Coach Cory Moore certain of Lakewood's success with talent, transfers
Perhaps no area team has higher expectations, both internally and externally, than Lakewood. Not only did the Spartans win 10 games last season and advance to the second round of the Class 5A...
View ArticleEarly praise for Hillsborough QB Dwayne Lawson
The huddle and the offense now belong to Dwayne Lawson, because of graduation and his boundless talent. At practice Monday afternoon, the 6-foot-5 junior quarterback stood nearly half a head taller...
View ArticleAttitude adjustment suits Wiregrass Ranch
Wiregrass Ranch was less than 30 minutes into its first practice of the fall when players broke their huddle with a startling declaration after back-to-back winless seasons. We will win.“The mind-set...
View ArticleIn shifting landscape, Chamberlain players show unified front
The Chamberlain Chiefs entered their auxiliary practice area — the baseball stadium’s outfield — Monday afternoon in rows of two, arm in arm, a season-opening gesture of unity. Now, they hope...
View ArticleNuggets from the opening day of North Suncoast football practice
WESLEY CHAPEL – In addition to this story in tomorrow’s paper from Wiregrass Ranch’s first day of practice, here are a couple quick notes from the start of football (at long last) in the North...
View ArticleState tourney MVP Joey Galvis headed to Rollins
Lanky Jesuit swingman Joey Galvis, MVP of the Class 5A state tournament, has accepted a scholarship offer from Division II Rollins in Winter Park, Tigers coach Neal Goldman announced Tuesday. Galvis'...
View ArticleFHSAA to review steroid policies
The Biogenesis scandal that rocked Major League Baseball has reminded high school officials that steroids haven’t disappeared from the state’s locker rooms. That’s why the Florida High School Athletic...
View ArticleHomeTeam 100: Players 51-60
Our second annual countdown of the top 100 football players in Tampa Bay — compiled after a spring and summer of evaluating talent, and a couple of brawls between staffers. Also in this...
View ArticleSpringstead's Nick Bailey headed to Presentation
Springstead graduate Nick Bailey has signed to play with Presentation College, Eagles assistant Dustin Kupcik announced Monday on Twitter. Bailey was one of Tampa Bay’s top cornerbacks last fall. As a...
View ArticleTampa Prep P/1B Sam Martin commits to Tulane
Tampa Prep pitcher and first baseman Sam Martin has orally committed to Tulane, according to the school's athletic department. Martin, who was an honorable mention for the 2013 Tampa Bay Times'...
View ArticleSteinbrenner 3B Mijon Cummings picks Bethune-Cookman
Steinbrenner third baseman Mijon Cummings has orally committed to Bethune-Cookman University, according to Warriors coach John Crumbley. Cummings hit .408 with 23 RBIs, a team-leading 10 doubles and...
View ArticleHomeTeam 100: Spotlight on Tampa Catholic's Tre Watson
We're featuring some of our HomeTeam 100 players, including our No. 60 player, Tampa Catholic LB Tre Watson: His numbers last year seem almost impossible to repeat. Can Tre Watson really post 161...
View ArticleHomeTeam 100: Spotlight on Pasco's Malik Johns
We're featuring some of our HomeTeam 100 players, including our No. 57 player, Pasco ATH Malik Johns: Malik Johns didn’t need to put pressure on himself last season on a loaded Pasco team led by...
View ArticleHomeTeam 100: Spotlight on Largo's Reggie Campbell
We're featuring some of our HomeTeam 100 players, including our No. 55 player, Largo WR Reggie Campbell: Reggie Campbell is a receiver with game-changing abilities. He showed it in the opener last...
View ArticleAndrew Meyer joins Fivay pipeline to Campbellsville
Campbellsville University has added another piece of Fivay’s high-powered offense to its college roster. WR Andrew Meyer has signed with the NAIA program in Kentucky, Fivay announced Tuesday. As a...
View ArticleEx-Seminole named new Wiregrass Ranch baseball coach
A year after Marshall McDougall’s playing career ended, he’s ready to begin his second act in baseball. The former Florida State All-American was named the new baseball coach at Wiregrass Ranch,...
View ArticleLargo grad Derrick Doss commits to College of the Sequoias
Former Largo linebacker Derrick Doss, the Tampa Bay Times 2012 Pinellas County defensive player of the year, has committed to the College of the Sequoias, a community college in Visalia, Calif. Last...
View ArticleVideo: Troy Holston makes his college choice
Oldsmar Christian shooting guard Troy Holston, who shot up the recruiting charts this summer, narrowed his list of six schools -- USF, Memphis, Marquette, Miami, Kansas State and Alabama -- down to...
View ArticlePinellas Park track coach Stacey Simmons is hired at Calvary
Pinellas Park track coach Stacey Simmons has left to take over the boys and girls program at Calvary Christian."I just wanted to try something different, expand my wings a little bit,” Simmons said....
View ArticleHomeTeam 100: Players 41-50
Our second annual countdown of the top 100 football players in Tampa Bay — compiled after a spring and summer of evaluating talent, and a couple of brawls between staffers. Also in this...
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