District boys basketball: Tampa Prep outlasts Brooks-DeBartolo
TAMPA — Brooks-DeBartolo was game, but host Tampa Prep was on its game, riding hot outside shooting and 29 points from Juwan Durham to a 73-53 win in the Class 3A, District 7 final. Durham scored 10...
View ArticleRegion wrestling: IRC takes second, Dunedin third
After finishing runnerup to Dunedin at last week’s Class A, District 11 tournament, Indian Rocks Christian coach Jay Dugmore was sure his wrestlers would do better at regions. At Saturday’s Region 3...
View ArticleRegion wrestling: Pasco qualifies three
The depth at Green Cove Springs Clay for the Class A, Region 2 meet was obvious from the get-go as the host and Orlando Lake Highland Prep distanced themselves. Lake Highland (207 points) won by 20...
View ArticleRegion wrestling: Springstead finishes third
Springstead has dominated over the past four seasons with three state titles and a runnerup finish to go with four region titles. But this season, the Eagles welcomed perennial powerhouse Brandon back...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Lennard lands first title
TAMPA — Every day after practice, Lennard junior Diontae Johnson practices free throws for 10 minutes in anticipation of moments like the one he faced late in the Longhorns’ Class 6A, District 9 final...
View ArticleRegion wrestling: Brandon wins another title
BRANDON — This is the time of the season when Brandon peaks, and as expected the state’s winningest program won its 25th straight region title Saturday at the Class 2A, Region 2 meet. The Eagles turn...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball: Shorecrest tops CCC
ST. PETERSBURG — Big nights from Brady Grimm and Tyee Johnson helped Shorecrest beat Clearwater Central Catholic 87-74 on Saturday in the Class 3A, District 9 championship game. Grimm and Johnson...
View ArticleRegion wrestling: PHU makes history
Palm Harbor U. finished runnerup to host Kissimmee Osceola 208-161.5 at the Class 3A, Region 2 wrestling tournament, its best region finish in school history. The Hurricanes will send a school-record...
View ArticleTimes' top 5 football classes from the past 25 years
The latest class of Tampa Bay football recruits is signed, sealed and soon to be delivered to college campuses across the country, from as close as Fowler Avenue all the way out to Pullman, Wash. The...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Pinellas senior all-star game rosters set
The Pinellas County senior all-star game will be played on March 15 at Keswick Christian School at 7:45 p.m. A Classic game will take place at 6 p.m. for players not named to the senior all star...
View ArticleFivay's McElderry, Bernstein sign
Two Falcons signed their letters of intent Monday. Jill McElderry heads to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, to play softball. Sarah Bernstein will join Converse College's soccer program....
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Feb. 1-7
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Ashley McWilliams, Holy Names Sport: BasketballSkinny: The senior guard had a triple double (18 points, 14...
View ArticleBoys soccer: East Lake’s road to state not easy
If there was ever a season when East Lake was supposed to make the Class 5A state tournament, this was not it. The Eagles have been hit hard with injuries. Starters Tanner Young, Dino Papadopoulos,...
View ArticleGirls basketball: North Suncoast region semifinal preview
LAND O’LAKES — Tuesday, Nature Coast will hit the road for another region game. But the Sharks won’t have far to travel. Land O’Lakes (20-3) hosts fellow district runnerup Nature Coast (20-4) in a...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Berkeley Prep's Iglehart doesn't end career quietly
TAMPA —Austin Iglehart and the rest of the Berkeley Prep senior class won their fourth straight Class 2A region semifinal Feb. 4, beating Clearwater Central Catholic for the second time this season....
View ArticleChase Litton headed to prep school to become 2015 recruit
Wharton quarterback Chase Litton will get another shot at the recruiting process. The three-star senior said Tuesday that he plans to enroll at the Atlanta Sports Academy this spring to reclassify...
View ArticlePasco DL Jacob Morphew commits to Lake Erie College
Jacob Morphew, a defensive lineman for Pasco, has committed to Lake Erie College. Morphew was originally included in Pasco's national signing day ceremony, but chose to wait to make his commitment....
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Academy at the Lakes romps early
LAND O’LAKES — It took a little more than two quarters for Keswick Christian to find the key to slowing down Academy at the Lakes. Unfortunately, it was the running clock. AATL seemingly could not...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Holy Names fares just fine at the line
TAMPA — With Academy of the Holy Names clinging to an eight-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, coach Christopher Severini figured the Class 4A region semifinal would come down to free...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Land O’Lakes sets pace from the start
LAND O’LAKES — The Gators haven’t made the playoffs in three years, and they’ve been to only one region final. Now they’ve matched that record. Land O’Lakes defeated Nature Coast 46-40 in Tuesday’s...
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