Boys basketball: Green Devils stage huge rally to topple Spartans
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg faced a daunting task Friday night, down by 25 points in the first half of a road game and already reeling after losing four of their past six games. But they did not...
View ArticleNortheast LB caught in the middle of old-school vs. new-school recruiting...
Mention recruiting to the casual college football fan and it likely conjures up images of a student-athlete deciding which Division-I school’s hat to pick as cameras roll. While there are a select few...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Jan. 5-11
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 11. The winners get a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Berkeley wins Headmasters Cup, Terrapins win headline event
TAMPA -- Irony horned in on the Headmasters' Challenge Cup presentation Saturday afternoon. Moments before host Berkeley Prep formally seized the trophy, Tampa Prep had seized the Buccaneers' thunder....
View ArticleWrestling: Dixie Hollins wins sixth team title in a row at the St. Petersburg...
ST. PETERSBURG — Dixie Hollins continued its dominance of the St. Petersburg City Tournament Saturday, winning its sixth consecutive team title by placing 12 wrestlers in the finals, where five emerged...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Seffner Christian 63, Academy at the Lakes 45
SEFFNER — Tatiana Manuel won the opening tap and directed the ball to Andrea Mauger, who sprinted in for an easy layup. Academy at the Lakes led Seffner Christian only four seconds into the game. It...
View ArticleWrestling: Springstead wins Flagler County Rotary Invitational
WrestlingSpringstead wins Flagler InvitationalSpringstead crowned two individual champions and won the team title at the 27th annual Flagler County Rotary Invitational on Saturday in Bunnell,...
View ArticleUSF withdraws scholarship offer from Connor Rafferty
Less than a month before national signing day, Robinson left tackle Connor Rafferty is suddenly in limbo. Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmedthat USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son, a...
View ArticleAATL's Ethan Haslam scores 1,000th point
Academy at the Lakes sophomore Ethan Haslam needed less than two years to eclipse a career milestone. The 6-foot-3 standout guard scored his 1,000th career point during Saturday’s 55-50 win over...
View ArticlePCAC boys soccer matchups finalized
When exams end in Pinellas County on Wednesday, soccer kicks into high gear. Not only do girls district tournaments begin, but the PCAC boys championship games will be played Thursday night. Here is...
View ArticleAdministrators investigating brawl after Gulf-Ridgewood game
Pasco County school officials are reviewing a brawl that began in the stands and ended with police being called to Gulf after Friday’s boys basketball game against Ridgewood.“It was not good,” Gulf...
View ArticleLakewood girls hoops team hosts Breast Cancer Shootout
Lakewood will end its regular season by hosting the Breast Cancer Shootout, which will feature 10 marquee teams from Pinellas and Florida. The games will be played Friday and Saturday at Lakewood....
View ArticleJesuit's Will Lucas commits to Colgate
Jesuit RB Will Lucas, the Tigers' top rusher in 2011, confirmed Monday afternoon that he has committed to seven-time defending Patriot League champion Colgate. When he signs his national letter of...
View ArticleDan Eassa's on a mission to break down the realities of recruiting
TAMPA — Bedecked in the coat and tie accoutrements of your average computer salesman, Dan Eassa has no hard drives to pitch. Only hard facts. For the better part of two years, this 45-year-old dad of...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Jan. 5-11
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Tara-Lyn Vasquez, SpringsteadSport: SoccerSkinny: The Eagles and rival Nature Coast played to a scoreless tie...
View ArticleUMass football gives NCT's Jonathon Thomas first offer
Nature Coast sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Thomas has picked up his first college offer. UMass extended a scholarship opportunity to the 6-foot-3, 185-pound Thomas, Sharks assistant Rob Kazmier...
View ArticleUMass football gives NCT's Jonathan Thomas first offer
Nature Coast sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Thomas has picked up his first college offer. UMass extended a scholarship opportunity to the 6-foot-3, 185-pound Thomas, Sharks assistant Rob Kazmier...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Shorecrest gets breathing room in district
ST. PETERSBURG — For the past two months, Shorecrest has been at the top of the Class 3A, District 9 standings thanks to its ability to pull out close games. But there some wild upsets this past week....
View ArticleGulf could decide football coach finalists this week
Gulf is getting closer to naming its next head football coach. Buccaneers athletic director Travis DeWalt said the school plans to narrow its choice of candidates to three by the end of the week.“We...
View ArticleAnclote LB Terrell Martin gets first offer
Recruiting has finally started to pick up for linebacker Terrell Martin. The Anclote senior earned his first college offer this week, from Black Hills State (S.D.) University, Sharks coach Matt Wicks...
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