Girls soccer: Largo strikes fast, tops rival in 3A-10
LARGO — Late arrivals to the Class 3A-10 girls soccer final might have missed all of the scoring but they didn’t miss any of the intensity. In what has become an emotional rivalry in a short time, top...
View ArticleDistrict soccer: Nature Coast survives PKs
BROOKSVILLE — One season after winning the first district title in school history, Nature Coast walked away from the Class 3A, District 7 tournament with a second straight championship. It wasn’t...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Round 1 vs. Mitchell goes to Largo
LARGO — Mitchell doesn’t have any problems playing at a fast pace. In fact, the Mustangs usually revel in it. But Friday night, they never looked comfortable. They ran into defenders, got trapped in...
View ArticleDistrict soccer: PHU tops Plant for 5A-7 title
PALM HARBOR — Palm Harbor University girls soccer is all about defense. The Hurricanes have allowed just six goals all season against some of the toughest competition in the state. Friday’s Class 5A,...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Moore pushes Jefferson past Lennard
TAMPA — Maurice Moore has missed the bulk of the season with an ankle injury and Jefferson coach Eric Hayes’ plan has been to judiciously ease his leading scorer from a season ago, a junior who...
View ArticleDistrict soccer: Hat trick of titles for Plant City
GIBSONTON — Plant City’s third straight win over East Bay for a district championship was like the others in that it came down to one goal. Unlike the previous two matches, however, Friday’s 2-1...
View ArticleGirls soccer: St. Petersburg loses district final
Last month St. Petersburg lost by six goals to Bradenton Manatee. That outcome was supposed to be an aberration considering the Green Devils went through a punishing practice the day before and were...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Shorecrest tops Calvary for A-6 title
Shorecrest went undefeated against its Class A, District 6 counterparts this season, winning every game by at least four goals. But the Chargers needed a strong second half Friday to pull away in a...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Jan. 11-17
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to readers. These nominations span the Saturday, Jan. 11...
View ArticleTampa Catholic's TJ Harrell scans offers at three positions
TAMPA — Only a short fence separates one of the Tampa Catholic end zones from the apartment building that overlooks the football field. On autumn nights when he was sure the Crusaders would win big,...
View ArticleWrestling: Dixie Hollins maintains grip on Anclote Duals
HOLIDAY — As many wrestlers begin to turn an eye toward the postseason, one of the final regular-season events that serves as preparation, the Anclote Challenge Duals, took place Saturday. For the...
View ArticleGirls district soccer: Robinson wins 3A-9 title in rout
TAMPA — Robinson won its third straight girls soccer district title in dominant fashion Saturday, but coach Billy Helms wasn’t celebrating too much. Minutes after the Knights’ 6-0 victory over...
View ArticleWrestling: Brandon celebrates past in Ippolito victory
BRANDON — Winning the annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament is a way for Brandon to honor the team’s and Hillsborough County’s first-ever state wrestling champion. Yet none of the Eagles’ 28...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Largo 53, Wharton 42
SEMINOLE — Because he has a number of football players on his team, Largo basketball coach Phil Price purposely loaded the schedule with tough games toward the end of the season. This week was a...
View ArticleWrestling: PHU dominates Kushner Duals
PALM HARBOR — The Palm Harbor University wrestling team, on a mission to win a state title, demonstrated its focus yet again Saturday, going undefeated at the Logan Kushner Duals. The Hurricanes went...
View ArticleGulf to host basketball benefit for Tony Rangel's family
Gulf’s basketball program will host a benefit for the Rangel family from 6-10 p.m. Saturday. All of the proceeds from the night of basketball will go to the family of former Bucs guard Tony Rangel,...
View ArticleDurant OL Cody Martin commits to Southeastern and other Monday notes
Durant offensive lineman Cody Martin has orally committed to Southeastern University, Durant announced over the weekend. Martin, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound senior, helped the Cougars rush for more than...
View ArticleCatching up with Salmon, Craig and other North Suncoast recruits
Land O’Lakes’ defensive linchpin Shaheed Salmon picked up his first verbal offer from South Dakota State, a Division I-AA program, in December. Since then he’s added five more: Southwest Baptist,...
View ArticleCoaching carousel doesn’t faze Freedom alum Isaac Tanner
TAMPA — As college coaches hop from campus to campus, football recruits are left contemplating new futures. Mack Brown promised Plant High linebacker and Texas commitment Andrew Beck he’d still be...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Jan. 11-17
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Cristina Snyder, Holy NamesSport: BasketballSkinny: Snyder hit a school-record nine 3-pointers to lead Academy...
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