District baseball roundup: Nothing fancy about East Lake win
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake won its third straight district championship with the same formula it has used all season: Pitching, defense and timely hitting. The Eagles overcame a two-run deficit to...
View ArticleDistrict baseball roundup: King relies on its depth
TAMPA — After only a handful of pitches, it was clear Brandon Caples did not — and would not — have his best stuff. The King senior, who came into the game with an 8-0 record and 1.25 ERA, was...
View ArticleLeto OF Rodney Jackson sidelined with a concussion
TAMPA – Leto outfielder and leadoff hitter Rodney Jackson will miss at least two weeks after suffering a concussion in the District 6A-11 championship game Thursday, according to Falcons coach J.J....
View ArticleField of more than 70 will compete for top quarterback honors this weekend
Here is the roster for the inaugural Tampa Quarterback Challenge, which is being held Sunday at Skyway Park from 2-6:30 p.m. The actual quarterback challenge will begin at 5 p.m., after registration...
View ArticleLakewood's Tianah Alvarado picks Mississippi
Lakewood forward Tianah Alvarado has committed to the University of Mississippi. Alvarado, who helped lead the Spartans to the Class 5A state final, visited Mississippi last Sunday through Tuesday.“It...
View ArticleHernando DB Troy Grant Hambrick lands first offer
Hernando DB Troy Grant Hambrick has received his first college offer, from FAMU, he said Friday afternoon in a text message. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound athlete was one of Hernando County’s top defensive...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Stancil's resolve fuels Pasco
DADE CITY — Lane Stancil didn’t need to pitch. For the past 10 weeks, the Pasco junior had been content to start at shortstop, throw an occasional side session and make cameos from the bullpen — until...
View ArticleState track: Seffner Christian's Lewis looks comfortable as discus titlist
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — Seffner Christian’s Seth Lewis stepped into the ring, spun and flung the discus high into the sky. The metal Frisbee fell 149 feet, 11 inches away. After looking at the...
View ArticlePinellas senior all-star game roster is set
The Pinellas vs. Hillsborough senior all-star game will be played May 29 at Tropicana Field. Here is the roster for the Pinellas team. Hillsborough coaches will assemble their roster at a meeting on...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: Ratliff, Johnson lead Hernando to crown
EUSTIS — The third time was a charm for second-seeded Hernando as the Leopards took the Class 5A, District 7 crown by defeating top-seeded Eustis 5-2 Friday night. The Leopards had lost to Eustis...
View ArticleDistrict baseball roundup: Countryside throws its own party
PINELLAS PARK — It was prom night at Countryside on Friday, but its baseball team couldn’t go to the biggest party of the school year. It was busy playing Seminole in the Class 7A, District 10 final,...
View ArticleDistrict baseball: New-look Terps, same old champs
TAMPA — This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Tampa Prep, one following a trip to the state semifinals and the graduation of seven seniors. But the biggest — and most surprising — loss came in...
View ArticleState track: Stunning title for Shorecrest's Trader
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — As she crouched in her lane at the start of 100 meters Friday, Shorecrest’s Assata Trader got off to an explosive start and was never threatened. She ran a relaxed race...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for April 20-26
HomeTeam Hot Shots Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, April 20 through Friday, April...
View ArticleWharton's Chase Litton sees QB stock rise, gains a fan in Trent Dilfer
Chase Litton said he went to Georgia with a “chip on my shoulder,” a desire to prove his three-star arm was the equal of – or superior to – the four- and five-star recruits at the Elite 11 quarterback...
View ArticleHundreds gather to remember former LOL coach John Benedetto
LUTZ — His Carrollwood Village backyard was a resplendent testament to his botanical side. John Benedetto, son of a Long Island gardener, cultivated roses and run-block schemes in equal profusion.“He...
View ArticleVideo: Miami Washington holds off Lakewood in 4x100
Lakewood may have finished second in the 4x100 relay at the Class 2A state meet in Jacksonville, but the Spartans still ran the seventh fastest time in the nation. Lakewood ran a 41.01, just behind...
View Article2A state track: Grant, Prengaman shine in second place
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — When we last saw Courtney Prengaman high jumping, she was sailing under the bar at regionals, unable to clear 5 feet, 4 inches, breaking into tears as she rolled off the...
View Article2A state track: Hillsborough vaulters are best
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — At Saturday’s Class 2A state track meet, the pole vault runway was back to being a zone reserved for Hillsborough County boys and girls athletes, just as it was when gold...
View Article2A state track: Sweet ending this time for Lakewood
Photo gallery JACKSONVILLE — To win Pinellas County’s first boys track team title in 43 years, Lakewood High had to get past the painful memories from last year, when a dropped baton in the 4x100 relay...
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