Region girls basketball: Seffner Christian doesn't miss a beat
For the sixth time this season, Seffner Christian beat an opponent by at least 50 points, when the Crusaders topped Lakeland Christian 81-21. Sabrina Whiting led the Crusaders with 22 points. And even...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Plentovich sisters pace Calvary Christian
Sarasota Out-of-Door got a steady diet of Plentovich sisters against Calvary Christian in Thursday night’s Class 3A region quarterfinal. Carley Plentovich scored 29 points and twin Savannah added 14...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Holy Names comes through in OT
With a 3-pointer at the buzzer of its region quarterfinal game against Academy of the Holy Names, Lakeland McKeel forced overtime. The Jaguars, though, played their best basketball of the night in the...
View ArticleGirls soccer: PHU state semifinal preview
Palm Harbor University coach John Planamenta has carved a reputation in girls soccer as a defensive guru. It was only natural that Planamenta would have a laserlike focus on that side of the ball...
View ArticleLargo hires Marcus Paschal as football coach
Largo, hoping to maintain continuity among its successful football program, hired former standout Marcus Paschal as football coach on Friday. Paschal, 29, succeeds his high school coach, Rick...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Seminole rolls past East Lake
SEMINOLE — Seminole jumped all over East Lake in the first quarter and never let up en route to a resounding 63-43 victory Friday night to claim the 7A-9 district title. The Warhawks led by 14 after...
View ArticleRegion boys soccer: Seminole loses in final
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Seminole has had a roller coaster type of season, which was never more evident than this week.The Warhawks shocked district champion Palmetto in Tuesday’s Class 4A region semifinal...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Largo tops Mitchell for 6A-10 title
LARGO — Mitchell pushed Largo harder than it ever did before, pushing itself right into a fourth-quarter lead. But when the going got tough in Friday’s Class 6A, District 10 title game, the host...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Jesuit downs Robinson for third time
TAMPA — Defending state champion Jesuit overcame a two-point halftime deficit and beat Robinson 54-45 for the district championship. The Tigers (18-8) beat the Knights (17-10) for the third time this...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Tarpon Springs nabs first title since 1978
HOLIDAY — During tryouts, coach Jerry Woodka hung a basketball from the ceiling in Tarpon Springs’ gym. He’d written across it in black marker: “Districts 2014.”“Every day, we gathered at that ball,”...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Blackwood gives Nature Coast a boost
WESLEY CHAPEL — Before Nature Coast’s Class 5A, District 7 final against Hernando on Friday, senior Rohan Blackwood had already enjoyed one of the best weeks of his life. On Wednesday, the two-sport...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Shorecrest rolls past Northside
Shorecrest dominated Northside Christian 78-52 in the 3A-9 semifinals Friday night. The Chargers led 9-0 before the Mustangs scored their first point. Chargers teammates Brady Grimm and Kenny DeVaul...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Wharton escapes with fifth straight title
TAMPA — Jack Taylor picked up Wharton for the entire second half to lift the Wildcats to their fifth consecutive district title. And after the game, it was his turn to get picked up — by teammate...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: St. Petersburg tops PHU in 8A-8
Host St. Petersburg used a balanced attack and a pressure defense to take down Palm Harbor University, 66-45, Friday in the 8A-8 boys basketball final. Dayon Griffin led the Green Devils with 16...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Freedom nabs first title since 2005
TAMPA — The test had three parts for Freedom. Play aggressive defense, limit Sickles 6-foot-8 senior Bryce Nickels and make the extra pass on offense. The Patriots aced all three in a 50-39 victory...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Berkeley Prep tops Tampa Catholic again
TAMPA — Berkeley Prep held Tampa Catholic scoreless for the last 2:54 of their Class 4A, District 10 championship game, and Marshall Holmes made all four of his free throw attempts in that span as the...
View ArticleRegion boys soccer: Berkeley Prep masters art of winning close ones
FORT MYERS — Berkeley Prep had a simple plan coming into Friday’s Class 2A region final at Bishop Verot: Keep it close and find a way. That strategy resulted in the Buccaneers’ third consecutive trip...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Lakewood tops Gibbs for 5A-10 title
ST. PETERSBURG — Over the course of a two-hour slugfest, Anthony Lawrence Jr. had done everything he could for Lakewood. He hit layups, turnaround jumpers and 3-pointers. He rebounded and defended....
View ArticleRegion boys soccer: Carrollwood Day rallies, then falters in second OT
TAMPA — After squandering a late three-goal lead during Friday’s Class A region championship, Bradenton St. Stephen’s defeated Carrollwood Day 4-3 when freshman Jonathan Boyd netted the winner with 29...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Feb. 1-7
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 Saturday, Feb. 1 through...
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