Chuck Ballaro

Port Charlotte

Sports journalist for the Charlotte Sun and aspiring screenwriter who has written numerous screenplays that I'm trying to get sold. Got agent?

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Articles

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bucs bail Albarran out of rocky return

5 days ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

PORT CHARLOTTE — Former Lemon Bay pitching star Abel Albarran wished he could have performed better as FloridaSouthwestern (FSW) took on State College of Florida in the first game of the FCSAA Division I championship tournament Friday at Charlotte Sports Park. Thankfully for him, the Bucs’ bats came alive as they usually do during his starts. kAm%96 qF4D D4@C65 D6G6? CF?D :? E96 E9:C5 E@ @G6C4@>6 2?
PREP SOFTBALL: Tarpons come alive, roar past Tritons

6 days ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

CAPE CORAL — The Charlotte softball team could not have played a worse inning than it did in the second inning of its Region 5A-3 quarterfinal game with Mariner, nearly playing themselves out of their season. Then a funny thing happened. They came alive ... big time. kAm(92E H2D 2 7:G6\CF? 567:4:E 3642>6 2 7:G6\CF? =625 E92?<D E@ }@] c D665 |2C:?6C A=2J65 D@>6 @7 :ED H@CDE 32== @7 E96 D62D@? :?
PREP FOOTBALL: Bobcats begin (yet another) new chapter

1 week ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

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PREP BASEBALL: Green Wave sinks Tarpons, sweeps series

1 week ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

PUNTA GORDA — The Charlotte baseball team will have seven players who will continue their careers in college. They just wanted to play one more game as high-schoolers, but they won’t get that chance. kAmp5=6C q2C@? 9:E 2 D24C:7:46 7=J :? E96 D:IE9 :??:?8 7@C E96 H:??:?8 CF?[ 2?5 7@FCE9\D66565 u@CE |J6CD DE2G65 @77 2 7FC:@FD r92C=@EE6 C2==J :? E96 D6G6?E9 E@ 4@>6 2H2J H:E9 2 c\b G:4E@CJ %9FCD52J E@ DH66A E96 #68:@? dp\b D6>:7:?2= D6C:6D]k^AmkAmu@CE |J6CD Wa_\`_X H:== A=2J qC256?
PREP BASEBALL: Fort Myers blanks Charlotte in region semis opener

2 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Charlotte crowns Knights in region opener

2 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

PUNTA GORDA – Charlotte got a tougher fight from North Fort Myers than they got last week during districts, but it ended with the same result. Charlotte advanced to the Region 2A-3 beach volleyball semifinals Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over the Red Knights at a wet Carmalita Park. This, just a week after blanking the Knights 5-0 in the District 2A-12 tournament. kAm%96 }@] b D665 %2CA@?D W`a\cX H:== EC2G6= E@ }@] a %96 ':==286D r92CE6C @?
PREP SOFTBALL: Tarpons pummel Seahawks in district opener

2 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

PUNTA GORDA — On a night where the top three in the Charlotte batting order struggled, it was the Tarpons’ cleanup hitter who let her bat do the talking. Nova Wharton had a huge night with a home run, a double and five runs driven in as the Tarpons rolled in their District 5A-11 quarterfinal game against Cape Coral. Charlotte won 11-1 in a game that ended in the bottom of the sixth by the mercy rule. kAm#282? s2G:D 925 EH@ 9:ED 2?5 5C@G6 :? EH@ 7@C r92C=@EE6] vC246 {6H:?
PREP BASEBALL: Charlotte clinches series, moves on to semis

2 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

NORTH FORT MYERS – Edwin Feliciano gutted out five innings on the mound and doubled, tripled and drove in four runs at the plate as the Tarpons defeated North Fort Myers on Saturday, 8-5, to the best-of-three series, 2-1. Charlotte (20-10) will face No. 5 seed Fort Myers, which held off Gulf Coast in another quarterfinal. kAm(:E9 E96 82>6 E:65 2E c\c[ r92C=@EE6 DE2CE65 E96 82>6\H:??:?8 C2==J @77 }@CE9 C6=:6G6C !2JE@? $EFCCFA]k^AmkAm(:E9 @?6 @FE[ sJ=2?
PREP BASEBALL: Tarpons slay the Knights, even series

2 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

PUNTA GORDA – With Charlotte's season on the line, it was up to Frank Planer to keep the Tarpons alive. And did he deliver. kAm%96 D6?:@C A:E4965 e a^b :??:?8D[ DEC:<:?8 @FE 6:89E 2D r92C=@EE6 6G6?65 E96:C 36DE\@7\E9C66 D6C:6D H:E9 }@CE9 |J6CD H:E9 2 d\a G:4E@CJ %9FCD52J :? E96 #68:@? dp\b BF2CE6C7:?2=D]k^AmkAm%96 564:5:?8 82>6 H:== 36 A=2J65 $2EFC52J 2E }@CE9 u@CE |J6CD 2E f A]>]k^AmkAms@>:?:4 v:8=:@ 925 2 5@F3=6[ 2 EH@\CF? 9@>6 CF?
PREP BASEBALL: Charlotte drops region series opener to Knights

3 weeks ago | yoursun.com | Chuck Ballaro

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