Times' all-Suncoast football
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Pete DiNovo, Sr., East Lake It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Pete DiNovo. After competing in the Pinellas senior all-star game Dec. 12, DiNovo was in Orlando two...
View ArticleTimes' all-Suncoast volleyball teams
Player of the year: OH Sidney Brown, Jr., Berkeley Prep It was Berkeley Prep’s third match of the 2010 season and Academy of the Holy Names wasn’t supposed to put up much resistance. So then-Bucs head...
View ArticleStrawberry Crest boys soccer seniors never stopped believing
DOVER — They told Plant City just wait until 2012.They told Durant just wait until we're seniors.They were right.Strawberry Crest's boys soccer team is undefeated. Not bad for a fourth-year program,...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Freedom advances to division semifinals of Queen of the...
FORT MYERS — The Freedom girls basketball team worked on execution all season up until Christmas Day, and in the Patriots' first game after the holiday they perfected it.Freedom's command was never in...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Lakewood rolls at Northeast tourney
ST. PETERSBURG — There are times when Lakewood's fastbreak offense goes too fast, which causes rushed shots, errant passes and missed opportunities. So Spartans coach Anthony Lawrence Sr. stressed...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Alonso, Armwood advance to Alonso Holiday Classic final
TAMPA — Host Alonso rode a strong second half to overpower East Lake 65-52 in Friday's nightcap semifinal of the Alonso Holiday Classic. The Ravens will face Armwood, a 62-53 winner over Ridgewood, in...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Academy at the Lakes, Plant reach Jaguar Holiday Tournament...
TAMPA — Academy at the Lakes, the smallest school entered in the Jaguar Holiday Tournament, will challenge the event's biggest school for the championship today.Both AATL and Plant earned close...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep, Boca Ciega reach Northeast Christmas...
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood coach Anthony Lawrence had one final plea as his team broke the huddle to start the second half of its Northeast Christmas Invitational semifinal game Friday night against...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Seffner Christian sees gains in loss
FORT MYERS — Seffner Christian took a loss but gained a great lesson all in one game on Friday night. The Crusaders fell 63-55 to Plantation American Heritage in the semifinals of the Diamond Division...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Armwood pushes past host Alonso in tournament final
TAMPA — Vontrey Hill scored 31 and Marcus Hill added 23 as Armwood pushed past host Alonso 75-59 Saturday in the championship game of the Alonso Holiday Classic.As was the case during the semifinal...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Academy at the Lakes wins Jaguar Holiday Classic title over...
TAMPA — Last year was a breakthrough season for the Academy at the Lakes girls basketball team, which turned a first trip to the playoffs into a state Final Four appearance. But the Wildcats may have...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Freedom falls at buzzer in division final at Queen of Palms
FORT MYERS — Bartow guard Zykira Lewis scored a hefty share of her team's points Saturday against the Freedom girls basketball team, but none meant more than the final two.Lewis dribbled from mid-court...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep beats Boca Ciega to win Northeast tourney
ST. PETERSBURG — Tampa Prep coach Joe Fenlon hoped his team's hot shooting and stifling defense would continue in the final of the Northeast Christmas Invitational on Saturday night. Boca Ciega coach...
View ArticleAnother offer for Tyrail Hawkins, Georgia Southern recruiting Kranendonk
Two quick recruiting notes from over the holidays: * Land O’Lakes offensive lineman John Kranendonk has been offered a spot as a preferred walk-on at Georgia Southern, Gators coach Brian Wachtel said...
View ArticleNortheast adds to its athletic Hall of Fame
Northeast will add six members to its athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26 in the school's cafeteria. The inductees are Neil Martin (baseball), Ed Prescott (baseball), Carlton...
View ArticleUSF commit Bruce Hector to visit Buffalo
Robinson two-way lineman Bruce Hector, who committed to USF last summer but has re-opened his options since the Bulls' coaching change, told the Times on Monday he'll visit Buffalo in two weeks."I'm...
View ArticleUnder Armour notebook: Fabulous five rise to the top on Day 1
KISSIMMEE — Part of the allure of the Under Armour All-America Game comes from finding the standouts on a field loaded with the nation’s biggest high school stars. When practice opened Monday at the...
View ArticleUnder Armour notebook: Familiar faces a plus for Armwood trio
KISSIMMEE – At one point during Under Armour All-America Game practice Monday afternoon, Armwood football coach Sean Callahan yelled at Hawks safety Leon McQuay III to shade to his right and keep an...
View ArticleAssociated Press' Class 2A, A all-state football teams
The Florida Class A and 2A all-state football teams as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Local players in bold.CLASS 2AFirst-team offense QB - Larry Brihm, 6-0, 195, Sr., Delray Beach Village...
View ArticleWharton DB Vernon Hargreaves III places second at Under Armour challenge
KISSIMMEE — Wharton DB Vernon Hargreaves III had a solid showing as Tampa Bay’s lone participant in Wednesday’s skills challenge leading up to Friday’s Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana...
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