Longtime friends succeed at Durant with old-school approach
PLANT CITY — In many ways, Durant’s undefeated season in fall 2012 started rather inauspiciously about a decade ago with a mediocre youth football team called the Turkey Creek Trojans. Longtime...
View ArticleGryphons finish season with bowl victory
A 3-yard touchdown run by 5-foot-8 senior Marcos Vega in the waning seconds capped Sickles' 20-9 victory Wednesday night at Lakeland Kathleen in the Gryphons' bowl-game season finale. The Gryphons,...
View ArticleArmwood Hawks: Write us off at your own peril
SEFFNER — The most lukewarm Armwood football season of the past decade hasn’t faded to black. To the contrary, it has gravitated to it. When the Hawks arrived at school around 7:30 Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleJefferson's Selochan to sign with Georgia Southwestern State
Jefferson baseball player Gabriel Selochan will sign with Division II Georgia Southwestern State on Friday morning in a ceremony at the school. Selochan, a senior who will play shortstop in college,...
View ArticlePick a position, any position, and Lakewood's Adams will thrive there
Lakewood’s Rodney Adams began his season standing on the sideline in street clothes. He is ending it running all over the field. During a preseason physical, Adams was diagnosed with an irregular...
View ArticleAATL's Mallory Etcheberry signs with Akron
Academy at the Lakes golfer Mallory Etcheberry has signed with the University of Akron. Etcheberry was one of the North Suncoast’s top golfers this fall. She finished 29th at last month’s Class A...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast pigskin picks: Week 12
Region quarterfinals All games Friday at 7:30.Citra North Marion (5-5) at Pasco (10-0)Winner gets: Anclote/Gainesville Eastside winner in the Class 5A region semifinalsPlayoff history: The perennial...
View ArticleColumn: Should size (of the school) matter when it comes to records?
As glyphs go, the asterisk gets a pretty notorious rap. While it resembles a star, it symbolizes a smudge. In sports especially, it’s the teensy typographical disclaimer; a caustic keystroke...
View ArticleHernando baseball players sign with Florida, USF
BROOKSVILLE — Hernando senior baseball players Christian Arroyo (Florida) and Brandon Lawson (USF) made their college plans official Thursday morning. After very good sophomore and junior campaigns...
View ArticleHillsborough pigskin picks: Week 12
Region football playoffs All at 7:30 p.m. FridayOrlando Freedom (7-3) at Plant (9-1) Winner faces: Wharton-Dr. Phillips winner in 8A region semifinals Breakdown: The Panthers will open the defense of...
View ArticleHernando hopes for better outcome in rematch with Gainesville
BROOKSVILLE — Hernando coach Dwayne Mobley hasn’t brought up last year’s playoff letdown against Gainesville. He hasn’t needed to. The Leopards have been talking and thinking about that defeat since...
View ArticleAll-Western Conference football team
The all-Western Conference football team, as chosen by Hillsborough County's public-school coaches:National DivisionFirst-team offense: OL Travion Wallace, Sr., Freedom; OL Dennis Meyer, Sr., King; OL...
View ArticlePinellas pigskin picks: Week 12
Playoff football All at 7:30 p.m. FridayNortheast (7-3) at Bradenton Manatee (10-0) Winner gets: Pinellas Park/Venice winner in 7A region semifinals. Playoff history: This is Northeast’s 11th playoff...
View ArticleWharton LB Enos has voracious appetite for football
TAMPA — Many years ago Mike and Audra Enos brought home a solid oak crib billed as “virtually indestructible” for their rambunctious 18-month-old son. The crib’s manufacturers and department store...
View ArticleBrooks DeBartolo 1B Rivera signs with High Point
Brooks DeBartolo first baseman Brenden Rivera has signed a letter of intent to play at High Point (N.C.) University. Rivera, who also was a pitcher, was one of Hillsborough County’s top players last...
View ArticleLargo's Brown thriving at quarterback as Packers prosper
LARGO — Juwan Brown was 2 years old when he first picked up a football. It was a Christmas gift from his mother, Nikki. The toddler honed his throwing skills day and night, tossing the ball into the...
View ArticleRegion football: Gainesville Eastside 37, Anclote 0
GAINESVILLE — Soon after Anclote sealed its first playoff appearance with tiebreaker wins over Zephyrhills and Fivay, the question became whether the young Sharks program could hang with the speedy...
View ArticleRiver Ridge's Clemons signs with Jacksonville
River Ridge senior softball player Jada Clemons signed with Jacksonville University this week. Clemons batted .387 last year and was among the North Suncoast’s leaders with five home runs. She also...
View ArticlePasco pair headed to Palm Beach Atlantic
Pasco senior softball players Lizzy Burchfield and Kelli Parker signed with Palm Beach Atlantic University today. Burchfield batted .386 with two home runs for the Pirates while drawing 10 walks last...
View ArticleSunlake's Stephanie Frances signs with Jacksonville
Sunlake softball player Stephanie Frances signed with Jacksonville University on Thursday. Frances was one of Pasco County’s top players last spring, earning second-team all-conference honors. She was...
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