 2011 inductees into Tampa Catholic's Athletic Hall of Fame will be recognized at the inaugural Tampa Catholic Hall of Fame Dinner on Aug. 6

The inductees are Kathy Buresh , class of 1978, swimming; Michael Latson , class of 1970, track; Donald Booth , class of 1966, football; Kimberly Lawrence , class of 1981, girls basketball; and the 1967 state championship track team.

Additionally, nine Hall of Fame members will be reintroduced and recognized for their accomplishments in boys basketball. They are Cory Kosiba , class of 1989; Chris Kosiba , class of 1993; Kelly Hite , class of 1996; Eric Hayes , class of 1993; Otis Kitchen , class of 1996; Renaldo Garcia , class of 1987; Gerald White , class of 1985; Curt Fiser , class of 1984; and Tony Moore , class of 1972.

The Aug. 6 dinner also kicks off Tampa Catholic's 50th Anniversary celebration that runs through November. 2012.

The Tampa Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes individuals, teams, coaches and contributors whose outstanding performance or service distinguishes them and brings prestige to Tampa Catholic High School. The selection was made by a committee consisting of principal Thomas J. Reidy ; athletic director Freddie Langiotti ; assistant athletic director Don Dziagwa ; faculty members Deb Radel and Pat Shuck ; alumnus Vince Scanio , 1986; former athletic directors Tom Murray and Nick DiMaggio ; and alumni director and alumna Roz Rodriguez , 1973.

For information, see www.tampacatholic.org .

Group throws birthday bash for Centre girls

Members of the Tampa chapter of Soroptimist International, a women's professional organization, turned out recently with games, food and gifts at the Centre for Girls.

Members staged the birthday bash for the nearly 50 girls in attendance on June 16. It was the ninth year the organization sponsored the party.

Club member Jan Pugliese said, "The purpose of the party is to celebrate each girl — her life, her special uniqueness. We do it at the end of every school year.

Sports HR: Friday Firings: Mark Cuban Detractor, Greg Anderson ...

Fire Fay Vincent's Criticism of Mark Cuban - Fay Vincent, the last MLB commissioner who wasn't a joke, said recently that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is "a real problem in basketball." Vincent's reasoning? "I think it's more important for owners to be gentlemen, play by the rules, respect the authorities, do what's good for the sport, than it is to manage his franchise to total success," he said. He went on to compare Cuban with George Steinbrenner. Cuban is not the new Steinbrenner (that's Dan Snyder). Sure, Cuban has been a pain in the butt for up-tight NBA commissioner David Stern, but besides criticism of officials and sometimes childish but ultimately harmless behavior , what has he done that's so bad? Cuban's players like him and he treats the fans right . Anonymous owners are boring, and Cuban has done his part to draw attention and interest not only to his team but the league. His actions do far more to help his investment than hurt it. Does Cuban have some growing up to do at 52? Yep, but Dallas fans would rather have him in charge than Snyder, Steinbrenner, or a whole host of other owners. Fire Greg Anderson's Little League Participation - After several years of coaching his son's youth baseball team, Barry Bonds' former trainer, Greg Anderson, was finally barred from the league because a parent complained. The only real surprise here is that it took this long considering how much youth sports parents love to complain (Hey parents - your kid isn't the next star. Deal with it.) The main issue wasn't that Anderson is a convicted steroids dealer, but that he hadn't undergone a background check, which is required of coaches. People who work with kids should undergo background checks, and it's really a mystery that no one noticed Anderson was unregistered until now. It's not like he's going to start giving "the cream" and "the clear" to 10-year-olds, but he's probably not the best influence on young ballplayers, either. Youth sports leagues aren't doing enough to simply make background checks a requirement - they need to actually make sure coaches are being screened. If Anderson wants to coach his son on his own time no one can stop him, but he should not be involved with the league.

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