D.J. Mayo resigns as Chamberlain coach
After one promising autumn as Chamberlain football coach, D.J. Mayo has resigned to become quarterbacks coach at fledgling NAIA program Warner University in Lake Wales. Mayo told the Tampa Bay Times...
View ArticleCountryside DB Mike Johnson settles on FSU
In April, Countryside defensive back Mike Johnson attended Florida State’s spring game. He loved the campus, the atmosphere and the coaches. The Seminoles immediately moved to the top of his list....
View ArticleSeminole's Mann, Baptist will play at St. Petersburg College
A pair of Seminole baseball players have decided to stay home and play for St. Petersburg College. First baseman Corey Baptist and catcher Michael Mann will play for the Titans, who are a two-year...
View ArticleJeff Swymer named new Bishop McLaughlin baseball coach
Jeff Swymer will get a second chance to coach Pasco County baseball. Swymer was hired Monday as the new baseball coach at Bishop McLaughlin, less than a month after his controversial exit from...
View ArticleVaile named new Land O'Lakes swimming coach
Land O’Lakes has named Brian Vaile as its new boys swimming coach, the school announced Monday afternoon. Vaile has previously coached at Zephyrhills, where he will continue to teach. He also still...
View ArticleDistrict deconstruction: 6A-6
We’re breaking down a football district a day. Today: Class 6A, District 6.Teams Fivay Land O’Lakes Mitchell Springstead SunlakeMust-see game: Sept. 20, Sunlake at Springstead: The district opener for...
View ArticleHernando's Perez headed to Trinity
Hernando graduate Giovanni Perez has orally committed to Trinity College, Leopards athletic director Kevin Bittinger said. Perez, a 6-foot-2 guard, had a solid senior season in his only year with...
View ArticleWarriors' Cole Gordon picks MSU
Rangy Steinbrenner P/1B Cole Gordon, whose seven home runs led the Warriors last spring, has committed to Mississippi State, coach John Crumbley announced Tuesday morning. He can't sign until the...
View ArticleDistrict deconstruction: 6A-7
We’re breaking down a football district a day. Today: Class 6A, District 7Teams Dixie Hollins Largo Osceola VeniceMust-see game: Oct. 18, Largo at Venice: The last time these teams met was 2005, when...
View ArticleStetson hires former Tarpon coach Atif Austin as assistant
Stetson hired former Tarpon Springs coach Atif Austin as an assistant for its first-year football program. Austin was dismissed as Spongers coach four games into the 2011 season. He finished 7-8 in...
View ArticleFHSAA honors Sunlake's sportsmanship
Sunlake is the overall Class 6A recipient of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award, the FHSAA announced recently. The award is given to schools and teams...
View ArticleDistrict deconstruction: 6A-8
We’re breaking down a football district a day. Today: Class 6A, District 8.Teams Armwood Blake Chamberlain Hillsborough Jefferson King Leto Lennard RobinsonMust-see game: Armwood at Hillsborough,...
View ArticleDistrict deconstruction: 7A-7
We’re breaking down a football district a day. Today: Class 7A, District 7.Teams Freedom Gaither Sickles Steinbrenner Tampa Bay Tech Wiregrass RanchMust-see game Tampa Bay Tech at Gaither, Oct. 25....
View ArticleThree locals among MaxPreps' underclass All-Americans
Three area baseball players have been named underclass All-Americans by MaxPreps. Mitchell ace Cobi Johnson earned honors as a junior. The first-team all-Suncoast selection and Florida State commit...
View ArticleJacobs, Tamayo enter Academy of the Holy Names Hall of Fame
Former Academy of the Holy Names softball star Jennifer Jacobs, a three-time Jaguars MVP, recently was inducted into the AHN Athletics Hall of Fame, the school announced in a release. Entering with...
View ArticleTBT's Deontae Williams picks North Carolina Central
Tampa Bay Tech sprinter Deontae Williams, who earned Class 4A state medals in the 100 and 200 meters last spring in only his second year of track, has signed a partial scholarship with North Carolina...
View ArticleDistrict deconstruction: 7A-8
We’re breaking down a football district a day. Today: Class 7A, District 8.Teams Brandon Durant East Bay Plant City Strawberry CrestMust-see game: Durant at Plant City, Sept. 20. The crosstown rivals...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Tight budgets, skimpy stipends plague area high school programs
About this seriesAlmost any high school coach around — and we’ve interviewed dozens lately — will agree some thorns have sprouted at the grassroots level. As the millennium continues to blossom, prep...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Love of the game not enough for some coaches
Max Smith seemingly had it made. As the head football coach at Dunedin, he had revved up the fan base by guiding his program to its first winning season since 2008. Most of his skill players were...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: What they're saying about money matters
Mention money, and coaches/administrators have plenty to say:“I feel like a show pony right now. I’ve jumped through flaming hoops, little hoops, big hoops.” — Matt Wicks, Anclote football coach who...
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