Column: Deandre Boykins gives Spartans an unlikely spark
JACKSONVILLE He didn’t run track last season because his left ankle hurt. He didn’t run the first meet this year because his right ankle hurt. His right knee started to bother him during the season —...
View ArticleRiver Ridge QB Josh Maisel commits to Georgia college
River Ridge QB Josh Maisel has orally committed to LaGrange College, his mother said. Maisel, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound athlete, threw for eight touchdowns and 1,002 yards during his senior season. He...
View ArticlePHU's Quentin Cumings commits to Edinboro
Palm Harbor University linebacker Quentin Cumings waited and wondered for months where he would play college football. It all ended last week when he officially committed to Division II Edinboro (Pa.)...
View ArticleSeven Berkeley Prep athletes sign
Seven Berkeley Prep athletes representing five sports signed college paperwork Tuesday before dozens of peers, parents and well-wishers in a Straz Family Field House conference room. The school also...
View ArticleSeminole releases football coach candidates
Seminole, which is seeking a new football coach after Sam Roper stepped down after 28 seasons as head coach, released its list of applicants to the Times on Tuesday afternoon. There were 48 in total....
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Baseball region quarterfinal capsules
Region baseball quarterfinals 7 p.m. unless notedWiregrass Ranch (17-9) at Countryside (17-10), ThursdayWinner gets: Steinbrenner/Seminole in Tuesday’s Class 7A region semifinalSkinny: The Bulls are in...
View ArticleBaseball region quarterfinals: Countryside writes a new chapter
When it comes to playoff baseball, Countryside doesn’t have the best history. Before this season the Cougars had won one district championship, in 1998. Last season Countryside appeared to be a...
View ArticleOhio State Buckeyes want Pasco's Nate Craig
There has never been any question that Pasco freshman wide receiver Nate Craig would be one of the top recruits in the 2016 class. The only question has been, how long will it take? Answer: Not long....
View ArticleRegion softball semifinals roundup: PHU keeps its cool to get past Durant
PALM HARBOR — It was all there for Palm Harbor University, everything it wanted. A chance to unseat defending Class 8A state champion Durant and exact revenge for a loss in last year’s region...
View ArticleSpring football primer: Year of the Lineman
When we went looking for the stars of 2013, we zipped right past the pretty-boy quarterbacks, the speedy running backs, the hard-hitting linebackers and the fancy-footed wide receivers and defensive...
View ArticleBloomingdale receiver Posateri signs with Graceland
Bloomingdale receiver Adam Posateri has signed with Graceland University in Iowa, according to Bulls coach John Booth. As a senior, the 5-foot-10 and 185-pound Posateri caught 42 passes for 505 yards...
View ArticlePlant WR Walker picks Averett
Plant receiver K.J. Walker announced Tuesday that he has committed to Averett University in Virginia. Walker plans to officially sign with Averett on May 8. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Walker caught three...
View ArticleFreedom PG Pacholke to walk on at USF
Freedom point guard Neena Pacholke, daughter of Patriots coach Laurie Pacholke, will join USF next fall as a preferred walk-on.“Accepted to USF,” she said via her Twitter account Tuesday night. “GO...
View ArticleBaseball: Trials, tragedy put Wharton senior's spirit to the test
TAMPA — Scott Hoffman found Tucker Neuhaus sitting in their empty clubhouse, head down, shoulders slumped and mind clearly somewhere else. The game had long been over and Neuhaus was nursing a...
View ArticleRegion softball semifinals roundup: River Ridge doing everything right
NEW PORT RICHEY — River Ridge earned its 5-0 win over Mitchell in Tuesday’s Class 6A region semifinal with the same formula it has used throughout a 17-game winning streak — strong offense, tight...
View ArticleRegion softball semifinals roundup: No comeback for Durant this time
PALM HARBOR — It was all there for Palm Harbor University, everything it wanted. A chance to unseat defending Class 8A state champion Durant and exact revenge for a loss in last year’s region...
View ArticleLakewood's Tim Holmes signs with Baylor
For weeks, Lakewood hurdler Tim Holmes did his best to keep his college decision a secret. But his wardrobe gave it away as soon as he walked into the school’s cafeteria Wednesday morning for his...
View ArticleRain postpones most bay area baseball games
Mother Nature doesn't seem to care about playoff baseball. Inclement weather postponed pretty much all of Wednesday's region quarterfinal slate. These games are now set for Thursday at 7 p.m.:...
View ArticleBoca Ciega to dedicate fields to former teacher/coach Gerry Ramsberger
Boca Ciega will hold a ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday to name the new softball and baseball fields on the school’s campus after longtime coach and teacher Gerry Ramsberger. Ramsberger, 88, taught and...
View ArticleNortheast's Ryan Davis, Keith Harrington get Wake Forest offers
Northeast junior quarterback Ryan Davis and senior running back Keith Harrington received scholarship offers from Wake Forest, according to coach Mike Jalazo. Both players have been adding to their...
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