Steinbrenner's Ingram tops 1,000 career points
Steinbrenner senior Ke’Shawn Ingram became the latest Hillsborough County boys basketball player to reach 1,000 career points. The 6-foot-1 guard accomplished that feat last month with his 25-point...
View ArticlePlant product James Wilder Jr. leaving Florida State for NFL
Florida State running back and former Plant High star James Wilder Jr. is turning pro. Less than four days after helping FSU win its third national title, the 6-foot-2, 229-pound Wilder announced via...
View ArticlePinellas: Girls, boys soccer super 7
Soccer super 7 Records through WednesdayGirls 1. Seminole (20-2-1): Warhawks have not lost since November and won the ultra competitive north division of the Pinellas County Athletic Conference.2. Palm...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Girls, boys basketball super 7
Basketball super 7 Records through WednesdayGirls 1. Wiregrass Ranch (19-2, 5-2): The Bulls are tried with Steinbrenner for the No. 1 spot in a talent-rich 7A-8, but Freedom is gaining ground after...
View ArticleHillsborough: Boys, girls soccer super 7
Soccer super 7 Records through WednesdayBoys 1. Steinbrenner (12-1-1): Warriors allowed just three goals in eight games last month, and goalkeeper Christian Knight has recorded 38 saves and eight...
View ArticlePinellas: Girls district soccer breakdown
It has been three seasons since a Pinellas County girls soccer team won a state title. There is no shortage of contenders this season with as many as four teams that could make significant runs (East...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Early promise comes to fruition for Plant City
PLANT CITY — As freshmen they put up dazzling numbers and brought wonder with the thought of how good they would become by the time they are seniors. That time is now for the Plant City Raiders. And...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Carrollwood Day edges Bishop McLaughlin
SPRING HILL — Previously undefeated Bishop McLaughlin had the opportunity to clinch the top seed in Class A, District 5 Thursday but fell short. In an intense match, Carrollwood Day jumped out to a...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Wesley Chapel gets past River Ridge
WESLEY CHAPEL — A few River Ridge fans muttered among themselves with 3:38 left. Their team was down 10 points.“This thing is not over,” they repeated to one another, swearing their team still had a...
View ArticleGirls basketball: St. Petersburg gets revenge on PHU
PALM HARBOR — So much for homecourt advantage. St. Petersburg avenged an early season home loss by traveling north and beating Palm Harbor University 50-41 in a Class 8A, District 8 game Thursday....
View ArticleGirls soccer: St. Petersburg wins PCAC
ST. PETERSBURG — Two months ago, St. Petersburg was struggling to stay above .500, not even thinking about a conference championship. But the Green Devils started finding ways to win, going 4-1-1 over...
View ArticleSteinbrenner's Barthel commits to Warner
Steinbrenner receiver/defensive back Shyheem Barthel has orally committed to Warner University, he announced via Twitter this week. Barthel rushed for 598 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior...
View ArticleBoys basketball: With Watt in the mix, Mitchell eyes deep playoff run
NEW PORT RICHEY — The Mustangs have their eyes on regionals — and beyond. Mitchell’s 2012 postseason was cut short in the quarterfinals, when it was handily defeated by Winter Haven. Last year, the...
View ArticleNature Coast hires Oak Ridge DC as football coach
Nature Coast has named a new football coach, the school announced Friday night. Justin Worden, a teacher and defensive coordinator at Oak Ridge in Orlando, will take the reins of a Sharks program that...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Igwe, Emery lead Freedom past Sickles
TAMPA — It was as if Freedom’s first basket — a perfectly executed pass from Taylor Emery to Bianca Igwe for a layup — foreshadowed what was to come Friday in the Patriots’ home game against Sickles....
View ArticleBoys soccer: Wiregrass Ranch tops River Ridge 2-0
NEW PORT RICHEY — Bryce Wilson’s two goals on Friday propelled Wiregrass Ranch to a 2-0 victory over River Ridge in a meeting of teams on a playoff path. The clubs will be the No. 2 seeds in their...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Jesuit’s 3-point prowess downs Tampa Catholic
TAMPA — As Jesuit senior guard Kyle Sahlsten and coach Neal Goldman entered the visitors’ locker room following the Tigers’ 67-45 romp over rival Tampa Catholic, the two shared a longer-than-usual...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Lakewood’s 3s, defense help beat Boca Ciega
ST. PETERSBURG — Crisp play and a significant size advantage helped Lakewood cruise past Boca Ciega, 75-59, Friday night at Eckerd College. Bogie (7-9, 1-4) won three of its previous four coming in...
View ArticleBoys soccer: PHU tops East Lake to take Hurricane Watch title
PALM HARBOR — East Lake coach Alex Stenson warned after Wednesday’s semifinal of the Hurricane Watch tournament that Palm Harbor University would be a dangerous opponent in Friday night’s final....
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Dec. 21-Jan. 10
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 the winter...
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