Softball: Hernando beats River Ridge for Leopard Slam title
BROOKSVILLE — River Ridge has posed a large obstacle for Hernando over the past four years. In Saturday’s championship of the third annual Leopard Slam, the Leopards overcame their rival in dramatic...
View ArticleLocal athletes shine at the FSU Relays
Two North Suncoast athletes who have dominated the high jump this season each won their signature event at the FSU Relays this past weekend. Springstead’s Bobby Harris cleared 6 feet, 8 inches, the...
View ArticleCowart, McCloud, St. Louis earn Rivals MVP honors
Three Tampa Bay players earned most valuable player honors at the Rivals Camp Series’ stop in Orlando over the weekend. Five-star DE Byron Cowart (Armwood) was the MVP on the defensive line. That’s...
View ArticleBaseball: Rain forces spring tournaments to move back one day
Rain cancelled Monday’s opening-round games at the Dunedin Spring and Steve Georgiadis Memorial (Seminole) tournaments. The tournament schedules moved back one day. For the Dunedin tournament,...
View ArticleLakewood's Anthony Lawrence Jr. commits to Miami
Lakewood guard Anthony Lawrence Jr. committed to Miami after taking an unofficial visit to the school Monday. The Lawrence family already had strong ties with the Hurricanes. Lawrence Jr.’s father,...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 15-21
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Olivia Welsh, Dunedin Sport: Track and fieldSkinny: A former soccer and tennis player, Welsh decided to focus...
View ArticleMitchell's Ashley Lewis commits to Thomas University
After a season that saw Mitchell in the playoffs, Ashley Lewis capped off her three-year career as a starter when she signed her letter of intent. Lewis signed with Thomas University on Tuesday in a...
View ArticleRiver Ridge DE commits to Peru State
River Ridge’s Jordan Harris has committed to Peru State, the defensive end announced via Facebook on Tuesday.“Got accepted to Peru State!!” he wrote. “So blessed and signed my commitment letter.”...
View ArticleSoftball: Gaither gains district ground, tops Freedom
TAMPA — The clay barely settled from Gaither hanging onto sole possession of second place in Class 7A, District 8 Tuesday, the Cowboys already were thinking about the top spot.“We’re gunning for...
View ArticleBaseball: Sunlake pulls ahead late, dispatches Mitchell
TRINITY — The Mustangs and Seahawks seemed evenly matched, with comparable win-loss records and pitching stats. For the first five innings Tuesday night, those similarities were obvious. Then Sunlake...
View ArticleBaseball: Wiregrass continues mastery of district foe
LUTZ — Steinbrenner and ace Brennan Garcia entered Tuesday’s night’s game looking to increase the gap between the Warriors and Class 7A-8 rival Wiregrass Ranch in the district standings. The Bulls’...
View ArticleBaseball: Jesuit suspends nine players
Nine Jesuit baseball players have been suspended from the team for the rest of the 2014 season for violating school policy, said Pete Young, the school’s director of communications. Young would not...
View ArticleGeorgiadis Memorial Tournament: Day 1
At Jack Russell Stadium Scores St. Petersburg 14, Clearwater 4 Seminole 4, Indian Rocks 1 Arlington Country Day 7, Largo 1Pitcher of the day Matt Mainelli isn’t St. Petersburg’s ace, but he pitched...
View ArticleDunedin Spring Tournament: Osceola, Clearwater Central Catholic cruise
At Englebert Complex Scores Osceola 11, Pinellas Park 4 Clearwater Central Catholic 17, Tarpon Springs 6 (six innings)Pitchers of the day Ethan Wheeler threw four solid innings for Osceola before...
View ArticleDunedin Spring Tournament: River Ridge, Dunedin squeak through
At Englebert Complex Scores River Ridge 4, Countryside 1 Dunedin 6, Lakewood 5Pitchers of the day River Ridge’s fire-balling starter, Jason Heinrich (four innings, one hit, five strikeouts), and...
View ArticleChase Litton commits to Marshall football for 2015
Former Wharton quarterback Chase Litton has orally committed to play football at Marshall, Litton announced Wednesday morning. The commitment is the latest step in an up-and-down recruiting cycle for...
View ArticleHillsborough: Softball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Tuesday1. Strawberry Crest (16-1): The Chargers are up to No. 5 in the latest state rankings and blew out East Bay on Tuesday. They’ll take a 13-game win streak into Thursday’s...
View ArticleBishop McLaughlin QB signs with Washington and Lee
One of Bishop McLaughlin’s first football stars to head to a college program signed his letter of intent this week. RJ Perciavalle, the Hurricanes’ 5-foot-10 quarterback, signed with Washington and...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Softball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Tuesday1. Mitchell (17-1, 8-0): The Mustangs continued their dominance of the North Suncoast, adding five wins by five runs or more. Citrus is the only team that’s been able to...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: 3A-9 tourney is tough to predict
LAND O’LAKES — There’s a relative order to the Pasco County tennis landscape, and it starts with Wiregrass Ranch. Land O’Lakes sits right behind the Bulls, who have dealt both the Gator boys and girls...
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