Cotey: 10 reasons not to despair about next football season
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for...
View ArticleIn wake of Sandy Hook, Berkeley changes tourney name
In the wake of last Friday's shooting in Newtown, Conn., Berkeley Prep has made a subtle, sympathetic gesture of respect toward the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims. The school announced today it...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Hillsborough 52, Tampa Bay Tech 42
TAMPA — Khoi Wilson had 14 points, five assists, three steals and two blocked shots to help Hillsborough beat Tampa Bay Tech 52-42 and leave the teams tied in the district standings on Thursday. Both...
View ArticleFormer Tampa Catholic QB focuses solely on basketball
TAMPA — Five months have passed since Chivarsky Corbett announced he was walking away from his career as Tampa Catholic's starting quarterback, but his deep ball is more accurate than ever.Now a...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Berkeley Prep holds off Boca Ciega
CLEARWATER — After playing away from the basket for much of the first half, Berkeley Prep coach Bobby Reinhart wanted his players to move closer.On defense, he wanted his small guys with quick feet to...
View ArticleLanding coveted Florida recruits makes certain coaches hot commodities
TAMPA – In places as distant and disparate as Boston, Kalamazoo, Mich., and the 4200 block of East Fowler Avenue, the route to success in college football – whether the MAC title, the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s...
View ArticleFHSAA releases football districts for next 2 seasons
Depending on which local prep football colors you brandish, the Florida High School Athletic Association has just plopped a lump of Christmas cheer or coal into your psyche. The FHSAA released its...
View ArticleFreedom's Nate Godwin receives scholarship offer from USF
TAMPA — Freedom senior defensive back Nate Godwin, who committed to Minnesota in October, announced Friday that he received a scholarship offer from USF."Coach (Willie) Taggart from #USF just offered...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Palm Harbor University 54, East Lake 40
EAST LAKE — Despite lugging an 0-3 district record into Friday night's game against East Lake, Palm Harbor University made a statement by stomping its rival 54-40 in its own gym.The Hurricanes led by...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Catholic star scores 50 in surpassing 1,000 points for...
TAMPA — Tampa Catholic junior Chivarsky Corbett reached a major personal milestone in school-record fashion and carried the Crusaders into today's City of Tampa Championships final by scoring a 50 to...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Mitchell 2, Land O'Lakes 1
NEW PORT RICHEY — Dillon Martin created the go-ahead goal, then came in quite handy in the closing seconds to secure Mitchell's 2-1 victory over Land O' Lakes in boys soccer Friday.With 10 minutes...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Berkeley Prep 66, Gainesville 37
CLEARWATER — Whether he was slashing, leaping or flinging shots from 20 feet, Justin Gray could hardly miss Friday night. The one time he did, the Berkeley Prep junior smiled, which said everything...
View ArticleMilestone in triplicate: 3 players reach 1,000-point mark
Coincidence hit a trifecta Friday night, when juniors Chivarsky Corbett (Tampa Catholic) and Justin Gray (Berkeley Prep) and senior Travis Johnson (Jesuit) all converged at destiny's scorers table. In...
View ArticleTimes' all-North Suncoast football team
Offensive player of the year: ATH Janarion Grant, Sr., Pasco Grant, a three-way standout, watched his Pirates dominate the first six games of the year as he sat out with a hand injury. “When I came...
View ArticleTimes' all-Hillsborough football team
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Will Worth, Sr., NewsomeWhy we picked him: Considering no county player was more vital to his team, Worth also was a bona fide defensive player of the year candidate....
View ArticleTimes' all-Pinellas football team
Offensive player of the year: Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake DiNovo had already established himself as an accomplished passer with impressive numbers the past two seasons. He continued to pile up the...
View ArticleWrestling: Dunedin takes second in challenging Gulf Holiday Duals
NEW PORT RICHEY — Clay, the runnerup team at the Class A state meet last season, was dominant in emerging from a 23-team field with the 10th annual Gulf Holiday Duals championship, winning its finals...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Berkeley Prep races past Strawberry Crest 75-49 in Bright...
CLEARWATER — Berkeley Prep knew the Strawberry Crest boys basketball team likes to play an uptempo game, but the Bucs decided to set the pace against the Chargers even faster. As a result, Berkeley...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep tops Tampa Catholic 69-59 for City of Tampa title
TAMPA — On a night when 6-foot-9 Tampa Prep freshman Juwan Durham was sidelined with the flu, the undefeated Terrapins' other key cogs were downright sick.Point guard Josh Heath handled the pressure,...
View ArticleFreedom DB Nate Godwin decommits from Golden Gophers for USF Bulls
TAMPA – Freedom senior defensive back Nate Goodwin announced today that he was decommitting from Minnesota and would accept a scholarship offer from USF."With some hard thought I have de-committed from...
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