East Lake's Mason Cole, George Campbell get big-time offers
It was a dizzying weekend for East Lake offensive tackle Mason Cole and athlete George Campbell, both considered among the top players in the nation in their respective class. Cole (Class of 2014)...
View ArticleArmwood's Gabe Nold commits to Gardner-Webb
After more than a season on the sideline, Armwood senior Gabe Nold's career apparently has been resuscitated. Nold, a Wharton transfer whose ineligibility for the 2012 season has been well chronicled,...
View ArticleFive local baseball talents named preseason All-Americans
Five Tampa Bay baseball players were selected as preseason Under Armour All-Americans: Tampa Prep sophomore OF Matt Hodges River Ridge senior RHP/C Christian Northrup Seminole sophomore OF Jacob...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Jan. 12-18
A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Male Hot Shot: Noah Weller, SeminoleSport: BasketballSkinny: Weller, a senior, strained his shoulder diving for a loose ball in the first half...
View ArticleArmwood's Gabe Nold granted temporary injunction
TAMPA — Moments after Armwood senior Gabe Nold received the best news he has had in eight months, attorney Peter Hobson huddled with his brawny 18-year-old client, and his client's dad, in a...
View ArticleSPC's Meggie Dougherty-Howard commits to Florida
St. Petersburg Catholic’s Meggie Doughtery-Howard recently committed to play soccer at Florida according to her mother, Ann Dougherty. A senior captain with the Barons, Dougherty-Howard is second on...
View ArticleCountryside PK Ryan Pandy picks Lehigh
Countryside kicker Ryan Pandy committed to Lehigh after making an official visit this weekend. Pandy, a Times' first-team, all-county selection, made 9-of-11 field goals and had 49 touchbacks this...
View ArticleVernon Hargreaves is Rivals' No. 2 overall prospect
Rivals has given a final update to its class of 2013 rankings, and Tampa Bay’s top prospect is No. 2 on the list. Wharton DB (and Florida commit) Vernon Hargreaves III is the country’s second-best...
View ArticleCountryside's Jeffrey George to play soccer at ETSU
Countryside’s Jeffrey George has committed to play soccer for East Tennessee State University, a Division-I school in the Atlantic Sun Conference. George plays for the Clearwater Chargers Academy U18...
View ArticleEast Lake assistant Jason Messamore named Gulf football coach
Gulf spent almost two months looking for its next head football coach before finding him nine miles south. The Buccaneers hired East Lake assistant Jason Messamore as head coach, Gulf athletic...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Pasco makes right adjustments vs. Gulf
NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco prefers an up-tempo style, but that wasn’t happening Tuesday. In a matchup of the top public school teams in the county, Gulf slowed the pace as much as possible. But it was...
View ArticleTigers top Lennard, clinch No. 1 district seed
Jesuit's five district counterparts have the two weeks until the Class 5A-11 tournament to digest the sobering reality thrust upon them Tuesday. On a night when the Tigers were missing their starting...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Fast pace keeps Hernando off target
BROOKSVILLE — Without second-leading scorer Mark Wilson, out indefinitely with a broken collarbone, Hernando hasn’t been the same. Eustis took advantage of the still-transitioning Leopards in a 70-57...
View ArticleNortheast's Auggie Sanchez picks USF
For Northeast FB/LB Auggie Sanchez, his long and stressful recruiting process is over. He has decided to be a USF Bull. Sanchez made the decision Tuesday night before the Vikings' basketball game...
View ArticleBoys basketball: No doubt from Davis as 3-pointer in OT lifts Gibbs
ST. PETERSBURG — Daniel Davis had the ball and looked up at the game clock. Two seconds left. The Gibbs guard knew the final shot was going to be his. Shoot the ball cleanly, he thought. Square your...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Lakewood finishes out win, boosts confidence
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood erased the bad memory of two blown leads last week by winning decisively 64-47 over St. Petersburg on Tuesday night. The win puts the Spartans in the PCAC championship game...
View ArticleFivay's Toni Imbimbo to sign with PHCC
Fivay volleyball star Toni Imbimbo will sign with Pasco-Hernando Community College on Thursday, Falcons coach and athletic director Linda McQuade said Wednesday in an email. Imbimbo was the Times’...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg's Jeremy Kerr switches from Miami to FSU
For seven months, St. Petersburg offensive lineman/tight end Jeremy Kerr stayed committed to Miami. On Wednesday, Kerr changed his mind, announcing he was committing to FSU.“A big weight has been...
View ArticleRobinson narrows coaching search to 6 finalists
Three Robinson assistants -- all alumni -- are among the half-dozen finalists to replace Mike DePue as Knights football coach. Athletic director Marcia Monk provided the list upon a request from the...
View ArticleCDS' Vidal Woodruff lands pair of NAIA offers
Carrollwood Day QB Vidal Woodruff, who passed for more than 1,600 yards in his only season with the Class 2A program, has received offers from Bethel (Kansas) College and Menlo College in Atherton,...
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