Region girls basketball: Seffner Chr. looks ahead, still advances easily
SEFFNER — Seffner Christian looked somewhat sloppy Tuesday night, but even a little bit off the Crusaders still handily defeated visiting Fort Meade 65-29 in a Class 3A region semifinal.“We don’t want...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Armwood uses fast start to hold off Dixie Hollins
SEFFNER — The Armwood plan Tuesday night was to stop Dixie Hollins’ Meagan Thomas from scoring. The plan worked so well in the first quarter that the entire Dixie Hollins team failed to score. The...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Steinbrenner nabs first region final berth
DOVER —Having lost more than half of his team’s scoring output from last season, Steinbrenner coach JR Allen has preached defense all season. But in the first half of its Class 7A region semifinal...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: Calvary Christian gets season sweep of Farragut
CLEARWATER — Despite enjoying complete dominance over Admiral Farragut this season, Calvary Christian coach Brooke Sibert was convinced things could be different in Tuesday’s Class 3A region...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball: St. Petersburg finally gets past nemesis
PALM HARBOR — Enough was enough. St. Petersburg had lost three of its past four games this season against Palm Harbor University and trailed the Hurricanes by four points at halftime of Tuesday’s...
View ArticleOhio State, Bama, Gators and Seminoles offer 2015 locals
A few recruiting nuggets from the last week or so: Some locals starred at the Nike combine in Orlando over the weekend. Those recognized on the all-combine team: Plant City OL Evan Crowell, Nature...
View ArticleRiverview football trio headed to college teams
Three Riverview football players will continue their careers in college, coach Mike Thornton announced Wednesday morning. RB Kimo Vereen will play at Stetson. The two-way starter is a 6-foot-1,...
View ArticleMiami Hurricanes offer Tate, Archibald
Two of Tampa Bay’s top 2015 prospects added offers from Miami today. The Hurricanes offered Pasco TE/DE Bowman Archibald, Pirates coach Tom McHugh said. Wharton WR Auden Tate also claimed an offer...
View ArticleBaseball: Lee Byers Invitational moved back a day
Due to severe weather on Wednesday, the semifinals of the Lee Byers Invitational has been moved back one day. On Thursday, Arlington Country Day will play IMG Academy at 3 p.m., followed by East Lake...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Lightning postpones Berkeley Prep's state semifinal
MELBOURNE — The Berkeley Prep boys soccer team will have to wait yet another day as it tries to claim its second state final berth in three years after rain and lightning in Melbourne forced the...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Sunlake takes on Merritt Island in state semifinal
The pressure of win-or-go-home soccer tends to bring out the conservative side of many teams.Once the postseason begins, a 1-0 lead often means it's time to hunker down and play defense. Some teams are...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast state wrestling preview
A look at the North Suncoast teams and wrestlers who hope to find their way to the podium at this weekend's state wrestling tournament in Lakeland:State assignmentsClass 2A: Fivay, Land O'Lakes, River...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Lennard eyes its next leap forward
RUSKIN — When Mitchell enters the gym at Lennard for tonight's Class 6A region quarterfinal, a menacing black poster on the wall will stare down at the visiting Mustangs.The L-Block graveyard marks the...
View ArticleWrestling: Pinellas County's top prospects to medal at state
As Pinellas County's state-bound wrestlers work to perfect their moves and drop those last few ounces of weight for this weekend's state meet, it's time to take a look at the top prospects for taking...
View ArticleState wrestling: Brandon five chase perfect seasons
BRANDON — Brandon's Dylan Lucas had revenge on his mind at the Graves Invitational wrestling meet earlier this season.Lucas was set to face Georgia's Ryan Millhof, who had beaten him in the...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tarpon Springs looks to continue breakthrough success
TARPON SPRINGS — This season has been everything the Tarpon Springs boys basketball program could have dreamed, with 10 school records, including its longest winning streak (11) and its most wins...
View ArticleShorecrest's Alex Eaton signs with Georgia
Shorecrest distance runner Alex Eaton made her college plans official by signing her letter of intent to attend Georgia during a ceremony at school this week. Eaton, the Times all-Pinellas County...
View ArticlePHU's Tyler Kaminski signs with Concord
A whirlwind recruiting process finally ended this week when Palm Harbor University quarterback Tyler Kaminski signed his letter of intent to play for Concord, a Division II school in Athens, W. Va....
View ArticleState boys soccer: Merritt Island shuts out offensive-minded Sunlake
MELBOURNE — The goal was to score often and fast, just like Sunlake had been used to doing all season. But soon after the first whistle in the Seahawks’ Class 3A state semifinal matchup with Merritt...
View ArticleState boys soccer: Comeback falls short for Berkeley Prep
MELBOURNE — After Orlando Bishop Moore scored its third unanswered goal, just 54 seconds into the second half of the Class 2A state semifinals Thursday night, a Berkeley Prep fan screamed from the...
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