Prep sports: FHSAA announces more tentative districts

Dwayne Strong will watch his Manatee Hurricanes battle a new slate of district opponents next spring after the Florida High School Athletic Association on Wednesday released its tentative districts for bowling, baseball, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and tennis.
Teams have until June 25 to appeal their classifications.
Listed below are the districts involving area schools.

BASEBALL and SOFTBALL
Class 8A-District 8
Manatee
Palm Harbor University
Riverview (Sarasota)
St. Petersburg
Class 7A-District 10
Braden River
Lakewood Ranch
North Port
Palmetto
Sarasota
Class 5A-District 10
Bayshore
Boca Ciega (Gulfport)
Gibbs (St. Petersburg)
Lakewood (St. Petersburg)
Southeast
Class 3A-District 10
Bradenton Christian
Cardinal Mooney
Imagine School (North Port) (baseball only)
Out-of-Door
St. Stephen's 

CHEERLEADING (local schools only)
Region 3
Lakewood Ranch
Manatee

TENNIS
Class 4A-District 8
Countryside (Clearwater)
East Lake (Tarpon Springs)
Manatee
North Port
Palm Harbor University
Pinellas Park (Largo)
Riverview (Sarasota)
Seminole (Seminole)
St. Petersburg
Class 3A-District 10
Braden River
Clearwater
Dixie Hollins (St. Petersburg)
Lakewood Ranch
Largo
Northeast (St. Petersburg)
Osceola (Seminole)
Palmetto
Sarasota
Class 2A-District 10
Bayshore
Boca Ciega (Gulfport)
Booker (Sarasota)
Gibbs (St. Petersburg)
Lakewood (St. Petersburg)
Robinson (Tampa)
Southeast  
Class 1A-District 9
Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg)
Bradenton Christian
Canterbury (St. Petersburg)
Cardinal Mooney
Northside Christian (St. Petersburg)
Out-of-Door
Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg)
St. Petersburg Catholic
St. Stephen's  
 BOYS LACROSSE (Single Class)
District 17
Cardinal Mooney
Out-of-Door
Sarasota Military Academy
St. Stephen's
GIRLS LACROSSE (Single Class)
District 16
Cardinal Mooney
Out-of-Door
Sarasota Military Academy
St. Stephen's