Dunedin all-tournament team announced
The Dunedin Spring tournament announced its pitcher award (Andrew Deramo of Mosley and David Paul of CCC), its hitter award (Max Geller of St. Pete Catholic) and its MVP (Brady Bell of Mosley) on...
View ArticleGirls track: 'Cats hurdlers race against time, not each other
TAMPA — If they weren't friends, their rivalry might be fiercer. Their stares down the straightaway might be filled with as much animosity as intensity if they weren't teammates, classmates, nearly...
View ArticleGibbs' Trayvon Bromell makes things official with Baylor
In the Gibbs’ gymnasium lobby Monday afternoon, Trayvon Bromell, who is considered one of the nation's top sprinters, ended a year-long recruiting process by signing his letter of intent to run track...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for March 23-29
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Male Hot Shot: Cobi Johnson, Jr., Mitchell Sport: Baseball Skinny: The hard-throwing FSU commit led his team to Pinellas County...
View ArticleFivay promotes Nikki Pollock to head volleyball coach
Fivay has promoted assistant Nikki Pollock to its head volleyball coach, Falcons athletic director Linda McQuade said Monday evening. Pollock must fill big shoes – her former coach’s. Pollock played...
View ArticleColumn: Athletic dreams denied or realized in an instant
Almost the instant Kevin Ware came tumbling down Sunday night, his right leg folding like a brochure and the bone pushing through the skin, Vanderbilt quarterback Josh Grady thought of Ronnie Thomas....
View ArticleJunior tennis star rubs elbows with Serena Williams
Noah Makarome received the perfect birthday present for a tennis phenom. The Wesley Chapel resident traveled to Miami on March 18 to film a TV commercial with three other adolescent tennis stars — and...
View ArticleGulf softball forfeits seven games for using ineligible player
Gulf’s softball team has forfeited seven games after self-reporting the use of an academically ineligible player, according to a letter from the FHSAA to the district. The Florida High School Athletic...
View ArticleOne critical bill targeting FHSAA unlikely to advance
One of two major state bills critical of the Florida High School Athletic Association is unlikely to advance out of its committee. The Florida Senate Education Committee hasn’t planned any new...
View ArticlePasco school district proposes sitting athletes who transfer one year
LAND O’LAKES — Student-athletes who change schools after the start of ninth grade could be sidelined from sports one year under a proposal presented Tuesday during a Pasco School Board workshop.“I...
View ArticlePinellas athletes forced to choose between conference meet, Florida Relays
A scheduling conflict between the Pinellas County Athletic Conference track meet and the Florida Relays is forcing some athletes, particularly those in distance events, to make tough decisions. The...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: King flexes muscles for title sweep again
TAMPA — King’s boys and girls teams each won six of seven events Tuesday to capture both titles at the 3A-9 district tournament for the second year in a row in anticlimactic fashion. Kiril Kirkov was...
View ArticleDistrict tennis: St. Petersburg boys get boost from freshman's victory
BRADENTON — Sarasota Riverview swept the boys and girls team championships at King Middle School, but local teams did not go away empty-handed. St. Petersburg’s boys and Seminole’s girls teams...
View ArticleTrack: Green's four victories a first at county championships
TAMPA — Even as he was soaring, skipping and sprinting his way to the unprecedented, Hillsborough senior Jeremiah Green remained unsatisfied. On a warm, mildly breezy Tuesday at Jefferson High, Green...
View ArticleBaseball: Newsome gets just enough offense vs. Danish, Durant
LITHIA — When they heard the familiar crack of bat meeting 90-something mph fastball, Scott Dubrule made a dash for first base and Jarred Rondeau took off for home. With the teams locked in a...
View ArticleBaseball: Confident Marauders get back to winning
CLEARWATER — The monthlong stretch of wins was over. After tying a school record with 16 straight victories, Clearwater Central Catholic lost a one-run game last week to East Lake. The Marauders,...
View ArticleSoftball: Hillsborough County super seven, stats
Softball super seven Records through Tuesday1. Strawberry Crest (18-2): Chargers came one bad inning from winning Bartow Home of Champions tourney2. Chamberlain (16-6): Chiefs crushed Durant, which...
View ArticleBasketball: Michael Clark transfers from Bogie to Lakewood
Boca Ciega junior forward Michael Clark has transferred to Lakewood, marking the first significant boys basketball move this offseason. Spartans coach Anthony Lawrence said Wednesday that he found out...
View ArticleHomeTeam Heat Sheet: Hillsborough's top track times
Home Team Heat Sheet The ‘Heat Sheet’ is a fancy name for the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly county track and field honor roll. Bear in mind, this is a continual work in progress. To add performances (or...
View ArticlePCAC track meet moved to Monday
Pinellas track athletes won’t have to choose between the Florida Relays and conference meet after all. The Pinellas County Athletic Conference meet — scheduled for Thursday at Clearwater High, the day...
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