Track roundup: Rivers helps Wharton win National Division meet
SEFFNER — Wharton’s Bryanna Rivers always runs from behind. It’s where she likes to be, and her ability to kick down the stretch generally makes it a winning strategy. There are times, though, such as...
View ArticleBaseball: Jesuit edges Robinson
TAMPA — Just one day after it was reported that Jesuit suspended nine players for the rest of the season for violating school policy, the Tigers had to be prepared for a district matchup against...
View ArticleDunedin Spring Tournament: Osceola, CCC roll
Schedule change Due to the threat of rain on Friday, the semifinals have been moved to today. Inspiration Academy of Bradenton will play CCC at 5 p.m. and Osceola will play Dunedin at 8 p.m....
View ArticleDunedin Spring Tournament: Inspiration, Dunedin win
Scores Inspiration Academy 6, River Ridge 0 Dunedin 4, Calvary Christian 1Pitcher of the day Even though he walked as many as he totaled coming in (five), Inspiration senior Payton Jenkins (now 6-1)...
View ArticleBerkeley Prep's Gray among Hillsborough County winter sports award winners
TAMPA — Berkeley Prep's basketball season ended more than a month ago with a loss in the Class 4A state semifinal. But for coach Bobby Reinhart, it was the Hillsborough County winter sports awards...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Baseball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Wednesday.1. Hernando (14-2, 10-0): The Leopards have a deep bullpen that’s kept them at the top of 5A-7. Kyle Kilbourne, David Flowers and Daniel Miller have all made solid...
View ArticleHillsborough: Baseball super 7, stats
Super 7 Records through Wednesday.1. King (14-2): The Lions’ only losses of the season have been one-run games against strong Hillsborough and Plant teams, making King the team to beat in Hillsborough...
View ArticlePinellas, Hillsborough players and coaches among state's best
Steinbrenner’s Keshawn Ingram, Berkeley Prep’s Justin Gray and Tampa Prep’s Juwan Durham were among the top three players in their classifications in the state voting for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr....
View ArticleShorecrest names Steve Dudley football coach
It didn’t take long for Steve Dudley to get back into coaching. Just a few months after resigning as football coach at St. Petersburg Catholic, Dudley was named to the same position at Shorecrest on...
View ArticleTrack: Sunshine Athletic Conference meet preview
Sunshine Athletic Conference meetWhere: Anclote HighWhen: Saturday. Field events, 10 a.m.; preliminaries, noon; running finals, 2 p.m.Teams: Anclote, Fivay, Gulf, Hudson, Land O’Lakes, Mitchell, Pasco,...
View ArticleSoftball: Mitchell beats Gulf in pitchers’ duel
NEW PORT RICHEY — Both sides knew Thursday’s matchup had the potential to be a low-scoring, speedy seven innings. With stars Madison Morlan of Gulf and Jordan Fowler of Mitchell on the mound, neither...
View ArticleTennis: Wharton now gets better competition
TAMPA — Wharton Nos. 2 and 3 singles players, Alek Crnogorac and Tommy Hwang, walked off the clay courts in less than 30 minutes at Hunter’s Green Country Club on Tuesday. Each defeated his Strawberry...
View ArticleSoftball: Plant City edges Strawberry Crest
PLANT CITY — Emily Register admitted being “a little bit nervous” before, arguably, the biggest at-bat of her senior season. Plant City’s second baseman stepped out of the box, had a word with coach...
View ArticleBaseball: CCC, Osceola reach Dunedin final
DUNEDIN — After two days of spraying the ball all over the Englebert Complex, Clearwater Central Catholic cooled down in the semifinals of the Dunedin Spring Tournament against Inspiration Academy of...
View ArticleSteve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament: Seminole beats St. Petersburg in final
SEMINOLE — Seminole dispatched St. Petersburg 8-4 on its homefield Thursday to claim the 23rd annual Steve Georgiadis Tournament. The Warhawks avenged last year’s final, in which the Green Devils...
View ArticleSoftball: Walkoff homer lifts Canterbury past Northeast
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury trailed Northeast 1-0 and was down to its final three outs when Hailey Hopkins came to bat Thursday. With a runner on first, Hopkins paused, took a deep breath and squared...
View ArticleFour area teams take on 7-on-7 regional qualifier
A collection of Tampa Bay’s top football talent, including the likes of Tampa Bay Tech’s Deon Cain, Sickles’ Ray Ray McCloud III, Hillsborough’s Dwayne Lawson and East Lake’s George Campbell, will...
View ArticleBaseball: Saturday schedule for Dunedin Spring tournament
Instead of canceling all games except Saturday night’s championship, Dunedin Spring Tournament organizers have a plan to allow eight teams to play. The schedule, weather permitting, looks like this: 1...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: Contenders and dark horses
With district tournaments starting Monday, it looks as if the usual suspects will make a run at the state tournament. But don’t count out a few newcomers.Top contenders Countryside’s boys and East...
View ArticleBaseball: Tampa Prep routs Bishop McLaughlin
SPRING HILL — The last time Bishop McLaughlin faced district rival Tampa Prep, the two kept it tight until the end. This time, once the Terrapins got rolling, no one could stop them. Tampa Prep won in...
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