VIDEO: Robert Weiner bids Plant players farewell
Video was shot by Plant's excellent video guy, James Helm.
View ArticleJesuit's Jacob Vila named NSCAA all-American
Jesuit junior midfielder Jacob Vila, currently the Tigers' second-leading scorer, is among 77 players named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) 2012 All-America team. A...
View ArticlePercival breaks 1,000-point plateau for Northside Christian
Northside Christian senior Heather Percival surpassed 1,000 points in her career after a solid showing at the Lady Mustang Invitational over the Holidays. Against Seminole in the opening game,...
View ArticleGulf beginning interviews for head football coach
Gulf has identified its top eight candidates for its head football coaching position, the school announced Monday. The school will begin interviews this week. Eight of the candidates include:Bruno...
View ArticleGirls soccer: PHU leans on defense to earn PCAC title
PALM HARBOR — There was an air of inevitability to the Pinellas County Athletic Conference girls soccer championship game. The divisions prepared for it. The fans wanted it. The players expected it....
View ArticleLeon McQuay III a MaxPreps All-American
From Under Armour to MaxPreps, Leon McQuay III is shaping up as everybody's All-American. The Armwood safety, who committed to USC at Friday's Under Armour All-America Game at the Trop, has been named...
View ArticlePlant libero Parks off to Louisiana-Monroe
Plant libero Kylie Parks, a Times' second-team all-Hillsborough selection, has received a scholarship offer to play sand volleyball at Louisiana-Monroe. Parks will graduate early from Plant and start...
View ArticleBerkeley OH Sidney Brown garners national acclaim
Berkeley Prep outsider hitter Sidney Brown, the Tampa Bay Times' all-Suncoast and all-Hillsborough County Player of the Year, has been recognized as one of the nation's top 50 junior recruits by Prep...
View ArticleSean Covington, Brandon Ray earn All-America honors
St. Petersburg senior Sean Covington and Pasco sophomore Brandon Ray both earned first-team All-America honors by Kohl’s Kicking Camps. Covington was one of two first-team picks at punter for the...
View ArticleCentral's Quadavis Battle gets first college offer
Central ATH Quadavis Battle has picked up his first college offer. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound senior earned an offer from Southeast Missouri State, Bears coach Mike Einspahr said Wednesday afternoon....
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: District girls soccer preview
BROOKSVILLE — Even in warmups before an eventual 8-0 blowout win, Sammie Betters throws her arms past her sideways ponytail and into the air after each goal. The standout freshman forward has plenty...
View ArticleFour locals on Scout's final top 300, two underclassmen getting noticed
A couple recruiting notes from national sites: Scout.com shuffled its list of the country’s top 300 prospects for the final time. Tampa Bay players on the list are: No. 16 Wharton DB Vernon Hargreaves...
View ArticlePinellas: District girls soccer preview
PALM HARBOR — Paige Lombard, a captain and four-year-starter, graduated. So, too, did Renee Huy, one of the area’s top defenders. Kelly Phipps, one of the team’s top scorers, moved to Ohio. All were...
View ArticleArmwood's Gabe Nold sues FHSAA
Already denied his entire senior year of football by his former principal and the FHSAA, Armwood OL Gabe Nold is going to court to try and salvage the final weeks of the 2013 wrestling season. Nold,...
View ArticleBoys soccer: First career hat trick lifts Springstead past Nature Coast
SPRING HILL — With an undefeated record in Hernando County play and a season sweep of Nature Coast on the line, Springstead was primed for its first match after the holiday break Wednesday night....
View ArticleGirls basketball: Steinbrenner gets spring back in step
LUTZ — The winter break is over, Bailey Hooker and Rachel Briere are nearly at full strength and Steinbrenner has finally returned to its winning ways. After losing two straight and three of their...
View ArticleHillsborough County roundup for Wednesday, Jan. 9
Boys basketball Berkeley Prep 79, Sarasota Booker 41. At Sarasota, the Buccaneers got a career-high 16 points from freshman Jacob Mathis and 14 from junior Craig Bowman in their Class 4A, District 9...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Francis comes through, puts Green Devils atop district
EAST LAKE — All St. Petersburg forward Junior Francis had to do was give teammate Sean Covington a quick glance. Covington knew what it meant: get Francis the ball and he would take care of the rest....
View ArticleBoys soccer: Quick strikes fuel Steinbrenner's 7-1 win
TAMPA — An exploded sprinkler head ruined the Steinbrenner boys’ chance to play on their home field for senior night as Wednesday’s game was moved to Wharton. It mattered little to the Warriors, who...
View ArticleBucs, Terps clash in Headmasters' Challenge
For the 10th consecutive year, one of the area's most intense private-school feuds will be celebrated with a festival of sorts. The Headmasters' Challenge, pitting Berkeley Prep against Tampa Prep in...
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