Less than six months after the death of one of its own, East Bay High School ensured the memory of one of its students will live on for years to come. ...more

November 12, 2008

Herbert Wadsager of Brandon has a simple request. "I am writing to see if you know of any single recipes, or if there is a book out," he writes. "I am a 75-year-old single guy who can follow directions." ...more

September 10, 2008

East Bay's Chaz Burrows knew he had to do well in Friday's game to honor friend and former East Bay quarterback Rex Ballenger, who was killed in a car accident May 19. And Burrows came through with a big game. ...more

September 6, 2008

Three weeks ago, Judy Ballenger of Westminster, S.C., wrote to say that she read this column while she was in town recently and wanted to share recipes she had from a church cookbook for Pickled Okra Ham Rolls and Banana Split Cake. ...more

August 20, 2008

Those who wish to help the family of the East Bay High School quarterback who died in an automobile crash last month can do so by picking up a phone and ordering a pizza. Rex Ballenger, 18, of Apollo Beach, died May 19 at Tampa General Hospital after suffering massive head injuries in a wreck May 17 on Big Bend Road at U.S. 41. ...more

June 5, 2008

BRANDON It was a high-school football jamboree, but it was more than that. You knew it as players from Brandon, Bloomingdale, Riverview and East Bay lined up until they made a square on Brandon's football field. You knew it by the silence. It was for a kid who never gave up, a kid who will never grow up. ...more

May 23, 2008

No football team in Hillsborough County has had a tougher week than East Bay. ...more

May 23, 2008

East Bay High School quarterback Rex Ballenger died Monday at Tampa General Hospital after he was injured in a car crash over the weekend. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - East Bay High School quarterback Rex Ballenger died Monday at Tampa General Hospital after he was seriously injured in a car crash over the weekend, according to the school's athletic director. ...more

May 19, 2008

The 2007 Hillsborough County Senior All-Star football game at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday was supposed to be a contest involving the top seniors in the county. ...more

December 9, 2007