Track: Two stars pull of PCAC quadruple
CLEARWATER — The plan was for Countryside’s Andrew Llewellyn to anchor the 4x800 relay and concentrate on the 1,600 meters at Wednesday’s Pinellas County Athletic Conference track meet. Llewellyn did...
View ArticleHolston, Manzi, Garrett make all-state
The Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops have started to unveil their all-state boys basketball teams by classification. Three local players were among the 15 chosen among...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Baseball super 7, stats
Baseball super 7 Records through Wednesday.1. Hernando (16-2, 11-0): Kyle Kilbourne has allowed just one earned run in his past three starts, all complete-game wins including back-to-back shutouts his...
View ArticleHillsborough: Baseball super 7, stats
Baseball super 7 Records through Wednesday.1. King (16-3, 12-1): The Lions continue to be hard to stop. Four starters have batting averages greater than .300, with Michael Taylor and Bubby Terp leading...
View ArticlePinellas: Baseball super 7, stats
Baseball super 7 Records through Wednesday.1. Clearwater Central Catholic (17-0): Marauders off to their best start in school history. It’s a shame the Dunedin Spring tournament final against Osceola...
View ArticleSoftball: Cambridge Christian takes out lone district foe
TAMPA — As the only teams in Class 2A, District 7, Academy at the Lakes and Cambridge Christian already know they’re playoff bound and will meet for a district title in two weeks. That security didn’t...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: Countryside boys advance
Countryside’s boys earned the runnerup spot in the Class 4A, District 8 tournament after defeating Palm Harbor University 5-2 in a playoff Thursday. The teams were tied 16-16 after the district...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: Gulf boys advance
The boys runnerup in Class 2A, District 8 wasn’t decided without a little drama. After Fivay clinched the top spot Wednesday, Dunedin, Hudson and Gulf moved to a three-team round-robin tiebreaker...
View ArticleSoftball: Northeast eyes playoff berth
ST. PETERSBURG — Riley Randolph stands on the mound, raising her arms far above her head before whipping a softball past another batter. Her repertoire — riseball, drop, curve and changeup — is made...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas all-star games set for Saturday
Basketball season isn’t quite finished in Pinellas. There will be a pair of senior all-star games at Northeast on Saturday night. There is a girls game between the Pinellas and the Gulf Coast...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg GK Marckese commits to Florida, will graduate early
St. Petersburg goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese, a sophomore, has committed to play soccer at Florida and will graduate after her junior year to join the Gators for the 2015 season. Marckese, a two-year...
View ArticleTennis: Berkeley Prep boys, Tampa Prep girls win A-7
TAMPA — With Berkeley Prep having wrapped up the boys team title during the Class A, District 7 tournament at Hillsborough Community College, the last bit of drama revolved around the battle for...
View ArticleLakewood, Tarpon Springs get grants to improve athletic facilities
For years, Lakewood’s athletic facilities have been inadequate. The ceiling in the gymnasium is so low that volleyballs often hit tiles during games, exposing air ducts and vents because the tiles are...
View ArticleSoftball: Hernando outduels Nature Coast
BROOKSVILLE — For the first game and five innings between Nature Coast and its rival, the Sharks seemed to have done what no other team could: Solve Hernando. But on Senior Night at Tom Varn Park, the...
View ArticleBaseball: Northeast rallies to top Seminole
SEMINOLE — This season, Northeast has benefited from quality pitching and timely hitting. That pattern continued Friday night in a 4-1 win over Seminole. Josh Hale threw a three-hitter and freshman...
View ArticleBaseball: Gaither's grand finale beats Wiregrass
TAMPA — In 30 years as Gaither’s baseball coach, Frank Permuy had never experienced the thrill of winning a game with a walk-off grand slam. In Permuy’s final year at the helm, it’s only fitting that...
View ArticleBaseball: Tampa Catholic routs Jesuit
TAMPA — The first time Tampa Catholic and Jesuit met on the baseball diamond this season, the Crusaders won in dramatic fashion on Paulie Russo’s walk-off double in the bottom of seventh inning. In...
View ArticleSoftball: Plant City tops Durant, leads 7A-7
PLANT CITY — A 6-2 win over Durant on Friday gave host Plant City the top spot in Class 7A, District 7, It also gave the Raiders their ninth straight win and a sweep of their nearby rival. With...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for March 29-April 4
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 29...
View ArticleQBs face quandary with other sports
Largo’s Donavan Hale and Clearwater Central Catholic’s Jeff Smith Jr. are dual-threat quarterbacks who each led their teams to the playoffs as first-year starters last season. The two also are...
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