District volleyball roundup: Resilient Ridgewood rallies past Fivay
HUDSON — Through a sloppy start and an 0-2 deficit, Ridgewood never stopped smiling or bouncing in its huddles. When Thursday night’s Class 5A, District 8 final was over, the Rams finally erupted with...
View ArticleDistrict swimming: Land O'Lakes remains dominant
CLEARWATER — The titles just keep on coming for Land O’Lakes, which Thursday defended its Class 2A, District 5 boys and girls crowns at the Long Center. The Gators, who swept the North Suncoast Relays...
View ArticleDistrict volleyball roundup: Palm Harbor U. notches sweet victory on...
EAST LAKE — Palm Harbor University senior middle hitter Logan Miller has waited four years to celebrate in East Lake’s gym. There have been so many past disappointments that she began to wonder if it...
View ArticleBerkeley boys, Tampa Prep girls prevail at 1A-7 meet
Relying more on depth than a dynamic individual performance, Berkeley Prep's boys won the Class 1A, District 7 swim meet Friday evening at its own pool. The Terrapins took home the girls team title...
View ArticleFootball: Hernando 14, Nature Coast 7
photo gallery BROOKSVILLE — After last week’s disappointing defeat to Springstead punctured Hernando’s hopes of a second consecutive district title, the Leopards needed a quick recovery and a reminder...
View ArticleFootball: Zephryhills 35, Fivay 28
photo gallery ZEPHYRHILLS — The near perfect start to Zephyrhills’ Homecoming transformed into a near disaster. But the Bulldogs held on Friday for a wild 35-28 win over Fivay to keep their playoff...
View ArticleFootball: Carrollwood Day 28, Indian Rocks Christian 22
photo gallery TAMPA — In some ways, Carrollwood Day football remains in the crawling stage. The Patriots have no press box, permanent bleachers or lights. Synthetic turf and a video scoreboard remain...
View ArticleFootball: Hillsborough 46, King 7
TAMPA — Hillsborough’s drive to the Class 6A, District 8 championship was a smooth one Friday night as the Terriers used a second-quarter burst to post a 46-7 win at King. The win earned Hillsborough...
View ArticleFootball: Robinson 19, Lakewood 8
photo gallery ST. PETERSBURG — In the biggest game of the season, Robinson didn’t come up with its biggest effort. In fact, it probably wasn’t even the Knights’ second best-effort. But what Robinson...
View ArticleFootball: Plant 20, Armwood 19, OT
photo gallery TAMPA — As Armwood’s players celebrated the touchdown that cut Plant’s lead to a point, Paris Bostick picked his crestfallen teammate off the turf and told him to forget all about it....
View ArticleFootball: Largo 38, Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 0
BRADENTON — The last time Largo didn’t win the district title, this year’s seniors were in the second grade. Thanks to dominating performances by the offensive line and defense, the Packers ran their...
View ArticleFootball: Countryside 23, Pinellas Park 7
PINELLAS PARK — Following a tumultuous week in which Countryside found out it would have to forfeit its first six games and would lose its starting quarterback after Christian Strong was ruled...
View ArticleBethune-Cookman offers Hernando's Tyrail Hawkins
Bethune-Cookman is the latest college program to offer a scholarship to Hernando ATH Tyrail Hawkins, the Leopards senior said Friday night. The Wildcats are recruiting Hawkins as a defensive back....
View ArticleFriday Night Rewind: Week 9 roundup
The Friday Night Rewind crew hits Robinson-Lakewood, Plant-Armwood, Hernando-Nature Coast and Carrollwood Day-IRC.
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Super-sized once again
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct....
View ArticleIn case you missed it: Week 9 football scores
The games get bigger and better each week, and we've rounded up Week 9's action right here: Countryside 23, Pinellas Park 7 Largo 38, Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 0 Plant 20, Armwood 19, OT Robinson 19,...
View ArticleEligibility question of Jefferson player could leave Class 6A, District 8 in...
Jefferson High has asked the Florida High School Athletic Association to look into the academic eligibility of one its players, potentially causing upheaval in the Class 6A, District 8 playoff race....
View ArticleNature Coast RB Matt Breida expects to play next week
Nature Coast senior RB Matt Breida said in a text message that he should be able to play in the Sharks’ season finale against Springstead. Breida, Tampa Bay’s No. 2 rusher, strained his back in the...
View ArticleNorth Suncoast: Sunday morning quarterback
Offensive MVPsTrent Crawford, Anclote: The junior running back scored the winning touchdown on an 18-yard run in the fourth quarter that helped the Sharks stay in the playoff race with a 21-14 victory...
View ArticleHillsborough: Sunday morning quarterback
Sunday morning quarterback: Super 71. Plant (7-1): Panthers topple Armwood for the first time since 2009 and strengthen their hold on top spot.2. Robinson (8-0): Knights cross the bay and come back...
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