District softball roundup: No. 5 seed Wharton surprises Bloomingdale
DURANT — Class 8A, District 7 made another case for toughest district in the county Tuesday as fifth-seeded Wharton shocked second-seeded Bloomingdale 3-2 in the first district semifinal. Then...
View ArticleNCT DE Rohan Blackwood's latest offer: Southern Miss
Southern Miss became the latest school to offer Nature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced Tuesday on Twitter. The Sharks junior also holds offers from USF, Wisconsin,...
View ArticleBaseball: Hernando's calm pays off vs. rival Springstead
BROOKSVILLE — Early in Tuesday’s grudge match against rival Springstead, Hernando got quiet. Leopards coach Tim Sims could see his players trying too hard to overcome a two-run deficit. So after two...
View ArticleHillsborough County roundup for Tuesday, April 16
Milestone of the night Carrollwood Day’s baseball team (10-11) took a huge stride Tuesday night, stepping on Tampa Catholic’s senior night pageantry in the process. The Patriots’ 5-3 victory was the...
View ArticleDistrict softball roundup: Early exits for Central, Springstead
OCALA — Central’s softball program has come a long way in recent years, but the top-seeded Bears won’t be advancing in the playoffs. The Bears were ousted 6-4 by Lecanto in the Class 6A, District 6...
View ArticleDistrict track: East Lake girls go from worst to first in short span
CLEARWATER — After finishing last in districts in 2011, the East Lake girls made a quantum leap a year ago, taking second. On Tuesday, East Lake made the turnaround complete, winning the Class 4A,...
View ArticleDistrict softball roundup: Top-seeded Palm Harbor U. avoids upset
PALM HARBOR — Perhaps Palm Harbor University was suffering from the heat. Maybe the Hurricanes were looking ahead in the bracket. Or it could have been they simply were going through the motions....
View ArticleEight Jesuit athletes sign
The NCAA's spring signing period dawned — literally — at Jesuit, where seven Tigers student-athletes signed college paperwork at a 7:25 a.m. ceremony in the President's Board Room. Signing before...
View ArticleHawks' 'Heart of a Champion' highlights TBBCA awards night
Standing before dozens of peers, players and parents in a banquet hall Tuesday night, Armwood coach Jeff Pafunda recounted how tragedy last spring threatened to fracture a highly promising Hawks...
View ArticleLakewood's Tianah Alvarado re-opens recruiting
Lakewood forward Tianah Alvarado, the Times' Pinellas County player of the year, has been released from her scholarship at Seton Hall and will re-open her recruiting. Alvarado has a visit planned this...
View ArticleChiefs ace Rachel Dwyer signing with Virginia
Chamberlain senior P Rachel Dwyer, who owns a 55-11 career record entering this afternoon's Class 7A, District 9 semifinals, will sign today with the University of Virginia, Chiefs coach Bobby Diez...
View ArticleLakewood's Isaiah Wynn picks up Florida offer
Lakewood offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn has made it known that he wants to play college football in the Southeastern Conference, preferably out-of-state. His preference for playing in the SEC still...
View ArticleArea athletes named to FHSAA academic all-state team
The Florida High School Athletic Association named 24 student-athletes to its 2013 academic all-state team, and four Tampa Bay athletes made the cut. Shorecrest’s Jeremy Reiskind was a four-year...
View ArticleState tennis: Bogie's Stefan brings home Pinellas' first overall...
Boca Ciega’s Dan Stefan became the first Pinellas County tennis player to win an overall state singles championship since 1998, and he did it in convincing style. Stefan defeated Gainesville’s Zachary...
View ArticleDistrict softball: Freedom secures first region berth
TAMPA — Freedom had been down this road before. A season ago, the Patriots defeated Steinbrenner in both regular-season matchups but lost to the Warriors in the all-important district semifinal. On...
View ArticleWest Virginia football is Rohan Blackwood's latest offer
College offers continue to fly in for Nature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood. West Virginia gave the Sharks junior his first Big 12 offer, assistant coach Rob Kazmier announced Wednesday afternoon. Blackwood...
View ArticleState tennis: Star Makarome rolls for Wiregrass Ranch
Although Wiregrass Ranch’s hopes of the school’s first team title took a hit Wednesday in Altamonte Springs, sophomore Star Makarome remains one of the favorites to take the individual crown. Makarome...
View ArticleDistrict softball roundup: River Ridge finally shakes off Land O'Lakes
LAND O’LAKES — There were a couple of moments Wednesday when it looked like a monumental upset was possible. An early call took a run off the board for state-ranked River Ridge. Later with the margin...
View ArticleState tennis: Another title on tap for Plant girls
Plant's girls are poised to win their third consecutive Class 4A championship after Blair Martin and Gabby Rodriguez qualified for the team singles finals and both doubles teams advanced Wednesday....
View ArticleDistrict track roundup: Steinbrenner boys go the distance
TAMPA — Stomach virus and all, Hillsborough sprinting and soaring dynamo Jeremiah Green still ruled the day at the Class 3A, District 8 meet. But the Steinbrenner Warriors ruled the dusk. Following an...
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