Girls basketball: 7A powers Clearwater, Wiregrass Ranch move on
TAMPA — Two teams ranked in Class 7A — Clearwater and Wiregrass Ranch — reeled off decisive victories Thursday in the opening round of the Jaguar Holiday girls basketball tournament that puts them on...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep, Shorecrest post tourney wins
ST. PETERSBURG — Juwan Durham scored 24 and hauled in 21 rebounds as Tampa Prep held off Lennard 72-60 in Thursday's marquee first-round pairing of the Shorecrest Holiday boys basketball...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Bloomingdale, host Vikings win semis in Northeast Holiday...
ST. PETERSBURG — Two teams with similar styles will face off in Saturday’s final of the girls Northeast Holiday tournament. Bloomingdale used a stifling defense and balanced scoring to defeat East Bay...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Host Nature Coast, Brooks-Debartolo, Tarpon Springs advance
BROOKSVILLE — The field of the Nature Coast Christmas Tournament turned out to be very deep, evidenced by some solid first-round contests. The host Sharks headed up the winners on Friday’s first day,...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Wharton, St. Petersburg reach Northeast tourney final
ST. PETERSBURG — The top two teams in the Northeast Christmas Invitational advanced to tonight’s final, but they took different paths to get there. Wharton struggled early before finally putting away...
View ArticleGirls basketball: AHN knocks off unbeaten Clearwater
TAMPA — Guards Siobhan Lynch and Cristina Snyder each hit four 3-pointers to lift host Academy of the Holy Names to a 52-49 win over previously unbeaten Clearwater in Friday’s semifinals of the Jaguar...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Shorecrest, Tampa Prep set up top-notch final
ST. PETERSBURG — There was an air of inevitability to the championship game of Shorecrest’s boys basketball holiday tournament. The bracket builders planned it. Fans wanted it. Players expected it....
View ArticleGirls basketball: Wiregrass Ranch wins Jaguar Holiday tournament
TAMPA — Junior forwards Amanda Melosky and Logan Seoane each scored 14, leading Wiregrass Ranch to a 51-39 win over Academy of the Holy Names in Saturday's title game of the Jaguar Holiday...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Host Northeast tops Bloomingdale to win holiday crown
ST. PETERSBURG — Through the first quarter of the Northeast Holiday Invitational girls basketball tournament final between Bloomingdale and Northeast, the Vikings didn't score a field goal and trailed...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Wharton hands St. Petersburg first loss
ST. PETERSBURG — With an undefeated record and a top ranking in Class 8A, St. Petersburg coach Chris Blackwell knows his team will get an opponent's "A" game every night.On Saturday, Wharton did so and...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep takes crown over Shorecrest
ST. PETERSBURG — Tampa Prep's Juwan Durham and Shorecrest's Jay Joyer each pulverized a platoon of defenders during the first two rounds of the Shorecrest Holiday Tournament.So it was only natural to...
View ArticleUnder Armour: IMG teammates team up again
ORLANDO — More than 100 times in IMG Academy’s first season fielding a high school football team, quarterback Michael O’Connor handed the ball off to Bo Scarbrough. Thursday at Tropicana Field, he’ll...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tarpon Springs beats hosts for Nature Coast tournament title
BROOKSVILLE — Nature Coast stacked the field of its home tournament this weekend in hopes gaining valuable experience against some solid programs, but the Sharks still planned to leave the Nature...
View ArticleLegendary Jesuit coach Bill Minahan dead at 84
TAMPA — He earned his moniker honestly. "Wild" Bill Minahan's bark was passionate, piercing, even occasionally profane. Depending on the recipient, it could irritate, intimidate or initiate.But mostly,...
View ArticleNotebook: Auburn stars at Under Armour workout
ORLANDO — Auburn was one of the biggest winners in Tuesday’s skills challenge. Tigers commitment Sean White won the quarterback challenge during the annual four-event contest that is part of the Under...
View ArticleUnder Armour: Hambrick legacy continues
ORLANDO — Before Jacob Pugh was an Under Armour All-America linebacker headed to Florida State, he was just like a handful of boys across Tampa Bay. He’d sit around the TV every Sunday in the fall...
View ArticleUnder Armour: Miami commit Kc McDermott carries on family tradition
ORLANDO — Miami commitment Kc McDermott felt the power the first time he slipped on his No. 52 jersey at Palm Beach Central High.His family had worn that number for 11 years in a row, for every game in...
View ArticleBerkeley to host tournament after Kingdom of the Sun title
For all of the late-game scenarios Berkeley Prep boys basketball coach Bobby Reinhart runs during practices, his Buccaneers had never simulated one like they faced Monday: down seven points with 40...
View ArticleUnder Armour notebook: Auburn commit earns a little respect (with video)
ST. PETERSBURG — Despite a four-star ranking as a recruit, Sean White felt he still had something to prove. The Fort Lauderdale University School quarterback, who has committed to Auburn, was hoping...
View ArticleUnder Armour: Seminole recruits put on a show
ST. PETERSBURG — Dalvin Cook represented Team Nitro, Travis Rudolph and Kain Daub Team Highlight. But at the conclusion of the Under Armour All-America Game, the three recruits met at center...
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