Nate Craig gets invite to 2016 Under Armour game
The 2015 Under Armour All-American Game is more than eight months away, but the high school all-star game has already invited one local athlete for the 2016 competition. Tampa Catholic WR Nate Craig...
View ArticleRegion softball: Never count out Durant
DURANT — Two years after Durant made an improbable, drama-filled run to the state championship, the Cardiac Cougars made a roaring return to start the Class 7A playoffs. Senior outfielder Shannon Bell...
View ArticleRegion softball: East Lake barely holds on
EAST LAKE — Aliyah Andrews has been described as a game-changer because of her speed. The East Lake sophomore centerfielder, who already has orally committed to LSU, went 2-for-5 with two steals and...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Jefferson crushes King
TAMPA — Tyler Jones had already worn the Superman cape — a cotton blanket often given to Jefferson’s player of the game — this season. But last time, disappointment soon followed. The sophomore was...
View ArticleWiregrass' Izah Deang signs with Gulf Coast State
Wiregrass Ranch senior libero Izah Deang has signed with Gulf Coast State College, Bulls athletic director Dave Wilson said Friday afternoon. Deang earned second-team all-conference honors last fall....
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Boca Ciega loses 5A-10 final
GULFPORT — Bradenton Bayshore broke open a tight game with a six-run sixth inning Friday to beat Boca Ciega 7-1 in the Class 5A, District 10 final. After four scoreless innings the Bruins (13-14)...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Wiregrass Ranch’s Zach Drury pitches no-hitter to beat...
ODESSA — Zach Drury grasped the full attention of every spectator watching Friday’s Class 7A, District 8 championship as he threw no-hitter, striking out 10, and led Wiregrass Ranch to its first...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Hernando beats Pasco for 5A-7 title
ZEPHYRHILLS — Before Friday’s Class 5A, District 7 championship game, Hernando’s Justin Young told his father he would hit a walk-off home run. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the strapping junior...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Mitchell edges Osceola 2-1 in 6A-10 final
SEMINOLE — After graduating six seniors who made significant contributions to last year’s district title, Mitchell coach Scot Wilcox knew he would have to employ some different tactics. To stay on top...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Northeast edges East Lake for 7A-9 title
CLEARWATER — Northeast has had a knack for winning close games all season. That trend continued Friday night in the Class 7A, District 9 final against East Lake. The Vikings scored three runs in the...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: CCC stays unbeaten, tops Calvary for 3A-9 title
CLEARWATER — Andrew Mink delivered the big blow and Michael Paul made it stand up in Clearwater Central Catholic’s Class 3A-9 title defense Friday. Mink took a first-inning, first-pitch hanging...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Durant edges Brandon 1-0 for 7A-7 title
PLANT CITY — Just one out from winning his second straight district baseball tournament Friday, Durant coach Butch Valdes paced in and out of the dugout, the nerves visible on his face from under the...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for April 19-25
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 19...
View ArticleYoungest Ivie growing up
When former Pasco star Joey Ivie began his explosion into a Division I recruit two years ago, the current University of Florida defensive lineman predicted his little brother wouldn’t be too far...
View ArticlePlant QB Colby Brown goes a different route
Plant quarterback Colby Brown was one of five Panther football players who signed letters of intent to play at the next level in a national signing day ceremony on Feb. 5. At that point Brown, who...
View ArticleRiley Metheney latest lineman hoping to break out at Countryside
Countryside has a knack for producing linemen who play in college. In the past five seasons, four offensive tackles for the Cougars — Tyler Moore (Florida), Jeff Albert (Jacksonville), Brandon Pertile...
View ArticleBaseball: Tampa Prep's DeTringo signs with St. Petersburg College
Tampa Prep shortstop Nick DeTringo has signed with St. Petersburg College, Terrapins coach A.J. Hendrix reports. DeTringo, who signed with the Titans on April 17, has a .351 batting average and 10...
View ArticleAll-Western Conference softball teams announced
Hillsborough County’s public schools have announced their all-Western Conference softball teams, as chosen by the coaches. Honorees are:American DivisionFirst team C: Elizabeth Mason, So., Gaither P:...
View ArticleRiver Ridge's Kayle Stark to play at Webber
River Ridge senior Kayle Stark has accepted an offer to play basketball at Webber International University, Royal Knights coach Joeyn Dearsman announced Monday. The 5-foot-7 Stark was a key...
View ArticleSand volleyball: Osceola's Hayley Misewich to sign with Florida Gulf Coast
Osceola volleyball player Hayley Misewich will sign a letter of intent Thursday to play sand volleyball for Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. Misewich has been a key player for the Warriors...
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