Preseason football: Springstead 20, Hudson 0
SPRING HILL — Coming off of the best season in school history, Springstead looks ready for similar success this year. In Thursday’s preseason game at Booster Stadium, the Eagles shut out Hudson 20-0...
View ArticlePreseason football: Wiregrass Ranch 13, Mitchell 12
WESLEY CHAPEL — Though he had been head coach for only a few weeks, Artie Meza was quick to praise the potential of Wiregrass Ranch’s offense during preseason practice. People would be pleasantly...
View ArticlePreseason football: Palm Harbor University 40, Jesuit 20
PALM HARBOR — The Reggie Crume era at Palm Harbor University got off to a good start, while Jesuit could use some more work prior to the Aug. 29 season opener. The Tigers had seven turnovers, six of...
View ArticlePreseason football: Largo tops Dunedin, Pinellas Park in jamboree
LARGO — Dunedin had a lot of positives this summer with reinforcements arriving in the form of players who were previously ineligible or lukewarm about the program. But to really signal a turnaround...
View ArticlePreseason football: Sarasota 33, Dixie Hollins 27
ST. PETERSBURG — Seniors Tyrie Adams and Davontae Harrington were the bright spots for the Rebels in a game that started two hours late because of traffic delays encountered by the visiting...
View ArticlePreseason football: Gibbs 21, Seminole 14
SEMINOLE — Gibbs held on to beat Seminole 21-14 in Friday’s preseason classic. The Gladiators were led by a big-play passing attack, with Tyrell Hubbard-Smith competing 4 of 10 passes for 197 yards...
View ArticlePreseason football: Pasco 21, Ridgewood 0
DADE CITY — Pasco started strong and scored all of its points by midway through the second quarter. Friday The Rams mounted a pair of fourth-quarter drives that stalled in the red zone, the latter on...
View ArticlePreseason football: Mosley 20, Lakewood 14 OT
ST. PETERSBURG — Depending the viewpoint, Mosley’s 20-14 win was either a “bend-but-don’t break” thriller or a “learning opportunity” to build on going forward. Luckily for the Spartans, the loss came...
View ArticlePreseason football: Hillsborough 21, Clearwater 18
TAMPA — Lawrence Dawsey relieved an ineffective Dwayne Lawson at quarterback in the fourth quarter and threw long touchdown strikes on his only two passes in a three-minute span as Hillsborough...
View ArticlePreseason football: Northeast 30, St. Petersburg 28
ST. PETERSBURG — The preseason game opened on a promising note for St. Petersburg when running back Darius Miller ran the opening kickoff back 70 yards. Sophomore quarterback Austyn Causey, in his...
View ArticlePreseason football: Gaither 21, Wharton 14
TAMPA — Gaither coach Jason Stokes said his halftime speech was unprintable. But whatever he said to his team, it worked. Unable to move the ball in the first half because of miscues and penalties,...
View ArticlePreseason football: First Academy 37, Indian Rocks Christian 34
ORLANDO — Indian Rocks Christian led the Royals at the half 14-13, then took a 28-13 lead with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. That’s when things got interesting as the Royals...
View ArticlePreseason football: Plant City 14, Jefferson 12
PLANT CITY — Plant City coach Wayne Ward didn’t sound like he had plans on making a change at quarterback, but backup Austin Carswell gave him plenty of reasons for security. Carswell came on in the...
View ArticlePreseason football: Alonso 16, King 12
TAMPA — If there is one thing Alonso showed during Friday’s preseason kickoff classic against King, it won’t back down from a challenge. The hosts led twice early but struggled to find an answer for...
View ArticlePreseason football: Robinson 30, Osceola 21
SEMINOLE — After Osceola took a third-quarter lead on Bronson Lynch’s 20-yard run, then stuffed Robinson 5 yards short of paydirt early in the fourth, coach George Palmer decided to go to his bench....
View ArticlePreseason football: Bloomingdale 12, Freedom 3
VALRICO — Bloomingdale used a stout defense and just enough offense to defeat Freedom 12-3 in a preseason game at Charley Harris Stadium. Although the Bulls controlled the ball much of the first half,...
View ArticlePreseason football: Manatee 26, East Lake 17
EAST LAKE — Do not panic, East Lake fans. If recent history is an indication, Friday’s 26-17 loss to Manatee does not mean doom for the upcoming regular season. The Eagles lost 38-7 in last year’s...
View ArticlePreseason football: Clearwater Central Catholic 43, Countryside 35
CLEARWATER — Jeff Smith scored on runs of 14, 35 and 38 yards, and Clearwater Central Catholic’s defense came up with three crucial stops late in the second half to rally and defeat Countryside 43-35...
View ArticlePreseason football: Tampa Bay Tech 20, Blake 6
TAMPA — With all eyes focused on the Shavar Manuel vs. Deon Cain matchup, the Tampa Bay Tech Titans played keep away from Manuel and Blake’s defense en route to a 20-6 victory in the preseason opener....
View ArticleTampa Bay swimming preview
East Lake’s Alexandra Aitchison and Sydney Pickrem spent the summer competing around the world in swim meets. At times during the high school season, they will be gone again, each traveling to...
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