Boys basketball: Plant tops Jefferson, TC beats Hillsborough at City...
TAMPA — There’s little doubt that Jefferson is the most surprising boys basketball team in the Hillsborough County this season. The Dragons (10-3) have as many wins as their past two seasons combined...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Nature Coast loses to Winter Haven
CLEARWATER — For a little more than two quarters, Nature Coast stayed within striking range of Winter Haven, cutting its deficit to 30-27. It gave they Sharks confidence that they could win their...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Largo pulls away from Springstead
LARGO — Once Largo started finishing on the offensive end, Springstead was finished. But it wasn’t an easy trip to the host Packers’ ninth straight victory, 65-56. Especially early, the district...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Steinbrenner tops Newsome 4-0; Berkeley beats Hillsborough in PKs
TAMPA — Despite missing six starters to injury or club obligations, Newsome (9-4-1) hung with heavily favored Steinbrenner on Friday — until midway through the second half, when the floodgates opened...
View ArticleGirls soccer: East Lake, PHU tie; Eagles No. 2 district seed
PALM HARBOR — East Lake and Palm Harbor University’s girls soccer teams met for the final time in the regular season Friday night, but it will likely not be the last time the two teams play each...
View ArticleTampa Bay Times’ all-North Suncoast football teams
Offensive player of the year: QB Tyler Mahla, Sr., SpringsteadWhy we picked him: The Eagles had the best season of any North Suncoast team, breaking school and county records while reaching the Class...
View ArticleTampa Bay Times’ all-Hillsborough County football teams
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Deiondre Porter, Sr., JeffersonWhy we picked him: You need not look any further than his stat line. Porter threw for 3,199 yards and 33 touchdowns while adding 1,499...
View ArticleTampa Bay Times’ all-Pinellas County football teams
Offensive player of the year Artavis Scott, ATH, Sr., East LakeWhy we picked him: The Clemson commitment and top-ranked player in the Tampa Bay Times HomeTeam 100 showed glimpses of what was to come in...
View ArticleLocal wrestling teams fall short against 2A power
NEW PORT RICHEY — Clay’s victory in the 12th annual Gulf Holiday Duals wrestling meet on Saturday marked the first time a team has won back-to-back team titles since Springstead’s run to five out of...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Nature Coast tops Clearwater
CLEARWATER — A day after losing its first game of the season by 27 points, the Nature Coast boys basketball team regrouped, building a big lead and holding on in the second half to beat host...
View ArticleWrestling: East Lake, Boca Ciega gain footing
GULFPORT — Twenty wrestling teams from four counties — Pinellas, Pasco, Sarasota and Manatee — converged for the 18th annual Southside Duals, with East Lake and host Boca Ciega finishing third and...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Steinbrenner routs Palmetto for Berkeley Invite title
TAMPA — His team was already heading into the Christmas break on a high, but Steinbrenner boys soccer coach Chad Ebright left his players with one more reason to shout. Ebright informed his Warriors...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep set for City of Tampa final
TAMPA — Tampa Catholic seemed to have everything going its way through the first 16 minutes against Plant on Saturday: a solid lead, shots falling and momentum. But that didn’t satisfy coach Don...
View ArticleFootball: East tops West in Hillsborough all-star game
TAMPA — Landon Galloway and Antonio Joseph may be seeing more of each other. The two players, who said the Air Force Academy is on their list of potential college choices, teamed to lead the East past...
View ArticlePlant City DB Jyquis Thomas commits to Temple
Plant City defensive back Jyquis Thomas commited to Temple, assistant coach Greg Meyer said Friday. Thomas was offered by the Owls in November, Meyer said. The 6-foot-1 senior had 59 tackles for the...
View ArticleSPC's Halapio will play in Polynesian All-American Bowl
St. Petersburg Catholic offensive/defensive lineman Elevisi Halapio has accepted an invitation to play in the Polynesian All-American Bowl. The game will be played on Jan. 18 in Tustin, Calif. The...
View ArticlePasco OL Scaife commits to Western Kentucky
Pasco’s RJ Scaife has committed to Western Kentucky, the offensive lineman announced on Twitter on Monday.“Looks like I’m gonna be a WKU Hilltopper #committed #tops,” he said on his personal profile....
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Catholic edges Tampa Prep for city championship
TAMPA — For 11 years, Tampa Catholic had left the City of Tampa Championship empty-handed.The past two years were gut-wrenching, as the Crusaders (10-1) fell to tournament host Tampa Prep in the title...
View ArticleTampa Bay Times’ all-Suncoast volleyball teams
Player of the Year: OH Sidney Brown, Sr., Berkeley Prep Two years ago, Sidney Brown admits she simply just went through the motions in her first season playing at Berkeley Prep, the Tampa Bay area’s...
View ArticleTampa Bay Times’ all-Suncoast football teams
Defensive player of the year: DB Devin Abraham, Sr., East Lake Devin Abraham saw the ball coming at him, ever so larger, until in a blink he was cradling it — and East Lake’s season — in his arms. One...
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