Three Wharton football players set to sign
Three players from Wharton will soon sign with college football programs, according to Wildcats coach David Mitchell. Chief among the trio is Rocky Enos, a Times' all-Suncoast linebacker who plans to...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: Hernando, Gulf to square off
BROOKSVILLE — After slogging through five innings in Wednesday’s Class 5A region quarterfinal against Pasco, Hernando wanted to make a statement.“I think we really just wanted to send a message …not...
View ArticleRegion track: Freedom's Akachukwu steals the show
TAMPA — After more than eight hours, four events and several attempts at correct pronunciation, the public address guy at Wednesday’s super regional at Leto High still was butchering Sandra...
View ArticleDistrict baseball roundup: Mitchell, Land O'Lakes ease into title match
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes and host Mitchell set up a Class 6A, District 10 final showdown with mercy-rule victories. The Gators finished off Sunlake 10-0 in six innings before the Mustangs followed suit...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: Freedom's offense comes alive late
CLEARWATER — The stretch of zeroes on the scoreboard extended through six innings as Freedom and Countryside, teams known for offense, had trouble manufacturing runs in Wednesday’s Class 7A region...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: Shorecrest notches 12th win in a row
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest pounded out 17 hits and scored at least a run in every inning of a 13-3, five-inning mercy-rule win over Bradenton St. Stephen’s in Wednesday’s Class 3A region...
View ArticleRegion track: Green Devils get fired up
TAMPA — For St. Petersburg senior Shantel Bentley, race time is rage time.“I always get really, really angry before running,” the Green Devils senior 4x100-meter relay star said. “I don’t know why, I...
View ArticleDistrict baseball roundup: Seminole finally shakes St. Petersburg
PINELLAS PARK — In two previous meetings against St. Petersburg, Seminole took the lead against the Green Devils only to blow both games late. Wednesday night’s Class 7A, District 10 semifinal looked...
View ArticleRegion track: North Suncoast athletes topple school marks
TAMPA — A full day of fair weather at Leto High promised school records and North Suncoast athletes punching their ticket to states after Wednesday’s Class 3A-2 region meet. The Wiregrass Ranch girls...
View ArticleAnclote's Alexis Garcia signs with St. Pete College
Anclote senior Alexis Garcia has signed to play volleyball at St. Pete College, Sharks athletic director Heidi Michaels said. Garcia made her commitment official during a ceremony at her high school...
View ArticleAATL's Owen Sarwatka signs with Oklahoma Wesleyan
Academy at the Lakes pitcher Owen Sarwatka has signed to play baseball at Oklahoma Wesleyan. He made his commitment official with a signing ceremony at the school on Thursday. Sarwatka was one of the...
View ArticleClaggett remembers Benedetto: 'He was magic'
His 68-year-old eyes gleam as the memory bubbles to the surface. His smile widens as it crashes upward, dripping with joy and irreverence after decades of submergence. Al Claggett can just see his...
View ArticleEast Bay baseball coach steps down
East Bay coach Bill Colome has announced his resignation following a 4-19 season, according to the school’s athletic director. Colome went 34-103 in six seasons with the program, never winning more...
View ArticleSeveral Knights to sign Monday
Nineteen Robinson athletes, including a dozen members of the the Knights' 11-2 football team, will sign college paperwork Monday morning, the school announced. Among them are QB Zain Gilmore, Jr., who...
View ArticleDistrict baseball roundup: Begg stars in Mitchell upset
TRINITY — Mitchell’s first celebration at home plate came in the fourth inning, after Mustangs slugger Marcus Begg bashed a massive home run to extend his team’s lead in Thursday’s Class 6A, District...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: Eighth-grader nearly perfect for Canterbury
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury pitcher Kama Woodall kept mowing down Sarasota Christian batters with ease, so much that the only suspense left in Thursday’s Class 2A region quarterfinal was whether the...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: River Ridge, Mitchell to meet again
NEW PORT RICHEY — At least Sebring got to enjoy a lead. Other than that, the six-hour round trip wasn’t much worth it. River Ridge predictably crushed the overmatched Blue Streaks 16-3 in a game that...
View Article3A-3 region track: Relay teams notch Hillsborough County's lone titles
At Punta Gorda, Strawberry Crest’s girls 4x100 relay team and the East Bay boys 4x400 squad captured the county’s lone 3A-3 region track titles. The Chargers foursome, led by seniors Brittany Barber...
View ArticleRegion softball roundup: Chargers' Tyler endures pain for win
DOVER — The only thing higher than Sammy Tyler’s strikeout total Thursday was her pain threshold. Pitching with a partially torn left quad, the Strawberry Crest junior grimaced her way through a...
View ArticleRegion track: Gibbs' Trayvon Bromell now nation's fastest athlete
In the Class 3A, Region 3 meet at Punta Gorda Charlotte, Gibbs’ Trayvon Bromell continued setting records in the 100 meters. Running alone — startlingly alone — for the last half of the race, Bromell...
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