North Suncoast pigskin picks: Week 11
Friday's football games All at 7:30 p.m.Hudson (3-6) at River Ridge (2-7) Breakdown: The Cobras have been one of the North Suncoast’s biggest surprises, racking up three wins after back-to-back 0-10...
View ArticleMeaning remains in North Suncoast's regular-season finales
Just because the playoff teams from the North Suncoast have already been decided doesn’t mean the final week of the regular season is meaningless. The teams in action Friday all have something worth...
View ArticleThe balancing of politics, pigskin begins for Tampa Catholic coach
TAMPA — Practice was getting started Wednesday when Bob Henriquez ambled onto the field, a camouflage-themed Tampa Catholic cap on his head, dark shades covering his bleary eyes and a whistle around...
View ArticleFootball: Lakewood 26, St. Petersburg 7
ST. PETERSBURG — Without quarterback Tracy Johnson, Lakewood came out flat in the first half of its 26-7 victory over St. Petersburg on Thursday. In the second half Lidell Golden resuscitated the...
View ArticleState swimming: Mitchell's McCaffrey golden again
ORLANDO — Mitchell’s Devin McCaffrey knew it would be easy to flourish at the Class 2A state meet. After all, he had won three gold medals in his career, including two last season. There was no one to...
View ArticleState swimming: Osceola's Wittman reaches her goals
ORLANDO — There is an unspoken rule in sports that a true competitor should want to win everything. Alexandria Wittman, a junior at Osceola, looks at it differently. It was not a medal she was...
View ArticleState swimming: Holy Names gives its all in runnerup finish
ORLANDO — After 200 yards of slicing through the water, Academy of the Holy Names and Stuart Martin County, the freestyle relay teams in adjacent lanes who were twinned throughout the race, sprinted...
View ArticleIRC, Seffner Christian punch tickets to state cross country meet
An absolutely breathtaking north-central Florida morning became even more blissful once the coaches at Indian Rocks Christian and Seffner Christian scanned the results of the Class 1A, Region 2...
View ArticleBishop's Koch, Nussel to sign with Montevallo
Bishop McLaughlin pitchers Tanner Koch and Colton Nussel will sign with the University of Montevallo next week, Hurricanes athletic director and baseball coach Tom LoSauro said Friday. Koch, a senior...
View ArticleFootball: Palm Harbor University 28, Pinellas Park 20
PINELLAS PARK — Palm Harbor University’s Quentin Cumings knew he was in for a long Friday night in the regular-season finale against Pinellas Park. The Hurricanes were without their top two running...
View ArticleIn case you missed it: Week 11 football scores
A roundup of the regular-season finales:Palm Harbor University 28, Pinellas Park 20Plant 26, Robinson 24Jesuit 17, Tampa Catholic 3Anclote 41, Weeki Wachee 3Dunedin 34, Dixie Hollins 28, OTSt....
View ArticleRegion cross country: Another Sarasota sweep for Panthers
Twelve hours after their football team's exhilarating, come-from-behind win at Robinson, the Plant boys and girls cross country teams staged their own road victories, sans the rally caps. The Panthers...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Swimmers dominate nominations
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 Saturday, Oct....
View ArticleCurtains close: Hillsborough seniors who closed their careers with a bang
Though playoff games are set for next week, we’re shouldn’t forget the hundreds of local high school football players whose careers came to a close Friday. We honor a few Hillsborough County players...
View ArticleHillsborough SMQ: Playoff edition
Homecoming, district titles, senior night, crosstown rivalries …none of it matters anymore. High school football’s second season starts Friday night and 11 Hillsborough teams enter with championship...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast SMQ: A look back and ahead
North Suncoast Super 7 1. Pasco (10-0): The Pirates finished off a third consecutive undefeated regular season. And Janarion Grant scored four touchdowns four different ways for the second time in the...
View ArticleRegion cross country: Nikita Shah leads Wiregrass Ranch to title
On a mild Saturday morning, Wiregrass Ranch senior Nikita Shah was an Ivy League-bound model in fuel efficiency. Tapping into her proverbial tank without emptying it, Shah essentially led wire to wire...
View ArticleRegion cross country: Jesuit boys third, Robinson girls second at 2A-3 meet
HOLIDAY — While the Class 2A, Region 3 individual champions at Anclote easily ran away with their titles Saturday, others looking to qualify for state had a harder time. Jesuit anchor Tim O’Loughlin...
View ArticleRegion volleyball: New-look Berkeley Prep dispatches familiar foe
FORT MYERS — It’s a position the Berkeley Prep volleyball team has grown accustomed to: beat Bishop Verot, advance to the state semifinals. For the fifth consecutive season, that’s just what the...
View ArticleFootball: Do-it-all sophomore leads Indian Rocks Christian's resurgence
Damian King’s job description this season read: quarterback/wide receiver/defensive back/ kick returner. King, however, can sum up his role with Indian Rocks Christian this way: “I’d just say I’m an...
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