Times’ all-North Suncoast tennis teams
GirlsPlayer of the year: Grace Curren, So., HernandoWhy we picked her: Curren was dominant on the North Suncoast this year at No. 1 singles, not dropping a single local match and advancing to the Class...
View ArticleTimes’ all-Hillsborough County tennis teams
GirlsPlayer of the year: Erica Oosterhout, Jr., PlantWhy we picked her: Oosterhout had no problem sliding into the role as Plant’s top player, replacing three-time player of the year Blair Martin. “Now...
View ArticleTimes’ all-Pinellas County tennis teams
BoysPlayer of the year: Dan Stefan, Jr., Boca CiegaWhy we picked him: Stefan was unbeatable this season. He cruised through regular-season, district and region tournament play. At the Class 2A state...
View ArticleEast Lake's Justin Strnad, Trevor Okuniewski each pick up state offers
East Lake defensive back Justin Strnad and tight end Trevor Okuniewski each received offers from state schools within the past three days. Strnad, a defensive back, was offered by UCF on Monday. He...
View ArticleMitchell's Lawrence Watt gets first offer from Saint Leo
Mitchell basketball standout Lawrence Watt picked up his first offer from Saint Leo over the weekend. Watt, a senior, said he was offered by Saint Leo coach Lance Randall after a team camp at the...
View ArticleUncertainty’s a certainty for Mitchell's Cobi Johnson as draft nears
HOLIDAY — Cobi Johnson was still wearing diapers when he got his first exposure to the baseball life, shuttling from Tennessee to Toronto or wherever his dad’s professional career took him that month....
View ArticleBaseball: Northeast OF Chris Clark commits to Tallahassee CC
Northeast outfielder Chris Clark has committed to Tallahassee Community College. Clark worked out at the school recently and was offered a scholarship this week. This season, Clark hit .356 with 18...
View ArticleVolleyball: Clearwater coach Kara Betourne steps down
Clearwater volleyball coach Kara Betourne has stepped down after accepting a teaching position at Learning Gate Community School in Lutz. Betourne has been Clearwater's coach for two years. Last...
View ArticleDurant's Heyer commits to College of Central Florida
Durant third baseman and pitcher Luke Heyer has committed to play at the College of Central Florida, where he'll join Cougars teammate Garrett Wright. Heyer, a 6-foot right-hander, finished the...
View ArticleTarpon Springs' Mitchell Wilcox gets USF offer
Tarpon Springs tight end/defensive lineman Mitchell Wilcox picked up an offer from USF, his first from a state school. Wilcox, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound senior, is now up to six offers. The others are...
View ArticleMLB draft notebook: Coach preps Wiregrass Ranch’s Drury
Zach Drury didn’t think about the fact that he hadn’t given up a hit until the fifth inning of Wiregrass Ranch’s Class 7A, District 8 championship game against Sickles on April 25. Once it crossed his...
View ArticleGolf: Freedom's Terese Romeo commits to Mercer University
Freedom golfer Terese Romeo has committed to Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Romeo, a rising senior, was second in the Class 3A state tournament in the fall at Mission Hill Golf Resort in...
View ArticleDillan Gibbons picks up SEC offer, transfers to PHU
Dillan Gibbons, one of the top offensive line prospects in Tampa Bay, has transferred to Palm Harbor University, and has also received his first SEC offer, from South Carolina, his father Shannon said...
View ArticleOsceola ace Keith Weisenberg impresses MLB scouts
Keith Weisenberg has 20 guns pointed at him, and he isn’t even fazed. Osceola High is playing Northeast in an early season baseball game, and Weisenberg is mowing down Vikings as major-league scouts...
View ArticleSpring football wrapup
Spring football always introduces us to new faces, gives us a glimpse of turnaround teams and proves that the elite players are still very much top-tier talents. Our thoughts after teams stowed away...
View ArticleBoca Ciega's Dan Stefan named Florida Dairy Farmers' Mr. Tennis
Boca Ciega junior Dan Stefan was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Tennis. The award is voted on by a panel of high school tennis coaches throughout the state. Srefan had a dominant season. He was...
View ArticleCambridge Christian, Alonso alums drafted on Day 2
Peter Miller was the first local taken in the 2014 MLB first-year player draft, going in the ninth round on Day 2. Area players were shut out on Day 1 for the first time since 2010. RHP Peter Miller,...
View ArticleRiverview baseball coach arrested on DUI charge
Riverview baseball coach Bill Leiby was arrested and charged with driving under the influence late Friday night. Leiby, who just finished his ninth season with the Sharks and coached at East Bay for...
View ArticleWiregrass Ranch LB Jaye Miner commits to FAU
Wiregrass Ranch linebacker Jaye Miner commited to FAU on Saturday, coach Mike Lawrence reports. Miner, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound rising senior, led the Bulls last season with 131 tackles, 20 for loss. He...
View ArticlePadres draft Mitchell RHP Cobi Johnson in 35th round
Mitchell ace Cobi Johnson’s long wait ended when the Padres selected him Saturday in the 35th round (pick No. 1047) of baseball’s amateur draft. After beginning his career as a catcher, the 6-foot-4...
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