Hillsborough: Baseball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Wednesday1. Jesuit (12-2): The Tigers took a road trip through Pensacola and New Orleans, coming home with three victories and outscoring their distant opponents 15-4.2. King...
View ArticleBaseball notebook: King to honor teams of past
King will host Hillsborough on Saturday in a matchup of the top teams in Class 6A, District 9. But when the home players suit up for the matinee ball game, they won’t be the only Lions in the house....
View ArticlePinellas: Baseball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Wednesday1. Clearwater Central Catholic (9-0): The Marauders had a big test at East Lake on Thursday, and next week gets no easier with the Dunedin spring tournament.2. Osceola...
View ArticleSoftball: Countryside outlasts East Lake
CLEARWATER — The game was tight, the situation tense when Countryside’s Stella Preston was called upon to pitch. The Cougars had a one-run lead against East Lake and trying to get out of a jam with...
View ArticleCCC's Jeff Smith Jr. picks up first offer from Wisconsin
Clearwater Central Catholic quarterback Jeff Smith Jr. picked up his first offer from Wisconsin, Marauders coach John Davis said. Smith shared quarterbacking duties with Blake Gomez before being named...
View ArticlePasco-Hernando Classic: Pasco knocks off Hernando
LAND O’LAKES — Malik Johns hadn’t thrown a 1-2-3 inning all night. And with the heart of Hernando’s order coming up for the seventh, it did not appear as though that would change.“I knew they had...
View ArticlePasco-Hernando Classic: Central surges past Springstead
BROOKSVILLE — It became obvious within a couple of innings that Thursday night would be a face-off between pitchers. One had three strikeouts by the end of the second, and the other had four. Then...
View ArticleBaseball: Steinbrenner rallies past Strawberry Crest
LUTZ — Steinbrenner rode a bumpy two hour long roller-coaster Thursday night but slithered past Strawberry Crest for a 5-4 victory thanks to Mijon Cummings’ two-run single in the bottom of the...
View ArticleBaseball: Eager Marauder rolls
EAST LAKE — David Paul was motivated to pitch well against East Lake on Thursday. The Clearwater Central Catholic senior grew up playing with most of the East Lake players, so after the final out in...
View ArticleWisconsin Badgers pushing hard in Tampa Bay
A few quick recruiting notes: Alonso DB Roosevelt Lawrence landed his biggest college offer so far. Wisconsin became the first BCS program to offer the 6-foot junior, the Ravens announced this week on...
View ArticleBaseball: Dunedin Spring Tournament preview
Clearwater Central Catholic will enter this week’s Dunedin Spring Tournament as the favorite. The Marauders (10-0) are not only undefeated, but highly motivated. CCC’s chance of advancing to last...
View ArticleBaseball: Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament preview
Ever since the Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament — named after a former Seminole baseball player who died in 1990 after complications from shoulder surgery while a sophomore at the University of...
View ArticleLeopard Softball Slam: River Ridge, Hernando reach semifinals
BROOKSVILLE — After a long day of softball at the Leopard Slam featuring several of the state’s premiere programs, two bay area teams find themselves in today’s semifinals. Hernando battled through...
View ArticleBaseball: Central rallies past Pasco for Pasco-Hernando Classic title
BROOKSVILLE — Thomas Sorrentino drove in Hank Shiver to complete a two-run rally in the bottom of the 12th inning late Friday night and Central came from behind to beat Pasco 5-4 in the championship...
View ArticleBaseball: Brandon 2, Strawberry Crest 1
BRANDON — Going into a district matchup with Strawberry Crest, Brandon coach Matthew Stallbaumer knew his players would have to be on their toes against a defense known for being stingy. Mark Moclair...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas sweeps Hillsborough in All-Stars competition
TAMPA — When Largo’s Brandon Jones picked up basketball three years ago, he didn’t think his brief hoops career would ever include a night like Friday. Jones showed his transformation from a two-way...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for March 15-21
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 15...
View ArticleTimes’ all-North Suncoast basketball teams
Girls Player of the year: PG Brianca Roberts, Sr., Pasco Why we picked her: The 5-foot-7 Roberts was the rallying point for a team that made the playoffs and nearly overcame Land O’Lakes — which ended...
View ArticleTimes’ all-Hillsborough County basketball teams
Boys Player of the year: F Juwan Durham, So., Tampa PrepWhy we picked him: There’s a reason recruiting services rank Durham as one of the country’s top prospects for the class of 2016. Even as a...
View ArticleTimes’ all-Pinellas County basketball teams
Girls Player of the year: SG Meagan Thomas, Sr., Dixie Hollins Why we picked her: How could we not? Thomas ended her four-year career at Dixie Hollins as the school’s best-ever player. She scored a...
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