Suspensions doled out after Gulf-Ridgewood brawl
Thirteen boys basketball players have been indefinitely suspended after a brawl in the stands ended with a call to the police after Friday night’s game between Gulf and Ridgewood. Nine players from...
View ArticleBasketball: Pinellas girls & boys super 7
Records through MondayGirls 1. Lakewood (17-3): Spartans host the Breast Cancer Shootout this weekend, which features some of the better teams in the state.2. Clearwater (20-2): Tests against Lake...
View ArticleHernando LB Darren Hambrick pleads innocent to battery
Hernando senior linebacker and Division-I prospect Darren Hambrick pleaded innocent to battery last week stemming from an argument with his girlfriend in December. According to a report from the...
View ArticleGaither's Ernest Suttles picks Huskers over Iowa State
Gaither senior defensive end Ernest Suttles has decommitted from Iowa State and accepted an offer to Nebraska after making an official visit there over the weekend, his coach said Tuesday. Suttles,...
View ArticleCrusaders keep looking for ways to be challenged
SEFFNER — The girls split into two groups, scampered to each baseline and Seffner Christian coach Greg Fawbush ambled over to the scorer’s table to set the clock at 3:00.“Let’s make our goal 70...
View ArticleDunedin wrestler's newfound strength comes from within
Clarence Arrington Jr. has already excelled on the mat, winning a USA state wrestling title in Texas and a high school state title in Florida last season. But there is something different about...
View ArticleTerps' Heath, Crusaders' Swartz reach 1,000 in same game
Fans attending Tuesday night's Seffner Christian-Tampa Prep boys game got two milestones for the price of one. Terrapins PG Josh Heath and Crusaders F Barrett Swartz both reached the 1,000-point mark...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Bay Christian keeps game out of reach
TAMPA — One month to the day after defeating Tampa Bay Christian by a point, Cambridge Christian entered Tuesday’s sequel a bit short-handed. The Rams (12-1), by contrast, were anything but short....
View ArticleEx-Farragut coach Chris Miller among Robinson applicants
A week after indicating he had resigned as coach at Admiral Farragut to spend more time with his family, Chris Miller has been confirmed as one of 15 applicants for the job at Robinson. Athletic...
View ArticleAHN top scorer out for season after knee surgery
Academy of the Holy Names leading scorer Ashley McWilliams will miss the remainder of the season after having knee surgery Tuesday. McWilliams, a junior, injured the knee in a game against Strawberry...
View ArticleFHSAA looking at Tampa Bay Christian boys basketball
Tampa Bay Christian's boys basketball team, an 86-65 winner Tuesday night against district rival Cambridge Christian, is under formal investigation by the Florida High School Athletic Association....
View ArticleGaither WR Shug Oyegunle commits to Ball State
Gaither senior receiver Shug Oyegunle, who was ranked No. 65 in the Times’ HomeTeam 100, has committed to Ball State. Oyegunle made an official visit to Ball State last weekend and had planned another...
View ArticleGulf football coach candidates down to three
Gulf has named its three finalists for the school’s head football coaching position. Ken Davis (Chamberlain), Mike Lube (Clearwater) and Jason Messamore (East Lake) are all still being considered by...
View ArticleHillsborough: Boys soccer district preview
TAMPA — Entering the stretch run of the boys soccer regular season, parity seems the prevailing theme. Aside from one or two district tournaments, no top seed appears a lock to roll through its...
View ArticleOptions increase for Rafferty as USF reaffirms offer
The college options appear to be increasing for Connor Rafferty even as USF takes strides to mend fences with the Robinson left tackle, who received a scholarship offer from former coach Skip Holtz...
View ArticlePinellas: Boys soccer district preview
After a recent 2-1 loss to Indian Rocks Christian, Seminole coach Rick Masi had seen enough. He loaded his team on the bus, made the short drive back to school, ordered his players on the soccer field...
View ArticleGulf, Ridgewood put on probation after brawl (updated 11:33)
NEW PORT RICHEY — The boys basketball programs at Gulf and Ridgewood have been put on probation after a brawl Friday that sparked a criminal investigation. The rival programs were given reprimands and...
View ArticleColumn: NCAA is checking scores — not just statistics
TAMPA — They want to commit, but they can’t. The can’t wait to sign, but may have to. The 1,000-yard rusher is waiting for his grades, hoping they are good enough. The 1,500-yard passer is checking...
View ArticleGirls district soccer: Hudson scorers clear a path to goal
NEW PORT RICHEY — As Hudson’s players walked off the field from Wednesday’s 4-1 win over River Ridge, coach Stephen Jones wasn’t sure his freshman-heavy team understood the magnitude of its Class 3A,...
View ArticleGirls district soccer: Sickles gives top seed scare before falling in OT
LUTZ — Senior Berlin Waters rescued top-seeded Wiregrass Ranch, scoring both goals including the winner 4:05 into sudden death as the Bulls beat Sickles 2-1 Wednesday night. Host Steinbrenner had a...
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