Football: Jefferson 28, Hillsborough 23
photo gallery TAMPA — The Jefferson Dragons were re-living an 11-month-old nightmare riddled with lousy shotgun snaps and lousier field position. Benefiting yet again was Hillsborough, the familiar...
View ArticleFootball: Springstead 14, Weeki Wachee 0
WEEKI WACHEE — Despite being caught in epic rain and a lightning delay, Springstead and Weeki Wachee grinded out the first official meeting between their programs Friday night. The Eagles eventually...
View ArticleFootball: East Lake 22, Largo 0
photo gallery LARGO — Largo coach Rick Rodriguez had one request as the locker room filed out following the Packers’ loss against East Lake on Friday night.“Don’t mention the suspended kids,” he said....
View ArticleFootball: Land O’Lakes 24, Anclote 7 (with video)
photo gallery HOLIDAY — Land O’Lakes was halfway through Friday night’s 24-7 win over Anclote when senior Colin Irwin turned to Darius Wells on the sideline and stated the obvious.“We’re back, baby,”...
View ArticleFootball: Tampa Catholic 13, Clearwater Central Catholic 10, OT
TAMPA — The day before Tampa Catholic and Clearwater Central Catholic renewed their cross-bay rivalry, Crusaders first-year coach Mike Gregory installed a new play that had been a staple under...
View ArticleFootball: Indian Rocks Christian 14, Carrollwood Day 6
SEMINOLE — It took some skill and a little luck for Indian Rocks Christian to slip past Carrollwood Day 14-6 on a stormy Friday night. The skill was the Golden Eagles’ running game, which racked up...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Aug....
View ArticleVideo: Week 2 roundup
If we know one thing about this football season, it's to expect the unexpected. Video highlights from some of the week's biggest games and in case you missed it, our 10 question videos with Tampa...
View ArticleFootball: The Villages 13, Central 12
A who’s who list of Central players were not in pads for Saturday’s game at the Bears Den, and it came to haunt the Bears in the second half.The Villages, dominating time of possession, came back to...
View ArticleSwimming: Sister act steals the show at City Relays
TAMPA — In her second swim meet for Plant this season, Alexandria Donahue — the Class 3A state champion in the 100-yard breaststroke as a sophomore last year — appeared to be back in top form, swimming...
View ArticlePlant girls prevail at Newsome Invitational
The 1-2 finish of Plant seniors Bailey Sullivan and Anna Montgomery helped propel the Panthers to a team title in the girls elite race at Saturday morning's Newsome Invitational in Lithia. The event,...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Sunday morning quarterback
North Suncoast super 71. Sunlake (2-0): The Seahawks still haven’t allowed an offensive touchdown this fall, after shutting out River Ridge 25-0. Nathan Johnson could be Pasco County’s breakout back.2....
View ArticleHillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback
Times’ super 71. Plant (1-0-1): That Godby preseason game seems more like an aberration each week.2. Armwood (2-0): Hawks enter critical district clash at Hillsborough with QB Noah Johnson (big-toe...
View ArticlePinellas: Sunday morning quarterback
Times’ super 71. East Lake (2-0): The Eagles vault to the top of the standings after beating Largo (22-0) for the first time in four years.2. Largo (1-1): Despite being shut out, its hard to knock the...
View ArticleHurricanes fall short in volleyball final
Behind the play of tournament MVP Carley Scarbrough, Sarasota Riverview defeated Palm Harbor University 26-24, 25-21 Saturday in the final of the Karl Flammer Ford Invitational held at Clearwater...
View ArticleSwimming: PHU dominates Total Team Relays
ST. PETERSBURG — The throng of swimmers arrived at North Shore Pool as early as 3 a.m., ready to pull off a theme that best illustrated the mascot of their school.Palm Harbor University went with "Hero...
View ArticleNature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood commits to Wisconsin
Nature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood has orally committed to Wisconsin, Blackwood said Sunday night in a text message. He made his commitment after taking an official visit to Madison over the weekend....
View ArticleNorth Suncoast cross country roundup
Land O’Lakes’ Travis Nichols continued his strong cross country season by winning his second race of the fall. Nichols took first in the Lecanto Panther Cross Country Invitational over the weekend,...
View ArticleWeekend college roundup: How Hillsborough fared
Aaron Murray's dissection Saturday of South Carolina's defense eclipsed just about every other noteworthy Bulldogs effort, including Ramik Wilson's. The former Jefferson standout -- now a Dawgs junior...
View ArticleSearch for Dunedin baseball coach begins
Dunedin assistant principal Robert Allen is accepting applications for the school's vacant head baseball coaching position. Anyone interested can email Allen at allenro@pcsb.org by Monday, Sept. 16....
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