Hernando LB Darren Hambrick no longer Mizzou commit
Hernando LB Darren Hambrick is no longer committed to Missouri, the Leopards standout said Thursday in a text message. Hambrick, a hard-hitting 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior, made a verbal commitment to...
View ArticleBasketball: Hillsborough girls and boys super 7
Records through WednesdayGirls 1. Freedom (16-2): Patriots acquitted themselves well in a pair of holiday tournaments, advancing to the finals of the Queen of Palms Invitational in Fort Myers. Still...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas girls and boys super 7
Records through WednesdayGirls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Beat Boca Ciega for the second time this season Tuesday and got Deja Swinton back from injury.2. Clearwater (20-2): Won two games at the Queen of...
View ArticleEast Lake WR/DE George Campbell's star rising quickly
If the recent Under Armour All-America combine held at Tropicana Field was the kickoff to the next recruiting season, then you'd have to declare George Campbell Tampa Bay's hottest recruit at the...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg's Chris Blackwell two wins from 200
With two more wins this week, St. Petersburg boys basketball coach Chris Blackwell can achieve a coaching milestone. If the Green Devils beat Countryside tonight and Lakewood on Friday night,...
View ArticleRecruiting: Florida commit Kelvin Taylor runs from no challenge
As the state’s top high school running backs raced each other toward history, Kelvin Taylor always seemed behind Derrick Henry. When national recruiting rankings flooded the Internet, Taylor often...
View ArticlePlant City OL Montel McBride says hello to the recruiting world
Montel McBride may not have been the fastest or strongest player at the recent Under Armour All-America combine at Tropicana Field, but he was enough of both to have drawn the attention of a handful...
View ArticleHoran is stepping right up for Osceola
Katie Horan still remembers the day she first played for Osceola’s varsity team — before her freshman year in a summer league game against St. Petersburg at the Wildwood Rec Center.“I was so scared,”...
View ArticleHillsborough: District girls soccer preview
TAMPA — Buying gifts for senior night has never been easier for Tampa Prep coach Cindy Schofield. She paced the promenade of Citrus Park Mall this week, looking for jewelry, or picture frames, or some...
View ArticleBoys soccer: Gilboy reaches milestone as Seahawks clinch top seed
LAND O’LAKES — It didn’t take the direct path most of his goals do, but considering the circumstances Connor Gilboy wasn’t complaining. The Sunlake senior’s deflected shot with 13:30 left Thursday was...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Ridgewood's Green has career night but Wiregrass gets...
NEW PORT RICHEY — With Sunshine Athletic Conference supremacy on the line, Ridgewood was hoping to upset Wiregrass Ranch on Thursday night, but the short-handed Bulls had other ideas. Despite a...
View ArticleGirls soccer features intriguing district matchups
The road to Melbourne kicks off this week as area girls soccer teams compete in district tournaments. The winners and runners up will advance to the state tournament starting Jan. 23. Here's a rundown...
View ArticleNortheast’s Auggie Sanchez gets six-week suspension, could miss hoops season
Northeast forward Auggie Sanchez received a six-week suspension from the Florida High School Athletic Association after being ejected from a game during the team’s holiday tournament two weeks ago....
View ArticleFormer Shorecrest coach Phil Hayford to be inducted into FACA Hall of Fame
Former Shorecrest coach Phil Hayford will be inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Daytona Hilton Beach Resort. Hayford coached at Shorecrest for 33...
View ArticleBasketball: North Suncoast girls and boys super 7
Records through ThursdayGirls 1. Pasco (12-0): The speedy Pirates keep finding ways to win — like Thursday’s buzzer beater over River Ridge. Brianca Roberts, Allahon Marbra and Ashley Webster remain...
View ArticleColumn: Wesley Chapel's Thomas sees a rebound in every shot
DADE CITY — Erik Thomas is almost everything you want in a forward. He is a ferocious rebounder, one of the best the North Suncoast has ever seen. He is a physical inside player, who makes a living...
View ArticleChamberlain's Xavier Johnson reaffirms USA commitment
Chamberlain TB Xavier Johnson, who committed to the University of South Alabama last summer before softening and reconsidering other schools, said Friday he'll definitely sign with the Jaguars next...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Barons set tone early in victory over Chargers
ST. PETERSBURG — Wednesday night against Clearwater Central Catholic, St. Petersburg Catholic played what coach Mike Moran called “easily our worst game in five years” as the Marauders snapped a...
View ArticleHillsborough County roundup for Friday, Jan. 11
Boys basketball Plant 51, Durant 49. At Plant, senior Alex Mitura’s 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds to play lifted the Panthers (8-10, 4-4) in this Class 8A, District 7 matchup. The Cougars failed to get a...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Wiregrass' 3-point shooters light up Freedom
WESLEY CHAPEL — In a big district matchup at Wiregrass Ranch on Friday, the home team picked a great night to have its best performance of the season. Meanwhile, red-hot Freedom picked the same night...
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