Tampa Prep's Durham a MaxPreps All-American
Tampa Prep star Juwan Durham has been named a first-team sophomore All-American by MaxPreps, the site announced Friday morning. It's the latest honor for Durham, a 6-foot-10 forward. He was the Tampa...
View ArticleRay Ray McCloud III gets Under Armour invite, and other recruiting notes
A few recruiting nuggets from the last few days:• Sickles junior ATH Ray Ray McCloud III announced his invitation to the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game. The 2,300-yard rusher holds offers from...
View ArticleDistrict softball: Delay does Lakewood no favors
ST. PETERSBURG — After securing its first playoff appearance in the Class 5A, District 8 semifinals, Lakewood was looking for more in the championship game against Bradenton Bayshore. The Spartans...
View ArticleState tennis: Wiregrass Ranch's Agie Moreno earns individual 3A title
Wiregrass Ranch sophomore Agie Moreno made North Suncoast history Friday, becoming the first player from a public Pasco County school to win an individual tennis state championship. A day after...
View ArticleSoftball: River Ridge gives Ernie Beck one last district title
NEW PORT RICHEY — River Ridge softball coach Ernie Beck is retiring after this season, so this week’s district tournament was his last. And the way the Royal Knights played, one of his best, too....
View ArticleBaseball: Q&A with Lakewood INF Bo Bichette
Lakewood coach Jayce Ganchou recognized the face right away. On an adjacent field at Lake Vista Park in December, former Major League Baseball player Dante Bichette was tossing balls to his son, Dante...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: FABC/Source Hoops all state teams
The Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC)/Source Hoops girls all state teams were released on Friday. Payton Walker (Seffner Christian) and Savannah Plentovich (Calvary Christian) were...
View ArticleBaseball: Hillsborough district preview
TAMPA — The Monday night game against Tampa Catholic, which Tampa Prep lost 8-2, had been over for nearly 15 minutes. But after his team’s postgame huddle in leftfield broke, a disappointed Luis...
View ArticleBaseball: Drury brothers give Wiregrass competitive edge
Brothers Zach and Austin Drury have been key to Wiregrass Ranch’s success this season. The Bulls (16-6) enter next week’s district tournament as the No. 2 seed in Class 7A-8, but four teams tied for...
View ArticleBaseball: Pinellas district preview
ST. PETERSBURG — Northeast coach Rob Stanifer wanted to send a message. It was early March and the Vikings were struggling yet again, this time in a home game against Berkeley Prep.“I had enough so I...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for April 12-18
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, April 12...
View ArticlePasco’s Archibald takes long path to Miami commitment
DADE CITY — Bowman Archibald knew he was in trouble the moment he saw his coach’s face. Archibald had skipped almost every offseason workout since his freshman year ended at Pasco, and Pirates coach...
View ArticleSoftball: Gaither blanks Steinbrenner for 7A-8 title
TAMPA — Pitcher Sammi Grat scattered five hits and batterymate Elizabeth Mason stole home to highlight Gaither’s 8-0 shutout of Steinbrenner in Saturday’s Class 7A, District 8 championship game. The...
View ArticleGators' Cedrick Lowe picks Huntingdon
Land O’Lakes S Cedrick Lowe has orally committed to play football at Huntingdon (Ala.) College, Gators coach Brian Wachtel said Monday via text message. Lowe, a 5-foot-6, 180-pound senior, was one of...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for April 12-18
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shots: Alexis Franco and Laurel Wanger, Largo Sport: Tennis Skinny: The Packers’ top doubles team played in last...
View ArticleRegion softball: Plenty of pop in Mitchell’s bats
NEW PORT RICHEY — Mitchell opens the Class 6A region playoffs Wednesday against a Chamberlain squad it knows little about. Fortunately, the Mustangs are secure in one bit of knowledge: Their hitting...
View ArticleDistrict softball: PHU falls short to Sarasota Riverview in final
Palm Harbor University’s offense continued its late-season turnaround with 11 hits in Monday’s district championship game. But it wasn’t enough as defensive miscues proved costly in a 6-5 loss to host...
View ArticleRegion softball: Ace sparks Jefferson’s best season
TAMPA — Ask Jefferson coach Eve Soto-Suarez about senior pitcher Nikki Lopez, and Soto-Suarez begins to gush before stopping herself.“I don’t want to use the word perfect — she doesn’t like that...
View ArticleRegion softball: Sister act still intact at Dunedin
For the past decade, it has become commonplace to see one of the Ehlers pitching for Dunedin. Amber started this sisterhood in softball as Dunedin’s ace from 2004-07. She went on to pitch for...
View ArticleBaseball: East Lake's Cameron Churchill signs with Nova Southeastern
East Lake pitcher/first baseball Cameron Churchill has signed a letter of intent to attend Nova Southeastern in the fall. Churchill is a four-year player who has been consistent at the plate and on...
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