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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 16, 2010

Wolves' Gutsche commits to UF

Newsome junior soccer standout Karina Gutsche has committed to the University of Florida.

Gutsche said she had been in contact with the Gators since her sophomore year, and was very happy to be joining her former Wolves teammate, goalkeeper Kendall Graham, as a member of the Gators. Gutsche had a pair of impressive tournaments for club side RSL Florida during the holiday break, and is playing for the Florida Olympic Development Program side in the Region III championships this weekend in New Orleans before returning for next week's Class 5A-District 8 tournament with Newsome.

"I'm really excited about it," Gutsche said. "I started talking to them around my sophomore year, and (Graham) told me I should go for it, so I e-mailed them, and it went really well, obviously."

Gutsche had been considering other schools, including USF, Florida Gulf Coast, Saint Leo and Rollins, but said the combination of the quality of school and the soccer tradition at Florida made her decision a relatively easy one.

Baseball

Hillsborough senior Jeff Mills has committed to Daytona State College.

"I was very happy when they called," said Mills, who also received interest from Hillsborough Community College and Santa Fe Community College. "I like the program. It just seems like a good fit for me."

Mills transferred to Hillsborough from Jefferson during the summer. He was one of the Dragons' top offensive performers in 2009, hitting .333 with three doubles, three home runs and 22 RBIs.

Mills spent his past two varsity seasons playing outfield for Jefferson, but said it looks like he'll play first base this season for the Terriers. He added he likely will play one of the corner infield positions in college and may get the opportunity to pitch a little as well.

Nicholas Murray, Adam Adkins

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