Saladino baseball: All-tournament team, home run derby
Saladino All-Tournament team C Alejandro Martinez, Jr., Jefferson 1B Jake Bak, Jr., Plant INF Kevin Merrell, Jr., Steinbrenner INF Randy Oliva, Sr., Gaither INF Logan Fernandez, So., Strawberry Crest...
View ArticleBaseball: Northeast's huge seventh downs East lake
EAST LAKE — Nothing makes a coach happier than to have a team that listens. Northeast’s Rob Stanifer saw his “win no matter who we play” attitude put to a stern test Friday night when perennial power...
View ArticleSoftball: Canterbury routs 8A foe
Class 2A defending state champion Canterbury won its first two games at the Gulliver Slamfest in Miami. The Crusaders beat Punta Gorda Charlotte 5-4 and Miami Coral Reef — ranked No. 2 in Class 8A —...
View ArticleSoftball: Dunedin keeps hot streak going
CLEARWATER — Three weeks ago, Dunedin was in a funk with three straight losses, the final one by a run against district rival River Ridge. That loss to the Royal Knights, who were undefeated at the...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for March 8-14
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, March 8...
View ArticleTimes’ all-North Suncoast boys soccer
Boys player of the year: Remi Pimm, So., Sunlake Why we picked him: This year’s Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Soccer was an obvious standout athlete, and not only among North Suncoast players. The...
View ArticleTimes' all-Hillsborough County boys soccer
Player of the Year: MF Blake Wilson, Sr., SteinbrennerWhy we picked him: Wilson captained a talent-rich Steinbrenner squad with 20 goals and six assists, but his contributions were far greater than...
View ArticleTimes’ all-Pinellas County boys soccer
Player of the Year: F Josh Page, Sr., East Lake Why we picked him: Page was a bit of a mystery last season. He transferred to East Lake from Pennsylvania and started scoring goals in droves. This...
View ArticleTrack: Jesuit second at USF/Steinbrenner Invitational
TAMPA — Led by senior throwers Vincent Jackson and Jack Taylor finishing 1-2 in the shot put, the Jesuit boys battled to a runnerup finish at the USF/Steinbrenner Invitational on Saturday. Jackson, in...
View ArticleTrack: Admiral Farragut star sets long jump mark at USF/Steinbrenner meet
TAMPA — Admiral Farragut’s Brittany McGee took off with the shadow of her toe just behind the scratch line as she uncorked a gravity-defying leap in the long jump. She was not aided by wind, and when...
View ArticleTrack: Pasco star bolts to top finishes at USF/Steinbrenner Invite
TAMPA — Knowing she would be sprinting and jumping under a blazing sun for nearly eight hours, Pasco’s Alfreda Steele was not thinking about meet records in her three events Saturday at the...
View ArticleSoftball: River Ridge routs Countryside for Lady 'Canes title
CLEARWATER — Kenzi Maguire was some table setter. Hitting leadoff for the first time this season, Maguire raked a trio of Countryside pitchers for a solo homer, a two-run triple, a pair of singles and...
View ArticleBaseball: Start of Pasco-Hernando Classic postponed a day
Hernando and Pasco schools are on spring break this week, but many baseball teams will still play. The 16-team Pasco-Hernando Classic kicks off Tuesday at four sites. The tournament was originally set...
View ArticleIRC's Joe Frost steps down as boys basketball coach
Indian Rocks Christian has a new boys basketball coach for the first time in two decades. After longtime coach Joe Frost (20 seasons) stepped down, the Golden Eagles promoted from within, announcing...
View ArticleSouth tops North in Pinellas all-star boys basketball game
A late fourth quarter run helped the South squad beat the North 101-90 in the Pinellas senior all-star boys basketball game this past weekend. Lakewood's Joc Ellison and Jacobi Boykins scored 17...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 8-14
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Corynn Miner, Farragut Sport: SoftballSkinny: Last year, Miner started her high school career as a freshman...
View ArticleBishop's Alyssa Mathis headed to Europe all-star tournament
Bishop McLaughlin volleyball standout Alyssa Mathis has been selected to play on the Bring It USA all-star team in its annual Global Challenge tournament this summer in Croatia, Hurricanes coach...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas vs. Hillsborough all-star games this week
The 2013-14 girls and boys basketball seasons still have one final all-star game remaining. Hillsborough and Pinellas players will square off Friday at Hillsborough Community College. The girls game...
View ArticleBaseball: St. Petersburg learns to love the bunt for a game
ST. PETERSBURG — Ideally, St. Petersburg coach Travis Phelps would like to see his team hit the ball all over spacious Huggins-Stengel Field. But Tuesday against Class 8A, District 8 opponent Palm...
View ArticleColumn: Gritty delivery, clean slate for Fivay's Sean Fluke
Sean Fluke is trying not to look back. Instead, he looks forward. To this week, next week, next month. How many pitches can he squeeze in, how many swings of the bat can he take, how many games can he...
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