All-Western Conference volleyball team
The all-Western Conference volleyball team, as chosen by Hillsborough County’s public-school coaches:Federal Division First team: Kiahnna Wicks, Riverview; Cassidy Hutchinson, Riverview; Karissa...
View ArticleCanterbury's PJ Franklin gets offer from Stetson
Canterbury senior running back PJ Franklin received an offer from Stetson University, according to coach Bill Jones. Franklin led the Crusaders (4-6) with 1,180 yards and 19 touchdowns. Stetson...
View ArticleBasketball: North Suncoast boys & girls super 7
Records through WednesdayBoys 1. Nature Coast (8-1): Rohan Blackwood and the Sharks bounced back from a rough loss to Wiregrass Ranch with a 46-24 win over Eustis.2. Wiregrass Ranch (4-2): The Bulls...
View ArticleTarpon Springs QB Dalton Collins is transferring to Admiral Farragut
Tarpon Springs quarterback Dalton Collins is transferring to Admiral Farragut, according to his father, Dave Collins. Dave Collins said his son will transfer in January for the next semester and will...
View ArticleBasketball: Hillsborough boys & girls super 7
Records through WednesdayBoys 1. Jesuit (7-0): Unchallenged Tigers winning by average margin of 34.4 points2. Tampa Prep (8-0): Six-foot-9 frosh Juwan Durham averaging nearly double double (17.4 ppg,...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas boys & girls super 7
Records through WednesdayBoys 1. Boca Ciega (6-0): The last undefeated team in the county knocked off St. Petersburg in first test of the season.2. St. Petersburg (4-2): Bounced back from loss to the...
View ArticleSPC SS Max Geller chooses Florida Tech
St, Petersburg Catholic senior shortstop Max Geller has accepted a scholarship offer to Florida Tech in Melbourne. As a junior, Geller was an FACA all-state selection and helped lead the Barons to the...
View ArticleMatt Breida, Will Allen named FACA All-Stars
Springstead OL Will Allen and Nature Coast RB Matt Breida have been chosen for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association’s North-South all-star game. Allen, a 6-foot-6, 278-pound senior, was a key part...
View ArticlePasco's state football title memories still vivid 20 years later
When the state’s top two teams from Classes 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A meet today and Saturday in Orlando for the state championship games, Tampa Bay will be on the sidelines. No area teams qualified for the...
View ArticleBogie's Clark can measure success in leaps, rebounds
GULFPORT — Michael Clark strings together important night-in and night-out numbers in every statistic that is kept, soaring through the climate-controlled air of various arenas and rebounding with...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Scoring chances scarce for Sharks, Eagles in 0-0 tie
BROOKSVILLE — With four players on the field accounting for more than 80 goals coming into Thursday night, the last thing anyone would have expected was a scoreless tie. That is exactly what happened...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Alonso's Christopher has answers in overtime
TAMPA — On a night when Plant’s free-throw shooting was as frigid as its 60-degree gymnasium, Alonso senior Malachi Christopher answered the Panthers’ clangs with clutch baskets. With 17 seconds to go...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Freedom fights way to win over Steinbrenner
TAMPA — Taylor Emery got whistled for her third foul late in the second quarter. Faith Woodard found herself benched late in the game after a couple of listless trips up the floor. And Freedom coach...
View ArticleWrestling: PHU takes lesson from loss to Kissimmee Osceola
PALM HARBOR — Seventh-ranked Palm Harbor University hosted second-ranked Kissimmee Osceola on Thursday night, and the Hurricanes got all they could handle, dropping a 38-33 decision. The ’Canes...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Plant coach earns 200th career win as Panthers top Wharton
TAMPA — Pam Smith is apparently good with secrets. The longtime coach managed to keep a potential personal milestone from her Plant team before the Panthers faced Wharton on Thursday night.“I didn’t...
View ArticleBasketball: Holiday tournament schedules
A look at the basketball tourneys on tap for the winter break (Note: only local matchups are listed for the out-of-town tournaments):Boys Nike Gulfshore Invitational Host: Jesuit High Dec. 19: St....
View ArticleSCA's Fawbush earns career win No. 300
Seffner Christian's Greg Fawbush, the only girls basketball coach in the program's 18-year history, earned career victory No. 300 with Thursday's 62-57 home victory against Calvary Christian. The...
View ArticlePinellas Park to hold HOF ceremony tonight
Pinellas Park will hold its annual sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight before the start of the boys varsity basketball game. The inductees are: Kristi Beatty-Hale (volleyball), Ranelda...
View ArticleRecruiting updates at Springstead
Some recruiting updates from Springstead, courtesy of assistant coach Dustin Kupcik: * Offers for OL Will Allen include Bethune-Cookman, Alabama State, Georgia Southern, Nebraska-Kearney and Florida...
View ArticleO'Brien's game better suited to Sickles' comfort zone
There were bitterly cold days in South Dakota and lonely nights in North Carolina, times when Cassidy O’Brien might as well have been alone both on and off the court. She was far from her friends, her...
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