Support for ex-Wiregrass baseball coach doesn't sway superintendent
The ding from Kurt Browning’s iPhone sounded all weekend as parents bombarded the Pasco superintendent to support Jeff Swymer, who resigned as Wiregrass Ranch’s baseball coach last week rather than...
View ArticleButler atop Berkeley Prep star Justin Gray's wish list
Berkeley Prep G/F Justin Gray, who owns more than a dozen offers from Division I and Ivy League programs, said Monday night Butler currently tops his collegiate wish list. Gray, who participated in a...
View ArticleHernando SS Christian Arroyo signs with San Francisco Giants
Two weeks after giving the salutatorian speech at his high school graduation and 12 days after making Hernando County history, Christian Arroyo is headed to the pros. The Hernando shortstop signed...
View ArticleDixie Hollins quarterback a somewhat hidden gem
It happens in every game, more than a dozen times through the course of a season. A quarterback eludes defenders until he cannot escape the rush anymore and is swallowed up in a pile of pads. For...
View ArticlePasco ATH Malik Johns sidelined with ankle injury
Pasco ATH Malik Johns could miss the next 6-8 weeks with an ankle injury, Johns said Tuesday night during a North Suncoast 7-on-7 session at Wesley Chapel. Johns was on crutches during the Pirates’...
View ArticleJesuit's Omoregie not returning to Tigers program
Jesuit 6-foot-7 rising senior Isaiah Omoregie, the sixth man on the Tigers' state championship team last winter, confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday he's not returning to the school. Omoregie said he...
View ArticleChamberlain's Diez: I have no plans to retire from coaching
At the most competitive junctures of the softball season, Bobby Diez's gravelly voice has been known to carry across ballparks and beyond in bombastic exhortation of his players. Now, the veteran...
View ArticleAdmiral Farragut names former USF player Ryan Hearn football coach
The fractured state of Admiral Farragut’s football program might be on the mend after Wednesday’s hiring of Ryan Hearn as coach. Hearn leaves Ocala West Port after three seasons to take up the...
View ArticleMaryland football makes 20 offers for Marcus Applefield
Marcus Applefield, Weeki Wachee OL (6-7, 275)The latest: Applefield earned his 20th offer Wednesday, from Maryland, Hornets coach Mark Lee said in a text message. The Terps are his first offer in -...
View ArticleTBT LB Fred Russ commits to Florida International
Tampa Bay Tech rising senior linebacker Fred Russ announced Wednesday that he has orally committed to Florida International.“Just coming down from my visit to FIU and now I’m officially a #panther,”...
View ArticleNew USF commit Deiondre Porter impresses at pretty much any position
TAMPA — A challenge was issued, and Vanderbilt coach James Franklin sidled over to that side of the field to see what would come of it. Instead of throwing passes as per usual, Jefferson High School...
View ArticlePinellas Park sprinter Deterrica Simpkins is now at Northside Christian
Pinellas Park’s Deterrica Simpkins, one of Pinellas County’s top girls sprinters, has transferred to Northside Christian. Simpkins, a senior, said she made the move to join her brother, Demetrius...
View ArticleHudson's Petersen headed to Aurora
Hudson G Zack Petersen signed with Aurora University earlier this month, Cobras coach Jason Vetter said in an email. Petersen earned honorable mention all-North Suncoast honors after a solid senior...
View ArticleFor one night, Terps-Tigers hoops rivalry to be renewed
The game for which many local prep basketball fans have been clamoring finally will occur — albeit a year later than hoped. Tampa Prep and Jesuit, each of which has captured a state title in the last...
View ArticleTrack: Trayvon Bromell named Gatorade's Florida athlete of the year
Trayvon Bromell was named the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year for the state on Thursday. Bromell, who recently graduated from Gibbs, is the first athlete from his alma mater to win and is eligible...
View ArticleFuture in football now the slam dunk for Rohan Blackwood
This wasn’t the defining summer Rohan Blackwood envisioned when he was a freshman. Back then, ESPN touted him as one of the top 25 basketball prospects in the country. He towered over his classmates...
View ArticleGeorgia State first to offer Plant QB Colby Brown
Plant rising senior quarterback Colby Brown has landed his first scholarship offer, from Georgia State, according to Panthers coach Robert Weiner. Brown, who only started two games at Plant last...
View ArticleJuco the next stop for Jordan Prestwood
Roughly 2 1/2 years after graduating from Plant City as one of the most coveted football recruits in Raiders history, Jordan Prestwood finally appears set to play his first collegiate game. At the...
View ArticleSurrogate family supports Hudson G Bryce Durham to the end
HUDSON — Bryce Durham’s black slacks were a little too short. He borrowed them from a friend to look good on one of the biggest days of his life, but they didn’t quite touch the tops of his shoes. The...
View ArticleIRC's Matt Schaefer will play baseball at Clearwater Christian College
Indian Rocks Christian catcher/pitcher Matt Schaefer has committed to Clearwater Christian College, according to coach Adam Moravick. Schaefer hit .354 with 15 RBIs, two home runs and six doubles as a...
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