Girls basketball: Perseverance pays off at Northeast
ST. PETERSBURG — When Will White became coach at Northeast three years ago, he left a school (Boca Ciega) used to winning district and region championships. Northeast, on the other hand, wasn’t used...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Strawberry Crest finds spark in second half
DOVER — Aliyah Gregory scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the second half Tuesday night, leading host Strawberry Crest to a 42-33 comeback win over Steinbrenner.“I started real slow,” said...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Nature Coast dispatches rival Springstead
BROOKSVILLE — Both sides of the gym were packed with fans Tuesday night for a game everyone expected to be close.“Coming into the game, it’s a big rivalry,” Nature Coast coach David Pisarcik said....
View ArticleGirls soccer: Mitchell stays hot on a nippy night
LAND O’LAKES — The feels-like temperature Tuesday was in the “no one really feels like playing soccer” range. Despite never fully breaking out of their numbness, nationally ranked Mitchell still...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Berkeley Prep shrugs off possible adversity, tops Tampa...
TAMPA — No Marshall Holmes. No Justin Gray. No Chris McWilliams. No problem. Shorthanded Berkeley Prep used a big third quarter and had four players in double digits to defeat district rival Tampa...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Gibbs pulls off improbable comeback vs. Lakewood (with video)
ST. PETERSBURG — The mood was grim along the Gibbs’ bench through most of the first half Tuesday night at Eckerd. There were turnovers, missed shots and a lackadaisical defensive effort. Even worse,...
View ArticleHoop Scoop: Marco Behori, Angel Golden make buckets
Morning Meanderings is reborn, because really, why wait until the morning? From here on out, we're going to try this: a Twittery recap of the previous night's basketball action. And this makes it...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Girls, boys soccer super 7
Soccer super 7 Records through TuesdayGirls 1. Mitchell (18-0, 6-0): With Taylor Meek out with a possible ACL tear, even more pressure will fall on freshman Sabrina Wagner (team-best 28 goals). But...
View ArticleBasketball notebook: Top Pinellas teams can't escape late-season injuries
Gibbs’ Daniel Davis injured his knuckle three weeks ago. He figured it was just a bruise or a sprain, so he played in the Gladiators’ biggest win of the season, a 46-41 win over Oldsmar Christian. A...
View ArticleKing’s Alvin Davis retires from football
TAMPA — King football coach Alvin Davis said Wednesday that he is retiring after 42 years of coaching, including the past six for the Lions. In his end-of-the-year evaluation in 2012, Davis informed...
View ArticleHillsborough: Boys, girls basketball super 7
Basketball super 7 Records through TuesdayBoys 1. Berkeley Prep (15-1): The Bucs are no longer perfect, but they followed up their lone loss of the year with a six-point win over Tampa Catholic.2....
View ArticlePinellas: Girls, boys basketball super 7
Basketball super 7 Records through TuesdayGirls 1. Palm Harbor University (16-2): Hurricanes picked up their first two losses over the break after they were elevated to the top bracket of the Queen of...
View ArticleWiregrass Ranch INF Girard commits to Lake Sumter
Ryan Girard has committed to Lake Sumter, the infielder announced via Twitter this week. "Blessed to say I have officially committed to Lake Sumter #lakehawks," he tweeted. Girard has started for...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Fab freshman keys Mitchell’s unbeaten run
NEW PORT RICHEY — Before she graduated in 2006 and committed to the University of North Georgia, Mitchell’s Lauren Schenk established herself as one of Pasco County’s top all-time scorers. This year,...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Mitchell 71, Land O'Lakes 38
LAND O’LAKES — Mitchell’s focus after a couple of weeks off for the holidays was to return to a pattern that has dominated the North Suncoast this season. So far, the Mustangs have succeeded. After...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Sturdy Steinbrenner has room to grow
LUTZ — JR Allen admits he never saw himself as a girls basketball coach. For six years, Allen coached boys basketball at Crystal River and Ridge Community high schools. When Steinbrenner opened in...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Freedom 61, Wiregrass Ranch 44
WESLEY CHAPEL — The holidays might have meant a hiatus from school, but for the Freedom girls basketball team, it didn’t grant them a break from the court. Every day that the Patriots didn’t have a...
View ArticleBoys soccer: East Lake, PHU reach Hurricane Watch final
PALM HARBOR — Two neighborhood rivals will square off Friday in the final of the Palm Harbor University Hurricane Watch soccer tournament. East Lake used its typical stifling defense to beat Seminole...
View ArticleShots end soccer game early
The St. Petersburg-Boca Ciega boy’s soccer match was stopped about 15 minutes into the second half Wednesday night because of gun shots in the Gulfport neighborhood. The Green Devils led the Pirates...
View ArticleHoop Scoop: Big nights for Tarpon Springs, Aliyah Gregory and Brianca Roberts
What's in today's meanderings? Aliyah Gregory tore it up, five things that you need to know about Rita Jarque, Tarpon Springs boys keeps winning, Hudson boys turning things around (again), East Bay...
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