Varsity Blues: Alternatives to the high school game abound
There was some blood on his T-shirt — no one’s quite sure whose it was — and little time to worry about modesty. Tyree St. Louis didn’t want to miss a single repetition at the combine, so he quickly...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Multisport athletes not quite extinct
Everything is constant motion for Largo High’s Donavan Hale. In the fall, Hale will show off his strong arm as a first-year starting quarterback. In November or December, depending on how well the...
View ArticleLakewood OL Isaiah Wynn commits to Georgia
Just a few weeks ago, Lakewood offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn told anyone who asked that he was trying to wait until signing day in February to announce his college choice. But after a weekend visit to...
View ArticleFivay's Faulkner to join Degen in Kentucky
Fivay lineman Michael Faulkner has orally committed to Campbellsville University, he announced via Twitter over the weekend. The recent Falcons graduate said he plans to sign with the Kentucky-based...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Parents grate in quest for playing time, scholarships
In the name of their shot-taking, ball-dribbling, pass-catching, bat-swinging children, some parents are crossing a line. Play my kid more, they demand. Why isn’t she starting, they ask. Where is my...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Have fun, with no other expectations
DADE CITY — J.D. Edwards is a hard-nosed, multidimensional and talented football player. Last year, he was an all-conference linebacker, and he will play a large role on the Pasco football team in the...
View ArticleGryphons' Chett LeVay picks FIU
Sickles TE/WR Chett LeVay, the Gryphons' top returning receiver, has committed to Florida International University, Coach Brian Turner announced Monday. He becomes the second Gryphons senior to commit...
View ArticleNine candidates interview for Chamberlain job
Former Buccaneers defensive tackle Chris Hovan and former Middleton and Blake coach Harry Hubbard were among nine candidates to interview for the Chamberlain coaching vacancy Monday, Chiefs principal...
View ArticleCam Jones hired as Chamberlain coach
Chamberlain assistant Richard "Cam" Jones has been hired as Chiefs football coach, Principal Tommy Morrill announced in an e-mail Tuesday morning. The Chiefs' JV coach and varsity receivers coach last...
View ArticleFormer Mitchell star Jake Driscoll headed to Georgia juco
After a year off, former Mitchell star Jake Driscoll will continue his basketball career at Georgia Highlands, Mustangs coach Jared St. Charles said Tuesday. Driscoll, a 2012 Mitchell graduate, didn’t...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: 'Elite' at age 11? This website says so
His sullen stare occupies a feature window on this trendy hoops website. Click on the photo of Marcus Bagley, standing beneath an outdoor rim in his travel-team jersey, and you’re directed to a jump...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Early, elevated exposure can create entitled athletes
TAMPA — The sky is graying above Hillsborough High’s Chelo Huerta Field on this July afternoon. Earl Garcia, the Terriers’ 60-year-old football coach, stands just beyond the north end zone, wishing...
View ArticleGibbs sprinter Trayvon Bromell misses out on national award
Gibbs sprinter Trayvon Bromell, the Gatorade national track athlete of the year, lost in his bid to become the overall male winner during a ceremony Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Andrew Wiggins, a...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Moments that make us a little misty
Moments before Hernando High kicked off its preseason football game against rival Pasco last August, a white hearse pulled in across from the stadium. Missy Bland had died that week from cancer, at...
View ArticleVarsity Blues: Don’t write high school sports’ obituary just yet
Before embarking on the Varsity Blues series, we started with two questions. Are high school sports dying? If so, what’s killing them? After months of researching and reporting, this is how we end it:...
View ArticleJefferson LB standout Brown commits to USF
Jefferson senior Juwuan Brown, one of the bay area’s top linebacker recruits, announced Wednesday that he has orally committed to USF.Brown is the latest local coup for coach Willie Taggart and the...
View ArticleCobi Johnson named to Perfect Game all-star event
Mitchell baseball star Cobi Johnson picked up another honor Wednesday, when he was named to the Perfect Game All-American Classic. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Florida State commit is the only local among...
View ArticleLeto P Jose Pupo signs with Florida Gulf Coast
Leto pitcher Jose Pupo, a Tampa Bay Times all-Hillsborough County selection, has signed with Florida Gulf Coast University, according to Falcons coach J.J. Pizzio. Pupo went 7-3 with a 1.47 ERA this...
View ArticleFreedom PG Monet Williams off to Broward College
Freedom point guard Monet Williams, a key contributor to the Patriots’ first final four team, has signed with Broward College in Fort Lauderdale. After transferring from Riverview before her senior...
View ArticleJesuit LHP Hunter Van Horn commits to LSU
Jesuit left-hander Hunter Van Horn has committed to LSU, according to coach Richie Warren. Van Horn, a rising senior, went 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 14.2 innings as a junior. He made...
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