HomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 9-15
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Male Hot Shot: Jamal Wilson, Sr., BloomingdaleSport: BaseballSkinny: Willson earned MVP of the Saladino Tournament after...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes' Forchion twins headed to West Virginia
Land O’Lakes twins Kyle and Justin Forchion have accepted scholarship offers to play football at West Virginia Wesleyan, Gators coach Brian Wachtel said Monday night in a text message. Both Forchions...
View ArticleOutrageous or on point? A closer look at the FHSAA executive director's...
Florida’s governing body for high school sports and two critical state lawmakers agree on this: The Florida High School Athletic Association’s commissioner has a higher base salary than the governor....
View ArticlePasco's Tevin Capehart commits to California community college
Pasco DB/WR Tevin Capehart has orally committed to Victor Valley College, Pirates coach Tom McHugh said Tuesday in a text message. Capehart, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior, tallied 10 tackles and a sack...
View ArticleLargo's Hernandez picks USF
Largo junior linebacker Frankie Hernandez, who led Largo with 99 tackles this past fall, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he had committed to USF. He is the second Packer in the past week to pick...
View ArticleEx-Bishop pitcher signs with Jacksonville
Former Bishop McLaughlin pitcher Cory Woodward has signed with Jacksonville University, his father, Gary, said in an email. Woodward, a right-hander, pitched three scoreless innings for the Hurricanes...
View ArticleSoftball: Zephyrhills wrangles tie for first in district
NEW PORT RICHEY — Although they might have mentally put themselves there about an inning too soon, the Zephyrhills Bulldogs indeed are tied for first place. Zephyrhills handed Gulf its first District...
View ArticleSoftball: Durant rekindles old magic at right time for key win
PLANT CITY — For one mild March evening, the Cardiac Cougars — replete with drama, trauma and triumph — resurfaced at Durant High. As her dad lay in a Brandon hospital bed with a blood pressure...
View ArticleOutfield lights catch fire at Plant, postpones game vs. Bloomingdale
TAMPA — The Class 8A, District 7 game between Bloomingdale and Plant was postponed in the sixth inning Tuesday after a small fire ignited at the base of one of the outfield lights. Officials said the...
View ArticleBaseball: Pinellas Park clinches spot in PCAC title game
LARGO — There are still more than three weeks left in the regular season, but on Tuesday Pinellas Park took all the mystery out of who will represent the south in the PCAC championship game. The...
View ArticleSoftball: Countryside takes back first in 7A-10
CLEARWATER — To climb back to the top of the Class 7A, District 10 standings, Countryside had to defeat Seminole, the team that knocked the Cougars out of first place this season. It was memorable and...
View ArticleTrack: Lakewood's relay strategy works wonders at Ed Wells
CLEARWATER — Lakewood’s boys track team has been so dominant lately it was looking to find ways to create challenges at meets. At Tuesday’s Ed Wells Kiwanis Invitational, the Spartans’ challenge was...
View ArticleSeminole's Nolan, Lovett make college choices
Seminole pitchers Nick Nolan and Damien Lovett have signed with junior college programs. Nolan will play for Hillsborough Community College while Lovett has signed with St. Petersburg College. Nolan,...
View Article3A-9 district boys basketball first, second teams
The Class 3A, District 9 boys basketball first and second teams, as voted on by coaches:First team: Ibrahima Camara, Admiral Farragut; Gary Wintermeier, Clearwater Central Catholic; Joe Chapman,...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Softball stats, super seven
Softball super seven 1. River Ridge (16-1): Even when the Royal Knights are off — like allowing four early runs against Wesley Chapel — they’re on. Melissa Moore led River Ridge to a 15-5, five-inning...
View ArticleBasketball: Hillsborough-Pinellas all-star games on tap
Hillsborough and Pinellas will battle for bay area basketball supremacy Friday as the annual all-star girls and boys games tip off at Eckerd College. The girls will start around 6 p.m., with the boys...
View ArticleFinal observations from USF/Steinbrenner Invite (with Heat Sheet)
In four short springs, the USF/George M. Steinbrenner Invitational has evolved into a bloated replicate of the state meet, albeit with more heats and less humidity. Roughly 80 schools representing 15...
View ArticlePinellas private school all-star hoops Friday
The Pinellas County private school all-star boys basketball game is 7 p.m. Friday at Clearwater Central Catholic. The rosters are:Home team: CCC's Gary Wintermeier, Indian Rocks Christian's Spencer...
View ArticleHillsborough: Softball stats, super seven
Softball super seven1. Strawberry Crest (11-1): As a team, Chargers hitting .475 (12 homers) against modest schedule2. Wharton (8-2): Wildcats could be without Michigan State signee Kassidy Kujawa...
View ArticleWiregrass' Thor Alastre headed to Iowa Western
Wiregrass Ranch senior Thor Alastre has accepted a scholarship to run cross country and track at Iowa Western Community College, Bulls coach Chris Loth said Wednesday in an email. Alastre was an...
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