Steinbrenner High School

George M. Steinbrenner High School
Location
5575 West Lutz Lake Fern Road Lutz , Florida 33558 United States
Coordinates	28°09′29″N82°32′01″W / 28.158003°N 82.533731°W / 28.158003; -82.533731
Information
Type	Public
Opened	2009
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
Principal	Tiffany Ewell
Teaching staff	99.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,430 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.55 [1]
Colors	Navy blue, Athletic gold
Nickname	Warriors
Newspaper	The Oracle
Yearbook	The Odyssey
Website	www.hillsboroughschools.org/o/steinbrenner

George M. Steinbrenner High School is a public high school in Lutz, Florida, United States. It is located adjacent to McKitrick Elementary and Martinez Middle School. The school was named in honor of late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a Tampa resident. ^{[2] [3]} Steinbrenner opened August 25, 2009, with about 1600 students. ^[4]

Extracurriculars

Steinbrenner High School offers many extracurricular opportunities, including orchestra, band, jazz band, and choir.

Athletics

Sports offered at Steinbrenner include: ^[5]

• Football
• Flag Football (girls)
• Volleyball
• Cheerleading
• Swimming (boys' and girls' teams)
• Cross Country (boys' and girls' teams)
• Golf (boys' and girls' teams)
• Basketball (boys' and girls' teams)
• Soccer (boys' and girls' teams)
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Softball
• Track (boys' and girls' teams)
• Tennis (boys' and girls' teams)
• Lacrosse (boys' and girls' teams)

In the 2010–2011 season, the girls' soccer team won the class 4A State Championship. ^[6]

In the 2016 season, the girls' cross country team won the 4A State Championship.

In the 2016 season, the baseball team won the class 8A State Championship.

In the 2019 season, the boys' cross country team won the 4A State Championship.

Notable alumni

• Tobi Antigha (2011), football player. ^[7]
• Kevin Merrell (2014), baseball player. ^[8]

• Zealand Shannon (2014), YouTuber, streamer and sports broadcaster. ^{[9] [10]}

• CJ Van Eyk (2017), baseball player. ^[11]

References

1. "STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
2. "Hillsborough: Steinbrenner: 'enormous honor'". Sptimes.com. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
3. "School Board Names Steinbrenner Principal". Carrollwood2.tbo.com. December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
4. "Steinbrenner High School getting ready to open". tampabay.com. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
6. "FHSAA Girls Soccer Championships" (PDF). fhsaa.org. FHSAA. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
7. "As Tobi Antigha sets his sights on the NFL, he gives back to his alma mater Steinbrenner High School".
8. Knight, Joey (May 13, 2017). "The only dirt on USF baseball player Kevin Merrell is ground into his uniform". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. "Steinbrenner's Shannon shines in front of a microphone". Spectrum Bay News 9. October 4, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
10. Harry Purdy (June 20, 2022). "58 The 'Zealand' Episode - The Life of a 'Football Manager' content creator" (Podcast). Retrieved September 26, 2025.
11. "Analysis | Blue Jays prospect watch: C.J. Van Eyk launched his pitching career with a little ball of hate". The Toronto Star. May 29, 2021.

External links

• Zealand Shannon on YouTube