Tampa Bay Christian opts out of FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association's five-month probe of Tampa Bay Christian's boys basketball program has come to a screeching halt. And the school itself applied the brakes. By withdrawing...
View ArticleHomeTeam Huddle: Rain doesn't deter some Pinellas teams
EAST LAKE — In a steady drizzle, the 2013 East Lake Eagles gathered together for the first time, at a football practice in spring with an eye on a season still three months away. And from sideline to...
View ArticleGibbs' Trayvon Bromell gets invitation to Dream 100
Gibbs sprinting sensation Trayvon Bromell was summoned to the front office upon his arrival at school Wednesday.“I was scared,” Brommell said. “I thought I was in trouble or something.” He was asked...
View ArticleGulf's Madison Morlan played region semi despite injury
Gulf junior Madison Morlan pitched most of her team’s region semifinal loss to Hernando with a torn ligament in her foot, coach Rick Hohenthaner said Wednesday.“In a strange way it makes it easier to...
View ArticleTrack: Alonso's Taylor-Haynes is at ease in the fast lane
TAMPA — His rubberized straightaways often are preceded by rocky road. Each Friday during track season, Alonso senior William Taylor-Haynes and a buddy head to a local Target, buy a gallon of ice...
View ArticleHomeTeam Huddle: A little shift in store at Springstead
SPRING HILL — Less than 45 minutes into Springstead’s opening day of spring practice, three players fell atop coach Mike Garofano’s practice plans.“Get off my clipboard,” Garofano said. Now more than...
View ArticleRegion baseball quarterfinal: Springstead shrugs off rain
SPRING HILL — For the first time in the school’s 34-year history, Springstead will be heading to the second round of the state playoffs. In Wednesday’s Class 6A region quarterfinal, the Eagles played...
View ArticleHomeTeam Huddle: QB question lingers at Jesuit
TAMPA — All three of Jesuit’s starting quarterback candidates made a splash on Day One, if only by planting their feet on the waterlogged Alumni Field synthetic turf. Clearer skies must prevail before...
View ArticleTrack: Green Devils' Ellis has higher expectations
Cayman Ellis visualizes a moment when it all comes together, when he slashes down the runway, catapults over the bar and clears an eye-popping height in the pole vault.“I can picture it in my head,”...
View ArticleMaser headed to KU, Lane signs with Jacksonville
Mitchell volleyball star Lyndsey Lane and standout diver Amanda Maser both signed with colleges Wednesday, athletic director Ian Mooney said in an email. Maser is headed to Kansas after a great diving...
View ArticleDerrick Brooks to speak at Land O'Lakes hall of fame ceremony
Former Bucs star Derrick Brooks will be the keynote speaker when Land O’Lakes inducts the first five members of its athletics hall of fame later this month. The school has not announced the honorees,...
View ArticleMinnesota football, FIU are Rohan Blackwood's latest offers
Rohan Blackwood, Nature Coast DE (6-5, 208) The latest: The senior-to-be picked up his eighth and ninth scholarship offers Thursday, from FIU and Minnesota, Sharks coach Charles Liggett said. West...
View ArticleCarrollwood Day INF Sicardo gets scholarship to PHCC
Carrollwood Day infielder Dominiq Sicardo has signed with Pasco-Hernando Community College, the first player from the program to earn a college scholarship.“I could not be prouder of the work and...
View ArticleSenior quintet does heavy lifting for Warriors track
Seedings indicate the Steinbrenner boys 4x800-meter relay team has a reasonable chance of finishing first at Friday's Class 3A state meet. Checking in first? That's a foregone certainty. Punctuality...
View ArticleRegion softball semifinals roundup: Freedom makes early lead hold up
The first postseason in Freedom softball history has been extended. First by the weather, and now by some timely offense. Caroline Whiteside’s bases-loaded walk in the second stood up as the winning...
View ArticleHomeTeam Huddle: Shorecrest focuses on running game
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest got its first outdoor workout of the spring Thursday, even though it was without head coach Dave Moore. Moore is out of town through the weekend, so defensive coordinator...
View ArticleHomeTeam Huddle: QB battles set to brew on North Suncoast
Quarterbacks get the headlines, the pressure and the scrutiny — even in spring ball. The North Suncoast didn’t graduate any superstar passers, but it lost several veteran starters and ended last...
View ArticleRegion baseball quarterfinals roundup: Hernando ace Lawson does his thing
BROOKSVILLE — Hernando senior Brandon Lawson didn’t need to overwhelm hitters in Thursday’s duel between North Suncoast aces. He only needed to avoid mistakes and let an opportunistic offense and...
View ArticleRegion baseball quarterfinals roundup: A pitch-perfect East Lake win
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He...
View ArticleRegion baseball quarterfinals roundup: King ace keeps his focus
TAMPA — King senior right-hander Brett Morales admits that it sometimes takes him an inning or two to get comfortable on the mound. Once Morales locks in, however, he’s usually unshakable. On...
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