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4 Sunlake football players to sign
Four Sunlake football players plan to sign with colleges this afternoon, Seahawks coach Bill Browning said. ATH Rashaud Daniels and defensive end/fullback Jerome Samuels will sign with Central Methodist, an NAIA school in Fayette, Mo. Daniels has lined up at almost every offensive skill position and defensive back and led ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 9:33 a.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Jacob Jackson
Central Methodist, Morehead State University
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Recruit: Jacob Jackson
Girls region basketball: Spartans find new scoring threats in 5A victory
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood’s Maya Madry and Jacquette Green are two of the smallest players on the court. But in Tuesday’s Class 5A region semifinal against Bradenton Southeast, they came up big. Madry, who is barely 5 feet, scored 10 and played menacing defense. Green added 13 points, including two ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:47 a.m. | Rodney Page
Girls region basketball: Clearwater defense clamps down in 7A victory
CLEARWATER — They had watched St. Petersburg’s Jordan Berenbaum score inside with ease and Danielle Daniels grab every rebound in sight. Finally, the Clearwater Tornadoes had seen enough. They took their stand Tuesday night, in the paint and at the rim, and wiped out an early deficit in a 47-42 ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:42 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Girls region basketball: Dunbar gives Barons lift in 3A semifinal
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg Catholic guard Brittney Dunbar and her six fellow seniors weren’t ready to end their high school careers. In their fourth game against Indian Rocks Christian, Dunbar scored 25 as the Barons came from behind Tuesday to win 51-45. “Dunbar came up big tonight,” Barons coach ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:39 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Girls region basketball: Jefferson holds off Sickles' late charge in 6A
TAMPA — Coming into the Class 6A region final, Jefferson coach Natanya Miller and her squad knew what it would take to beat Sickles for the fourth time this season. A box-and-one defense on Gryphons guard Bre Crum — who accounts for 42 percent of her team’s total points — ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:37 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Girls region basketball: Tampa Catholic's Jones hits last-second winner in OT to take 4A semifinal
TAMPA — It was a shot Kai Jones had made in her sleep thousands of times, but that didn’t mean the senior’s nerves weren’t a bit frazzled. “It swirled around (the rim) a little,” Jones said. “I had to make it because I don’t think I could have taken another ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:34 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Girls region basketball: Whiting calls shots for Seffner Christian in 3A win
SEFFNER — Seffner Christian coach Greg Fawbush’s mug was immortalized Tuesday when some resourceful boosters made photocopies of it, attached it to ruler-sized strips of wood and disbursed it to Crusaders fans at the Class 3A region semifinals. But it’s the face of Crusaders sophomore Sabrina Whiting that’s likely to ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 15, 2012 at 12:25 a.m. | Joey Knight
Girls region basketball: Gulf adjusts, fights off Pasco in 5A semifinal
NEW PORT RICHEY — Gulf’s dominance over Pasco continued as the Buccaneers cruised to a 64-47 victory Tuesday, advancing to the Class 5A region final. Kadejah Saunders led the way with 15 points, four rebounds and three steals while Lexy Shulman added 14 points and six steals. Gulf coach Mike ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 10:27 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
Girls region basketball: Academy at the Lakes turns up defense in 2A rout
AVON PARK — Academy at the Lakes coach Karim Nohra knew what to expect and how to combat it in Tuesday’s 85-37 Class 2A region semifinal win over Avon Park Walker Memorial. His Wildcats were facing a team that had won all 20 of its regular-season games, based largely on ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. | Dan Hoehne
Four female athletes feel the love at Riverview's signing day
At Riverview, in athletic director Kevin Massena’s view, it was the year of the female. And on this February 14, four female athletes — Olivia Clare, Ebony Campbell, Jenna Cook and Taylor McCoy — signed their letters of intent. “When we talk about athletics, those of us that played not ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 5:54 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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Hampton University
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Once-natural partnership between track, football withers for one coach
CLEARWATER — When Countryside High School’s Eileen Givens examined her priorities after a bay area record 18 straight district track titles (12 with Lakewood’s girls, six with Countryside’s boys), she was convinced the time had come to walk away. “It was just becoming too much to juggle everything,” said Givens, ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 5:29 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Lakewood's Mariah Watts commits to Wisconsin
The most startling thing about Lakewood pitcher Mariah Watts committing this past week to play softball for Wisconsin is that she still has two years left in high school. Watts, a sophomore, wasted no time making her college decision, choosing the Badgers over offers from other schools such as Central Florida and ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 3:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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Recruit: Mariah Watts
University of Wisconsin
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Recruit: Mariah Watts
Hudson's Savage signs with IRSC
Hudson volleyball player Cheye-Anne Savage signed with Indian River State College today. Savage first started playing volleyball as a junior, but her 6-foot-1 frame made her a natural middle hitter. She racked up 210 kills, 40 aces and 86 blocks this year for the Cobras. IRSC is recruiting her as ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 3:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Cheye-Anne Savage
Indian River State College
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Recruit: Cheye-Anne Savage
Former USF assistant among 17 Ridgewood applicants
Former USF assistant coach Rick Kravitz and a handful of former high school head coaches headline the list of 17 applicants for Ridgewood’s vacant football coaching job. It's the Times' policy to request applicants for football coaching jobs. The school released the list this morning but said no interviews have ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 2:59 p.m. | Matt Baker
Post-Beets era starts at Ridgewood with a former major-leaguer at the helm
NEW PORT RICHEY — The former big leaguer sees reminders every day of the big shoes he must fill. Julius Matos works at one of the best high school baseball stadiums in Pasco County. He knows the habits instilled by his legendary predecessor. He walks by the sign that reads ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 14, 2012 at 1:26 p.m. | Matt Baker