Berkeley's Chris Williams signs with Sewanee
Berkeley Prep RB Chris Williams, who ran for more than 1,000 yards in a breakthrough senior season last fall, signed his paperwork Wednesday with Division III Sewanee-University of the South. A sturdy...
View ArticleFour North Suncoast girls honored by FACA
Four North Suncoast girls basketball players have been honored by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. Bishop McLaughlin freshman Brielle Downing was named the Class 3A, District 10 player of the...
View ArticleTickets now on sale to check out hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins is, according to some, Canada's version of Michael Jordan and the best high school basketball player in the world. And if he bypasses college offers from Kentucky, Duke and his...
View ArticleDarren Hambrick to sign with Lopers
Hernando LB Darren Hambrick plans to sign with Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, Leopards coach Dwayne Mobley said Thursday afternoon. Hambrick initially told the Times in the fall that he was committed to...
View ArticleState soccer preview: Brightest at the controls
The four area boys soccer teams standing on the precipice of a state title have reached the outer rungs of their respective brackets with collaborative efforts. Few get this far without production...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball roundup: TBT on its heels early in loss
TAMPA — There was little surprise about Bartow’s blueprint, as it was the same one almost every other team tried against Tampa Bay Tech this season. The state-ranked Yellow Jackets came out in a...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball roundup: Mitchell loses steam in second half
TRINITY — Hannah Kriston’s scorching first half wasn’t enough to save Mitchell’s stone-cold final two quarters. Kriston scored all 19 of the Mustangs’ first-half points before Lakeland Kathleen’s...
View ArticleRegion girls basketball roundup: Boca Ciega thrives in overtime
TAMPA — Robinson freshman Autumn Carson had the 3-point shot lined up and the ball out of her hand before the fourth quarter-clock hit zero. Moments earlier, Carson swished a 3 with 23 seconds left to...
View ArticleDarren Hambrick looking for a fresh start at Nebraska-Kearney
BROOKSVILLE — Hernando senior Darren Hambrick strolled into the office with a new haircut and a freshly trimmed beard. He had traded in his jeans and T-shirt look for a pair of black slacks and a...
View ArticleBishop's Katie Hellman to sign with Sailfish
Bishop McLaughlin girls soccer player Katie Hellman plans to sign with Palm Beach Atlantic next week, the school announced Friday morning. Hellman was one of the Hurricanes’ top players this winter as...
View ArticlePasco's Brianca Roberts tops 1,000 points
Pasco junior guard Brianca Roberts reached a milestone in her team’s playoff win Thursday night. Roberts scored her 1,000th career point as part of her 17-point effort in a 40-38 victory at Tavares in...
View ArticleAdmiral Farragut hires Buster Davis
Admiral Farragut officially announced the hiring of former Florida State linebacker Buster Davis as its next football coach on Friday. Davis coached this past season at Duval Charter in Jacksonville....
View ArticleA 'classic' gathering: Bell, Griffin, Macaluso reunite
The banter that broke out before the first pitch of Friday's Tampa Catholic-King baseball game was what made this otherwise unassuming afternoon contest a true preseason "classic." Friday's game...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball roundup: Chamberlain duo can't be slowed
LUTZ — When sleep does come to Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeremy Calzone, and those visions of Chamberlain senior Reggie Hart materialize, a skinny sophomore named Rashawn Fredericks may be lurking in the...
View ArticleState boys soccer semifinal: Ponte Vedra ends Sunlake's season
LAND O’LAKES — The ball bounced Sunlake’s way for 30 perfect games. In the final 20 minutes of the 31st, the ball finally rolled the other direction. Ponte Vedra’s Michael Lee scored with 18 minutes...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball roundup: Depth fueling Mustangs' run
TRINITY — Host Mitchell won its first district title, riding Ryan Doherty’s hot hand to a 64-40 victory over Land O’Lakes in the Class 6A, District 10 final. Never has the Mustangs’ scoring depth been...
View ArticleState boys soccer roundup: Frantic finish gives Steinbrenner title shot
LUTZ — Steinbrenner continued its shooting gallery playoff run by running up four goals Friday on Ocala Forest. Only this time it took two overtime periods and Forest matched Steinbrenner’s scoring...
View ArticleColumn: Largo's Hale putting himself first
LARGO — The comparisons have grown tiresome for Donavan Hale. Yes, his dad, Ron, was a 6-foot-8 star at Largo, like Donavan is now, and averaged 25 points and led his team to a district title. Yes,...
View ArticleDistrict boys basketball roundup: Packers make final push
LARGO — Nothing summed up Largo’s Class 6A, District 12 final against Palmetto on Friday night like the third quarter. Tied at halftime, the Tigers scored the first seven points after the break. Then...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Feb. 2-8
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Feb. 2 through Friday, Feb. 8. Winners get a free...
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